States of matter Lakshya Daily Assignment (LDA-1)

Theory Question:

1. Explain dipole-dipole interaction with the help of suitable example.

2. Explain Ion–dipole interaction with suitable example.

3. Explain London forces with suitable examples

4. Explain why Boiling points of inert gases increases with increases in atomic means

Objective Question:

1. The physical state of a substance with lot of empty intermolecular space is

a) Solid b) Liquid
c) Gas d) Plasma

2. The intermolecular forces of attraction between methane molecules is

a) Dipole-dipole interaction
b) Ion-dipole interaction
c) Dipole-induced interaction
d) Dispersion forces

3. London forces are present between

a) KI and I2 b) H2O and H2O
c) Na+ and H2O d) CH4 and CH4

4. Which of the following species can form hydrogen bond with water?
a) CH4 b) HCOOH
c) Na+ d) C6H6

5. Which of the following species can form hydrogen bond with themselves?
a) NH3 b) C2H6
c) H2S d) CH3OCH3

Objective Question Tatva:

1. The strength of van der Waals’ forces increases with :

a) Increase in molecular size
b) Increase in the number of electrons in the molecule
c) Increase in molecular weight
d) All of the above

2. Which is not true in case of an ideal gas ?

a) It cannot be converted into a liquid
b) It cannot be converted into a liquid
c) All molecules of the gas move with same speed
d) At a given temperature, PV is proportional to the amount of the gas

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Answer Key
Objective Question:
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a)

Objective Question Tatva:

1. (d) 2. (c)

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Theory Question:

1. State & Explain boyle’s law with the help of suitable Example.

2. Explain graphical method for verification of Boyle’s law.

3. Write a note on measurable properties of gases?

Numerical Question:

1. 5 dm3 volume of a gas exerts a pressure of 2.02 × 105 kPa. This gas is completely pumped into another
tank where it exerts a pressure of 1.01 × 105 kPa at the same temperature, calculate volume of the
tank.

2 A given mass of a gas occupies volume of 2.5 dm3 at NTP calculate the change in volume of gas at the
same temperature if pressure of gas is changed to 1.04 × 105 Nm-2 .

3 A balloon is inflated with helium gas at room temperature of 250C and at 1 bar pressure when its
initial volume is 2.27L and allowed to rise in the air. As it rises in the air external pressure decreases
and volume of the gas increases till finally it bursts when external pressure is 0.3 bar. What is the
limit to which volume of the balloon can be inflated?

4 The volume of given mass of a gas is 0.6 dm3 at a pressure of 101.325 K Pa. Calculate the volume of
the gas if its pressure is increased to 142.860KPa at the same temperature (Ans. 0.426 dm3)

Objective Question Tatva:

1. Dimensions of pressure are the same as that of :

a) Energy
b) Force
c) Energy per unit volume
d) Force per unit volume

2. The pressure at the base of a column of liquid of length l and held at an angle θ to the vertical is
a) ρgl b) ρgl sinθ
c) ρg cos θ d) ρgl cos θ

3. Pressure of gas is due to

a) Collisions of gas molecules
b) The random movement of gas molecules
c) The intermolecular forces of attraction between the gas molecules
d) The collision of gas molecules against the walls of the container

4. One atmosphere is numerically equal to approximately :

a) 106 dyne cm-2 b) 102 dyne cm-2
c) 104 dyne cm-2 d) 108 dyne cm-2

5. 10C rise in temperature is equal to a rise of

a) 10F b) 9/50F
c) 5/90F d) 330F
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6. At constant temperature, in a given mass of an ideal gas

a) The ratio of pressure and volume always remains constant
b) Volume always remains constant
c) Pressure always remains constant
d) The product of pressure and volume always remains constant

7. If 20 cm3 gas at 1 atm. is expanded to 50 cm3 at constant T, then what is the final presuure
1 1
a) 20 × b) 50 ×
50 20
1
c) 1 × × 50 d) None of these
20

8. A gas is initially at 1 atm pressure. To compress it to 1/4th of its initial volume, assuming temperature
to be constant pressure to be applied is
a) 1 atm b) 2 atm
c) 4 atm d) 1/4 atm

9. A gas volume 100 cc. is kept in a vessel at pressure 104 atm maintained at temperature 240C. If now
the pressure is increased to 105 atm, keeping the temperature constant, then the volume of the gas
becomes
a) 10 cc b) 100 cc
c) 1 cc d) 1000 cc

Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a)

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Theory Question from:

1. State and explain Charles’ law.

2. At absolute zero volume of a given mass of a gas becomes absolutely zero. Explain.

3. State and explain Gay lussac’s law.

Numericals Question:

1. A certain mass of gas occupies a volume of 0.9 dm3 at 300 K. Calculate the temperature at which the
volume will be 0.975 dm3 at the same pressure.

2. A sample of helium has a volume of 5.1 dm3 at 1000C. Calculate the temperature at which the volume
will become 2.6 dm3. Assume that the pressure is constant.

3. At 300 K certain mass of a gas occupies 1 × 10-1 dm3 volume. Calculate its volume at 450K and at
the same pressure.

4. A container has a capacity of 250 dm3, what volume of gas will escape from it if it is warmed from
250C to 350C? The pressure on the gas remains constant.

5. A tungsten filament electricity bulb is filled with argon gas at 1.20 atm pressure at 180C. A thin glass
light bulb can sustain the pressure of argon gas up to 1.5 atmosphere. Calculate the maximum
temperature up to which light bulb can sustain heat.

Objective Question Tatva:

1. 300 ml of gas at 270C is cooled to -30C at constant pressure, the final volume is
a) 540 ml b) 135 ml
c) 270 ml d) 350 ml

2. “One gram molecule of gas at N.T.P. occupies 22.4 litres.” This fact was derived from
a) Dalton’s theory
b) Avogadro’s hypothesis
c) Berzelius hypothesis
d) Law of gaseous volume

Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:
1. (c) 2. (b)

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Theory Question:

1. Derive value of gas constant R indifferent units.

Numericals Question (Solved):

1. A flask has a volume of 0.25 dm3. What volume of air will be displaced from the flask if it is heated
from 300 K to 360 K?

2. A sample of nitrogen gas occupies 0.35 dm3 of volume at STP. Calculate its volume at 650C and 0.75
atm pressure.

Numericals Question (Unsolved):

1. 5 dm3 of nitrogen are at a temperature of 293 K and a pressure of 5.05 × 105 Nm–2. What volume
will the gas occupy under N.T.P. conditions?

2. A certain mass of a gas occupies a volume of 0.2 dm3 at 273 K. Calculate the volume of the gas if its
absolute temperature is double at the same pressure.

Objective Question Tatva:

1. In the gas equation PV = nRT, the value of R depends upon

a) Nature of gas b) The pressure of gas
c) Unit of measurement d) Temperature of gas

2. Correct gas equation is :

V1 T2 V2 T1 P1 V1 T1
a) = b) =
P1 P2 P2 V2 T2
P1 T2 P2 V2 V1 V2
c) = d) = P1P2
V1 T2 T1 T2

3. Pure hydrogen sulphide is stored in a tank of 100 litre capacity at 200C and 2 atm pressure. The mass
of the gas will be
a) 34 g b) 340 g
c) 282.68 g d) 28.24 g

4. The weight of CH4 in 9-L cylinder at 270C temperature and 16 atm pressure is (R = 0.08 L atm K-1 mol-1)
a) 9.6 g b) 96.0 g
c) 4.8 g d) 48.0 g

5. When the temperature of 23 ml of dry CO2 gas is changed from 100 to 300C at constant pressure of
760 mm, the volume of gas becomes closest to which one of the following?
a) 7.7 ml b) 21.5 ml
c) 4 atm d) 1 atm

6. If two moles of an ideal gas at 546 K occupies a volume of 44.8 litres, the pressure must be
a) 2 atm b) 3 atm
c) 4 atm d) 1 atm

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7. The volume of balloon filled with 4.0g of He at 220C and 720 mm of Hg is :

a) 25.565 litre b) 20 litre
c) 15 litre d) 30 litre

Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a)

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Objective Question Tatva:

1. Gases If there unreactive having partial pressure PA, PB and PC and their moles are 1, 2 and 3
respectively then their total pressure will be :
P +P +P
a) P = PA + PB + PC b) P = A B C
6
PA + PB + PC
c) P = d) None
3

2. Which of the following mixtures of gases does not obey Dalton’s law of partial pressure?
a) O2 and CO2 b) N2 and O2
c) Cl2 and O2 d) NH3 and HCl

3. 3.2 g of oxygen (At. wt. = 16) and 0.2 g of hydrogen (At. wt. = 1) are placed in a 1.12 litre flask at 00C,
The total pressure of the gas mixture will be
a) 1 atm b) 4 atm
c) 2 atm d) 2 atm

4. The ratio of partial pressure of a gaseous component to the total vapour of the mixture is equal to
a) Mass of the component
b) Mole fraction of the component
c) Mass % of the component
d) Molecular mass of the component

5. Equals weights of two gases of molecular weight 4 and 40 are mixed. The pressure of the mixture is
1.1 atm. The partial pressure of the light gas in this mixture is
a) 0.55 atm b) 0.11 atm
c) 1 atm d) 0.11 atm

6. 16 gm of oxygen and 3 gm of hydrogen are mixed and kept in 760 mm pressure at 00C. The total
volume occupied by the mixture will be nearly
a) 22.4 l b) 33.6 l
c) 448 litres d) 44800 ml

7. A cylinder is filled with a gaseous mixture containing equal masses of CO and N2. The partial pressure
ratio is
a) PN = PCO b) PCO = 0.875PN2
2
c) PCO = 2PN2 d) PCO = 1 / 2PN2

8. The pressure of real gases is less than that of ideal gas because of
a) Increase in the number of collisions
b) Finite size of particles
c) Intermolecular attraction
d) Increase in kinetic energy of the molecules

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9. If some moles of O2 diffuse 18 sec and same moles of other gas diffuse in 45 sec then what is the
molecular weight of unknown gas ?
452 182
a) × 32 b) × 32
182 452
182 452
c) d)
452 × 32 182 × 32

10. Which of the following gas will have highest rate of diffusion ?
a) NH3 b) N2
c) CO2 d) O2

11. The relative rate of diffusion of helium w.r.t. methane under similar conditions of pressure and
temperature is
a) 2 b) 0.5
c) 4 d) 0.25

12. The rate of diffusion of methane at a given temperature is twice that of a gas X. The molecular weight
of X is
a) 64.0 b) 32.0
c) 4.0 d) 8.0

13. A certain gas effuses through a small opening of a vessel at a rate which is exactly one-fifth the rate
at which helium does the same. Thus, the molecular weight of the gas is
a) 100 b) 75
c) 50 d) 25

14. In a closed room of 1000 m3, a perfume bottle is opened up. The whole room develops smell. This is
due to which property of gases ?
a) Viscosity b) Density
c) Diffusion d) None

15. A bottle of ammonia and a bottle of dry hydrogen chloride connected through a long tube are
opened simultaneously at both ends, the white ammonium chloride ring first form will be
a) At the centre of the tube
b) Near the hydrogen chloride bottle
c) Near the ammonia bottle
d) Throughout the length of the tube

Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b)

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Theory Question:

1. What are critical temperature, pressure and volume? What are their applications ?

Objective Question Tatva:

1. The kinetic energy for 14 grams of nitrogen gas at 1270C is nearly (mol. mass of nitrogen = 28 and gas
constant = 8.31 JK-1 mol-1)
a) 1.0 J b) 4.15 J
c) 2493 J d) 3.3 J

2. The kinetic theory of gases predicts that total kinetic energy of a gaseous assembly depends on
a) Pressure of the gas
b) Temperature of the gas
c) Volume of the gas
d) Pressure, temperature and volume of the gas

3. Which one of the following is not a correct postulate of kinetic theory of gases ?
a) The molecules of a gas are continuously moving in different directions with different velocities
b) The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules is directly proportional to the absolute
Temperature of the gas
c) The volume of the gas is due to the large number of molecules present in it
d) The pressure of the gas is due to hitting of the molecules on the walls of the container.

4. The internal energy of one mole of an ideal gas is given by

3 1
a) RT b) KT
2 2
1 3
c) RT d) KT
2 2

5. At what temperature will the molar KE of 0.3 mol of He be the same as that of 0.4 mol of argon at
400 K ?
a) 700 K b) 500 K
c) 800 K d) 400 K

6. Consider three one-litre flasks labelled A, B and C filled with the gases NO, NO2 and N2O respectively,
each at STP. In which flask do the molecules have the highest average kinetic energy ?
a) Flask C b) All are the same
c) Flask A d) None

7. Which system contains molecules with the same average kinetic energy as the molecules in 10.0 g of
carbon dioxide at 100C ?
a) 10 g of CO2 at 400C b) 20 g of CO2 at 200C
0
c) 20 g of CO2 at 5 C d) 40 g of CO2 at 100C

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Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:

1. I 2. (b) 3. I 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (d)

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Objective Question Tatva:

1. Root mean square velocity of a gas molecule is

a) M1/2 b) M0
–1/2
c) M d) M

2. The ratio among most probable velocity, mean velocity and root mean square velocity is given by
a) 1 : 2 : 3 b) 1 : 2 : 3
c) 2: 3: 8/π d) 2: 8/π : 3

3. The root mean square speeds at STP for the gases H2, N2, O2 and HBr are in the order :
a) H2 < N2 < O2 < HBr b) HBr < O2 < N2 < H2
c) H2 < N2 = O2 < HBr d) HBr < O2 < H2 < N2

4. The temperature of the gas is raised from 270C to 9270C, the root mean square velocity is
a) 927 / 27 times the earlier value
b) Same as before
c) Halved
d) Doubled

5. According to kinetic theory of gases, the root mean square velocity is directly proportional to
a) T b) T2
1
c) T d)
T

6. Which of the following gases would have the highest R.M.S. velocity at 250C ?
a) Oxygen b) Carbon dioxide
c) Sulphur dioxide d) Carbon monoxide

7. The ratio of the root mean square velocity to average velocity of a gas molecule at a particular
temperature is
a) 1.086 : 1 b) 1 : 1.086
c) 2 : 1.086 d) 1.086 : 2

8. The ratio between the root mean square velocity of H2 at 50 K and that of O2 at 800 K is
a) 4 b) 2
1
c) 1 d)
4

9. At STP the order of mean square velocity of molecules of H2, N2, O2 and HBr is
a) H2 < N2 < O2 < HBr b) HBr < O2 < N2 < H2
c) HBr < H2 < O2 < N2 d) N2 < O2 < H2 < HBr

10. At what temperature most probable speed of O2 molecules have the same value of root mean square
speed of O2 molecules at 300 K ?
a) 150 K b) 600 K
c) 750 K d) 450 K

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11. The average speed at temperature T0C of CH4(g) is × 103 ms-1 What is the value of T ?
88
a) 240.550C b) -32.450C
c) 30000C d) -24.0550C

Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (b)

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Theory Question:

1. Explain deviations from ideal behaviour.

2. Distinguish between ideal gas and real gas.

3. What is compressibility factor?

4. Explain variation in the compressibility factor (z) with pressure for nitrogen gas at different
temperatures.

Objective Question Tatva:

1. A gas is said to behave like an ideal gas when the relation PV/T = constant. When do you expect a real
gas to behave like an ideal gas ?
a) When the temperature is low
b) When both the temperature and pressure are low
c) When both the temperature and pressure is high
d) When the temperature is high and pressure is low

2. The pressure of real gases is less than that of ideal gas because of
a) Increase in the number of collisions
b) Finite size of particles
c) Intermolecular attraction
d) Increase in kinetic energy of the molecules

3. For a gas deviation from ideal behaviour is maximum at :

a) 00C and 1.0 atm b) 1000C and 2.0 atm
0
c) -13 C and 1.0 atm d) -130C and 2.0 atm

4. For H2 gas, the compressibility factor, Z = PV/n RT is :

a) Equal to 1
b) Equal to 0
c) Always greater than 1
d) Initially less than 1 and then becomes greater than 1 at high pressures

5. The compressibility factor of an ideal gas is

a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) 4

6. The critical temperature of a substance is defined as :

a) The temperature above which the substance decomposes.
b) The temperature above which a substance can exist only as a gas
c) Melting point of the substance
d) Boiling point of the substance.

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Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b)

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Theory Question:

1. What is Van der Waal’s Equation?

Objective Question Tatva:

1. Van der Waal’s equation of state is obeyed by real gases. For n moles of a real gas, the expression will
be
 P na  V 
a)  + 2   = RT
 n V  n - b 
 a 
b)  p + 2  ( V - b ) = nRT
 V 
 na 
c)  p + 2  ( nV - b ) = nRT
 V 
 n2a 
d)  p + 2  ( V - nb ) = nRT
 V 

2. Van der Waal’s constants ‘a’ and ‘b’ are related with…. respectively
a) Attractive force and bond energy of molecules
b) Volume and repulsive force of molecules
c) Shape and repulsive forces of molecules
d) Attractive force and volume of the molecules

3. The units of the van der Waal’s constants ‘a’ are

a) atm L2 mol-2 b) atm L-2 mol-2
-1
c) atm L mol d) atm mol L-1

4. The units of the van der Waal’s constant ‘b’ are

a) atmosphere b) Joules
c) L mol-1 d) mol L-1

5. Any gas shows maximum deviation from ideal gas at

a) 00C and 1 atmospheric pressure
b) 1000C and 2 atmospheric pressure
c) -1000C and 5 atmospheric pressure
d) 5000C and 1 atmospheric pressure

6. Two separate bulbs contain ideal gases A and B. The density of gas A is twice that of gas B. The
molecular mass of A is half that of gas B. The two gases are at the same temperature. The ratio of the
pressure of A to that of gas B is
1
a) 2 b)
2
1
c) 4 d)
4

7. In case of hydrogen and helium, the van der Waal’s forces are
a) Strong b) Very strong
c) Weak d) Very weak

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Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:

1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (d)

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Theory Question:

1. Explain Andrews’ isothermal.

2. What are critical temperature, pressure and volume? What are their applications?

3. Explain the team vapour pressure surface tension & viscosity.

Objective Question Tatva:

1. Which set of conditions represents easiest way to liquefy a gas ?

a) Low temperature and high pressure
b) High temperature and low pressure
c) Low temperature and low pressure
d) High temperature and high pressure

2. An ideal gas can’t be liquefied because

a) Its critical temperature is always above 00C
b) Its molecules are relatively smaller in size
c) It solidifies before becoming a liquid
d) Forces operative between its molecules are negligible

3. Asseration : Compressibility factor of hydrogen varies with pressure with positive slopes at all
pressures
Reason : Even at low pressure, repulsive forces dominate hydrogen gas.
a) Both Asseration and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Asseration
b) Both Asseration and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of the Asseration
c) Asseration is true and Reason is false
d) Both Asseration and reason are false

 n2a 
4. The van der Waal’s equation for a real gas is given by the formula  p + 2  ( v -nb ) = nRT ; where p, V,
 V 

T and n are the pressure, volume, temperature and the number of moles of the gas. Which one is the
correct interpretation for the parameter a?
a) The parameter a accounts for the finite size of the molecules.
b) The parameter a accounts for the shape of gas phase molecules.
c) The parameter a accounts for intermolecular interactions present in the molecule.
d) The parameter a has no physical significance and van der Walls’ introduced it as a numerical
correction factor only.

Answer Key
Objective Question Tatva:

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c)

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