9 Science Exemplar Chapter 1 PDF
9 Science Exemplar Chapter 1 PDF
9 Science Exemplar Chapter 1 PDF
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6. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to kelvin scale, the correct sequence of
temperature will be
(a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K
(b) 298 K, 300 K and 338 K
(c) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
(d) 298 K, 310 K and 338 K
8. The boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 35°C,
56°C and 118°C respectively. Which one of the following correctly represents
their boiling points in kelvin scale?
(a) 306 K, 329 K, 391 K
(b) 308 K, 329 K, 392 K
(c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K
(d) 329 K, 392 K, 308 K
9. Which condition out of the following will increase the evaporation of water?
(a) Increase in temperature of water
(b) Decrease in temperature of water
(c) Less exposed surface area of water
(d) Adding common salt to water
10. In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of
hydrogen gas would increase?
(i) Increasing pressure on hydrogen contained in a closed container
(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container
(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas
(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the
volume of the container
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS
Short Answer Questions
11. A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102°C at normal
temperature and pressure. Is the water pure? Will this water freeze at 0°C?
Comment.
12. A student heats a beaker containing ice and water. He measures the
temperature of the content of the beaker as a function of time. Which of the
following (Fig. 1.1) would correctly represent the result? Justify your choice.
Fig. 1.1
13. Fill in the blanks:
(a) Evaporation of a liquid at room temperature leads to a——— effect.
(b) At room temperature the forces of attraction between the particles of
solid substances are———than those which exist in the gaseous state.
(c) The arrangement of particles is less ordered in the ——— state. However,
there is no order in the ——— state.
(d) ——— is the change of gaseous state directly to solid state without
going through the ———state.
(e) The phenomenon of change of a liquid into the gaseous state at any
temperature below its boiling point is called———.
14. Match the physical quantities given in column A to their S I units given in
column B :
(A) (B)
(a) Pressure (i) cubic metre
(b) Temperature (ii) kilogram
(c) Density (iii) pascal
(d) Mass (iv) kelvin
(e) Volume (v) kilogram per cubic metre
15. The non S I and S I units of some physical quantities are given in column
A and column B respectively. Match the units belonging to the same
physical quantity:
(A) (B)
(a) degree celsius (i) kilogram
(b) centimetre (ii) pascal
(c) gram per centimetre cube (iii) metre
(d) bar (iv) kelvin
(e) milligram (v) kilogram per metre cube
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16. ‘Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion’. Comment.
17. Classify the following into osmosis/diffusion
(a) Swelling up of a raisin on keeping in water.
(b) Spreading of virus on sneezing.
(c) Earthworm dying on coming in contact with common salt.
(d) Shrinking of grapes kept in thick sugar syrup.
(e) Preserving pickles in salt.
(f) Spreading of smell of cake being baked through out the house.
(g) Aquatic animals using oxygen dissolved in water during respiration.
18. Water as ice has a cooling effect, whereas water as steam may cause severe
burns. Explain these observations.
19. Alka was making tea in a kettle. Suddenly she felt intense heat from the
puff of steam gushing out of the spout of the kettle. She wondered whether
the temperature of the steam was higher than that of the water boiling in
the kettle. Comment.
20. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of
a refrigerator (temperature < 0°C). If you could measure the temperature
of the content of the tumbler, which of the following graphs (Fig.1.2) would
correctly represent the change in its temperature as a function of time.
Fig. 1.2
21. Look at Fig. 1.3 and suggest in which of the vessels A,B, C or D the rate of
evaporation will be the highest? Explain.
Moving Fan
Fig. 1.3
22. (a) Conversion of solid to vapour is called sublimation. Name the term used
to denote the conversion of vapour to solid.
(b) Conversion of solid state to liquid state is called fusion; what is meant
by latent heat of fusion?
EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS
Long Answer Questions
23. You are provided with a mixture of naphthalene and ammonium chloride
by your teacher. Suggest an activity to separate them with well labelled
diagram.
24. It is a hot summer day, Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon
clothes respectively. Who do you think would be more comfortable and
why?
25. You want to wear your favourite shirt to a party, but the problem is that it
is still wet after a wash. What steps would you take to dry it faster?
27. Why does the temperature of a substance remain constant during its
melting point or boiling point?
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