PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY ONE MARK TEST 50 X 1 = 50

1. In the Schottky defect

(a) Cations are missing (b) Anions are missing
(c) Equal number of cations and anions are missing
(d) Equal number of extra cations and anions are present in the interstitial sites
2. For a first-order reaction, the half-life period is independent of:
(a) Initial concentration (b) Cube root of initial concentration
(c) Final concentration (d) Square root of final concentration
3. Find the pH of an aqueous solution of 1.0 M ammoniumformate assuming complete dissociation.
(pKa of formic acid = 3.8 and pKb of NH3 = 4.8.)
(a) 6.5 (b) 7.5 (c) 5.5 (d) 5.6
4. The electrical conductivity of the flowing aqueous solutions is highest for:
(a) 0.1 M CH3COOH (b) 0.1 M CH2FCOOH (c) 0.1 M CHF2COOH (d) 0.1 M CH2ClCOOH
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5. In the reaction H2O2(aq) H2O(l) + O2(g) iodide ion acts as
(a) homogeneous catalyst (b) acid catalyst
(c) heterogenous catalyst (d) enzyme catalyst
6. The largest void is
(a) Octahedral void (b) Tetrehedtal void (c) Triangular void (d) All are equal
7. The first-order rate constant for the decomposition of N2O5 is 6.2 × 10–4 s–1. The half-life for this decomposition is:
(a) 1177.7 s (b) 1117.7 s (c) 6.077 s (d) 110.77 s
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8. The conjugate base of OH is:
(a) H2O (b) O2– (c) O– (d) O2
9. The equivalent weight of Na2S2O3 in the reaction 2Na2S2O3 + I2  Na2S4O6 + 2NaI is (M = molecular weight):
(a) M (b) M/4 (c) M/0.5 (d) M/2
10. In Freundlich adsorption isotherm, the value of 1/n is
(a) between 0 and 1 in all cases (b) between 2 and 4 in all cases
(c) 1 in case of physical absorption (d) 1 in case of chemisorptions
11. The efficiency of packing in simple cube unit cell is
 3 2 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 8 6 16
12. If the rate of the reaction is equal to the rate constant, the order of the reaction is:
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
13. One of the following species acts as both Bronsted acid and base:
(a) H3PO3 (b) H3PO4 (c) HPO42– (d) All of the above
14. In an aqueous solution, hydrogen will not reduce:
(a) Ag+ (b) Cu2+ (c) Zn2+ (d) Fe3+
15. Which property of colloidal solution is independent of charge on the colloidal particles?
(a) Electroosmosis (b) Tyndall effect (c) Coagulation (d) Electrophoresis
16. The edge length of the unit cell of NaCl crystal lattice is 552 pm. If the ionic radius of sodium ion is 95 pm. What is
the ionic radius of chloride ion?
(a) 181 pm (b) 190 pm (c) 276 pm (d) 368 pm
17. Units of rate constant for the first and zero-order reactions in terms of molarity Μ, units are respectively:
(a) s–1, Ms–1 (b) s–1, Μ (c) Μ s–1, s–1 (d) M, s–1
18. The pH of N/10 HCl is:
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
19. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) Aqueous solution of NaCl is an electrolyte
(b) The units of electrochemical equivalent are g. coulomb
(c) In the Nernst equation, ‘n’ represents the number of electrons transferred in the electrode reaction
(d) Standard reduction potential of hydrogen electrode is zero volts
20. Physical adsorption is inversely proportional to:
(a) Temperature (b) Volume (c) Concentration (d) All of these
21. In face-centered cubic unit cell, edge length is:
(a) 2r (b) (4/√2) r (c) (4/√3)r (d) (√3/2) r
22. The molecularity of a reaction is:
(a) Always two (b) Same as its order
(c) Different as its order (d) May be same or different as compared to order
23. For the reactions given below the correct relations is:
HCl + H2O _____ _H3O+ + Cl– (Ka)
Cl– + H2O _____ _HCl + OH– (Kb)
(a) Kb = Ka (b) Kw = Ka.Kb (c) Ka / Kb = Kw (d) Kb = 1/Ka
24. When a copper wire is placed in a solution of AgNO3, the solution acquires blue colour. This is due to the formation
of:
(a) Cu+ ions (b) Cu2+ ions
(c) Soluble complex of copper with AgNO3 (d) Cu– ion by the reduction of Cu
25. The diameter of colloidal particle ranges from:
(a) 10–9m to 10–6m (b) 10–6m to 10–3m (c) 10–12m to 10–9m (d) 10–3m to 10–6m
26. The defect when an ion occupies an interstitial position in the crystal lattice is called:
(a) Schottky defect (b) Crystal defect (c) Frenkel defect (d) None of these
27. For a chemical reaction, which can never be a fractional number?
(a) Order (b) Half-life (c) Molecularity (d) Rate constant
28. Which among the following acts as a basic buffer solution?
(a) NH4Cl + NH4OH (b) NaCl + NaOH (c) NH4Cl + CH3COOH (d) CH3COONa + CH3COOH
29. The Nernst equation, E = E° – (RT/nF) In Q indicates that the equilibrium constant Kc will be equal to Q when:
(a) E = zero (b) E° = 1 (c) E = E° (d) RT/nF = 1
30. Which of the following is not related to colloids:
(a) Ultrafiltration (b) Dialysis (c) Brownian movement (d) Wavelength
31. The density of the crystal () is given by the formula:
a3 NA nM NA M
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
nM a3 NA n a3
32. Rate constant of a reaction (k) is 175 L2 mol–2 sec–1. What is the order of reaction?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Zero
33. Which has highest pH?
(a) CH3COOK (b) Na2CO3 (c) NH4Cl (d) NaNO3
34. A certain current liberates 0.504 g of hydrogen in 2 hour. The amount (or mass) of copper deposited at the cathode
during the electrolysis of CuSO4 (aq) solution by the same current flowing for the same time is
(atomic masses H = 1.0, Cu = 63.5):
(a) 16.0 g (b) 32.0 g (c) 8.6 g (d) 1.60 g
35. The movement of colloidal particle under the influence of electric field is called:
(a) Electro dialysis (b) Electro osmosis (c) Electrolysis (d) Electrophoresis
36. If edge lengths a, b, c are unequal and angles α, β , γ are unequal and not 90°, it represents a:
(a) Triclinic system (b) Tetragonal (c) Monoclinic (d) Orthorhombic
−d[N 2 O 5 ] −d[NO 2 ]
37. For the reaction, N2O5  2NO2 + ½O2. Given values are dt
= K1[N2O5] ; dt
= K2[N2O5] ;
−d[O 2 ]
dt
= K3[N2O5] Now the relation in between K1, K2 and K3 is:
(a) K 1 = K 2 = K 3 (b) 3K 1 = K 2 = 2K 3 (c) 2K 1 = 4K 2 = K 3 (d) 2K 1 = K 2 = 4K 3
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38. The dissociation constant of a weak acid is 4.9 × 10 , its percentage ionization at 0.1 M is:
(a) 0.07% (b) 0.007% (c) 0.7% (d) 0.0007%
39. Limiting molar conductivity of NH4OH [i.e., °m(NH4OH)] is equal to
(a) °m(NH4Cl) + °m(NaCl) – °m(NaOH) (b) °m(NaOH) + °m(NaCl) – °m(NH4Cl)
(c) °m(NH4OH) + °m(NH4Cl) – °m(HCl) (d) °m(NH4Cl) + °m(NaOH) – °m(NaCl)
40. Colloidal solution of silver is prepared by:
(a) Bredig’s arc method (b) Peptization (c) Oxidation (d) Double decomposition
41. Which of the following is a molecular solid?
(a) glucose (b) naphthalene (c) solid NH3 (d) All of these
42. The time taken for the completion of 90% of a first-order reaction is ‘t’ min. What is the time (in seconds) taken for
the completion of 99% of the reaction?
(a) 2 t (b) t/30 (c) 120t (d) 60 t
43. The pKa of a weak acid is 4.8. What should be the ratio of [acid]/[salt], if a buffer of pH = 5.8 is required?
(a) 0.1 (b) 10 (c) 1 (d) 2
44. During electrolysis of a solution of AgNO3, 9650 coulombs of charge pass through the electroplating bath, the mass of
silver deposited on the cathode will be:
(a) 1.08 g (b) 10.8 g (c) 21.6 g (d) 108 g
45. Which of the following kinds of catalysis can be explained by the adsorption theory:
(a) Enzyme catalysis (b) Homogeneous catalysis (c) Acid base catalysis (d) Heterogeneous catalysis
46. Which of the following is not a characteristic of amorphous solids?
(a) Have sharp melting point (b) Have non-orderly or very short-range orderly arrangement
(c) Show isotropy (d) Have tendency to undergo irregular cleavage
47. If the rate constant for a first order reaction is k, the time (t) required for the completion of 99% of the
reaction is given by
(a) t = 2.303/k (b) t = 0.693/k (c) t = 6.909/k (d) t = 4.606/k
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48. The solubility product of BaCl2 is 4 × 10 . Its solubility in mol L is:
(a) 4 × 10–3 (b) 4 × 10–9 (c) 1 × 10–3 (d) 1 × 10–9
49. In the lead - storage battery during charging, the cathode reaction is
(a) formation of PbO2 (b) formation of PbSO4
(c) reduction of Pb2+ to Pb (d) none of these
50. Which one of the following reactions is an example of heterogeneous catalysis:
NO (g ) NO (g )
(a) 2CO (g) + O2 (g) NO (g) 2CO2 (b) 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3(g)
Pt (s ) I 2(g )
(c) 2CO (g) + O2 (g) 2CO2(g) (d) CH3CHO (g) CH4(g) + CO(g)

V.SURESHKANNA, G.H.S.S , THIRUMANJOLAI