Chapter No: 05 State of Matter ii Liquids

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Muree, the boiling point of water is less than 100◦ C because of
a. Atmospheric pressure
b. Impurities in water
c. High pressure
d. Low density
2. Liquids with strong dipole-dipole intermolecular attraction have
a. Low vapour pressure
b. High boiling point
c. High surface tension
d. All the above
3. Water has highest viscosity because of
a. Molecular size
b. Inter molecular attraction
c. Shape of molecule
d. All the above
4. Which liquid is most volatile?
a. Pentane
b. Petrol
c. Water
d. Glycerin
5. Greater the strength of dipole-dipole forces
a. Greater are the values of thermodynamic properties
b. Smaller are the values of thermodynamic properties
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
6. Dipole –induced dipole forces are also called
a. London forces
b. Fritz forces
c. Debye forces
d. Both a and b
7. All the halogens are
a. Polar monoatomic molecules
b. Non-polar monoatomic molecules
c. Non-polar diatomic molecules
d. Polar diatomic molecules

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8. Boiling point of fluorine molecule is

a. 185◦C
b. 187◦C
c. 186◦C
d. -188◦C
9. Water is a______________ molecular
a. Polar
b. Non-polar
c. Both a and b
d. None of them
10. How many lone pairs are there in oxygen atom in water
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
11. How many time the strength of hydrogen bond is less than that of covalent
bond?
a. Ten time
b. Twenty time
c. Thirty time
d. Forty time
12. Which of the following statement is correct?
a. H-bonding in HF is stronger than in HO
b. H-bonding in HF is weaker than in water
c. Both a and b
d. None of them
13. Kerosene oil is liquid at room temperature due to
a. Organic nature
b. Hydrogen bonding
c. Molecular size
d. Dipole-dipole forces
14. Hydrogen bonding is unimportant in
a. DNA structure
b. The liquid properties of water
c. Liquid HF
d. Liquid CH4

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15. The polarity of water is useful in explaining

a. The solvation process
b. The ionization process
c. The high conductivity of distilled water
d. Both a and b
16. Which of the following has lowest polarizibility
a. F2
b. Cl2
c. Br2
d. I2
17. Which of the following is more volatile.
a. CHBr3
b. CBr4
c. CHcl3
d. C cl4
18. Which of the following is more temperature sensitive?
a. Ionic crystal
b. Solid crystal
c. Liquid crystal
d. All
19. Latent heat of vaporization of water is
a. 40.7 J/mol
b. 40.7kJ/mol
c. 40.7cal/mol
d. 4.7J/mol
20. Which liquid has highest surface tension
a. Glycerine
b. Alcohol
c. Water
d. Mercury
21. Lubrication oil have high viscosity because of
a. Length of molecules
b. Intermolecular attraction
c. Shape of molecule
d. All the above

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22. The vapour pressure of a liquid depend upon

a. Critical temperature
b. Transition temperature
c. Boiling point
d. Fusion temperature
23. Compounds which shows hydrogen bonding will have
a. Low density
b. Low viscosity
c. High boiling point
d. High vapour pressure
24. The vapour pressure of liquid does not depend upon
a. Surface area of liquid
b. Temperature of the liquid
c. Intermolecular attraction of liquid
d. Size of molecule of the liquids
25.The inter molecular attraction in solid CO2 is
a. Vander-waals forces
b. Dipolar intermolecular attraction
c. Hydrogen bonding
d. Covalent bond
26. The S.I unit of viscosity is
a. Kg m-1 S-1
b. g m-1S-1
c. Kg m-2S-1
d. g m-2 S-1
27. Carefully placed a razor blade floats on the surface of water, because
a. Density of razor blade is lesser than density of water
b. Low surface tension of water
c. High surface tension of water
d. Capillary action of water
28. Which of the following has strongest intermolecular attraction
a. H2
b. H2S
c. Hcl
d. H2O

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29. Cholesteryl benzoate, as liquid crystal substance become _________ at

145C◦ and become clear at 179◦C.
a. Milky
b. Solidify
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
30. Irregular molecules are __________viscous than regular shaped molecules
a. More
b. Less
c. Sometime more and sometime less
d. None of these

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Answer key:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. A
10.A
11.A
12.B
13.C
14.D
15.D
16.A
17.D
18.C
19.B
20.D
21.D
22.C
23.C
24.D
25.A
26.A
27.C
28.D
29.A
30.A