DATE: 12.04.

2024
CHEMISTRY ASSIGMENT

DAY – 1 CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER

1. When dry ice changes its state, the molecules of CO2
1) become closely packed in a fixed position 2) get loosely connected to one another
3) become free to move independently 4) frequently collide with one another
2. According to the particle theory of matter, elements are composed of
1) identical atoms
2) dissimilar atoms
3) equally distributed identical and dissimilar atoms
4) unequally distributed identical and dissimilar atoms
3. Which state of matter has the most energetic particles?
1) Gas 2) Solid 3) Liquid 4) Plasma
4. What is the arrangement of the three states of matter in the increasing order of the strength of
intermolecular forces in them?
1) Gas → Solid → Liquid 2) Gas → Liquid → Solid
3) Solid → Gas → Liquid 4) Solid → Liquid → Gas
5. What is the sequence of change in the states of matter when thermal energy is supplied to it?
+ Energy + Energy + Energy + Energy
1) Liquid  → Gas  → Solid 2) Liquid  → Solid  → Gas
+ Energy + Energy + Energy + Energy
3) Solid  → Gas  → Liquid 4) Solid  → Liquid  → Gas

6. What is the arrangement of the three states of matter in the decreasing order of the magnitude of the
inter-particle force in them?
1) Solid → Liquid → Gas 2) Solid → Gas → Liquid
3) Gas → Liquid → Solid 4) Gas → Solid → Liquid
7. The particles of which of the following substances are closely packed and tightly held?
1) Water 2) Honey 3) Wood 4) Air
8. When a substance changes its state from solid to liquid,
1) its composition changes 2) its mass changes
3) heat is absorbed 4) heat is evolved
9. Gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume. Which of the following substances exists
as gas in nature?
1) Air 2) Book 3) Olive oil 4) Iron block
10. Liquids have no definite shape but have a definite volume. Which of the following substances exists
as liquid in nature?
1) Paper 2) Kerosene 3) Glass bottle 4) Common salt
11. Solids have a definite shape and a definite volume. Which of the following substances exists as solid
in nature?
1) Milk 2) Blood 3) Chalk 4) Oxygen
12. A substance X when placed in a container takes the shape of the container in which it is placed. This
substance is most probably
1) iron 2) milk 3) brick 4) stone
13. A substance X does not have a fixed shape or a fixed volume. This substance is most probably
1) ink 2) wood 3) steam 4) sugar
14. A substance is hard in nature, and has a definite shape and a definite volume. The described
substance is most probably
1) air 2) stone 3) steam 4) gasoline
15. At room temperature, water can exist
1) only in solid state 2) only in liquid state
3) in solid and gaseous states 4) in liquid and gaseous states
16. Which of the following statements is false regarding properties of solids and liquids?
1) Both occupy space 2) Both have definite shape
3) Both have definite volume 4) Both are visible with naked eye
17. In solids and liquids, particles are packed
1) tightly 2) loosely
3) tightly and loosely respectively 4) loosely and tightly respectively
18. Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of solids?
1) Solids have a fixed volume 2) Solids have a definite shape
3) Particles in solids are loosely packed 4) Intermolecular forces in solids are very strong
19. Which of the following substances has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume?
1) Oil 2) Air 3) Steel 4) Wood
20. Which of the following models correctly represents a gas?

1) 2)

3) 4)
21. Which of the following states of matter has the least kinetic energy?
1) Gas 2) Solid 3) Liquid 4) All of these
22. Densities of most substances I when they are converted to solid state, though in case of II , the
opposite is true. The given statement is correctly completed by row

I II I II
increase steel decrease steel
1) 2)

I II
I II
increase water decrease water
3) 4)
23. Which of the following changes does not take place when a solid is converted to a liquid?
1) Atoms/molecules gain energy
2) The distance between the atoms/molecules increases
3) Forces that hold the atoms/molecules increase in magnitude
4) Atoms/molecules that comprise the substance vibrate faster in liquids
24. Which of the following conclusions is incorrect?
1) Unlike solids, liquids take the shape of the container they are put in
2) Liquids can flow easily and solids do not flow at all
3) Unlike solids, liquids have a definite shape
4) Liquids and solids have a fixed volume
25.
The given table classifies substances according to their intermolecular force of attraction.
Substance Intermolecular force of attraction
Stone I
Oxygen II
Which row correctly completes the given table?
1)I – Strong, II – Strong 2) I – Strong, II – Weak
3)I – Weak, II – Strong 4) I – Weak, II – Weak
26. Which row does not differentiate solids from gases?
1) Solids – Definite shape, Gases – No definite shape
2) Solids – Fixed volume, Gases – No fixed volume
3) Solids – Low density, Gases – High density
4) Solids – Cannot flow, Gases – can flow
27. Which of the following substances has a fixed shape and a fixed volume?
1) Milk 2) Stone 3) Water vapor 4) Carbon dioxide
28. The molecular motion is the maximum in which state of matter?
1) Solid 2) Liquid 3) Gaseous 4) All of these
29. Which of the following figures shows the level of spirit in the two cylinders after three hours?

1) 2)

3) 4)

30. In which of the following processes is heat evolved?

1) Melting 2) Boiling 3) Freezing 4) Sublimation

ANSWER KEY
1) 3 2) 1 3) 1 4) 2 5) 4 6) 1 7) 3 8) 3 9) 1 10) 2
11) 3 12) 2 13) 3 14) 2 15) 2 16) 2 17) 3 18) 3 19) 2 20) 3
21) 2 22) 3 23) 3 24) 2 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 3 29) 3 30) 3