OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. The quantity of matter present in an object is called its -

(A) weight (B) volume (C) mass (D) Density
2. Which of the following is/are rigid(s) ?
(A) Solids (B) Liquids (C) Gases (D) Both (B) and (C)
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(A) Intermolecular forces of attraction is solids are maximum.
(B) Intermolecular forces of attraction is gases are minimum.
(C) Intermolecular spaces in solids are minimum.
(D) All of the above
4. What happens to the volume of the solution when small amount of sugar is dissolved i n it ?
(A) Volume will increase. (B) Volume will decrease.
(C) Volume first increases then decreases. (D) No change in volume.
5. Which of the following is not correct for gases ?
(A) Gases have definite mass. (B) Gases have definite shape.
(C) Gases have definite volume (D) Both (B) and (C)
6. Which of the following is not an example of matter ?
(A) Air (B) Feeling of cold (C) Dust (D) None of these
7. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Interparticle spaces are maximum in the gaseous state of a substance.
(B) Particles which constitute the matter follow a zig -zag path.
(C) Solid state is the most compact state of substance.
(D) All are correct
8. Which out of the following does not make sense.
(A) Solids have fixed shape and fixed volume.
(B) Liquids can be compressed easily, but not gases.
(C) The particles of solids have negligible kinetic energy.
(D) Property of diffusion is maximum in the gaseous state.
9. Which of the following is/are application(s) of high compress ibility of gases ?
(A) L.P.G. is used as fuel in homes for cooking food. (B) Oxygen cylinders are supplied to hospitals.
(C) C.N.G. is used as fuel in vehicles. (D) All of these
10. Which of the following statements does not go with the liquid state ?
(A) Particles are loosely packed in the liquid state.
(B) Fluidity is the maximum in the liquid state.
(C) Liquids can be compressed.
(D) Liquids take up the shape of any container in which these are placed.
 SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. What is Brownian motion ?

2. Why do gases diffuse very fast ?
3. Arrange the following substances in the increasing order of interparticle forces. Water, common salt,
nitrogen.
4. Out of solid, liquid and gas, which has -
(a) maximum interparticle spaces. (b) maximum particle motion.
(c) definite volume but no definite shape. (d) least diffusion of the particles.
5. Give four characteristics associated with the gaseous state.
6. What is common in the three states of matter ?
7. A certain substance ‘A’ can be compressed to very less extent, but takes up the shape of any container in
which it is placed. What will be its physical state ?
8. Solids are generally very heavy while gases are light. Explain.

Answers Sheet
OBJECTIVE
Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. C A D D D B D B D B

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. On changing which of the following, the states of matter can be changed ?

(A) Temperature (B) Pressure (C) (A) & (B) both (D) None of these
2. Melting & freezing point of water -
(A) are same (B) have large difference between them.
(C) have close difference between them. (D) None of these
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3. The boiling point of alcohol is 78 C. What will be the temperature in Kelvin scale ?
(A) 373 K (B) 351 K (C) 375 K (D) 78 K
4. Latent heat of vaporisation of water is -
(A) 2.25 × 102 J/kg (B) 22.5 × 105 J/kg (C) 3.34 × 105 J/kg (D) 33.4 × 102 J/kg
5. S.I. unit of temperature is -
(A) Kelvin (B)Celsius (C) Both (D) None
6. In sublimation process -
(A) solid changes into liquid (B) liquid changes into gas. (C) solid changes directly into gas (D) None
7. When a liquid starts boiling, the further heat energy which is supplied -
(A) is lost to the surrounding as such.
(B) increasing the temperature of the liquid.
(C) increases the kinetic energy of the liquid.
(D) is absorbed as latent heat of vaporisation by the liquid.

8. 100C temperature is equal to -

(A) 163 K (B) 10 K (C) 183 K (D) 283 K
9. Which of the following will respond to sublimation ?
(A) Common salt (B) Sugar (C) Camphor (D) Potassium nitrate
10. Solids cannot be compressed because -
(A) constituent particles are very closely packed.
(B) interparticle attractive forces are weak.
(C) movement of constituent particles is restricted
(D) constituent particles diffuse very slowly.
 SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Define condensation.
2. What is latent heat of fusion ?
3. Name one property which is shown by naphthalene and not by sodium chloride.
4. Are the melting point of solid and the freezing point of liquid same or different.
5. The melting point of a substance is just below the room temperature. Predict its physical state.
6. When a solid melts, its temperature remains the same, so where does the heat energy go ?
7. Discuss the significance of the boiling point of liquid.
8. Explain the interconversion of states of mat ter.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Dry ice means -

(A) solid ammonia (B) solid carbon dioxide
(C) solid sulphur dioxide (D) normal ice
2. On a hot humid day rate of evaporation -
(A) is more (B) is less
(C) initially more, later on less (D) remains same.
3. During evaporation, particles of a liquid change into vapours only -
(A) form the surface. (B) from the bulk.
(C) from both surface and bulk. (D) neither from surface nor from bulk.
4. Rate of evaporation depends upon -
(A) temperature (B) surface area (C) humidity (D) All of these
5. Pressure of air at sea level is -
(A) one atmosphere (B) 76 cm of Hg (C) 760 mm of Hg (D) All of these
6. One atmosphere is equal to -
(A) 1.01 × 105 Pa (B) 3.46 × 104 Pa (C) 1 Pa (D) 10 Pa
7. During evaporation of liquid -
(A) the temperature of the liquid falls.
(B) the temperature of the liquid rises.
(C) the temperature of the liquid remains unchanged.
(D) all statements are wrong.
8. As temperature increases rate of evaporation -
(A) increases (B) decreases.
(C) first increases, then decreases. (D) remains same.

9. A gas can be best liquefied -

(A) by increasing the temperature.
(B) by lowering the pressure.
(C) by increasing the pressure and reducing the temperature.
(D) None of these is correct.
10. In which phenomenon water changes into water vapour below its boiling point ?
(A) Evaporation (B) Condensation
(C) Boiling (D) No such phenomena exists
 SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. What is relation between pressure in atmospheres and pressure in pascals ?

2. Distinguish between boiling and evaporation.

3. Explain how gases can be liquefied ?
4. Clothes dry fast on a windy day. Why ?
5. Explain the factors affecting the rate of evaporation.
6. Why do we sweat more on a humid day ?
7. What is the purpose of sipping coffee from a saucer instead of sipping from a glass or cup ?
8. Why do we normally prefer cotton clothes during summer ?
 EXERCISE-I
1. A substance has no mass. Can we regard it as matter?
2. Write three characteristics of the solid state.
3. What will happen to the interparticle spaces if a liquid is heated?
4. For every gas there is a certain temperature above which it cannot be liquefied. Is this statement correct?
5. Why is sodium light and iron hard in nature?
6. What are the units of density.
7. Out of dry and wet air, which is heavier?
8. Convert 5°C to Kelvin temperatrue?
9. What is the relation between pressure in atmospheres and pressure in pascals?
10. Define latent heat of fusion?
11. Out of ether and carbon tetrachloride, which is more volatile?
12. Write the common units in which pressure is expressed.
13. Are dry ice and ordinary ice same?
14. Is cooling also caused during boiling of a liquid?
15. Solids are generally very heavy while gases are light. Explain.
16. Why does ice float over water?
17. Carbon dioxide gas is heavier than both nitrogen and oxygen, Why does not it form lower layer in the
atmosphere?
18. A gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container. Assign reason.
19. Why does a gas fill completely the vessel in which it is kept?
20. Ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases are both pungent smelling in nature. These are released from the
two opposite corners in a room. Which gas will reach first a person sitting in the centre of the room?
21. A person in a party has used perfume. Why do we smell the same even from a distance?
22. Solids are normally not compressible. Why can a sponge be readily compressed?
23. Why is water liquid at room temperature?
24. Why is it not proper to regard the gaseous state of ammonia as vapours?
25. What happens to the heat energy which is supplied to the solid once it has started melting?
26. Ice at 273 K causes more cooling than water at the same temperature. Explain.
27. Why does steam produce more severe burns on the skin as compared to boiling water?
28. Kelvin scale of temperature is regarded as better than the celsius scale. Assign reason.
29. Should we wear cotton or synthetic clothes during summer?
30. Why should we call a wooden table solid?
31. When we pour some acetone or perfume on our palm, we get a cooling sensation. Assign reason.
32. Naphthalene balls kept in woollen clothes disappear after some time. Explain.
33. Define density. Out of the solid, liquid and gaseous states, in which the density is the maximum?
34. Discuss in brief the scales of measuring temperature and pressure.
35. Discuss the effect of increasing temperature and pressure on the liquid state of a substance. Are these
effects similar? If not, assign reason.
36. What is evaporation? In what way is it different from boiling?
37. What is sublimation? How is naphthalene sublimated? How does the process of sublimation help in purifying
an impure sample?
38. Why do solids and liquids have open surface while gases do not?

EXERCISE-II
1. Which of the following are matter? Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of
perfume.
2. Give reasons for the following observation :
The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several meters away, but to get the smell from cold food you
have to go close.
3. A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. Which property of matter does this observation
show?
4. What are the characteristics of the particles of matter?
5. The mass per unit volume of a substance is called density.
(density = mass/volume).
Arrange the following in order of increasing density - air, exhaust from chimneys, honey, water, chalk,
cotton and iron.
6. Give reasons:
(a) A gas fills completely the vessel in which it is kept.
(b) A gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container.
(c) A wooden table should be called a solid.
(d) We can easily move our hand in air but to do the same through a solid block of wood we need a karate
expert.
7. Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids. But you must have observed that ice flows on
water. Find out why.
8. Convert the following temperature to celsius scale :
(a) 300 K (b) 573 K
9. What is the physical state of water at ;
(a) 250° C (b) 100° C
10. For any substance, why does the temperature remain constant during the change of state?
11. Suggest a method to liquefy atmospheric gases.
12. Why does a desert cooler cool better on a hot dry day?
13. How does the water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become cool during summer?
14. Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or petrol or perfume on it?
15. What type of clothes should we wear in summer?
16. Convert the following temperatures to the Kelvin scale.
(a) 25° C (b) 373° C
17. Arrange the following substances in increasing order of force of attraction between the particles – Water,
sugar, oxygen.
18. Give two reasons to justify –
(a) water at room temperature is a liquid (b) an iron almirah is a solid at room temperature.
19. Why is ice at 273 K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature?
20. What produces more severe burns, boiling water or steam?
 21. Name A, B, C, D, E and F in the following diagram showing change in its state.

Increase heat and

decrease pressure
E

A B
SOLID LIQUID GAS
D C
F

Decrease heat and

increase pressure

EXERCISE-III
SECTION-A
 Fill in the blanks
1. The best evidence that the particles of matter are constantily moving comes from the studies of __________
and __________.
2. When ice melts there is a __________ in volume.
3. The stars and sun glow because of the presence of __________in them.
4. Anything that occupies space and has mass is called__________
5. The intermixing of particles of two substances on their own is called __________
6. Solid, liquid and gas are called the __________ of matter.
7. The mass per unit volume of a substance is called __________
8. The smell of perfume gradually spreads across a room due to __________
9. Increase in pressure __________the boiling point of water.
10. When steam condense to form water, heat is __________.

SECTION-B
 Multiple choice question with one correct answers
1. According to ancient philosphers matter consists of
(A) three constituents (B) four constituents (C) five constituents (D) six constituents
2. Which of the following is not matter?
(A) air (B) feeling of cold (C) dust (D) humidity
3. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) Matter is continuous in nature
(B) Interparticle spaces are maximum in the gaseous state of a substance
(C) Particles which constitute the matter follow a zig-zag path
(D) Solid state is the most compact state of a substance
4. The mass per unit volume of a substance is called :
(A) density (B) valency (C) solubility (D) none of above
 5. A gas can be best liquefied
(A) by increasing the temperature
(B) by lowering the pressure
(C) by increasing the pressure and reducing the temperature
(D) none of these is correct
6. Evaporation of a material takes place :
(A) above its boiling point (B) below its boiling point
(C) at its melting point only (D) below its melting point
7. Which of the following exists as gas?
(A) Petrol (B) Helium (C) Sodium (D) Iodine
8. 10°C temperature is equal to
(A) 163 K (B) 10 K (C) 183 K (D) 283 K
9. Which of the following will respond to sublimation?
(A) Common salt (B) Sugar (C) Camphor (D) Potassium nitrate
10. Which of the following statements do not go with the liquid state?
(A) Particles are loosly packed in the liquid state
(B) Fluidity is the maximum in the liquid state
(C) Liquids cannot be compressed
(D) Liquids take up the shape of any container in which they are placed

SECTION-C
 Match the following (one to one)
Column-I and column-II contains four entries each. Entries of column-I are to be matched with some
entries of column-II. Only One entries of column-I may have the matching with the same entries of column-
II and one entry of column-II Only one matching with entries of column-I
1. Column I Column II
(A) Spread sweet odour into the atmosphere (P) Sublimation
(B) Change of liquid state to gaseous state (Q) Diffusion
(C) Change of solid state directly to gaseous state (R) Condensation
(D) The gas changing to a liquid (S) Vaporization

EXERCISE-IV
SECTION-A
 Multiple choice question with one correct answers

1. The physical state of water at 100°C is

(A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Gas (D) None of these
2. The state of matter that can be easily compressed is
(A) Solid (B) Liquid
(C) Gas (D) Super cooled solid
3. A substance which has a definite volume but no definite shape is
(A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Gas (D) None of these
4. Evaporation of a liquid occurs at
(A) Boiling point (B) Fixed temperature lower than the boiling point
(C) All temperatures (D) None of these
5. The change from vapour to liquid is called
(A) Condensation (B) Fusion (C) Sublimation (D) None of these
6. The melting point of ice is
(A) 273.16 K (B) 373.16 K (C) 283.16 K (D) 263.16 K
7. The change from solid to gas directly is called
(A) Vaporization (B) Sublimation (C) Condensation (D) None of these

8. Diffusion is a property of matter, based on

(A) Motion of its particles (B) Size of its particles (C) Pressure (D) Temperature
9. The SI unit of temperature is
(A) Celsius (B) Kelvin (C) Farenhiet (D) None of these
10. The process of changing liquid into solid is called
(A) Evaporation (B) Freezing (C) Condensation (D) Sublimation
11. The state of which 99% matter of the universe is
(A) Plasma (B) Solid (C) Gaseous (D) Liquid
12. The tendency of non-reacting gases to mix with each other is called as
(A) Chemical reaction (B) Diffusion (C) Effusion (D) Explosion

SECTION-B
 Multiple choice question with one or more than one correct answers
1. Which of the following are states of matter?
(A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Gas (D) Plasma
2. Physical state of matter can be changed by
(A) change of pressure (B) change of volume
(C) change of temperature (D) change of composition.
3. Solids have/can
(A) Fixed shape (B) Fixed volume (C) Flow easily (D) Low densities
4. The particles of matter are
(A) Very, very small (B) Constanty moving
(C) Repelled by each other (D) Tightly packed
5. In which of the following states, water can exist
(A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Gas (D) Plasma
6. Which of the following will undergo sublimation?
(A) Ammonium chloride (B) Sodium chloride (C) Iodine (D) Methanol
7. Evaporation of a liquid mainly depends upon
(A) Temperature (B) Pressure (C) Surface area (D) Wind speed
8. Which of the following factors are responsible for change in state of solid carbon dioxide when kept
exposed to air?
(A) Increase in pressure (B) Decrease in pressure
(C) Decrease in temperature (D) Increase in temperature
9. The best evidence that the particles of matter are constantly moving comes from the studies of :
(A) Diffusion (B) Fusion (C) Brownion motion (D) Tyndall effect
10. Which state of matter does not consists of superenergetic and super excited particles in the form of ionised
gases ?
(A) Super cooled (B) Solid (C) Liquid (D) Plasma
11. The factors which effects the diffusion are:-
(A) Density (B) Temperature (C) Physical state (D) None of these
12. A soild sphere is immersed in a fluid.The magnitude of buoyant force experienced by the sphere depends
on the
(A) Density of the fluid (B) Density of the solid
(C) Volume of the fluid (D) Volume of the solid immersed in the fluid
13. Which of the following is/are characteristics of liquids ?
(A) Fixed volume (B) Definite shape
(C) Flow easily (D) Moderate compressibility

Exercise-III

Section-A
1. Diffusion and Brownian motion. 2. Decrease
3. Plasma 4. Matter 5. Diffusion
6. Three states 7. Density 8. Diffusion
9. Increase 10. Evolved

Section-B
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (C)
6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (B)

Section-C
1. (A)-(Q), (B)-(S), (C)-(P), (D)-(R)

Exercise-IV
Section-A
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A)
6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (B)

Section-B
1. (A,B,C,D) 2. (A,C) 3. (A,B) 4. (A,B) 5. (A,B,C)
6. (A,C) 7. (A,C,D) 8. (B,D) 9. (AC) 10. (A,B,C)
11. (A,B,C) 12. (A,D) 13. (A,C,D)