COMPETENCY BASED QUESTONS

1. Neha performed an activity to compare the compressibility of solids,liquids and gases. She used three
syringes with sealed nozzles having chalk powder, water and air in them.
On the basis of the given information answer the following:

-Piston -Piston

Piston

- Chalk Watcr
powder

-Air

-Cork Cork -Cork

a) List the probable observation recorded by Neha for the above experiment. (w.r.t. movement of piston)
b) State the reason behind the observations recorded.

2. Draw a comparison between solids, liquids and gases on the basis of the following properties:
PROPERTIES SOLIDS LIQUIDS GASES

KINETIC ENERGY

COMPRESSIBLITY

RIGIDITY

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 3. Study the following graph for recording melting point of ice and boiling point of water and
attempt the questions as given under:

(c>
remperature
D

Tine (min) ->

a) Identify the melting point of ice in the above graph.

b) Identify the boiling point of water.
c) ldentify the segment in which solid and liquid exist in equilibrium.
d) Identify the segment in which liquid and gas exist in equilibrium.
e) Identify the segment where only liquid state exists.
f) Identify the segment where only gaseous state exists.

4. Study the following diagram of sublimation and answer the given questions:

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 -Cottonwool

Funnel Sublimale
of iodine
Walch
glass lodine
crystals

Fig. 2.3 Sublimation of iodine

a) What is the role of cotton plug in the given experiment?

b) Why does iodine solidifies near the stem of the funnel?
c) What is the colour of iodine vapours which fill the funnel during the experiment?
d) If common salt, Ammonium chloride and sand are mixed together then list the correct order of processes
followed to separate the from the mixture.

5. What is the effect of pressure on change in state of matter?

(a) Low pressure (b) High pressure

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6. Nita sprayed the perfume on her palm which left a cooling effect.

a) Name the phenomena involved in the given process.

b) Explain the reason for the cooling effect felt on the palm.

Ms. Deepti Garg

HOD: Ms. Mukta Midha.