Paper Set 1

Sharda science school

Standard: 12 Subject: Chemistry Date: 10/07/2020
Marks: 400 SURFACE CHEMISTRY Time: 03H:00M

 
CHEMISTRY


1. In which of the following processes shape-selective catalysis is occurring
(A) Conversion of alcohol to gasoline (B) Synthesis of methanol from CO and H2
(C) Polymerisation of ethylene (D) (a) or (c) both
2. In chemical adsorption, how many layers are adsorbed
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) Multi (D) 0
3. White of an egg is partly coagulated by heating which can be again obtained back by some pepsin and little HCl.
This process is called
(A) Peptization (B) Coagulation (C) Precipitation (D) None of these
4. Wood charcoal is used to decolourise sugar because it
(A) Adsorbs coloured material (B) Absorbs decolorised material
(C) Reduces coloured material (D) None of these
5. Which of the following is most effective in coagulating a ferric hydroxide sol
(A) KCl (B) KN O3 (C) K2 SO4 (D) K3 [F e(CN )6 ]
6. Detergent action of soap is due to
(A) Emulsification proper- (B) Hydrolysis (C) Ionization (D) High molecular weight
ties
7. Which one of the following impurities present in colloidal solution cannot be removed by electrodialysis?
(A) Sodium chloride (B) Potassium sulphate (C) Urea (D) Calcium chloride
8. Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for physical adsorption
(A) Adsorption on solids is reversible (B) Adsorption increases with increase in temperature
(C) Adsorption is spontaneous (D) Both enthalpy and entropy of adsorption are nega-
tive
9. Starch dispersed in hot water is an example of
(A) Emulsion (B) Hydrophobic sol (C) Lyophilic sol (D) Associated colloid
10. If the absorbate is held on a surface by weak Vander Waal's forces, the absorption process is called
(A) Physical adsorption (B) Chemical adsorption
(C) Heat of adsorption (D) Enthalpy of adsorption
11. In the case of auto catalysis
(A) Solvent catalyses (B) Product catalyses
(C) Reactant catalyses (D) Heat produced in the reaction catalyses
12. In which of the following Tyndall effect is not observed
(A) Suspensions (B) Emulsions (C) Sugar solution (D) Gold sol
13. Which of the following electrolytes have maximum coagulating power
(A) CCl4 (B) ZnCl2 (C) KCl (D) N aCl
14. In a reversible reaction, a catalyst will affect the rate of
(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction
(C) Forward and reverse reaction (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
15. Lyophobic colloids are

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 (A) Reversible colloids (B) Irreversible colloids (C) Protective colloids (D) Gum proteins
16. Chemisorption

(A) Involves the weak attractive interactions between adsorbent and adsorbate
(B) Is irreversible in nature
(C) Decreases with increase of temperature
(D) Involves multilayer formation of adsorbent on adsorbate
17. Which of the following is a lyophilic colloid
(A) Milk (B) Gum (C) Fog (D) Blood
18. Which of the following statement is false

(A) Every solid substance can be brought into colloidal state

(B) Colloidal particles carry electrical charges
(C) Every solid substance can be made to behave like a lyophilic colliod
(D) Addition of electrolytes causes flocculation of colloidal particles
19. The reason for exhibiting Tyndall effect by the colloidal particle is
(A) Reflection of light (B) Refraction of light (C) Polarisation of light (D) Scattering of light
20. Milk is an example of
(A) Pure solution (B) Emulsion (C) Gel (D) Suspension
21. Which one of the following is not a colloid
(A) Milk (B) Blood (C) Solution of urea (D) Ice cream
22. Assertion : Alcohols are dehydrated to hydrocarbons in the presence of acidic zeolites.
Reason : Zeolites are porous catalysts.

(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
23. Butter is
(A) A gel (B) An emulsion (C) A sol (D) Not a colloid
24. Adsorption increase when
(A) Temperature in- (B) Temperature de- (C) Temperature remains (D) None of these
creases creases constant
25. Which one of the following properties of colloids is related with scattering of light
(A) Diffusion (B) Peptization (C) Tyndall effect (D) Brownian movement
26. Which of the following is a lyophobic colloidal solution ?
(A) Aqueous starch solution (B) Aqueous protein solution
(C) Gold solution (D) Polymer solvent in some organic solvents
27. An example of an associated colloid is
(A) Milk (B) Soap solution (C) Rubber latex (D) Vegetable oil
28. In a reversible reaction, a catalyst used
(A) Increases the speed of the forward reaction (B) Decreases the speed of the backward reaction
(C) Does not alter the final state of equilibrium (D) Increases the amount of the products formed
29. A catalyst is a substance which

(A) Is always in the same phase as in the reactions

(B) Alters the equilibrium in a reaction
(C) Does not participate in the reaction but alters the rate of reaction
(D) Participates in the reaction and provide an easier pathway for the same
30. In Haber's process for the manufacture of ammonia

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 (A) Finely divided iron is used as catalyst (B) Finely divided molybdenum is used as catalyst
(C) Finely divided nickel is used as catalyst (D) No catalyst is necessary
31. Brownian motion is due to
(A) Temperature fluctuation within the liquid phase
(B) Attraction and repulsion between charge on the colloidal
(C) Impact of molecules of the dispersion medium on the colloidal particles
(D) Convective currents
32. In adsorption of oxalic acid on activated charcoal, the activated charcoal is known as
(A) Adsorbent (B) Absorbate (C) Adsorber (D) Absorber
33. Point out the wrong statement :Physical adsorption is characterised by
(A) Attraction due to weak Vander Waal's forces (B) Irreversible nature of adsorption
(C) Multimolecular adsorption layers (D) Decrease in adsorption with increase in tempera-
ture
34. Which of the following kinds of catalysis can be explained by the adsorption theory ?
(A) Homogeneous catalysis (B) Acid base catalysis
(C) Heterogeneous catalysis (D) Enzyme catalysis
35. Which of the following substances is not used for preparing lyophilic sols
(A) Starch (B) Gum (C) Gelatin (D) Metal sulphide
36. Gold number is related with
(A) Colloids (B) Radioactivity (C) Gas equation (D) Kinetic energy
37. Blood contains
(A) Positively charged particles (B) Negatively charged particles
(C) Neutral particles (D) Negatively as well as positively charged particles
38. Milk can be preserved by adding a few drops of
(A) Formic acid solution (B) Formaldehyde solu- (C) Acetic acid solution (D) Acetaldehyde solution
tion
39. Property of the colloidal solution is due to
(A) Nature of dispersed phase (B) Nature of dispersion medium
(C) Physical state of dispersed phase (D) Temperature of the system
40. An emulsifier is a substance which
(A) Stabilises the emulsion (B) Homogenises the emulsion
(C) Coagulates the emulsion (D) Accelerates the dispersion of liquid in liquid
x
41. Assertion : The relation = k.p 1/n
is known as Freundlich adsorption isotherm, where x is the mass of gas ad-
m
sorbed by m grams of adsorbate, p is the equilibrium pressure, k and n are constants for given system and tem-
perature.
1
Reason : When several substances have same value of , the lines by which their adsorption isotherms can be
n
represented will meet at a point.

(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
42. Which one is an example of miceller system
(A) Soap + water (B) Protein + water (C) Rubber + benzene (D) As2 O3 + F e(OH)3
43. Substances whose solutions can readily diffuse through parchment membranes are
(A) Colloids (B) Crystalloids (C) Electrolytes (D) Non-electrolytes
44. When KClO3 is heated, it decomposes into KCl + O2 . If some M nO2 is added, the reaction goes much faster
because

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 (A) M nO2 decomposes to give O2 (B) M nO2 provides heat by reacting
(C) Better contact is provided by M nO2 (D) M nO2 acts as a catalyst
45. Which one of the following statement is not correct

(A) The extent of adsorption depends on the nature of the adsorbent and adsorbate
(B) The extent of adsorption depends on the pressure of the gas
(C) The extent of adsorption depends on the temperature
(D) The extent of adsorption has no upper limit
46. Colloidal solution of gold cannot be prepared by
(A) Bredig's arc method (B) Mechanical dispersion
(C) Reduction of gold chloride (D) Exchange of solvents
47. When dispersion medium is water, the colloidal system is called
(A) Sol (B) Aerosol (C) Organosol (D) Aquasol
48. The coagulation values in millimoles per litreof the electrolytes used for the coagulation of As2 S3 are given below
:
I. (N aCl) = 52,
II. (BaCl2 ) = 0.69,
III. (M gSO4 ) = 0.22
The correct order of their coagulating power is
(A) I > II > III (B) II > I > III (C) III > II > I (D) III > I > II
49. As2 S3 sol has a negative charge. Capacity to precipitate it is highest in
(A) AlCl3 (B) N a3 P O4 (C) CaCl2 (D) K2 SO4
50. A precipitate is changed to colloidal solution by the following process
(A) Dialysis (B) Ultrafiltration (C) Peptization (D) Electrophoresis
51. The size of particles in suspension, true solution and colloidal solution varies in the order
(A) Suspension > Colloidal > True solution (B) Suspension > (Colloidal + True solution)
(C) True solution > Suspension > Colloidal (D) None of these
52. AlCl3 , in reactions, acts as
(A) Oxidizing agent (B) Reducing agent (C) Acid catalyst (D) None of these
53. Platinized asbestos is used as a catalyst in the manufacture of H2 SO4 . It is an example of
(A) Heterogeneous catalyst (B) Autocatalyst
(C) Homogenous catalyst (D) Induced catalyst
54. Which of the following is property of colloid
(A) Scattering of light (B) They show attraction (C) Dialysis (D) Emulsion
55. Platinised asbestos helps in the formation of SO3 form SO2 and O2 . But, if even a small amount of As2 O3 is present
the platinised asbestos does not help in the formation of SO3 . As2 O3 acts here as
(A) A positive catalyst (B) A negative catalyst (C) An autocatalyst (D) A poison
56. Physical adsorption is essentially quite appreciable
(A) At room temperature (B) At higher temperature (C) At lower temperature (D) None of these
57. Which of the following electrolyte will have maximum flocculation value for F e(OH)3 sol?
(A) N aCl (B) N a2 S (C) (N H4 )3 P O4 (D) K2 SO4
58. Which one of the following is not a colloidal solution
(A) Smoke (B) Ink (C) Air (D) Blood
59. Which of the following is not an emulsion
(A) Butter (B) Ice cream (C) Milk (D) Cloud
60. A catalyst added to a reaction mixture
(A) Increases the equilibrium constant (B) Decreases the equilibrium constant
(C) Does not change the equilibrium constant (D) None of these
61. The random or zig-zag motion of the colloidal particles in the dispersion medium is referred to as

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 (A) Electro-osmosis (B) Electrophoresis (C) Brownian movement (D) Tyndall effect
62. A catalyst in a chemical reaction
(A) Does not initiate a reaction (B) Increases the activation energy of the reaction
(C) Changes the equilibrium constant of a reaction (D) Does not change the rate of the reaction
63. Colloidal solution of arsenious sulphide can be prepared by
(A) Electrodispersion method (B) Peptization
(C) Double decomposition (D) Hydrolysis]
64. The coagulation power of an electrolyte for arsenious sulphide decreases in the order
(A) N a+ , Al+3 , Ba+2 (B) P O4−3 , SO4−2 , Cl− (C) Al+3 , Ba+2 , N a+ (D) Cl− , SO4−2 , P O4−3
65. According to Langmuir adsorption isotherm, the amount of gas adsorbed at very high pressures
(A) Reaches a constant limiting value (B) Goes on increasing with pressure
(C) Goes on decreasing with pressure (D) Increases first and decreases later with pressure
66. High concentration of gelatin in water on heating gives colloidal solution, which is called
(A) Foam (B) Gel (C) Gas (D) Air
67. When a colloidal solution is observed under a microscope we can see
(A) Light scattered by colloidal particles (B) Size of colloidal particles
(C) Shape of colloidal particles (D) Relative size of the colloidal particles
68. In physical adsorption, the gas molecules are held on solid surface by
(A) Chemical forces (B) Electrostatic forces (C) Gravitational forces (D) Vander Waal's forces
69. Noble gases are adsorbed by
(A) Anhydrous calcium chloride (B) Ferric hydroxide
(C) Conc. H2 SO4 (D) Activated coconut charcol
70. The catalyst used in the contact process for manufacturing of sulphuric acid is
(A) Copper (B) Iron/aluminium oxide
(C) Vanadium pentoxide (D) Platinized asbestos
71. Assertion : A catalyst does not alter the equilibrium constant of a reaction.
Reason : The catalyst forms a complex with the reactants and provides an alternate path with lower energy of
activation for the reaction; the forward and the backward reactions are affected to the same extent.
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
72. The process which is catalysed by one of the products is called
(A) Acid-base catalysis (B) Autocatalysis (C) Negative catalysis (D) None of these
73. The stability of lyophilic colloids is due to
(A) Charge on their particles (B) A layer of dispersion medium on their particles
(C) The smaller size of their particles (D) The large size of their particles
74. Gold number gives
(A) The amount of gold present in the colloid (B) The amount of gold required to break the colloid
(C) The amount of gold required to protect the colloid (D) None of these
75. Which one of the following is an incorrect statement for physisorption
(A) It is a reversible process (B) It requires less heat of adsorption
(C) It requires activation energy (D) It takes place at low temperature
76. A catalyst

(A) changes the equilibrium constant

(B) lowers the activation energy
(C) increases the forward and backward reactions at different speeds.
(D) follows same mechanism for the reaction.
77. The colloidal solution of gelatin is known
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 (A) Solvent loving sol (B) Reversible sol
(C) Hydrophilic colloids (D) All of these
78. Which one of the following is a hydrophobic sol
(A) Starch solution (B) Gum solution
(C) Protein solution (D) Arsenic sulphide solution
79. According to the adsorption theory of catalysis, the speed of the reaction increases because
(A) Adsorption lowers the activation energy of the reaction
(B) The concentration of reactant molecules at the active centres of the catalyst becomes high due to adsorp-
tion
(C) In the process of adsorption, the activation energy of the molecules becomes large
(D) Adsorption produces heat which increases the speed of the reaction
80. Which of the following terms is not related with colloids
(A) Dialysis (B) Ultrafiltration (C) Wavelength (D) Brownian movement
81. When the temperature is lowered and pressure is raised, the adsorption of a gas on a solid
(A) Decreases (B) Increases
(C) Remains unaffected (D) Decreases first then increases
82. Physical adsorption
(A) Involves the weak attractive interaction between the adsorbent and adsorbate
(B) Involves the chemical interactions between the adsorbent and adsorbate
(C) Is irreversible in nature
(D) Increases with increase of temperature
83. Which of the following statements is not true for a lyophilic sol
(A) It can be easily solvated (B) It carries no charge
(C) Coagulation of this sol is reversible in nature (D) It is not very stable in a solvent
84. Emulsifiers are generally
(A) Soap (B) Synthetic detergents (C) Lyophilic sols (D) All of these
85. Liquid-liquid sols are known as
(A) Aerosols (B) Emulsions (C) Foam (D) Gel
86. A catalyst is used in a reaction to
(A) Change the nature of reaction products (B) Increase the reaction yield
(C) Decrease the need for reactants (D) Decrease the time required for the reaction
87. Regarding criteria of catalysis which one of the following statements is not true
(A) The catalyst is unchanged chemically at the end of the reaction
(B) A small quantity of catalyst is often sufficient to bring about a considerable amount of reaction
(C) In a reversible reaction the catalyst alters the equilibrium position
(D) The catalyst accelerates the reaction
88. Minimum concentration of electrolyte which can precipitate any sol is
(A) Peptization value (B) Gold number (C) Avogadro's number (D) Flocculation value
89. The stability of lyophilic colloidal sol is due to
(A) Both charge and solvation (B) Only solvation
(C) Only charge (D) None of these
90. Organic catalysts differ from inorganic catalysts
(A) By acting at very high temperature (B) By acting at low temperature
(C) Being used up (D) Being proteinous in nature
91. Enzymes are
(A) Micro-organisms (B) Proteins (C) Inorganic compounds (D) Moulds
92. Which one of the following statements is incorrect about enzyme catalysis?
(A) Enzymes are mostly proteinous in nature.
(B) Enzyme action is specific.
(C) Enzymes are denatured by ultraviolet rays and at high temperature.
(D) Enzymes are least reactive at optimum temperature.
93. Which of the following makes the lyophilic solution unstable
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 (A) Dialysis (B) Addition of electrolyte
(C) Addition of alcohol (D) Addition of alcohol and electrolyte both
94. Assertion : Sky appears blue.
Reason : Colloidal particles of dust scatter blue light.

(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
95. Which is the correct statement in case of milk
(A) Milk is an emulsion of protein in water (B) Milk is an emulsion of fat in water
(C) Milk is stabilised by protein (D) Milk is stabilised by fat
96. In this reaction, dilute H2 SO4 is called
dil. H SO
C12 H22 O11 + H2 O −−−−−
2
−−→
4
C6 H12 O6 (aq) + C6 H12 O6 (aq)
Sucrose Fructose Glucose

(A) Homogeneous catalysis (B) Homogeneous catalyst

(C) Heterogeneous catalysis (D) Heterogeneous catalyst
97. Adsorption is always
(A) Endothermic (B) Exothermic (C) Either (a) or (b) (D) None of these
98. The ability of a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction is known as
(A) Selectivelty (B) Activity (C) Negative catalyst (D) None of these
99. Which of the following statements is not applicable to chemisorption
(A) It is slow (B) It is irreversible
(C) It is highly specific (D) It is independent of temperature
100. A negatively charged suspension of clay in water will need for precipitation the minimum amount of
(A) Aluminium chloride (B) Potassium sulphate (C) Sodium hydroxide (D) Hydrochloric acid

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 ANSWER KEY
 
CHEMISTRY


1-D 2-A 3-A 4-A 5-D 6-A 7-C 8-B 9-C 10 - A
11 - B 12 - C 13 - B 14 - C 15 - B 16 - B 17 - B 18 - C 19 - D 20 - B
21 - C 22 - B 23 - A 24 - B 25 - C 26 - C 27 - B 28 - C 29 - C 30 - A
31 - C 32 - A 33 - B 34 - C 35 - D 36 - A 37 - B 38 - B 39 - C 40 - A
41 - C 42 - A 43 - B 44 - D 45 - D 46 - D 47 - D 48 - C 49 - A 50 - C
51 - A 52 - C 53 - A 54 - A 55 - D 56 - C 57 - A 58 - C 59 - D 60 - C
61 - C 62 - A 63 - C 64 - C 65 - A 66 - B 67 - A 68 - D 69 - D 70 - C
71 - A 72 - B 73 - B 74 - D 75 - C 76 - B 77 - D 78 - D 79 - A 80 - C
81 - B 82 - A 83 - D 84 - D 85 - B 86 - D 87 - C 88 - D 89 - A 90 - D
91 - B 92 - D 93 - D 94 - A 95 - B 96 - B 97 - B 98 - B 99 - D 100 - A

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 SOLUTION
 
CHEMISTRY


1. In which of the following processes shape-selective catalysis is occurring
(A) Conversion of alcohol to gasoline (B) Synthesis of methanol from CO and H2
(C) Polymerisation of ethylene (D) ✓(a) or (c) both
Sol : (d) Shape selective catalyst are zeolites and zeolites are alminosilicates of general formula Mx/n [(AlO2 )x .(SiO2 )y ].
Zeolites are used in conversion of alcohol to gasoline and in polymerisation of ethylene.
2. In chemical adsorption, how many layers are adsorbed
(A) ✓1 (B) 2 (C) Multi (D) 0

Sol : (a)In chemical adsorption, one layers are adsorbed.

3. White of an egg is partly coagulated by heating which can be again obtained back by some pepsin and little HCl.
This process is called
(A) ✓Peptization (B) Coagulation (C) Precipitation (D) None of these

Sol : It's obvious.

4. Wood charcoal is used to decolourise sugar because it
(A) ✓Adsorbs coloured material (B) Absorbs decolorised material
(C) Reduces coloured material (D) None of these
Sol : It's obvious.
5. Which of the following is most effective in coagulating a ferric hydroxide sol
(A) KCl (B) KN O3 (C) K2 SO4 (D) ✓K3 [F e(CN )6 ]

Sol : (d) is most effective in coagulating a ferric hydroxide sol.

6. Detergent action of soap is due to
(A) ✓Emulsification prop- (B) Hydrolysis (C) Ionization (D) High molecular weight
erties

Sol : It's obvious.

7. Which one of the following impurities present in colloidal solution cannot be removed by electrodialysis?
(A) Sodium chloride (B) Potassium sulphate (C) ✓Urea (D) Calcium chloride

Sol : Electrodialysis involves movement of ions towards oppositely charged electrodes. Urea being a covalent
compound does not dissociate to give ions and hence it cannot be removed by electrodialysis.However all the
other given compounds are ionic which can undergo dissociation to give oppositely charged ions and thus can
be separated.
8. Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for physical adsorption
(A) Adsorption on solids is reversible (B) ✓Adsorption increases with increase in tempera-
ture
(C) Adsorption is spontaneous (D) Both enthalpy and entropy of adsorption are nega-
tive

Sol : It's obvious.

9. Starch dispersed in hot water is an example of
(A) Emulsion (B) Hydrophobic sol (C) ✓Lyophilic sol (D) Associated colloid

Sol : It's obvious.

10. If the absorbate is held on a surface by weak Vander Waal's forces, the absorption process is called
(A) ✓Physical adsorption (B) Chemical adsorption
(C) Heat of adsorption (D) Enthalpy of adsorption
Sol : It's obvious.
11. In the case of auto catalysis
(A) Solvent catalyses (B) ✓Product catalyses
(C) Reactant catalyses (D) Heat produced in the reaction catalyses
Sol : It's obvious.
12. In which of the following Tyndall effect is not observed
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 (A) Suspensions (B) Emulsions (C) ✓Sugar solution (D) Gold sol

Sol : (c)Tyndall effect is not observed in sugar solution due to homogeneous nature.
13. Which of the following electrolytes have maximum coagulating power
(A) CCl4 (B) ✓ZnCl2 (C) KCl (D) N aCl

Sol : (b)ZnCl2 has maximum coagulation power due to more charge on the Zn
14. In a reversible reaction, a catalyst will affect the rate of
(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction
(C) ✓Forward and reverse reaction (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Sol : It's obvious.
15. Lyophobic colloids are
(A) Reversible colloids (B) ✓Irreversible colloids (C) Protective colloids (D) Gum proteins

Sol : (b) Lyophobic colloids are irreversible colloids.

16. Chemisorption

(A) Involves the weak attractive interactions between adsorbent and adsorbate
(B) ✓Is irreversible in nature
(C) Decreases with increase of temperature
(D) Involves multilayer formation of adsorbent on adsorbate
Sol : (b)Chemical adsorption is irreversible due to formation of new bonds and compounds.
17. Which of the following is a lyophilic colloid
(A) Milk (B) ✓Gum (C) Fog (D) Blood

Sol : It's obvious.

18. Which of the following statement is false

(A) Every solid substance can be brought into colloidal state

(B) Colloidal particles carry electrical charges
(C) ✓Every solid substance can be made to behave like a lyophilic colliod
(D) Addition of electrolytes causes flocculation of colloidal particles
Sol : It's obvious.
19. The reason for exhibiting Tyndall effect by the colloidal particle is
(A) Reflection of light (B) Refraction of light (C) Polarisation of light (D) ✓Scattering of light

Sol : It's obvious.

20. Milk is an example of
(A) Pure solution (B) ✓Emulsion (C) Gel (D) Suspension

Sol : It's obvious.

21. Which one of the following is not a colloid
(A) Milk (B) Blood (C) ✓Solution of urea (D) Ice cream

Sol : (c)Solution of urea is not a colloid.

22. Assertion : Alcohols are dehydrated to hydrocarbons in the presence of acidic zeolites.
Reason : Zeolites are porous catalysts.

(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) ✓If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Sol : In petroleum industry zeolites are used to convert alcohol directly to hydrocarbon by dehydrating it. Zeo-
lites are porous catalysts but this is not the reason for its use to convert alcohol into petrol.
23. Butter is

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 (A) ✓A gel (B) An emulsion (C) A sol (D) Not a colloid

Sol : It's obvious.

24. Adsorption increase when
(A) Temperature in- (B) ✓Temperature de- (C) Temperature remains (D) None of these
creases creases constant

Sol : (b) Adsorption increase when temperature decreases (Adsorption ∝ 1/T (Temperature))
25. Which one of the following properties of colloids is related with scattering of light
(A) Diffusion (B) Peptization (C) ✓Tyndall effect (D) Brownian movement

Sol : It's obvious.

26. Which of the following is a lyophobic colloidal solution ?
(A) Aqueous starch solution (B) Aqueous protein solution
(C) ✓Gold solution (D) Polymer solvent in some organic solvents
Sol : Of the given solution the gold sol is lyophobic colloidal solution. Gold particles have very less affinity to-
wards dispersion medium, hence its sol can be easily coagulated.
27. An example of an associated colloid is
(A) Milk (B) ✓Soap solution (C) Rubber latex (D) Vegetable oil

Sol : It's obvious.

28. In a reversible reaction, a catalyst used
(A) Increases the speed of the forward reaction (B) Decreases the speed of the backward reaction
(C) ✓Does not alter the final state of equilibrium (D) Increases the amount of the products formed
Sol : It's obvious.
29. A catalyst is a substance which

(A) Is always in the same phase as in the reactions

(B) Alters the equilibrium in a reaction
(C) ✓Does not participate in the reaction but alters the rate of reaction
(D) Participates in the reaction and provide an easier pathway for the same
Sol : (c)A catalyst does not participate in the reaction but alters the rate of reaction.
30. In Haber's process for the manufacture of ammonia
(A) ✓Finely divided iron is used as catalyst (B) Finely divided molybdenum is used as catalyst
(C) Finely divided nickel is used as catalyst (D) No catalyst is necessary
F e Catalyst
Sol : (a)N2 + 3H2 −−−−−−−→ 2N H3
(g) (g) M o promoter (g)

31. Brownian motion is due to

(A) Temperature fluctuation within the liquid phase
(B) Attraction and repulsion between charge on the colloidal
(C) ✓Impact of molecules of the dispersion medium on the colloidal particles
(D) Convective currents
Sol : It's obvious.
32. In adsorption of oxalic acid on activated charcoal, the activated charcoal is known as
(A) ✓Adsorbent (B) Absorbate (C) Adsorber (D) Absorber

Sol : (a)According to definition of adsorbent.

33. Point out the wrong statement :Physical adsorption is characterised by
(A) Attraction due to weak Vander Waal's forces (B) ✓Irreversible nature of adsorption
(C) Multimolecular adsorption layers (D) Decrease in adsorption with increase in tempera-
ture
Sol : It's obvious.
34. Which of the following kinds of catalysis can be explained by the adsorption theory ?

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 (A) Homogeneous catalysis (B) Acid base catalysis
(C) ✓Heterogeneous catalysis (D) Enzyme catalysis
Sol : (c) Heterogeneous catalysis can be explained by the adsorption theory.
35. Which of the following substances is not used for preparing lyophilic sols
(A) Starch (B) Gum (C) Gelatin (D) ✓Metal sulphide

Sol : (d)Metal sulphide is not used for preparing lyophilic sol.

36. Gold number is related with
(A) ✓Colloids (B) Radioactivity (C) Gas equation (D) Kinetic energy

Sol : (a)The protective action of different colloids is expressed in terms of Gold number.
37. Blood contains
(A) Positively charged particles (B) ✓Negatively charged particles
(C) Neutral particles (D) Negatively as well as positively charged particles
Sol : It's obvious.
38. Milk can be preserved by adding a few drops of
(A) Formic acid solution (B) ✓Formaldehyde solu- (C) Acetic acid solution (D) Acetaldehyde solution
tion

Sol : (b) Milk can be preserved by adding a few drops of HCHO solution. HCHO is an emulsifier.
39. Property of the colloidal solution is due to
(A) Nature of dispersed phase (B) Nature of dispersion medium
(C) ✓Physical state of dispersed phase (D) Temperature of the system
Sol : (c) Properties of the colloidal solution depend upon physical state of dispersed phase and mol. wt.
40. An emulsifier is a substance which
(A) ✓Stabilises the emulsion (B) Homogenises the emulsion
(C) Coagulates the emulsion (D) Accelerates the dispersion of liquid in liquid
Sol : (a)For the stabilisation of an emulsion a third component called emulsifying agent is usually added. The
emulsifier forms an interfacial film between suspended particles and the medium.
x
41. Assertion : The relation = k.p1/n is known as Freundlich adsorption isotherm, where x is the mass of gas ad-
m
sorbed by m grams of adsorbate, p is the equilibrium pressure, k and n are constants for given system and tem-
perature.
1
Reason : When several substances have same value of , the lines by which their adsorption isotherms can be
n
represented will meet at a point.

(A) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) ✓If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
1
Sol : Assertion is true, reason is false. When several lines have the same value of , then the lines by which
n
their adsorption isotherms can be represented will be parallel and will not meet at a point.
42. Which one is an example of miceller system
(A) ✓Soap + water (B) Protein + water (C) Rubber + benzene (D) As2 O3 + F e(OH)3

Sol : It's obvious.

43. Substances whose solutions can readily diffuse through parchment membranes are
(A) Colloids (B) ✓Crystalloids (C) Electrolytes (D) Non-electrolytes

Sol : (b)Crystalloids are diffuse through parchment membranes.

44. When KClO3 is heated, it decomposes into KCl + O2 . If some M nO2 is added, the reaction goes much faster
because

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 (A) M nO2 decomposes to give O2 (B) M nO2 provides heat by reacting
(C) Better contact is provided by M nO2 (D) ✓M nO2 acts as a catalyst

Sol : (d)2KClO3 −M−−

nO2
−→ 2KCl + 3O2
45. Which one of the following statement is not correct

(A) The extent of adsorption depends on the nature of the adsorbent and adsorbate
(B) The extent of adsorption depends on the pressure of the gas
(C) The extent of adsorption depends on the temperature
(D) ✓The extent of adsorption has no upper limit
Sol : It's obvious.
46. Colloidal solution of gold cannot be prepared by
(A) Bredig's arc method (B) Mechanical dispersion
(C) Reduction of gold chloride (D) ✓Exchange of solvents
Sol : It's obvious.
47. When dispersion medium is water, the colloidal system is called
(A) Sol (B) Aerosol (C) Organosol (D) ✓Aquasol

Sol : It's obvious.

48. The coagulation values in millimoles per litreof the electrolytes used for the coagulation of As2 S3 are given below
:
I. (N aCl) = 52,
II. (BaCl2 ) = 0.69,
III. (M gSO4 ) = 0.22
The correct order of their coagulating power is
(A) I > II > III (B) II > I > III (C) ✓III > II > I (D) III > I > II
1
Sol : Coagulation power ∝
Coagulation values
Higher the coagulation power, lower is the coagulation values in millimoles per litre.
MgSO4 > BaCl2 > NaCl
49. As2 S3 sol has a negative charge. Capacity to precipitate it is highest in
(A) ✓AlCl3 (B) N a3 P O4 (C) CaCl2 (D) K2 SO4

Sol : (a)Negatively charged As2 S3 sol coagulated most effectively by AlCl3 . This is because oppositely charged
Al+ + + ions have maximum charge.
Al3+ > Ca2+ > N a+
50. A precipitate is changed to colloidal solution by the following process
(A) Dialysis (B) Ultrafiltration (C) ✓Peptization (D) Electrophoresis

Sol : (c)By the peptization, precipitate is changed to colloidal solution.

51. The size of particles in suspension, true solution and colloidal solution varies in the order
(A) ✓Suspension > Colloidal > True solution (B) Suspension > (Colloidal + True solution)
(C) True solution > Suspension > Colloidal (D) None of these
Sol : It's obvious.
52. AlCl3 , in reactions, acts as
(A) Oxidizing agent (B) Reducing agent (C) ✓Acid catalyst (D) None of these

Sol : (c) AlCl3 may be written as Al+3 Cl− and all the tri-positive ions are Lewis acid hence it can be acts as acid
catalyst.
53. Platinized asbestos is used as a catalyst in the manufacture of H2 SO4 . It is an example of
(A) ✓Heterogeneous catalyst (B) Autocatalyst
(C) Homogenous catalyst (D) Induced catalyst
Sol : (a) 2SO2 + O2 −→ 2SO3
(g) (g) Asbestose
(s)

Example of heterogeneous catalyst.

54. Which of the following is property of colloid
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 (A) ✓Scattering of light (B) They show attraction (C) Dialysis (D) Emulsion

Sol : (a)Scattering of light is a property of colloid.

55. Platinised asbestos helps in the formation of SO3 form SO2 and O2 . But, if even a small amount of As2 O3 is present
the platinised asbestos does not help in the formation of SO3 . As2 O3 acts here as
(A) A positive catalyst (B) A negative catalyst (C) An autocatalyst (D) ✓A poison
Platinised asbestos(catalyst)
Sol : (d)2SO2 + O2 −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−→ 2SO3
As2 S3 (Poison)

56. Physical adsorption is essentially quite appreciable

(A) At room temperature (B) At higher temperature (C) ✓At lower tempera- (D) None of these
ture

Sol : It's obvious.

57. Which of the following electrolyte will have maximum flocculation value for F e(OH)3 sol?
(A) ✓N aCl (B) N a2 S (C) (N H4 )3 P O4 (D) K2 SO4
1
Sol : Flocculating value ∝ , where z = valency of coagulating ion.
(z)
since, F e(OH)3 is a positively charged sol. so it will be coagulated nby negative ions considering the valencies of
various negative ions used i.e., Cl− , S 2− , P O43− and SO42− , we find that the valency of Cl− is least ,so it will have
maximum flocculation value i.e., N aCl.
58. Which one of the following is not a colloidal solution
(A) Smoke (B) Ink (C) ✓Air (D) Blood

Sol : (c)Air is not a colloidal solution because it is a homogeneous mixture.

59. Which of the following is not an emulsion
(A) Butter (B) Ice cream (C) Milk (D) ✓Cloud

Sol : (d)It is liquid in gas colloidal solution.

60. A catalyst added to a reaction mixture
(A) Increases the equilibrium constant (B) Decreases the equilibrium constant
(C) ✓Does not change the equilibrium constant (D) None of these
Sol : It's obvious.
61. The random or zig-zag motion of the colloidal particles in the dispersion medium is referred to as
(A) Electro-osmosis (B) Electrophoresis (C) ✓Brownian movement (D) Tyndall effect

Sol : It's obvious.

62. A catalyst in a chemical reaction
(A) ✓Does not initiate a reaction (B) Increases the activation energy of the reaction
(C) Changes the equilibrium constant of a reaction (D) Does not change the rate of the reaction
Sol : It's obvious.
63. Colloidal solution of arsenious sulphide can be prepared by
(A) Electrodispersion method (B) Peptization
(C) ✓Double decomposition (D) Hydrolysis]
Sol : (c)Arsenious sulphide can be prepared by double decomposition
As2 O3 + 3H2 S → As2 S3 + 3H2 O
64. The coagulation power of an electrolyte for arsenious sulphide decreases in the order
(A) N a+ , Al+3 , Ba+2 (B) P O4−3 , SO4−2 , Cl− (C) ✓Al+3 , Ba+2 , N a+ (D) Cl− , SO4−2 , P O4−3

Sol : (c) According to Hardy-Schulze rule.

65. According to Langmuir adsorption isotherm, the amount of gas adsorbed at very high pressures
(A) ✓Reaches a constant limiting value (B) Goes on increasing with pressure
(C) Goes on decreasing with pressure (D) Increases first and decreases later with pressure
Sol : (a)According to langmuir Adsorption isotherm the amount of gas adsorbed at very high pressures reaches
a constant limiting volume.
66. High concentration of gelatin in water on heating gives colloidal solution, which is called

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 (A) Foam (B) ✓Gel (C) Gas (D) Air
Sol : It's obvious.
67. When a colloidal solution is observed under a microscope we can see
(A) ✓Light scattered by colloidal particles (B) Size of colloidal particles
(C) Shape of colloidal particles (D) Relative size of the colloidal particles
Sol : It's obvious.
68. In physical adsorption, the gas molecules are held on solid surface by
(A) Chemical forces (B) Electrostatic forces (C) Gravitational forces (D) ✓Vander Waal's
forces
Sol : It's obvious.
69. Noble gases are adsorbed by
(A) Anhydrous calcium chloride (B) Ferric hydroxide
(C) Conc. H2 SO4 (D) ✓Activated coconut charcol
Sol : (d)Noble gases are adsorbed by coconut charcoal. The adsorption of different noble gases occur at differ-
ent temperatures, hence charcoal is used to separate these gases. Helium is not adsorbed by charcoal (as it is
very difficulty liquifiable gas).
70. The catalyst used in the contact process for manufacturing of sulphuric acid is
(A) Copper (B) Iron/aluminium oxide
(C) ✓Vanadium pentoxide (D) Platinized asbestos
Sol : (c)2SO2 + O2 −V−2−
O5
→ 2SO3
(g) (g) (g)

71. Assertion : A catalyst does not alter the equilibrium constant of a reaction.
Reason : The catalyst forms a complex with the reactants and provides an alternate path with lower energy of
activation for the reaction; the forward and the backward reactions are affected to the same extent.
(A) ✓If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Sol : Catalyst has an equal effect over forward and backward reactions and hence, it does not affect the equilib-
rium state.
72. The process which is catalysed by one of the products is called
(A) Acid-base catalysis (B) ✓Autocatalysis (C) Negative catalysis (D) None of these
Sol : It's obvious.
73. The stability of lyophilic colloids is due to
(A) Charge on their particles (B) ✓A layer of dispersion medium on their particles
(C) The smaller size of their particles (D) The large size of their particles
Sol : (b) Lyophilic possesses solvent loving nature and thus a thin layer of dispersed phase is formed round sol
particles.
74. Gold number gives
(A) The amount of gold present in the colloid (B) The amount of gold required to break the colloid
(C) The amount of gold required to protect the colloid (D) ✓None of these
Sol : (d)Gold no. is a measure of protective power of a lyophillic colloid.
75. Which one of the following is an incorrect statement for physisorption
(A) It is a reversible process (B) It requires less heat of adsorption
(C) ✓It requires activation energy (D) It takes place at low temperature
Sol : (c)Physiorption is a process in which the particles of adsorbate are held to the surface of adsorbent by
physical forces hence does not requires activation energy.
76. A catalyst
(A) changes the equilibrium constant
(B) ✓lowers the activation energy
(C) increases the forward and backward reactions at different speeds.
(D) follows same mechanism for the reaction.
Sol : A catalyst lowers down the activation energy. Greater is decrease in activation energy, higher will be the
reaction rate.
77. The colloidal solution of gelatin is known
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 (A) Solvent loving sol (B) Reversible sol
(C) Hydrophilic colloids (D) ✓All of these
Sol : It's obvious.
78. Which one of the following is a hydrophobic sol
(A) Starch solution (B) Gum solution
(C) Protein solution (D) ✓Arsenic sulphide solution
Sol : It's obvious.
79. According to the adsorption theory of catalysis, the speed of the reaction increases because

(A) ✓Adsorption lowers the activation energy of the reaction

(B) The concentration of reactant molecules at the active centres of the catalyst becomes high due to adsorp-
tion
(C) In the process of adsorption, the activation energy of the molecules becomes large
(D) Adsorption produces heat which increases the speed of the reaction
Sol : It's obvious.
80. Which of the following terms is not related with colloids
(A) Dialysis (B) Ultrafiltration (C) ✓Wavelength (D) Brownian movement

Sol : It's obvious.

81. When the temperature is lowered and pressure is raised, the adsorption of a gas on a solid
(A) Decreases (B) ✓Increases
(C) Remains unaffected (D) Decreases first then increases
Sol : It's obvious.
82. Physical adsorption

(A) ✓Involves the weak attractive interaction between the adsorbent and adsorbate
(B) Involves the chemical interactions between the adsorbent and adsorbate
(C) Is irreversible in nature
(D) Increases with increase of temperature
Sol : It's obvious.
83. Which of the following statements is not true for a lyophilic sol
(A) It can be easily solvated (B) It carries no charge
(C) Coagulation of this sol is reversible in nature (D) ✓It is not very stable in a solvent
Sol : It's obvious.
84. Emulsifiers are generally
(A) Soap (B) Synthetic detergents (C) Lyophilic sols (D) ✓All of these

Sol : It's obvious.

85. Liquid-liquid sols are known as
(A) Aerosols (B) ✓Emulsions (C) Foam (D) Gel

Sol : It's obvious.

86. A catalyst is used in a reaction to
(A) Change the nature of reaction products (B) Increase the reaction yield
(C) Decrease the need for reactants (D) ✓Decrease the time required for the reaction
Sol : (d)A catalyst is used to decrease the time required for the reaction hence it can decease or increase the
rate of reaction.
87. Regarding criteria of catalysis which one of the following statements is not true

(A) The catalyst is unchanged chemically at the end of the reaction

(B) A small quantity of catalyst is often sufficient to bring about a considerable amount of reaction
(C) ✓In a reversible reaction the catalyst alters the equilibrium position
(D) The catalyst accelerates the reaction
Sol : It's obvious.
88. Minimum concentration of electrolyte which can precipitate any sol is
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 (A) Peptization value (B) Gold number (C) Avogadro's number (D) ✓Flocculation value

Sol : It's obvious.

89. The stability of lyophilic colloidal sol is due to
(A) ✓Both charge and solvation (B) Only solvation
(C) Only charge (D) None of these
Sol : It's obvious.
90. Organic catalysts differ from inorganic catalysts
(A) By acting at very high temperature (B) By acting at low temperature
(C) Being used up (D) ✓Being proteinous in nature
Sol : (d) Organic catalyst are proteinous in nature and obtain from living cell.
91. Enzymes are
(A) Micro-organisms (B) ✓Proteins (C) Inorganic compounds (D) Moulds

Sol : It's obvious.

92. Which one of the following statements is incorrect about enzyme catalysis?

(A) Enzymes are mostly proteinous in nature.

(B) Enzyme action is specific.
(C) Enzymes are denatured by ultraviolet rays and at high temperature.
(D) ✓Enzymes are least reactive at optimum temperature.
Sol : Most of the enzymes have proteinous nature. They are highly specific and get denaturated by high tem-
perature or U V −rays. At optimum temperature, which is generally in between enzyme activity is maximum.
93. Which of the following makes the lyophilic solution unstable
(A) Dialysis (B) Addition of electrolyte
(C) Addition of alcohol (D) ✓Addition of alcohol and electrolyte both
Sol : It's obvious.
94. Assertion : Sky appears blue.
Reason : Colloidal particles of dust scatter blue light.

(A) ✓If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Sol : Sky appears blue colour due to scattering of light by the colloidal particles (dust) of air. Most scattered ray
is blue.
95. Which is the correct statement in case of milk
(A) Milk is an emulsion of protein in water (B) ✓Milk is an emulsion of fat in water
(C) Milk is stabilised by protein (D) Milk is stabilised by fat
Sol : It's obvious.
96. In this reaction, dilute H2 SO4 is called
dil. H SO
C12 H22 O11 + H2 O −−−−−
2
−−→
4
C6 H12 O6 (aq) + C6 H12 O6 (aq)
Sucrose Fructose Glucose

(A) Homogeneous catalysis (B) ✓Homogeneous catalyst

(C) Heterogeneous catalysis (D) Heterogeneous catalyst
Sol : (b)Because reactant and catalyst are present in same physical state.
97. Adsorption is always
(A) Endothermic (B) ✓Exothermic (C) Either (a) or (b) (D) None of these

Sol : (b)Adsorption is an exothermic process.

98. The ability of a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction is known as

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 (A) Selectivelty (B) ✓Activity (C) Negative catalyst (D) None of these

Sol : (b) The ability of a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction is known as its activity. Degree of accelera-
tion can be as high as 1010 times in certain reactions.
99. Which of the following statements is not applicable to chemisorption
(A) It is slow (B) It is irreversible
(C) It is highly specific (D) ✓It is independent of temperature
Sol : (d)Chemisorption first increases and then decreases with temperature.
100. A negatively charged suspension of clay in water will need for precipitation the minimum amount of
(A) ✓Aluminium chloride (B) Potassium sulphate (C) Sodium hydroxide (D) Hydrochloric acid

Sol : (a)Negatively charged sols require minimum amount of electrolyte having higher valence of cation.

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