Chemistry (MCQ’s) Class: 10th

Chapter#01 (Chemical Equilibrium)

1) A reactions reversible because ___________________
a. Reactants are stable b. products are stable
c. Reactants are reactive d. products are reactive
2) In a chemical reaction, equilibrium is said to be established when ___________________
a. Opposing reaction stops b.Rate constant of opposing reactions are equal
c. Concentrations of reactants and products are equal d. None of these
3) A chemical reaction is said to be at equilibrium when rate of forward and backward reaction is ___.
a. constant b. increase c. unequal d. equal
4) The point at which rate of forward reaction is equal to rate of backward reaction is called ______.
a. critical point b. transition point c. equilibrium point d. none of these
5) Chemical equilibrium is a balance between ________.
a. pressure of reactants & products b. rates of forward & reverse reactions
c. Concentrations of reactants and products d. rate constants of forward & reverse reaction
6) Chemical equilibria are usually dynamic in nature in which _________ .
a. system seems to be at rest b. reactions occur at equal rates but in opposite directions
c. amount of reactants & products become equal d. All of these
7) Conversion of reactant into product in unit time is called ________.
a. rate of forward reaction b. rate of backward reaction c. rate constant d. rate co-efficient
8) Particular condition of equilibrium
a. Dynamic b. closed system c. reversible reaction d. All of these
9) When moles of reactants and products are equal, unit of equilibrium constant (K c) is _______ .
a. mol//L b. L/mol c. mol2/L2 d. no unit.
10) The term active mass means concentration in ___________________
a. 𝑘𝑔⁄𝑑𝑚 3 b. 𝑔𝑚⁄𝑐𝑚 3 c. 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠⁄𝑑𝑚 3 d. 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠⁄𝑐𝑚 3
11) The rate of reaction is directly proportional to ___________________
a. equivalent masses b. molecular masses c. active masses d. reactivity
12) Equilibrium state is achieved quickly by the addition of _______.
a. reactants b. acid c. catalyst d. products
13) What is denoted by subscript 'c' in Kc ?
a. Chemical equilibrium b. Chemical reaction
c. Molar concentration at equilibrium d. Rate of chemical reaction
14) The rate of reaction __________ .
a. decreases as reaction proceeds b.Increases as reaction proceeds.
c. remain constant as reaction proceeds. d. may increase or decreased during reaction
15) Which of following statements about catalysts is not true?
a. They speed up a chemical reaction b. They reduce the time taken to reach equilibrium
c. They have effect on the position of equilibrium once it is reached
d. They have no effect on the position of equilibrium once it is reached
16) aA + bB ⇋ cC + dD , Kc for reaction is _________.

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 [𝐴]𝑎 [𝐵]𝑏 [𝐶]𝑐 [𝐷]𝑑 [𝐶]𝑐 [𝐵]𝑏
a. Kc = [𝐶]𝑐 [𝐷]𝑑 b. kc = [𝐴]𝑎[𝐵]𝑑 c. Kc = [𝐴]𝑎[𝐷]𝑑 d. none of these
17) If QC = KC than ___________ .
a. The reaction occur in forward direction b. The reaction occur in reverse direction
c. The reaction is at equilibrium d. None of these
18) If Qc > Kc then in which direction the reaction will ________ in order to get equilibrium?
a. move forward b. move reverse c. remains at equilibrium d. none
19) Consider the reaction aA + bB ⇋ cC + dD , until the equilibrium is reached, which of the
following expressions is correct for the reaction to go in the forward direction if
[𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐶]𝑐 [𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐷]𝑑
× [𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐵]𝑏 is ________ .
[𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐴]𝑎
a. < Kc b. > Kc c. = Kc d. = 1/Kc
20) If Kc is neither very small nor very large, than reaction is in__________ .
a. Homogenous equilibrium b. Static Equilibrium c. Dynamic equilibrium d. none of these
21) For which system does the equilibrium constant, Kc has no unit of concentration?
a. 2A(g) + B(g) ⇋ 3C b. A(g) + B(g) ⇋ 3C c. 2A(g) + B(g) ⇋ 2C d. 2A(g) + B(g) ⇋ C
22) If 1 mole of gaseous H2 is mixed with 1 mole of gaseous I2 in an empty container then with the
passage of time rate of __________.
a. forward reaction increases b. both forward & reverse reaction remains unaffected
c. reverse reaction decreases d. forward reaction decreases
23) Consider the following equilibria at room temperature.
(1) 2Cl ⇋ Cl2 , Kc = 1x 1038 , (2) 2NO ⇋ N2 + O2 , Kc = 1x 1030
24) Value of Kc for both reactions shows that ________.
a. NO is stable while Cl2 is unstable b. Cl2 is stable while NO is unstable
b. Both Cl2 and NO are stable d. Both Cl2 and NO are unstable
25) Very small value of Kc for a reaction shows _________.
a. low yield and stability of reactants b. low yield and stability of products
c. High yield and instability of reactants d. High yield and instability of products
26) Very large value of Kc indicates that the reaction is _______.
a. Partially complete b. incomplete c. almost complete d. tends to complete
27) In which of the following values of Kc the reaction goes to completion in the forward direction?
a. 105 b. 1030 c. 10-30 d. 1
28) How much reaction is completed when Kc = 1
a. 10 % b. 25% c. 50% d. 100%
29) The equilibrium constant can be used to predict _________.
a. the direction of reaction b. extent of reaction c. the effect of changing conditions d. all of these
30) Rate of forward reaction, for reversible reaction A + B ⇋ C + D is proportional to __________ .
a. [A]+[B] b. [A][B] c. [C]+[D] d. [C][D]
31) Equilibrium constant (Kc) is ____________ .
a. Independent of temperature b. Independent of concentration of products
c. Independent of concentration of reactants d.Independent of concentration of both reactants & products
32) If at equilibrium A = 0.4 mol/dm3
, B= 0.5 mol/dm3, C=0.3 mol/dm3 & D = 0.8 mol/dm3, then Kc for
the reaction 2A + B ⇋ C + D ___________.
a. 1.2 b. 1.5 c. 3 d. 2
33) Which of the following will change value of Kc for the reaction N2 + O2 ⇋ 2NO ?
a. Change in concentration b.Change in pressure c. Change in temperature d. All of the above

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 34) The reaction H2+Cl2⇋ 2HCl is carried out in 1 dm3 flask. If same reaction is carried out in 2 lit flask,
then Kc will be __________.
a. double b. same c. halved d. decreased
35) Which of the following helps system to attain equilibrium earlier?
a. Temperature b. pressure c. concentration d. catalyst
36) Active mass represent moles of substance in one liter of ________.
a. Solution b. solvent c. both d. none
37) Molar concentration of 46gm of C2H5OH in 2 lit of solution ____________.
b. 0.5 mole/lit b. 1 mole / lit c. 2 mole / lit d. none

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