ASSIGNMENT

SURFACE CHEMISTRY
LT-22 AIIMS RESIDENTIAL

1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about adsorption phenomenon ?

1) Adsorbed substance is uniformly distributed throughout the bulk of solid
2) Adsorbed substance is concentrated only at the surface of bulk of solid
3) It is an endothermic process
4) All of the above
2. Choose the correct option regarding the process of adsorption
1) Entropy decreases
2) Entropy increases
3) There is no change in entropy
4) Gibb’s energy increases
3. Which of the following is not the characteristic of physisorption?
1) Lack of specificity
2) Reversible nature
3) High specificity
4) Nature of adsorbate
4. Which of the following gas (es) is/are readily adsorbed upto the maximum extent?
1) SO2 (630 K)
2) CH4 (190 K)
3) H2 (33 K)
4) All are equally adsorbed
5. Adsorption from solution phase is explained by the help of Freundlich adsorption isotherm which is
given by the expression

x 1
1)  kC n
m

2) log x m  log k  1 n log C

3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of these
6. Which of the following statements are correct?
I) Silica gel absorbs water molecules

II) Anhydrous CaCl2 absorbs water molecules

III) Adsorption is a surface phenomena

1) I and II

2) II and III

3) I and III

4) I, II and III

7. Which of the following is the examples of heterogeneous catalysis?

1) Haber’s process

2) Ostwald’s process

3) Oxidation of SO2 into SO3 in presence of Pt

4) All of the above

8. The modern adsorption theory is based on the

1) Intermediate compound formation theory

2) Old adsorption theory

3) Both 1 and 2

4) None of the above

9. The activity of a catalyst depends upon the strength of

1) Chemisorption

2) Physisorption

3) Sometimes chemisorption and sometimes physisorption

4) None of these

10. In stomach, the enzyme pepsin converts protein into A while in intestine the B converts
proteins into aminoacids. Here, A and B refer to

1) A-peptides, B-pepsin

2) A-glucose, B-trypsin

3) A-peptides, B-trypsin

4) A-maltose, B-pepsin
11. Arrange the following diagrams in correct sequence of steps involved in the mechanism of catalysis,
in accordance with modern adsorption theory

O O O
A O O O

O O O
B O O O

O O O O O O

B
(II)
(I)

A
A O O O O O O
B

B O O O O O O

O O O O O O

(III) (IV)

O O O
A

B O O O

O O O

(V)

1) I  II  III  IV  V 2) I  III  II  IV  V
3) I  III  II  V  IV 4) I  II  III  V  IV
12. Enzymes are highly active at
1) Optimum pH and high temperature 2) Optimum temperature and very high pH
3) Optimum temperature and optimum pH 4) Low temperature and high pressure
13. The characteristics of an enzyme are given below
I) Enzymes are highly efficient
II) Enzymes are highly specific in nature
III) At optimum pH, they are less reactive
IV) Enzyme activity is increased by the activator and coenzymes
1) I, II and III 2) I, II and IV
3) II, III and IV 4) II and III
14. Lyophobic sols are irreversible in nature because
1) Once precipitated, they donot give back the colloidal sol
2) Once precipitated, they give back the colloidal sol
3) Once precipitated, they do not give back suspension
4) All of the above
15. Which of the following chemical substance form the ionic micelles?
1) Sodium stearate 2) Sodium lauryl sulphate
3) Both 1 and 2 4) None of the above
16. Which of the following colloidal sols of metals are prepared by Bredig’s arc method?
1) Gold 2) Silver 3) Platinum 4) All of the above
17. Collodion is a
1) 100% solution of nitrocellulose
2) 4% solution of nitro cellulose in mixture of alcohol and ether
3) 10% solution of nitrocellulose in mixture of alcohol and ether
4) 1% solution of nitrocellulose in mixture of alcohol and ether
18. Tyndall effect is observed only when
1) The diameter of the dispersed phase particles are not much smaller than the wavelength of light
used
2) There is high difference between the refractive indices of the dispersion medium and dispersed
phase
3) Refractive indices of both dispersion medium and dispersed phase are equal to each other
4) Both 1 and 2 are correct
19. When electrophoresis is prevented by the suitable mean then it is observed that the dispersion medium
begins to move in an electric field. The phenomenon is termed as
1) Electroosmosis 2) Osmosis
3) Reverse osmosis 4) Reverse electrophoresis
20. Which of the following is not true about dialysis?
1) Semipermeable membrane is used in the dialysis
2) Semipermeable membrane allows the passage of the solvent
3) Purification of blood takes place by the dialysis
4) Colloidal solutions have no role in the dialysis process
21. Which of the following electrolytes will have the maximum coagulation value for Fe2O3.xH2O/OH– sol
1) MgSO4
2) Al2(SO4)3
3) NaCl
4) BaSO4
22. Match the Column-I with the Column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below
Column-I Column-II
A) Argyrol 1) Kala-azar
B) Colloidal antimony 2) Intra muscular injection
C) Colloidal gold 3) Stomach disorders
D) Milk of magnesia 4) Eye lotion

Codes
A B C D
1) 4 1 3 2
2) 4 1 2 3
3) 2 3 1 4
4) 3 2 1 4

23. Which of the following is not true about tanning?

1) Tanning results in the hardening of leather
2) In process of tanning, animal hide is soaked in tannin solution
3) Any salts are used in the place of tanning
4) Chromium salts are used in the place of tannin
24. Which of the following will show Tyndall effect?
1) Aqueous solution of soap below critical micelle concentration
2) Aqueous solution of soap above critical micelle concentration
3) Aqueous solution of sodium chloride
4) Aqueous solution of sugar
25. Match the Column-I with Column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below
Column-I Column-II
A) Jellies 1) Dispersion of liquid in liquid
B) Pumice stone 2) Dispersion of solid in liquid
C) Milk 3) Dispersion of gas in solid
D) Paints 4) Dispersion of liquid in solid

Codes
A B C D
1) 4 1 3 2
2) 4 3 1 2
3) 3 1 4 2
4) 3 1 2 4

26. Which mixture of solutions will lead to the formation of negatively charged colloidal AgI/I– sol
1) 50 ml of 1M AgNO3 + 50 ml 1.5 M KI 2) 50 ml of 1M AgNO3 + 60 ml of 2M KI
3) 50 ml of 2M AgNO3 + 50 ml of 1.5 M KI 4) 50 ml of 0.1 M AgNO3 + 50 ml of 0.1 M KI
27. Freundlich adsorption isotherm is represented at temperature T1, T2 and T3

Arrange the temperature in the increasing order

1) T1  T2  T3 2) T3  T2  T1 3) T2  T3  T1 4) T3  T1  T2

28. In Freundlich adsorption isotherm, the value of 1 n is

1) Between 0 and 1 in all cases 2) Between 2 and 4 in all cases

3) 1 in case of physisorption 4) 1 in case of chemisorption
29. If x is the amount of adsorbate and m is the mass of adsorbent, which of the following relations is not
related to adsorption process
1) x/m = P × T 2) x/m = f(P) at constant T
3) x/m = f(T) at constant P 4) P = f(T) at constant x/m
30. Which of the following statements is correct for the spontaneous adsorption of a gas?
1) S is negative and therefore, H should be highly positive
2) S is negative and therefore, H should be highly negative
3) S is positive and therefore, H should be negative
4) S is positive and therefore, H should also be highly positive
31. Usually chemisorption is favourable at
1) high temperature and low pressure 2) low temperature and low pressure
3) high temperature and high pressure 4) low temperature and high pressure
32. The incorrect statement about zeolites is
1) They have open structure of silica in which trivalent aluminium ions are substituted by a fraction of
Si4+ ion
2) They are aluminosilicates having three dimensional porous structure
3) They are synthetic microporous aluminosilicates that do not exist naturally
4) Their shape selectivity depends upon the pore and cavity size
33. Which among the following statements is incorrect about enzyme catalyst?
1) Enzymes are mostly proteinous in nature
2) Enzymes action is specific
3) Enzymes are denatured by UV-rays, at high temperature
4) Enzymes are least reactive at optimum temperature
34. Select the incorrect statement
1) Non-protein part present along with enzyme increases the catalytic activity
2) Inhibitors reduce the enzyme activity by interacting with the active functional groups of the enzyme
surface
3) Activity of enzymes can be described by key-lock mechanism
4) None of the above
35. The protective power of lyophilic colloidal sol is expressed in terms of
1) Coagulation value 2) Gold number
3) Critical micelle concentration 4) Oxidation number
36. Which property of colloidal solutions is independent of charge on the colloidal particles?
1) Coagulation 2) Electrophoresis 3) Electroosmosis 4) Tyndall effect
37. The false statement about ultrafiltration is
1) It involves the use of some special type of filter paper called ultrafilter paper
2) It is a slow process
3) The pore size of ultrafilter paper is larger than that of the normal filter paper
4) The pore size of normal filter paper can be changed by impregnating it with colloidion solution
38. Which of the following is the most acceptable reason to explain the charge on sol particles?
1) Electron capture by sol particles during electrodispersion
2) Preferential adsorption of ions from solution by freshly prepared precipitate
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of these
39. Select the correct statement
1) Treatment of AgNO3 with excess of KI results in the formation of positively charged sol
2) Treatment of excess of AgNO3 with KI results in the formation of negatively charged sol
3) Adding of excess of hot water to FeCl3, results in the formation of a positively charged sol
4) All of the above
40. For coagulation of a positive sol, the flocculating power of anions are in the order of

1) Cl   SO 24  PO 34 2) PO 34  Cl  SO 24

3) PO 34  Cl  SO 24 4) PO 34  SO 24   Cl 

41. Lyophilic sols are more stable than lyophobic sols because
1) lyophobic sols are extensively solvated
2) lyophilic sols are extensively solvated
3) lyophilic sols are negatively charged
4) lyophilic sols are reversible in nature
42. Choose the correct statement
1) Emulsifying agents are used for the preparation of an emulsion
2) Emulsion of water in oil type are generally unstable and sometimes form two separate layers on
standing
3) Heating, freezing or centrifuging results in breaking of emulsion into its constituent
4) Emulsion show Brownian motion but not the Tyndall effect because the particles of dispersed
phase are very small
43. Alum is added to the water containing suspended impurities so that
1) it becomes colloidal in nature
2) the colloidal solution formed do not form precipitates
3) suspended impurities gets coagulated
4) Impurities of metals like Mg, Ca etc, can be removed
44. Medicines are more effective in their colloidal form because
1) In such condition, these gets easily precipitated in the blood
2) In this state, these are more stable
3) In this state, they have large surface area and hence easily assimilated
4) All of the above
45. As2S3, starch and gold sols are the examples of
1) Positively charged sold 2) Negatively charged sol
3) Sometimes +ve and sometimes –ve 4) All of the above
46. Which of the following colloids are called protective colloids
1) Lyophilic colloids 2) Lyophobic colloids
3) Hydrophobic colloids 4) All of the above
47. Emulsifying agents used for W/O type of emulsion is/are
1) Long chain of alcohol 2) Lamp black
3) Heavy metal salts of fatty acid 4) All of the above
48. The continuous zig-zag motion of colloidal particles are due to
1) large size of colloidal particles because of which they keep colloiding and settling down
2) Attractive forces between dispersed phase and dispersion medium
3) Unbalanced bombardment of particles by molecules of the dispersion medium
4) Conversion currents formed by sol
49. Match the Column-I with the Column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below
Column-I Column-II
A) Solid sol 1) Whipped cream
B) Sol 2) Paints
C) Emulsion 3) Gem stones
D) Foam 4) Milk
Codes
A B C D
1) 1 2 4 3
2) 3 2 4 1
3) 3 2 1 4
4) 1 2 3 4
50. At high concentration of soap in water, soap behaves as ................
1) molecular colloid 2) associated colloid
3) macromolecular colloid 4) lyophilic colloid
51. Methylene blue, from its aqueous solution, is adsorbed on activated charcoal at 25°C. For this process,
the correct statement is
1) the adsorption requires activation at 25°C
2) the adsorption is accompanied by a decrease in enthalpy
3) the adsorption increases with increase of temperature
4) the adsorption is irreversible
52. Which of the following reactions is not an examples of homogeneous catalysis process
NO(g)
1) 2SO 2(g)  O 2(g)  2SO3(g )

  HCl 
2) CH 3COOH     H 2O    CH3COOH(aq)  CH3OH aq

Pt(S)
3) 2SO 2(g) 
 2SO3(g)

H 2SO 4 
 
4) C12 Haq22 O11  H 2 O   C 6 H12O 6  C 6 H12O6
    aq   aq 

53. Lyophilic colloids are called reversible colloids because

1) They are prepared by special reversible reaction
2) They can be again prepared by mixing residue in dispersion medium even after drying
3) They can be easily precipitated from the colloidal system
4) When the colloidal solution is formed, the dispersion medium and the dispersed phase cannot be
separated.
54. Which of the following reaction is not involved in the formation of the colloids?

1) As2O3  3H2S 
 As2S3sol  3H2O

2) 2AuCl3  3HCHO  3H 2 O 
 2Au  sol   3HCOOH  6HCl

3) ZnSO4 + H2SO4 
 ZnSO4 + H2

4) FeCl3 + 3H2O 
 Fe(OH)3(sol) + 3HCl
55. Finest gold sol is red in colour, as the size of the particle increases, it appears purple, then blue and
finally golden. What conclusion can be drawn from the above observation?
1) Wavelength of scattered light depend upon size of particle
2) Wavelength of scattered light depend upon the viscosity of the solution
3) Wavelength of scattered light depend upon the surface area of the solution
4) None of the above
56. If 4g of N2 gas is allowed to adsorbed per 2 g of a solid surface at 300 K and 0.8 atm, calculate the
volume of N2 gas at 300 K and 1 atm adsorbed per gram of the same adsorbent.
1) 2.5 L/g 2) 3.2 L/g 3) 1.72 L/g 4) 5.62 L/g
57. Which of the following statement is false among the following?
1) The process of settling down of the colloidal particles is called coagulation
2) Persistant dialysis results in coagulation of colloidal sol
3) According to Hardy Schulze Rule, greater is the valence of flocculating ion added, less will be its
tendency to cause coagulation

4) For a positive sol, the order of flocculating power is K 3  Fe  CN  6   K 2SO 4  KCl

58. Which of the following observations are true in case of adsorption from the solution phase?
I) The extent of adsorption decreases with an increase of temperature
II) The extent of adsorption depends upon the concentration of the solute in solution
III) The extent of adsorption increases with the decrease in surface area of adsorbent.
Select the correct option
1) I, III 2) I, II and III
3) II and III 4) I and II
59. Which of the following statements are true?
I) Soap molecules form micelle around the oil droplet
II) Polar group of soap molecules interact with water
III) The negatviely charged sheath around the micelles prevent further aggregation
IV) Hydrophobic group of the soap molecule interact with water
Select the correct option
1) I, III and IV 2) I, II and IV
3) I, II and III 4) III and IV
60. In ionic micelle
1) Centre core of micelle is hydrophilic in nature
2) Surface of micelle is hydrophobic in nature
3) Surface of micelle is hydrophilic in nature
4) All of the above
61. Which of the following is true with respect to adsorption?

1) G  0, S  0, H  0 2) G  0, S  0, H  0

3) G  0, S  0, H  0 4) G  0, S  0, H  0
62. Match the colloids in column-I with their classification given in column-II
Column-I Column-II
A) Rain , cloud p) Emulsion
B) Smoke q) Foam
C) Butter r) Aerosol
D) Soap s)Gas as dispersion medium
Codes
A B C D
1) r, s r, s p q
2) r r, s p, q r
3) r, p p, r s, r p, s
4) p, q q, r r, s s, t
63. If the dispersed phases in colloidal iron (III) hydroxide and colloidal gold are positively and negatively
charged respectively, which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Magnesium chloride solution coagulates gold sol readily than iron (III) hydroxide sol
2) Sodium sulphate solution causes coagulation in both sol
3) Mixing of the two sols has no effect
4) Coagulation in both sols can be brought about by electrophoresis
64 For the coagulation of 50 mL of ferric hydroxide sol, 10 mL of 0.5 M KCl is required. What is the
coagulation value of KCl?
1) 5 2) 10 3) 100 4) 50
65. Pick out the wrong statement
1) Micelles are formed by surfactant molecules above the CMC
2) The conductivity of a solution having surfactant molecules decreases sharply at the CMC
3) Lower is the CMC of detergent, more is its detergency efficiency in cleansing
4) Cleansing action is not related to micelle
66. Bleeding is stopped by application of ferric chloride. This is because
1) The blood starts flowing in opposite direction
2) The ferric chloride breaks the blood vessel
3) The blood reacts and forms a liquid mass which seals the blood vessel
4) The blood is coagulated and thus, the blood vessel is sealed
67. The volume of gases H2, CH4, CO2 and NH3 adsorbed by 1g of charcoal at 288 K are in the order
1) H2 > CH4 > CO2 > NH3 2) CH4 > CO2 > NH3 > H2
3) CO2 > NH3 > H2 > CH4 4) NH3 > CO2 > CH4 > H2
68. Which is not correct about the reaction?
Pd  BaSO 4
RCOCl + H2   R  CHO  HCl

1) Pd act as positive catalyst 2) It is a reduction reaction

3) BaSO4 act as poison for Pd 4) BaSO4 act as promoter for Pd
69. During electroosmosis of Fe(OH)3 sol
1) Sol particles move towards anode
2) Sol particles move towards cathode
3) The dispersion medium moves towards anode
4) The dispersion medium move towards cathode
70. A white precipitated of Sn(OH)4 is peptised with dilute HCl. The sol particle will carry
1) +ve charge 2) Sometimes +ve and sometimes -ve charge
3) negative charge 4) no charge
71. Which of the following properties are related to physical adsorption?
I) Reversible
II) Formation of unimolecular layers
III) Low heat of adsorption
IV) Occurs at low temperature and decreases with increasing temperature
1) I, II, III 2) I, III, IV 3) II, III, IV 4) I, III
72. Gold numbers of protective colloids A, B, C and D are 0.50, 0.01, 0.1 and 0.005 respectively. The
correct order of their protective power is
1) B < D < A < C 2) D < A < C < B 3) C < B < D < A 4) A < C < B < D
73. Which is not the characteristic of hydrophobic sols?
1) They are highly susceptible to coagulation by addition of electrolytes
2) They have nearly the same surface tension and viscosity as that of dispersion medium
3) Their stability is due to both electric charge and solvation of the particles
4) Sol particles can be seen under ultramicroscope as bright stars against dark background
74. The correct option representing a Freundlich adsorption isotherm is
1) x/m = kP0.3 2) x/m = kP2.5 3) x/m = kP–0.5 4) x/m = kP–1
75. Silver iodide is used in bringing about artificial rain because silver iodide
1) is easily decomposed in presence of sunlight
2) contains iodide ions which are large in size
3) has crystal structure similar to ice and leads to coagulation
4) being heavy, its spray brings the water droplets down
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 ASSIGNMENT
SURFACE CHEMISTRY

ANSWER KEY
1. 2 Adsorbed substance is concentrated only at the surface of bulk of solid

2. 1 When a gas is adsorbed, the freedom of movement of adsorbate gas molecules become
restricted. This leads to decrease in the entropy of the gas after adsorption ie S  ve

3. 3 Physisorption is not specific in nature ie any gas can be adsorbed on the surface of any solid
adsorbent.

4. 1 SO2 (630 K) is readily adsorbed upto the maximum extent. Here critical temperature of SO2 is
highest, so SO2 is readily adsorbed upto maximum extent.

5. 3 Adsorption from solution phase is explained by the help of Freundlich adsorption isotherm given
by the expression

1
x  KC n
m

Taking log both sides log x m  log K  1 n log C

Here plotting log x/m against 10g C, a straight line is obtained which shows the validity of
Freundlich adsorption isotherm

6. 2 Anhydrous CaCl2 absorbs moisture and adsorption is a surface phenomennon

Fe s 
7. 4 (a) N 2(g)  3H 2(g) 
 2NH3(g)

Pt (s)
(b) 4NH 3(g)  5O 2(g) 
 4NO(g)  6H 2 O(g)

(c) Pt(s)
2SO 2(g)  O 2(g)   2SO3(g)

In the above three reactions, the reactants and the used catalyst are exist in different phase

8. 3 The modern adsorption theory is the combination of intermediate compound formation theory
and old adsorptio theory

9. 1 The activity of a catalyst depends upon the strength of chemisorption

10. 3 In stomach, the enzyme pepsin convert protein into peptides while in intestine the enzyme trypsin
converts protein into aminoacid
 A
O O O O O O

11. 3 O O O
Diffusion
 A  B   O O O
B
O O O O O O

O O O A
Adsorption
O O O B

O O O

O O O
A
O O O A Desorption
B O O O
O O O B
O O O
O O O

O O O
B
Diffusion
O O O

O O O

12. 3 Enzymes are highly active at optimum temperature and optimum pH

13. 2 Less amount of enzymes are highly efficient for the enzymatic reaction. Enzymes are highly
specific in nature. At optimum temperature and optimum pH, enzymes are highly active. Enzyme
activity is increased by activator and co-enzyme.
14. 1 Once precipitated, they do not give back the colloidal sol by simple addition of the dispersion
medium. Hence these sols are called irreversible sols
15. 3 Sodium sterate is the major component of many soaps and sodium lauryl sulphate is the common
component of many detergents. Both components are capable of forming ionic micelle
16. 4 Ag, Au, Pt sols are prepared by Bredig’s arc method
17. 2 The usual colloidion is a 4% solution of nitrocellulose in the mixture of alcohol and ether
18. 4 Tyndall effect is observerd only when the following two conditions are satisfied.
(i) The diameter of the dispersed phase particles are not much smaller than the wavelength of
the light used
ii) The refractive indices of the dispersed phase and the dispersion medium differ greatly in
magnitude
19. 1 It is observed that the dispersion medium begins to move in an electric field when electrophoresis
is prevented. This phenomena is termed as electroosmosis
20. 4 Colloidal solution play very important role in the process of dialysis. Dialysis is one of the
purification method used in the case of colloidal solution
21. 3 Fe2O3 . xH2O/OH– sol is a negatively charged sol

 Mg 2 
MgSO 4 
 Al3
Al2  SO 4 3 
 Na 
NaCl 
 Ba 2 
BaSO 4 

Order of coagulating power = Al3+ > Mg2+ = Ba2+ > Na+

 coagulating value order - Na+ > Ba2+ = Mg2+ > Al3+
22. 2 A  4; B  1; C  2; D  3
Argyrol is used as an eye lotion. Colloidal antimony is used in kala azar colloidal gold is used in
intramuscular injection. Milk of magnesia is used in the stomach disorders.
23. 3 Animal hides are colloidal in nature. A hide is positively charged particles is soaked in tannin,
which contains negatively charged colloidal particles, mutual coagulation takes place. This results
in the hardening of leather. This process is termed as tanning. Instead of tannin, only chromium
salts are used
24. 2 Aqueous solution of soap above critical micelle concentration (CMC) form micelles. ie associated
colloids show Tyndall effect

25. 2 A  4; B  3; C  1; D  2
Butter - Dispersion of liquid in solid (Gel)
Pumice stone - Dispersion of gas in solid
Milk - Dispersion of liquid in liquid (emulsion)
Paint-Dispersion of solid in liquid (sol)
26. 2 In negatively charged colloid (AgI) I–, I– is preferentially adsorbed

AgNO 3  KI 
 AgI  KNO 3
When KI is in excess, I– will adsorbed on the surface of AgI and (AgI) I– is formed
In option 2, maximum milli moles of KI is available.
27. 1 x/m shows extent of adsorption. Extent of adsorption increases by decrease of temperature.
This is applicable in the case of physisorption. Freundlich adsorption isotherm follows
physisorption.  order of temperature T1 < T2 < T3
1
28. 1 In Freundlich adsorption isotherm x  KP n
m
x is the amount of adsorbate m is mass of adsorbent

The value of n is always greater than 1. So, the value of 1 n lies between 0 and 1 in all cases

P
29. 1 x x
m  P  T is the incorrect relations. The corect relation is amount of adsorption m  

T
30. 2 G  H  TS
For adsorption of a gas, S is negative because randomness decreases. Thus inorder to make
G negative, H must be highly negative so that the reaction is exothermic. Hence, for the
adsorption of a gas, if S is negative, therefore, H should be highly negative
31. 3 Chemisorption is favourable at high temperature and high pressure. In the presence of high
temperature, activation energy decreases and rate of adsorption increases. In high pressure,
more adsorbate molecules are adsorbed on the surface of an adsorbent.
32. 3 The catalytic reaction that depends upon the pore structure of the catalyst and the size of the
reactant and product molecules is called shape selective catalysis. Zeolites are good shape
selectrive catalysts because of their honeycomb like structures. Zeolites are microporous
aluminosilicates with three dimensional network of silicates in which some silicon atoms are
replaced by aluminium atoms giving Al–O–Si frameworks. Zeolites are found in nature as well
as synthesised for catalytic selectivity.
33. 4 Most of the enzymes are proteinous nature. They are highly specific and get denatured by high
temperature of uv-rays. At optimum temperature, which is generally in between 298-310 K enzyme
activity is maximum.
34. 4 All the three (a, b, c) statements are correct about enzymes
35. 2 The protective power is expressed in terms of gold number. Gold number can be defined as the
minimum amount of lyophilic colloid in milli grams, which prevent the flocculation of 10 ml of
gold sol by the addition of 1 ml of 10% NaCl solution.
36. 4 Coagulation is generally brought about by the addition of electrolytes. When an electrolyte is
added to a colloidal solution, the particles of sol take up the ions which are oppositely charged.
As a result, their charge get neutralised.
Electrophoresis - The movement of colloidal particles under an applied electric potential is
positively charged particles move towards cathode and negatively charged particles move towards
anode
Electroosmosis - The phenomenon in which the molecules of the dispersion medium are allowed
to move under the influence of an electric field
Tyndall effect - It is the scattering of light by sol particles, which cannot be affected by charge on
them.
37. 3 The pore size of ultrafilter paper is smaller than that of the normal filter paper
38. 2 The most acceptable reason for the charge on sol particle is the preferential adsorption of ions
from solution by freshly prepared precipitate.
39. 3 Treatment of AgNO3 with excess of KI results in the formation of negatively changed sol. Treatment
of excess of AgNO3 with KI results in the formation of positively charged sol

40. 4 For positive sol, the flocculating power of anions are in the order PO 34  SO 24   Cl 

41. 2 Lyophilic sols are more stable than lyophobic sols because lyophilic sols are extensively solvated
42. 3 Emulsifying agents are used for the stabilisation of an emulsion. Oil in water emulsion is
comparitively less stable than water in oil emulsion. Emulsion exhibit both Tyndall effect and
Brownian movement
43. 3 Alum is added to the water containing suspended impurities so that they are coagulated
44. 3 Medicines are more effective in their colloidal form because they have large surface area and
hence, easily assimilated.
45. 2 As2S3, starch and gold sols are negatively charged sols
46. 1 Lyophilic colloids are called protective colloids because, when it is mixed with lyophobic colloids,
it forms a layer around lyophobic particles and thus, protect the lyophobic colloids from being
coagulated
47. 4 Long chain of alcohol, lamp blacks, heavy metal salts of fatty acid are examples of emulsifying
agent for w/o type emulsion
48. 3 The continuous zig-zag motion of colloidal particles are due to the unbalanced bombardment of
particles by molecules of the dispersion medium.
49. 2 Solid sol - Gem stones
Sol - Paint
Emulsion - Milk
Foam - Whipped cream
50. 2 At high concentration of soap in water, soap particles present in the solution get associated
around and lead to the formation of associated colloid.
51. 2 Adsorption of methylene blue on activated charcoal is an example of physical adsorption. Physical
adsorption takes place with decrease in enthalpy, thus exothermic change. It does not require
activation . Thus a is incorrect. Being physical adsorption H  0 , thus b is correct.
Exothermic reaction if favoured at low temperature thus C is incorrect. Physical adsorption is
always reversible, thus d is incorrect
52. 3 In Options a, b and d, the reactants and the catalyst are in the same phase. So these are
example of homogeneous catalysis process. In option C, the reactants and the catalyst are in
the different phase. So it is a heterogeneous catalysis process
53. 2 Lyophilic sols are reversible colloids because they can be again prepared by mixing residue in
dispersion medium even after drying.

54. 3 ZnSO 4  H 2SO 4 

 ZnSO 4  H 2
55. 1 The colour of colloidal solution depends upon the wavelength of scattered light and size of
 colloidal particle

4 1
56. 3 No.of moles of N2 adsorbed at 300 K and 0.8 atm =   0.1428  0.143
28 7

0.143  0.0821 300 0.143  0.8  101  3  102

Volume of N2 adsorbed per 2 g = 
0.8 0.8

= 0.143  3  101  0.429  101  4.3L

P1V1 = P2V2

0.8  4.3  1 V2  V2  3.44

3.44
Volume of N2 adsorbed per g =  1.722
2
57. 3 According to Hardy Schulze Rule, greater is the valence of flocculating ion added, more will be
its tendency to cause coagulation
58. 4 Adsorption from solution depends upon
i) the concentration of solute in the solution
ii) Surface area of an adsorbent
iii) Temperature
As the concentration of solute in the solution increases, rate of adsorption also increases. The
surface area of solid adsorbent increases, rate of adsorption also increases, when temperature
increases, rate of adsorption decreases
59. 3 Hydrophobic group of soap molecule canot interact with water because water is hydrophilic.
Hence the polar part of soap (COO–) interact with water
60. 3 At critical micelle concentration, the anions (–COO– which is hydrophilic in nature), pulled into
the bulk of solution and aggregate to form a spherical shape with their hydrocarbon chains
(which is hydrophobic in nature) pointing towards the centre of the sphere. An aggregate thus
formed is known as ionic micelle. In ionic micelle, the polar group COO– interact with the water
molecules.
61. 2 For successful adsorption G =-ve (spontaneous) S  ve and H   ve (exothermic)

62. 1 A  r,s; B  r,s; C  p, D  q

63. 3 Colloid iron (III) hydroxide is positively charged colloid and colloidal gold sol is negatively charged
colloid. On mixing these two oppositely charged colloid, mutual coagulation takes place.
64. 3 No.of millimoles in 10 ml 0.5 M KCl = 10 × 0.5 = 5 milli moles
ie 50 ml ferric hydroxide sol require 5 milli moles of KCl
Coagulation value is calculated for 1000 ml (1L) colloidal solution

1000  5
 Coagulation value of KCl =  100 milli moles
50
 Conductance

CMC
65. 4

Conc.

Cleansing action is due to micellisation. The option b is wrong because at CMC, conductivity of
solution either becomes constant or show a little increase after CMC with increasing concentration
of surfactant.
66. 4 Blood is -vely charged colloidal sol. When ferric chloride is applied, the blood particles are
coagulated so that bleeding is stopped.
67. 4 As the value of critical temperature of adsorbed gas increases, the volume of gas adsorbed on
charcoal also increases.
68. 4 BaSO4 deactivates the activity of Pd so that CHO formed is not oxidised to –COOH
69. 3 Fe(OH)3 sol is a metal hydroxide sol belongs to positively charged colloid so that the dispersion
medium is negatively charged. Hence, on electroosmosis, the negatively charged dispersion
medium move towards anode

Sn  OH 4  HCl 
 SnCl4
70. 1  electrolyte 
 ppt:

Sn4+ Sn4+

Sn  OH  4  Sn 4 
 Sn4+ Sn(OH)4 Sn4+
 remaining   from SnCl4 

Sn4+ Sn4+
Sn4+
+vely charged colloid

71. 2 In physisorption, multi molecular layer is formed

72. 4 Gold no: value is expressed in terms of milligrams. As the gold number value decreases, protective
power increases.
73. 3 The stability of hydrophobic colloid is related to the electric charge on the sol particles
74. 1 In Freundlich adsorption isotherm
x/m = KP1/n
Hence the value of 1/n lies in between 0 and 1. So correct option is x/m = KP0.3
75. 3 Ag+ and I– brings about coagulation of water droplets.