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Arjuna NEET 2026

Physical Chemistry
DPP: 1
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Q1 Name the particles which make up matter. (D) 9.1 × 10−28

(A) Non-metals (B) Metals
Q7 Which of the following species has more
(C) Metalloids (D) Atoms
electrons than neutrons?
Q2 What is matter? (A) C
(A) Anything which has mass but does not (B) F −
occupies space (C) O2−
(B) Anything which has mass and occupies space (D) Al3+
(C) Anything which neither has mass nor
Q8 Which property of an element is always a whole
occupies space
(D) Anything which does not have mass but it number?
(A) Atomic weight
occupies space
(B) Equivalent weight
Q3 Which of the following statement is correct? (C) Atomic number
(A) Liquids have definite volume but not the (D) Atomic volume
definite shape
(B) Gases have neither definite volume nor Q9 The ratio between the neutrons in C and Si with
respect to atomic masses 12 and 28 is
definite shape
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 2
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above (C) 3 : 7 (D) 7 : 3

Q10 The atomic weight of chlorine is 35.5. It has two

Q4 Which of the following conditions is most
favorable for converting a gas into liquid? isotopes of atomic weight 35 and 37. What is the
percentage of the heavier isotope in the sample?
(A) High pressure, low temperature
(A) 5 (B) 10
(B) Low pressure, low temperature
(C) 25 (D) 20
(C) Low pressure, high temperature
(D) High pressure, high temperature Q11 B has two isotopes 10 B(19%) and 11 B(81%) .
The atomic mass of B is
Q5 Which one of the following cannot be separated
(A) 10.81 (B) 11.5
by the process of sublimation?
(C) 11 (D) 10.5
(A) camphor
(B) Iodine Q12 If an element Z exist in two isotopic form Z 50
(C) Ammonium chloride and Z 52 . The average atomic mass of Z is 51.7.
(D) Copper sulphate Calculate the abundance of each isotopic forms
(A) Z 50 (15%), Z 52 (85%)
Q6 Mass of 1amu in g
(B) Z 50 (85%), Z 52 (15%)
(A) 1.66 × 1024
(C) Z 50 (5%), Z 52 (95%)
(B) 1.66 × 10−24
(D) Z 50 (95%), Z 52 (5%)
(C) 1.008

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Q13 Atomic mass of boron is 10.81 . It has two (B) 202amu

isotopes with 80% and 20% abundance (C) 199amu
respectively. The atomic mass of the isotope (D) 200amu
having 80% abundance is 11.01. The atomic mass
Q19 Chlorine atom differs from chloride ions in
of the other isotope is
the number of
(A) 10.80 (B) 11.01
(A) Proton
(C) 10.01 (D) 21.82
(B) Neutron
Q14 Naturally occuring chlorine is 75% 35
Cl which (C) Electrons
has an atomic mass of 35 amu and 25% Cl
37
(D) Protons and electrons
which has a mass of 37 amu. Calculate the
Q20 The nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons,
average atomic mass of chlorine –
the nitride ion (N will have
3−
)
(A) 35.5amu
(A) 7 protons and 10 electrons
(B) 36.5amu
(B) 4 protons and 7 electrons
(C) 71amu
(C) 4 protons and 10 electrons
(D) 72amu
(D) 10 protons and 7 electrons
Q15 Carbon occur in nature as a mixture of C 12 and
Q21 Sodium atom differs from sodium ion in the
C 13. Average atomic mass of carbon is 12.011
number of
what is the % aboundance of C12 in nature?
(A) Electron
(A) 99.8% (B) 98.9%
(B) Protons
(C) 97.6% (D) 98.5%
(C) Neutrons
Q16 The nucleus of the element having atomic (D) Does not differ
number 25 and atomic weight 55 will contain
Q22 The atomic number of an element represents
(A) 25 protons and 30 neutrons
(A) Number of neutrons in the nucleus
(B) 25 neutrons and 30 protons
(B) Number of protons in the nucleus
(C) 55 protons
(C) Atomic weight of element
(D) 55 neutrons
(D) Valency of element
Q17 An atoms has 26 electrons and its atomic weight
Q23 Chlorine atom differs from chloride ion in
is 56. The number of neutrons in the nucleus of
the number of
the atom will be
(A) Proton
(A) 26 (B) 30
(B) Neutron
(C) 36 (D) 56
(C) Electrons
Q18 An element, X has the following (D) Protons and electrons
isotopic composition,
Q24 The number of electrons in one molecule of CO2
200
X : 90% are
199
X : 8% (A) 22 (B) 44
202
X : 2%
(C) 66 (D) 88

the weighted average atomic mass of the Q25 The number of electrons in the atom which has
naturally occuring element X is closest to 20 protons in the nucleus is
(A) 201amu (A) 20 (B) 10

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(C) 30 (D) 40 number of electrons in a nitrate ion (NO3 − )will

be
Q26 An atom which has lost one electron would be
(A) 8 (B) 16
(A) Negatively charged
(C) 32 (D) 64
(B) Positively charged
(C) Electrically neutral
(D) Carry double positive charge

Q27 Positive ions are formed from the neutral atom

by the
(A) Increase of nuclear charge
(B) Gain of protons
(C) Loss of electrons
(D) Loss of protons

Q28 The nucleus of the atom consists of

(A) Proton and neutron
(B) Proton and electron
(C) Neutron and electron
(D) Proton, neutron and electron

Q29 The number of electrons in [19 is

40
K ]

(A) 19 (B) 20
(C) 18 (D) 40

Q30 Number of neutrons in 1 molecule of CO2 are

(A) 22 (B) 20
(C) 12 (D) 16

Q31 Sum of proton, electron and neutron in 1

molecule of H2 S2 O8

(A) 290 (B) 292

(C) 294 (D) 296

Q32 The number of electrons in Cl ion is

−

(A) 19 (B) 20
(C) 18 (D) 35

Q33 In the nucleus of 20 Ca40 there are

(A) 40 protons and 20 electrons
(B) 20 protons and 40 electrons
(C) 20 protons and 20 neutrons
(D) 20 protons and 40 neutrons

Q34 Nitrogen atom has an atomic number of 7

and oxygen has an atomic number 8 . The total

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Answer Key
Q1 (D) Q18 (D)

Q2 (B) Q19 (C)

Q3 (C) Q20 (A)

Q4 (A) Q21 (A)

Q5 (D) Q22 (B)

Q6 (B) Q23 (C)

Q7 (C) Q24 (A)

Q8 (C) Q25 (A)

Q9 (C) Q26 (B)

Q10 (C) Q27 (C)

Q11 (A) Q28 (A)

Q12 (A) Q29 (A)

Q13 (C) Q30 (A)

Q14 (A) Q31 (B)

Q15 (B) Q32 (C)

Q16 (A) Q33 (C)

Q17 (B) Q34 (C)

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