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5. The particles of a solid show:

MULTIPLE CHOICEQUESTIONS a. Translational motion
b. Rotational motion
1. Abucketis filled with water up to the brim. Vibrational motion
If a teaspoonful of comnon salt is added to
d. Allof the above
water. then:
6. The particles of a gas show:
a. The salt precipitates a. Translational motion
b. The water overflows
b. Rotational motion
C. A reaction takes place
c. Vibrational motion
d. None of the above
d. All the above
2. Abucket is filled with water up to the brim. When an iron nail is gently placed on the
7.
If an iron ball is added to water, then:
a. The iron ball sinks surface of water kept in a beaker, it:
a. Floats
b. The water overflows
b. Sinks
e. Iron begins to rust very slowly C. Runs around frantically on surface
d. All of the above
d. None of these
3. At what temperature(s) does water exist in
the solid state (at l atmospheric pressure):
8. When apiece of solid potassium isgently placed
100 K II. 200 K on the surface of water kept in a beaker, it:
IV. 400 K a. Floats
III. 300 K
b. Sinks
a. Ionly e. Runs around frantically on surface
b. Both Iand II
d. None of these
c. I, II and III
d. IV only 9. When an iron nail is gently placed on the
4. Atwhat temperature(s) does water exist as surface of mercury kept in a beaker, it:
a. Floats
steam (atl atmospheric pressure): b. Sinks
I. 100K II. 200 K
IIL. 300 K IV. 400K C. Runs around frantically on surface
d. None of these
a. Ionly
b. Both III and IV 10. When a pinch of powdered sulphur is gently
e. II. IIIand IV placed on the surface of water kept in a beaker, it:
d. IV only a. Floats
b. Sinks
 16. When a brick is gently placed over
C. Runs aroundl frantically on surface a. The piston moves up the piston:
d. None of these
b. The piston movesdown
1. Which of the following is an impossible C. The piston remains static
temperature? d. The piston first moves down and then
a. 10 °C b. -10) °C
goes upP
C. -10 K d. 3000 K
17. When a brick isgently placed over the
12. An LPGcylinder often explodes due to an piston, the interparticle distance between the
increase in: piston atoms:
I. Volume of gas a. Inereases
II. Temnperature of gas b. Decreases
III. Pressure of gas C. Remains the same
a. Ionly d. Cannot be predicted
b. Iand II
18. When a brick is gently placed over the
c. IIand III piston, the interparticle distance between the
d. I, II and III gas molecules:
13. When water is boiled in a kettle: a. Increases
a. Its temperature remains constant
b. Decreases
b. Its vapour pressure remainsconstant C. Remains the same
c. The kinetic energy of its molecules d. Cannot be predicted
remains constant
d. All of the above 19. If a burner is placed below the container to
heat the gas, which of the following would
14. Which of the following processes is responsible happen?
for water getting cooled inside a clay pot a. The piston would move up
during summers? b. The interparticle distance between gas
a. Diffusion b. Transpiration molecules would increase
c. Evaporation d. Respiration C. The kinetic energy of gas molecules
15. Which of the following processes is would go up
responsible for the uniform mixing of food d. All of the above
colouring in water?
a. Diffusion b. Transpiration 20. If the piston develops a crack, which exposes
d. Respiration the gas inside to the atmosphere outside:
C. Evaporation Atmosphere

For questions l6 to 20, consider the following + Piston

experimental setup.
Atmosphere
Crack

Aluminium
+Gas
Piston

+ Container Container

Gas

a. The piston moves up

b. The piston moves down
C. The piston remains static
d. Cannot be predicted
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Is Matter Around Us Pure 2

7. Milk and milk of magnesia are:

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS a. Both colloidal solution
1. Sublimation would work to separate which b. Both suspensions
one of these mixtures: c. Colloid and suspension, respectively
a. Common salt and sugar d. Suspension and colloid, respectively CH
2
b. Chalk and cheese 8. Which of the following is not an emulsion?
C. Sand and camphor a. Mayonnaise
d. lodine and naphthalene b. Egg yolk
2. Formic acid has a melting point of 8.4 °C and C. Shaving foam
d. Cold cream
a boiling pointof 100.8 °C. Which method
should be adopted to remove water from an 9. Which of the following is incorrect about
aqueous solution of formie acid? iodine?
a. Fractional distillation a. It is an element.
b. Crystallisation b. It is a lustrous grey solid.
c. Both work equal well c. It is a metal.
d. Neither d. It sublimes to evolve purple vapours on
3. Stirring sulphur in carbon disulphide heating.
produces: 10. Which among the following is true about
a. Colloidal solution tincture of iodine?
b. True solution a. It is an antiseptic.
e. Suspension b. It is a mixture.
d. Carbon trisulphide e. It stains the skin upon application.
d. Allof the above.
4. Stirring sulphur in water produces:
a. Colloidal Solution 11. Which of the following is a solid foam?
b. True solution a. Bread
b. Butter
e. Suspension
d. H,S gas C. Jam
d. Sauce
). Which of the following is a compound?
a. Blood b. Water 12. Copper sulphate solution in water does not
C. Gun metal exhibit:
6.
d. Gun powder a. Blue colour
Which of the following is a mixture? b. Eleetrical conduction
a.
Silver b. Quick silver C. Tyndalleffect
C. German silver
d. Fading of colour on dilution
d. Silver nitrate
 OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
13. ldentiythe chenical change:
Bending a silver wire
a. True or False
Sawing a wood piece
b.
Burning a magnesiun ribbon
C. I. H, is a compound.
d.
Melting gold
2. II,0 isa compound.
14. The fact that aluminium is used to pack element.
medicinal tablets contirms: 3. H,is an
moleeule.
a. lts ductile nature. 4. H,0 is a
elements,
b. lts sonorous nature. 5. Zn: S are examples of
c. lts malleable nature.
d. lts lustrous nature. 6. ZnS is an example of a compound.
7. Milk is a colloidal solution.
15. Which is the first step in separating amixture
of NaCl. NH,Cland sand into individual 8. Milk is ahomogeneous solution.
components? 9. 18carat gold is a mixture.
a. Dissolving im water 10. 24 carat gold is an element.
b. Eleetroly sis
C. Sublimation ll. Amajority of the known elements are sobd.
GHAPILR
2 d. Magnetic separation 12. A mnajority of the known elements are metals
l6. The phenomenon of crystallisation is based on: 13. A homogeneous mixture has a fixed
a. Heating of solution composition.
b. Cooling of solution 14. Ahomogeneous mixture has a uniform
c. Precipitation of solution composition.
d. Electrolvsis of solution
17. Which physical property is exploited when 15. Oleum is a solution of SO, gas in H,S0,.
two immiscible liquids are separated by using 16. Petroleum is a fossil fuel.
a separating funnel? 17. Petroleum and petrol are the same.
a. Density 18. Natural rubber is soluble in water.
b. Magnetic susceptibility 19. Natural rubber is soluble in benzene.
C. Wettability
d. Volatility 20. A mixture of water and benzene can be
18. When iodine solution falls over a separated by filtration.
freshly starched white shirt, the stain 21. Ina true solution, solute particles do not
developed is: settle under gravity on their own.
a. Red b. Green 22. In a true solution, solute
c. Blue-black d. Reddish-brown
particles can be
made to settle by centrifugation.
19. Benzene is a: 23. A true solution is always
a. Solid at room temperature 24.
colourless.
b. Astraight chain hydrocarbon Rolling out a chapatti from dough is a
e. Fraction obtained from crude oil physical change.
d. None of the above 25. Baking a rolled-out chapatti on a
tavais a chemical change. preheated
20. Naphthalene is a:
a. Solid at room temperature
b. A cyclic hydrocarbon Fill in the Blanks
C. Constituent of moth balls 1. The
d. All of the above major COmponents of air can be
separated by

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