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SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following process does not occur at the interface of phases?

a)

crystallisation

b)

heterogenous catalysis

c)

homogeneous catalysis

d)

corrosion

2.

At the equilibrium position in the process of adsorption ___________.

a)

ΔH > 0

b)

ΔH = TΔS

c)

ΔH > TΔS

d)

ΔH < TΔS

3.

Which of the following interface cannot be obtained?

a)

liquid-liquid

b)

solid-liquid

c)

liquid-gas

d)

gas-gas

4.

The term ‘sorption’ stands for ____________.

a)

absorption

b)

adsorption

c)

both absorption and adsorption

d)

desorption

5.

Extent of physisorption of a gas increases with ___________.

a)

increase in temperature.

b)

decrease in temperature.

c)

decrease in surface area of adsorbent.

d)

decrease in strength of van der Waals forces.

6.

Extent of adsorption of adsorbate from solution phase increases with ________.

a)

increase in amount of adsorbate in solution.

b)

decrease in surface area of adsorbent.

c)

increase in temperature of solution.

d)

decrease in amount of adsorbate in solution.

7.

Which one of the following is not applicable to the phenomenon of adsorption?

a)

ΔH > 0

b)

ΔG < 0

c)

ΔS < 0

d)

ΔH < 0

8.

Which of the following is not a favourable condition for physical adsorption?

a)

high pressure

b)

negative ΔH

c)

higher critical temperature of adsorbate

d)

high temperature

9.

Physical adsorption of a gaseous species may change to chemical adsorption with ______________.

a)

decrease in temperature

b)

increase in temperature

c)

increase in surface area of adsorbent

d)

decrease in surface area of adsorbent

10.

In physisorption adsorbent does not show specificity for any particular gas because ______________.

a)

involved van der Waals forces are universal.

b)

gases involved behave like ideal gases.

c)

enthalpy of adsorption is low.

d)

it is a reversible process.

11.

Which of the following is an example of absorption?

a)

Water on silica gel

b)

Water on calcium chloride

c)

Hydrogen on finely divided nickel

d)

Oxygen on metal surface

12.

At high concentration of soap in water, soap behaves as ____________.

a)

molecular colloid

b)

associated colloid

c)

macromolecular colloid

d)

lyophilic colloid

13.

Which of the following will show Tyndall effect?

a)

Aqueous solution of soap below critical micelle concentration.

b)

Aqueous solution of soap above critical micelle concentration.

c)

Aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

d)

Aqueous solution of sugar.

14.

Method by which lyophobic sol can be protected.

a)

By addition of oppositely charged sol.

b)

By addition of an electrolyte.

c)

By addition of lyophilic sol.

d)

By boiling.

15.

Freshly prepared precipitate sometimes gets converted to colloidal solution by ___________.

a)

coagulation

b)

electrolysis

c)

diffusion

d)

peptisation

16.

Which of the following electrolytes will have maximum coagulating value for AgI/Ag+ sol?

a)

Na2S

b)

Na3PO4

c)

Na2SO4

d)

NaCl

17.

A colloidal system having a solid substance as a dispersed phase and a liquid as a dispersion medium is classified as ____________.

a)

solid solution

b)

gel

c)

emulsion

d)

solution

18.

The values of colligative properties of colloidal solution are of small order in comparison to those shown by true solutions of same concentration because of colloidal particles __________________.

a)

exhibit enormous surface area.

b)

remain suspended in the dispersion medium.

c)

form lyophilic colloids.

d)

are comparatively less in number.

19.

Which of the following process is responsible for the formation of delta at a place where rivers meet the sea?

a)

Emulsification

b)

Colloid formation

c)

Coagulation

d)

Peptisation

20.

Which of the following process is not responsible for the presence of electric charge on the sol particles?

a)

Electron capture by sol particles.

b)

Adsorption of ionic species from solution.

c)

Formation of Helmholtz electrical double layer.

d)

Absorption of ionic species from solution