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Surface chemistry - Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following interface cannot be obtained?

a)

liquid-liquid

b)

solid-liquid

c)

liquid-gas

d)

gas-gas

2.

Which one is a homogeneous mixture?

a)

Milk dissolved in water

b)

Whipped Cream

c)

Blood dissolved in water

d)

Sodium Hypochlorite dissolved in water

3.

The tyndall effect can be seen in...

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Colloids

d)

All of the above

4.

Which has the largest particles?

a)

Solution

b)

Colloids

c)

Suspension

d)

None of the above

5.

Tyndall effect occurs when the colloidal particle ........

a)

adsorbs the light

b)

passes the light

c)

scatters the light

d)

is able to do brownian motion

6.

Electrolyte excess in a colloidal system can be removed by ......... process

a)

Electrophoresis

b)

Ultrafiltration

c)

Dialysis

d)

Peptization

7.

Which substance that includes in aerosol system?

a)

soap foam

b)

paint

c)

colored glass

d)

smoke

8.

Colloid preparation from molecules or ions to form colloidal particles is called .......

a)

coagulation

b)

condensation

c)

Mechanical dispersion

d)

Peptization

9.

Which one is the example of colloidal system when solid is dispersed in gas?

a)

fog

b)

foam

c)

smoke

d)

pumice stone

10.

Coconut oil is non polar, while water is polar. They can not be mixed and will not dissolve each other.


Emulsion is produce when oil-water mixture is shaken and is added by....

a)

hot water

b)

salt solution

c)

soap solution

d)

kerosene

11.

These are colloidal system that the dispersed phase is liquid, except...

a)

milk

b)

soap foam

c)

margarine

d)

fog

12.

Identify the property of colloid related to Tyndall effect.

a)

Mechanical property

b)

Colligative property

c)

Optical property

d)

Electrical property

13.

The purpose of an emulsifier is to ___________ .

a)

Decrease surface area in a suspension

b)

Reduce the interfacial tension between immiscible phase

c)

Minimize the size of globules

d)

Improve medication taste

14.

A substance that allows oil and water to mix or emulsify is known as ________ .

a)

Antioxidant

b)

Emulsifier/Surfactant

c)

Preservative

d)

Colouring agent

15.

The tail of a surfactant molecule is oil-loving or known as ________?

a)

hydrophile

b)

lipophobic

c)

lipophilic

d)

hydrophilic

16.

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

a)

molecular colloid

b)

associated colloid

c)

macromolecular colloid

d)

lyophilic colloid

17.

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

a)

coagulation

b)

electrolysis

c)

diffusion

d)

peptisation

18.

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

a)

Na2S

b)

Na3PO4

c)

Na2SO4

d)

NaCl

19.

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.

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

21.

gold sol is -------- colloid

a)

lyophobic

b)

lyophilic

c)

associated

22.

At the equilibrium position in the process of adsorption ___________.

a)

ΔH > 0

b)

ΔH = TΔS

c)

ΔH > TΔS

d)

ΔH < TΔS

23.

What is the process in which colloid will coagulate due to the opposite charge presence?

a)

Tyndall effect

b)

Brownian motion

c)

Electrophoresis

d)

Dialysis

24.

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.

25.

Bredig's arc method is used for the preparation of colloidal soln of:

a)

Metal like silver, gold, etc

b)

Organic compounds

c)

Two liquids

d)

Inorganic compounds

26.

'Greater the valency, the higher is the ciagulating power of ion'. This rule was introduced by

a)

Hardy Schulz

b)

Maxwell

c)

Hardy Lewis

d)

Faraday

27.

Temperature above which micelles formation takes place is called as

a)

Critical temperature

b)

Kraft temperature

c)

Freezing point

d)

None of these

28.

Select the FALSE statement about adsorption.

a)

The value of adsorption enthalpy of physical adsorption is less than chemical adsorption.

b)

Physical adsorption occurs due to Van der Waals'forces.

c)

Chemical adsorption decreases at high temperature and low pressure.

d)

Physical adsorption is reversible.

29.

Recognize the method in preparing lyophilic sol.

a)

Chemical reduction

b)

Peptization

c)

Mechanical dispersion

d)

Direct mixing of the solid with the liquid

30.

Select the CORRECT statement regarding adsorption process.

a)

A substance is encapsulated in the solid or liquid form.

b)

A substance is distributed throughout the solid or liquid form.

c)

A substance becomes attached to the surface of a solid or a liquid.

d)

It may involve chemisorption only.

31.

" A substance is first ground to coarse particles and then mixed with the dispersion medium to produce a suspension."


Name the method to produce sol as mentioned above.

a)

Double decomposition

b)

Mechanical dispersion

c)

Bredig's arc

d)

Peptization

32.

Select the CORRECT property of a lyophobic sol.

a)

The colloidal particles are not easily detected by the ultra microscope.

b)

The surface tension of dispersed phase is generally lower than that of the dispersion medium.

c)

The viscosity of a sol is similar to that of the dispersion medium (solvent).

d)

Addition of low concentration of electrolytes has little effect on the coagulation.

33.

Define adsorbate.

a)

The removal of adsorbed particles.

b)

A solid material on which adsorption occurs.

c)

A substance in the adsorbed phase.

d)

The study on the interaction phenomena on the surface.

34.

Choose the CORRECT assumptions of the Langmuir isotherm.

Answers can be more than one options.

a)

The solid surface of adsorbent is uniform (all the adsorption sites are equivalent. Every side have same energy (homogeneous surface).

b)

All adsorption occurs through same mechanism.

c)

A maximum of a monolayer (one adsorbate molecule per site) can be adsorbed. Adsorption cannot proceed above monolayer coverage.

d)

Adsorbed molecule do not interact; adsorption is localized (immobile)

e)

Adsorption can proceed multilayer coverage.

35.

Entropy during adsorption ...........

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Remain Same

d)

Cannot say

36.

Which of the following ion will have highest coagulating power for coagulating a negatively charged sol?

a)

NaClNaCl

b)

CaCl2CaCl_2

c)

AlCl3AlCl_3

d)

KClKCl

37.

The movement of colloidal particles towards the oppositely charged electrodes on passing electric current is known as

a)

Tyndall Effect

b)

Brownian Motion

c)

Electrophoresis

d)

Coagulation

38.

The process of settling of colloidal particle is called....

a)

Peptization

b)

Caogulation

c)

Dialysis

d)

Emulsification

39.

It is a process of removing a dissolved substance from a colloidal solution by means of diffusion through a suitable membrane

a)

Electrophoresis

b)

Dialysis

c)

Precipitation

d)

Peptization

40.

Which is not true for chemisorption?

a)

It involves high activation energy

b)

It is highly specific

c)

It involves chemical bond formation

d)

It is reversible

41.

In gas masks which substance is used to absorb toxic gases and vapours?

a)

Coal powder

b)

Animal charcoal

c)

Wood charcoal

d)

Activated charcoal

42.

The amount of heat evolved when one mole of a gas is adsorbed on a solid surface is called as

a)

Molar enthalpy of absorption

b)

Molar enthalpy of desorption

c)

Molar enthalpy of adsorption

d)

entropy of adsorption

43.

When the concentration of adsorbate is more on the surface than the bulk of the adsorbent it is called as

a)

Positive adsorption

b)

Negative adsorption

c)

Positive absorption

d)

Negative absorption

44.

If x is amount of adsorbate and m is the amount of adsorbent, which of the following relations is not related to adsorption process?

a)

x/m = f(p) at constant T

b)

x/m = f(p) at constant T

c)

p = f(T) at constant (x/m)

d)

x/m = p × T

45.

Which plot is the adsorption isobar for chemisorption x is the amount of gas adsorbed on the mass m at temperature T at constant pressure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

Which gas is adsorbed strongly be charcoal

a)

CO

b)

N2

c)

H2

d)

O2

47.

Chemisorption is

a)

multimolecular nature

b)

reversible

c)

often highly specific and directional

d)

not specific

48.

Rate of physisorption increases with temperature

a)

decrease in temperature

b)

increase in temperature

c)

decrease in pressure

d)

decrease in surface area

49.

The volume of gases H2, CH4, CO2 and NH3 adsorbed by 1 gm charcoal at 293 K can be given in the order?

a)

CH4 > CO2 > NH3 > H2 

b)

CO2 > NH3 > H2 > CH4

c)

NH3 > CO2 > H2 > CH4

d)

NH3 > CO2 > CH4 > H2

50.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding physisorption?

a)

It occurs because of van der Walls forces

b)

More easily liquefiable gases are adsorbed readily

c)

Under high pressure it results into multimolecular layer on adsorbent surface

d)

Enthalpy of adsorption (ΔHadsorption) is low and positive

51.

A plot of log x/m versus log p for the adsorption of a gas on a solid gives a straight line with slope equal to

a)

n

b)

1/n

c)

log K

d)

- log K

52.

Example for physisorption

a)

adsorption of O2 on tungsten

b)

adsorption of H2 on nickel

c)

adsorption of N2 on mica

d)

adsorption of C2H5OH on nickel

53.

which of the following is /are true for the adsorption of H2O and NH3 on the surface of zeolite?

a)

it involves mainly vanderwaal's force of attraction

b)

it involves mainly electrostatic force of attraction

c)

high heat of adsorption

d)

low heat of adsorption

e)

adsorption is specific in nature

54.

Which one of the following is an example of adsorption?

a)

ammonia in contact with water

b)

ammonia in contact with hydrogen gas

c)

silica gel in contact with water vapors

d)

None of above

55.

In Freundlich Adsorption isotherm, the value of 1/n is

a)

1 in case of physical adsorption

b)

1 in case of chemical adsorption

c)

Between 0 and 1 in all cases

d)

Less than 0 all cases

56.

The Langmuir adsorption isotherm is deduced using the assumption

a)

The adsorbed molecules interact with each other

b)

The adsorption takes place in multilayers

c)

The adsorption sites are equivalent in their ability to adsorb the particles

d)

The heat of adsorption varies with coverage

57.

In Langmuir's model of adsorption of a gas on a solid surface

a)

the adsorption at a single site on the surface may involve multiple molecules at the same time

b)

the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is proportional to the pressure of the gas

c)

the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is independent of the pressure of the gas

d)

the rate of dissociation of adsorbed molecules from the surface does not depend on the surface covered

58.

Glutamine has two pKa (2.17 and 9.13). Which one is the major form of glutamine at pH = 1.5?

a)
b)
59.

Which of the following are true for isoelectric focusing?

a)

proteins separate according to their isoelectric point

b)

proteins stop migrating at the isoelectric point

c)

All the proteins move from Anode to Cathode

d)

no further procedure is necessary to separate the proteins

60.

Assertion : A gas with higher critical temperature gets adsorbed to more extent than a gas with lower critical temperature.

Reason : The easily liquifiable gases get adsorbed to more extent.

a)

assertion is true but the reason is false

b)

assertion is false but the reason in true.

c)

both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of assertion

d)

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of assertion.

61.

Which of the following is an example of cationic detergent?

a)

Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride

b)

Sodium salts of alkyl sulphates

c)

Sodium salts of alkyl benzene sulphonic acids

d)

Polyethers

62.

Micelles behave as colloids only when?

a)

Concentration is less than CMC

b)

Concentration is equal to CMC

c)

Concentration is greater than CMC

d)

They always behave as colloids

63.

Sodium laurel Sarcosinate is an example of____

a)

Anionic surfactants

b)

Cationic surfactants

c)

Non-ionic surfactants

d)

Zwitter ionic surfactants

64.

.Most micelles are spherical and contain between_____surfactant monomers

a)

0-50

b)

50-100

c)

150-200

d)

1500-2000

65.

Select the incorrect statement from the following options.

a)

In the micelle formation, the water soluble heads are directed towards the centre

b)

In the micelle formation, the water soluble heads are on the surface in contact with the water

c)

In the micelle formation, the water insoluble tails are directed towards the centre

d)

None of the mentioned