Gaseous State AICE (AIEEE)
GASEOUS STATE
Choose the correct answers :
6. The molar volume of liquid benzene (density =
1. At constant volume, for a fixed number of moles 0.877 g ml–1) increases by a factor of 2750 as it
of a gas, the pressure of the gas increases with vaporises at 20ºC and that of liquid toluene
rise of temperature due to (density = 0.867 g ml–1) increases by a factor of
(a) Increase in average molecular speed 7720 at 20ºC. A solution of benzene and toluene
(b) Increased rate of collision amongst molecules at 20ºC has vapour of 46.0 torr. Find the mole
(c) Increase in molecular attraction fraction of benzene in the vapour above the
(d) Decrease in mean free path. solution
(a) 0.47 (b) 0.74
2. When an ideal gas undergoes unrestrained
(c) 0.26 (d) 0.53
expansion, no cooling occurs because the
molecules 7. The average velocity of an ideal gas molecule at
(a) Are above the inversion temperature 27oC is 0.3 m/s. The average velocity at 927oC
(b) Exert no attractive forces on each other will be
(c) Do work equal to loss in kinetic energy (a) 0.6 m/s (b) 0.3 m/s
(d) Collide without loss of energy (c) 0.9 m/s (d) 3.0 m/s
8. The values of van der Waals constant 'a' for the
3. Rate of diffusion of a gas is
gases O2, N2, NH3 and CH4 are 1.360, 1.390,
(a) Directly proportional to its density
4.170 and 2.253 L2 atm mol-2 respectively. The
(b) Directly proportional to its molecular weight
gas which can be liquified most easily is
(c) Directly proportional to the square root of its
(a) O2 (b) N2
molecular weight
(c) NH3 (d) CH4.
(d) Inversely proportional to the square root of
its molecular weight 9. The temperature at which a real gas obeys the
ideal gas over a wide range of pressure is
4. A real gas obeying Van der Waal equation will (a) Critical temperature
resemble ideal gas if the (b) Boyle temperature
(a) Constants a and b are small (c) Inversion temperature
(b) a is large and b is small (d) Reduced temperature
(c) a is small and b is large
10. In van der Waals equation of state for a non-
(d) constants a and b are large
ideal gas, the term that accounts for
5. According to kinetic theory of gases, for a intermolecular force of attraction is
diatomic molecule (a) (V - b) (b) RT
(a) The pressure exerted by the gas is a
(c) P V 2 (d) (RT)-1.
proportional to the mean velocity of the
molecule
11. Non-ideal gas approaches ideal behaviour at
(b) The pressure exerted by the gas is
(a) High temperature and high pressure
proportionalto the root mean square velocity
(b) High temperature and low pressure
of the molecule
(c) Low temperature and high pressure
(c) The root mean square velocity of the molecule
(d) Low temperature and low pressure.
is inversely proportional to the temperature
(d) The mean translational kinetic energy of the 12. Which of the following is valid at absolute zero
molecule is proportional to the absolute according to kinetic theory of gases ?
temperature.
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(a) Kinetic energy of the gas becomes zero, but 17. The mean free path argon molecules at 25ºC and
the molecular motion does not become zero 1 torr is (molecular diameter of argen is 2.86 Å)
(b) Kinetic energy of the gas becomes zero and (a) 8.49 × 10–3 cm (b) 849 × 10–3 cm
the molecular motion also becomes zero (c) 84.9 × 10–3 cm (d) None of these
(c) Kinetic energy of the gas decreases, but does 18. Oxygen atom is two times heavier than a methane
not becomes zero. molecule. At 298 K, the average kinetic energy
(d) None of the above. of a oxygen atom is
13. Gases deviate from ideal behaviour at high (a) Two times that of a hydrogen molecule
pressure. Which of the following is correct for (b) Same as that of a hydrogen molecule
non-ideality ? (c) Four times that of a hydrogen moelcule
(a) At high pressure, the collisions between the (d) Half that of a hydrogen molecule.
gas molecules become enormous 19. Under what conditions will a pure sample of an
(b) At high pressure, the gas molecules move ideal gas not only exhibit a pressure of 1 atm, but
only in one direction also a concentration of 1 mole litre-1?
(c) At high pressure, the actual volume of the (a) At STP
molecule of gas becomes insignificant as (b) When V = 22.4 litres
compared to total volume of the gas (c) When T = 12 K
(d) At high pressure, the intermoelcular (d) Impossible under any condition.
interactions become significant.
20. A weather balloon filled with hydrogen at 1 atm
14. Two glass bulbs A and B are connected by a very and 27oC has volume equal to 12,000 litres. On
small tube having a stop-cock. Bulb A has a ascending it reaches a place where temperature
volume of 100 cm3 and contained the gas; while is –23oC and pressure is 0.5 atm. The volume of
bulb B was empty. On opening the stop-cock, the balloon is
the pressure fell down to 40%. The volume of (a) 24,000 L (b) 20,000 L
the bulb B must be (c) 10,000 L (d) 12,000 L.
(a) 75 cm3 (b) 125 cm3
21. Containers A, B and C of equal volume contain
(c) 150 cm3 (d) 250 cm3.
oxygen, neon and methane respectively at the
15. A gas cylinder contains 15 kg of butane gas at same pressure and temperature. The correct
27 oC and 10 atmospeheric pressure. It was order of increasing masses is
leaking and its pressure fell down to 8 atmosphere (a) A < B < C (b) B < C< A
after one day. The amount of the gas leaked is (c) C < B < A (d) C < A < B.
(a) 1 kg (b) 2 kg
22. Two gram of H2 diffuses from a container in 10
(c) 3kg (d) 4 kg.
minutes. How many grams of oxygen would
16. The temperature of an ideal gas was increased diffuse through the same container in the same
by a factor of two, at constant pressure. Make time under similar conditions ?
the correct statement : (a) 0.5 g (b) 4 g
(a) The momentum of the gas remains (c) 6 g (d) 8 g
unchanged
23. The chloride of a metal (M) contains 65.5% of
(b) The average kinetic energy increases by a
chlorine. 100 mL of the vapour of the chloride of
factor of 2.
the metal at STP weigh 0.72 g. The molecular
(c) The mean free path remains constant
(d) The r.m.s. velocity increases by a factor of formula of the metal chloride is
2 (a) MCl (b) MCl2
(c) MCl3 (d) MCl4
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24. If 0.2 g of a gas 'X' occupies a volume of 440 mL grams of carbon monoxide. The pressure of the
and if 0.1 g of CO2 gas occupied a volume of 320 resulting gaseous mixture is 3 atm. The partial
mL at the same temperature and pressure, X pressure of C2H6 in the mixture is
could be (a) 3 atm (b) 1.5 atm
(a) O2 (b) NO (c) 1 atm (d) 2 atm
(c) C4H10 (d) SO2
31. Consider the following statements :
25. The specific heat of a gas at constant volume is (i) Molecules of different gases have the same
0.075. Molecular weight of the gas is 40. Find kinetic energy at a given temperature
out its atomicity. (ii) The total kinetic energy for two moles of an
(a) 2 (b) 1 ideal gas is equal to 3 RT.
(c) 3 (d) 4
(iii) The ratio of specific heat at constant pressure
26. 10 ml of a gaseous hydrocarbon require 30 mL and the specific heat at constant volume for
of oxygen for complete combustion. The noble gases is 1.33.
hydrocarbon is (iv) The gas with a larger value of the ratio of
(a) C2H4 (b) C2H2 critical temperature to critical pressure
(c) C2H6 (d) C3H8 (Tc/Pc) will have larger value of excluded
volume (b).
27. X mL of H2 gas effuses through a hole in a
Of the statements :
container in 5 seconds. The time taken for the
(a) (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct
effusion of the same volume of the gas specified
(b) (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct
below under identical conditions is
(c) (i), (iii) & (iv) are correct
(a) 10 second : He (b) 20 seconds : O2 (d) (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct.
(c) 25 seconds : CO (d) 55 seconds : CO2.
32. The van der Waal's equation of state is given by
28. One gram of hydrogen and 112 g of nitrogen are
n 2a
enclosed in two separate containers each of P V 2 (V nb) n RT
volume 5 L and at 27oC. If the pressure of the
The ratio a/b has the dimensions of
hydrogen is
(a) atm L-1 (b) L atm mol-1
1 atm, then the pressure of nitrogen would be
(c) L atm mol-2 (d) L mol-1.
(a) 16 atm (b) 12 atm
(c) 8 atm (d) 4 atm. 33. Which statement is false ?
(a) The average kinetic energies of molecules
29. Which of these is incorrect ? from samples of different "ideal" gases is
(a) The viscosity of gases decrease with increase the same at the same temperature
of temperature (b) The moelcules of an ideal gas are relatively
(b) The viscosity of liquids decrease with increase far apart
of temperature (c) All molecules of an ideal gas have the same
(c) For moderate pressure, the viscosity of a gas kinetic energy at constant temperature
is found to be independent of pressure (d) Molecules of a gas undergo many collisions
(d) The viscosity of liquids, in general, do not with each other and with the walls of
increase with increase of temperature. container.
30. 60 grams of gaseous C2H6 are mixed with 28
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34. The number of molecules in one ml of a gas at 38. Which of the following statements is wrong?
STP is known as (a) The average kinetic energy of the molecule
(a) Avogadro number of a gas depends only on the temperature
(b) Loschmidt number (b) The average kinetic energy of all gases is
(c) Berzelius number the same at the same temperature
(c) The average speed of the molecules of a gas
(d) None of these
at given temperature is proportional to the
35. Inversion temperature of a gas is that temperature molecular mass
(a) Above which no amount of pressure can (d) Molecules with a low molecular mass have
liquify a gas higher average speeds.
(b) Below which a gas has to be cooled before
39. Two sealed containers of the same capacity at
it can show Joule-Thomson cooling effect
the same temperature are filled with 44 g of H2
(c) At which on application of pressure a gas is
gas in one and 44 g of CO2 gas in the other. If the
completely converted into liquid without
pressure of CO2 in the second container is 1
having to be in equilibrium
(d) At which the distinction between a liquid and atmosphere, then that of H2 in the first container
would be
a gas disappear.
(a) 1 atmosphere (b) 0 atmosphere
36. Which one of the following statements is the (c) 22 atmospheres (d) 44 atmospheres.
correct explanation of the fact that Cp of a gas is
40. The ratio between the root mean square velocity
always greater than Cv ?
of H2 at 50 K and the of O2 at 800 K is
(a) At constant pressure, the gas does not do
(a) 4 (b) 2
any pressure-volume work on heating
(c) 1 (d) 1/4
(b) At constant volume, average distance
between gas molecules do not change on 41. Collision frequency (Z) of a gas at a particular
heating pressure
(c) At constant volume, the gas does not do any (a) Decreases with the rise in temperature
pressure-volume work on heating (b) Increases with the rise in temperature
(d) At constant volume, the gas does pressure (c) Decreases initially and thereafter increases
volume work on heating. (d) None of these
37. Which one of the following statements is true 42. The compressibility factor for an ideal gas is
according to Maxwell's law of distribution of (a) 1.5 (2) 2
velocities in a closed system ? (c) 2.0 (d)
(a) Velocities of all gaseous molecules are same 43. According to Graham’s law at a given
at constant temperature temperature, the ratio of the rates of diffusion
(b) Fraction of molecules with higher velocities rA / rB of gases A and B is given by
increases with the rise in temperature
(a) (PA /PB )(M A /M B )1 / 2
(c) Fraction of molecules with higher velocities
(b) (M A /M B )(PA /PB )1/2
decreases with increase in temperature
(d) There will be no change in the distribution of (c) (PA /PB )(M B /M A )1 / 2
velocities on changing the temperature. (d) (M A /M B )(PB /PA )1 / 2
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44. The temp. at which 5 moles of SO2 will occupy a (a) 298 K (b) 273 K
volume of 10 litres at a pressure of 15 atm. using (c) 193 K (d) 173 K
Vander Waal’s equation is a = 6.71 litre2 atm 51. A molecule of gas is struck elastically by another
mole–1, b = 0.0564 litre mol–1. molecule of the same gas, so that the first molecule
(a) 395.3 K (b) 3953 K doubles its original velocity. There has been
(c) 39.53 K (d) none of these (a) An exchange of potential energy
45. Longest mean free path stands for (b) An exchange of kinetic energy
(a) Nitrogen (N2) (b) Oxygen (O2) (c) An exchange of chemical energy
(c) Hydrogen (H2) (d) Chlorine (Cl2) (d) No exchange of energy
46. By how many folds the temperature of a gas 52. When 2 gm of a gas A is introduced into an
would increase when the r.m.s. velocity of gas vacuated flask kept at 25ºC, the pressure is found
moelcules in a closed container of fixed volume to be one atmosphere.If 3 gm of another gas B is
is increased form 5 10 4 cm s -1 to
then added to the same flask,
10 104 cm s–1.
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 4 : 1
(a) 0.5 times (b) 2 times
(c) 4 times (d) 16 times. (c) 1 : 3 (d) 1 : 4
47. Which of the following is true about gaseous 53. An evacuated glass vessel weights 50.0 g when
state? empty, 148.0 g when filled with a liquid of density
(a) Thermal energy = Molecular attraction 0.98 g ml–1 and 50.5 when filled with an ideal gas
(b) Thermal energy >> Molecular attraction at 760 mm Hg at 300 K. Determine the molecular
(c) Thermal energy << Molecular attraction weight of the gas
(d) Moelcular forces >> those in liquids.
(a) 123.15 g mol–1 (b) 1.2315 gms mol–1
48. Consider the following statements:
(c) 12.315 g mol–1 (d) 1231.5 gms mol–1
The mean free path of gas molecules
1. decreases with increse in concentration 54. At 27ºC the ratio of rms velocities of ozone to
oxygen is
2. increases with decrease in pressure at
constant temperature (a) 3/ 5 (b) 4/3
3. decreases with increase in molecular size (c) 2/3 (d) 0.25
Which of the above statements are correct? 55. If C1, C2, C3..... represent the speeds of n1, n2,
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 n3... molecules, then the root mean square speed
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 is
½
49. When the pressure is expressed in atmospheres n1 C 12 n2 C22 n3 C32 ...
and volume in Cubic Centimetres (c.c.), then the (a) n1 n2 n3 ...
value of R is
(a) 0.0821 litre atm. deg-1 mol-1 ( n1 C 12 ) ½ ( n1 C 22 )½ (n C 2 )½
(b) 1 3 ...
(b) 821 cc atm deg-1 mol-1 n1 n2 n3
(c) 82.05 cc atm deg-1 mol-1 ( n1 C 12 n 2 C 22 n3 C32 ...) ½
(d) None of these (c) n1 n2 n3 ...
50. If the inversion temperature of a gas is – 80°C,
( n1 C1 n2 C 2 n3 C 3 ...) ½
then it will produce cooling under Joule Thomson (d)
n1 n 2 n3 ...
effect at
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ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (b)
26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (b)
31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (b)
36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (b) 43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (c)
46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (d)
51. (b) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (c) 55. (a)
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