Chemistry · Science General

States of Matter

2,382 Questions

States of matter questions explore physical changes, evaporation, phase transitions, and the properties of liquids and gases. Topics cover density, cryosurgery, heavy water, and electrolytes. This foundational chemistry topic frequently appears in general science sections of SSC and railway exams.

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States of Matter Questions

Multiple choice
  1. milk of sulphur

  2. flower of sulphur

  3. plastic sulphur

  4. colloidal sulphur

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because when the molten sulphur is poured into a beaker of water, it forms a rubbery mass which remains in polymer form for a variable length of the time, but it may get crystallised into a brittle form.

Multiple choice
  1. Ideal solution

  2. Aqueous solution

  3. Solid solution

  4. Buffer solution

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In chemistry, an ideal solution or ideal mixture is a solution with thermodynamic properties analogous to those of a mixture of ideal gases. The enthalpy of solution (or enthalpy of mixing) is zero as is the volume change on mixing; the closer to zero the enthalpy of solution is, the more ideal the behavior of the solution becomes.

Multiple choice
  1. mixture

  2. suspension

  3. colloid

  4. Alloy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but aren't combined chemically. Mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more substances the identities of which are retained. It can be either homogeneous or heterogeneous.

Multiple choice
  1. Mole fraction changes with temperature.

  2. Molality changes with temperature.

  3. Molality does not changes with temperature

  4. Molarity does not change with temperature

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct as molality does not changes with temperature as there is no volume term in the formula of molality, M = no. of moles of the solute/mass of solvent in kg.

Multiple choice
  1. first decreases then increases

  2. increases

  3. decreases and increases

  4. remains the same

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Water exhibits anomalous expansion when heated from 0°C to 10°C. Initially, volume decreases until 4°C (maximum density point), then increases normally. This unique property is crucial for aquatic life survival in cold climates.

Multiple choice
  1. heavy water

  2. water

  3. distilled water

  4. light water

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Deuterium oxide (D2O) is called heavy water because deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen with twice the mass. Regular water is H2O, and light water is not a standard term.