Chemistry miscellaneous


  1. Which of the following is a super-cooled liquid?









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    Glass is considered to be a super-cooled liquid due to its lack of a first-order phase transition where certain thermodynamic variables such as volume, entropy and enthalpy are discontinuous through the glass transition range. However, the glass transition may be described as analogous to a second-order phase transition where the intensive thermodynamic variables such as the thermal expansivity and heat capacity are discontinuous.

    Correct Option: C

    Glass is considered to be a super-cooled liquid due to its lack of a first-order phase transition where certain thermodynamic variables such as volume, entropy and enthalpy are discontinuous through the glass transition range. However, the glass transition may be described as analogous to a second-order phase transition where the intensive thermodynamic variables such as the thermal expansivity and heat capacity are discontinuous.


  1. When lime juice is dropped on baking soda, brisk effervescence takes place because the gas evolved is









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    When baking soda and lemon juice are added together, the reaction of the two is an acid-based reaction because it involves an acid (citric acid in the lemon juice) reacting with a base (sodium bicarbonate, more commonly known as baking soda). Carbon dioxide, a gas, is produced by the reaction.

    Correct Option: C

    When baking soda and lemon juice are added together, the reaction of the two is an acid-based reaction because it involves an acid (citric acid in the lemon juice) reacting with a base (sodium bicarbonate, more commonly known as baking soda). Carbon dioxide, a gas, is produced by the reaction.



  1. Quartz is a crystalline form of









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    Quartz is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. Tridymite and cristobalite are hightemperature polymorphs of SiO2 that occur in highsilica volcanic rocks. Coesite is a denser polymorph of quartz found in some meteorite impact sites and in metamorphic rocks.

    Correct Option: C

    Quartz is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. Tridymite and cristobalite are hightemperature polymorphs of SiO2 that occur in highsilica volcanic rocks. Coesite is a denser polymorph of quartz found in some meteorite impact sites and in metamorphic rocks.


  1. The material used in solar cells contains









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    A solar cell (also called a photovoltaic cell) is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Materials presently used for photovoltaic solar cells include mono-crystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium selenide/sulfide.

    Correct Option: B

    A solar cell (also called a photovoltaic cell) is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Materials presently used for photovoltaic solar cells include mono-crystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium selenide/sulfide.



  1. The main source of Naphthaleneis









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    The main source of Naphthalene is coal-tar. Naphthalene is derived from a kind of naphtha which is a broad term encompassing any volatile, flamable liquid hydrocarbon mixture, including coal-tar.

    Correct Option: C

    The main source of Naphthalene is coal-tar. Naphthalene is derived from a kind of naphtha which is a broad term encompassing any volatile, flamable liquid hydrocarbon mixture, including coal-tar.