Chemistry miscellaneous


  1. The most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is :









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    The atomic radius is a measure of the size of an atom. It is defined as one-half the distance between the nuclei of two identical atoms that are bonded together. Angstrom is the most common unit used for measuring atomic radius. It is equivalent to 1.0 × 1010 meters. Under most definitions the radii of isolated neutral atoms range between 30 and 300 pm (trillionths of a metre), or between 0.3 and 3 angstroms.

    Correct Option: C

    The atomic radius is a measure of the size of an atom. It is defined as one-half the distance between the nuclei of two identical atoms that are bonded together. Angstrom is the most common unit used for measuring atomic radius. It is equivalent to 1.0 × 1010 meters. Under most definitions the radii of isolated neutral atoms range between 30 and 300 pm (trillionths of a metre), or between 0.3 and 3 angstroms.


  1. Soap helps in better cleaning of clothes because









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    Soaps are effective cleaners because they can dissolve and the oil and grease that holds dirt in place. They reduce the surface tension of the solution and enable it to wet things more uniformly. The surfactants in detergents improve water’s ability to wet things, spread over surfaces, and seep into dirty clothes fibers. The surfactant molecules help water to get a hold of grease, break it up, and wash it away.

    Correct Option: B

    Soaps are effective cleaners because they can dissolve and the oil and grease that holds dirt in place. They reduce the surface tension of the solution and enable it to wet things more uniformly. The surfactants in detergents improve water’s ability to wet things, spread over surfaces, and seep into dirty clothes fibers. The surfactant molecules help water to get a hold of grease, break it up, and wash it away.



  1. Atoms having the same number of protons but different number of neutrons are called :









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    Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. For example, carbon-12, carbon-13 and carbon-14 are three isotopes of the element carbon with mass numbers 12, 13 and 14 respectively. The atomic number of carbon is 6, which means that every carbon atom has 6 protons, so that the neutron numbers of these isotopes are 6, 7 and 8 respectively.

    Correct Option: A

    Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. For example, carbon-12, carbon-13 and carbon-14 are three isotopes of the element carbon with mass numbers 12, 13 and 14 respectively. The atomic number of carbon is 6, which means that every carbon atom has 6 protons, so that the neutron numbers of these isotopes are 6, 7 and 8 respectively.


  1. Air is said to be saturated when :









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    When a volume of air at a given temperature holds the maximum amount of water vapour, the air is said to be saturated. Air is said to be saturated at 100 percent relative humidity when it contains the maximum amount of moisture possible at that specific temperature. When relative humidity reaches 100 percent or is saturated, moisture will condense, meaning the water vapor changes to liquid vapor.

    Correct Option: A

    When a volume of air at a given temperature holds the maximum amount of water vapour, the air is said to be saturated. Air is said to be saturated at 100 percent relative humidity when it contains the maximum amount of moisture possible at that specific temperature. When relative humidity reaches 100 percent or is saturated, moisture will condense, meaning the water vapor changes to liquid vapor.



  1. The gas that causes suffocation and death when coal or coke is burnt in a closed room is









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    Exhaust fumes of motor cars, gases produced from coal fire in a closed room and coal gas, all contain carbon monoxide, which is the cause of their poisonous nature. When carbon monoxide is inhaled, it prevents the oxygen from combining with hemoglobin and instead combines itself with hemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin, which is stable compound. This causes oxygen starvation in the body tissues and eventually causes death by suffocation.

    Correct Option: C

    Exhaust fumes of motor cars, gases produced from coal fire in a closed room and coal gas, all contain carbon monoxide, which is the cause of their poisonous nature. When carbon monoxide is inhaled, it prevents the oxygen from combining with hemoglobin and instead combines itself with hemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin, which is stable compound. This causes oxygen starvation in the body tissues and eventually causes death by suffocation.