Description : When pressure is increased the melting point of ice – (1) increases (2) does not change (3) decreases (4) depends on the impurities in the ice
Last Answer : (3) decreases Explanation: In this case. if we increase the pressure on the ice the ice-water system wants to try to lower it again. It can do that by making itself fit into a ... the melting point of ice decreases because of the inversal relationship between the pressure and melting point of ice.
Description : Melting point of ice _______. (1) increases with increase of pressure (2) decreases with increase of pressure (3) is independent of pressure (4) None of these
Last Answer : (2) decreases with increase of pressure Explanation: The melting point of ice at 1 atmosphere of pressure is very close to 0 °C (32 °F, 273.15 K); this is also known as the ice point.
Description : The presence of impurities in iron (A) Increases its melting point (B) Does not affect its melting point (C) Decreases its melting point (D) Makes it malleable
Last Answer : (C) Decreases its melting point
Description : As the impurities are oxidised, the melting point of iron (A) Decreases (B) Remains unchanged (C) Increases (D) May increase or decrease; unpredictable
Last Answer : (C) Increases
Description : The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere) (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the altitude where snow melts Answer
Last Answer : A) Decreases
Description : A large iceberg melts at the base, but not at the top, because of the reason that (A) Ice at the base contains impurities which lowers its melting point (B) Due to the high pressure at the base, its melting point ... C) The iceberg remains in a warmer condition at the base (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Due to the high pressure at the base, its melting point reduces
Description : Ice skating is possible and practical because of a unique property of water. Is it because: w) The coefficient of kinetic friction of steel on frozen water decreases with decreasing temperature x ... sublimes y) The melting point decreases with increasing pressure z) Ice is a good thermal insulator
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE MELTING POINT DECREASES WITH INCREASING PRESSURE
Description : Which of the following decreases with increase in pressure? (A) Melting point of ice (B) Melting point of wax (C) Boiling point of liquids (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Melting point of ice
Description : The melting point of paraffin wax (which contracts on solidification) __________ with pressure rise. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : As the molecular weight of alkanes increases, how do the boiling point and melting point change? (a) boiling point increases ; melting point increases. (b) boiling point increases ; ... decreases (d) boiling point increases ; melting point increases sequentially for alkanes over four carbons.
Last Answer : boiling point increases ; melting point increases sequentially for alkanes over four carbons.
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Like internal energy and enthalpy, the absolute value of standard entropy for elementary substances is zero (B) Melting of ice involves increase in enthalpy and ... of an ideal gas depends only on its pressure (D) Maximum work is done under reversible conditions
Last Answer : (D) Maximum work is done under reversible conditions
Description : If ice floating on water in a vessel melts, the water level in the vessel - (1) increases (2) does not change (3) first increases before decreasing (4) decreases
Last Answer : (2) does not change Explanation: When ice floating on water in a vessel melts, the water level in the vessel does not change. This is because when floating, the ice displaces an amount of water ... that the mass of the liquid displaced by a floating object is equivalent to the mass of the object.
Description : If ice floating on water in a vessel melts, the water level in the vessel _______. (1) increases (2) does not change (3) first increases before decreasing (4) decreases
Last Answer : (2) does not change Explanation: When ice floating on water in a vessel melts, the water level in the vessel does not change. This is because when floating, the ice displaces an amount of water equal to its mass, and when melted, it becomes an amount of water equal to its mass.
Last Answer : does not change
Description : Production rate __________ with increased fineness, with a given energy input to the size reduction machine. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the machine
Last Answer : (A) Decreases
Description : If the amount of the steam used in steam distillation is increased, the temperature of distillation (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Depends on relative volatility
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : Assuming all other parameters remain constant, what happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the gas is increased? w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates sinusoidally z) remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES
Description : If we increase the pressure on a substance (which is at its triple point), then the triple point (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the substance
Last Answer : (C) Remains unchanged
Description : The degree of dissociation of an electrolyte depends on - (1) dilution (2) impurities (3) atmospheric pressure (4) method of dissolution
Last Answer : (1) dilution Explanation: The extent to which an electrolyte dissociates into ions is known as degree of dissociation or ionization and depends upon the following factors: (1) Nature of the electrolyte, (2) Temperature, (3) Dilution, (4) nature of the solvent, and (e) presence of other ions.
Description : The degree of dissociation of an electrolyte depends on (1) dilution (2) impurities (3) atmospheric pressure (4) method of dissolution
Last Answer : dilution
Description : Energy in reflected light : (1) does not depends on the angle of incidence (2) increases with the increase in angle (3) decreases with the increase in angle of incidence (4) becomes maximum for angle of incidence equal to 45°
Last Answer : (2) increases with the increase in angle Explanation: Reflected waves are simply those waves that are neither transmitted nor absorbed, but are reflected from the surface of the medium they encounter. The ... depends on the nature of the surface and the angle at which the wave strikes the surface.
Description : If there is a circular hole in a metal plate, what happens to the radius of the hole when the plate is heated? (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Unchanged (4) Depends upon the metal
Last Answer : (1) Increases Explanation: When a metal plate with a circular hole at its centre is heated, definitely along with the areal expansion of the plate the diameter of the circular hole also increases. Using ... of expansions, we find that the hole radius increases at the same linear rate as the metal.
Last Answer : increases with the increase in angle
Last Answer : Increases
Description : At hill stations, the boiling point of water will be – (1) same as at sea level (2) less than that at sea level (3) more than that at sea level (4) equal to the melting point of ice
Last Answer : (2) less than that at sea level Explanation: The boiling point is the temperature at which the vapour pressure of the liquid equals the environmental pressure surrounding the liquid. Atmospheric pressure ... The atmospheric pressure at high altitudes like hill station is less than at the sea level.
Description : At hill stations, the boiling point of water will be (1) same as at sea level (2) less than that at sea level (3) more than that at sea level (4) equal to the melting point of ice
Last Answer : less than that at sea level
Description : An ice skater is rotating with her arms extended. When she pulls in her arms her rate of rotation increases. Which of the following statements dealing with the process is TRUE? w) Her moment of ... conserved. y) The skater does work when pulling in her arms. z) Angular momentum is increased.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE SKATER DOES WORK WHEN PULLING IN HER ARMS
Description : The width of depletion layer of a P-N junction – (1) decreases with light doping (2) increases with heavy doping (3) is independent of applied voltage (4) is increased under reverse bias
Last Answer : (4) is increased under reverse bias Explanation: The total width of the depletion region is a function of applied reverse-bias and impurity concentration. Forward bias decreases the depletion region width whilst reverse bias increases it.
Description : The width of depletion layer of a P-N junction (1) decreases with light doping (2) increases with heavy doping (3) is independent of applied voltage (4) is increased under reverse bias
Last Answer : is increased under reverse bias
Description : The filtrate flow rate in constant pressure filtration (A) Continuously increases (B) Continuously decreases (C) Remain constant throughout (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the pressure
Last Answer : (B) Continuously decreases
Description : In a counter-current extractor, as the axial mixing increases, the extraction efficiency (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Depends on the pressure of the system
Description : With increase in temperature, the solubility of gases in liquids, at fixed pressure (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Either (A) or (B), depends on the system
Description : With the lowering of equilibrium pressure, at a given temperature, the amount of adsorbate on the adsorbent (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Either (A) or (B), depends on the system
Description : The boiling points of pure components of a binary system __________ with increase in total pressure of the system. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease, depends on the system
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : With increases in pressure, the conversion of Ammonium carbamate into urea (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unaltered (D) Can either increase or decrease depends on biuret content
Description : At a given temperature, the volume of a gas dissolved in a solvent __________ with increase in pressure. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the gas
Last Answer : C) Remains unchanged
Description : With increase in compression ratio, the volumetric efficiency of air compressor (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease (depends on the suction pressure)
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter (A) Remains constant (B) Increases (C) Decreases (D) Depends upon mass of liquid
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Air at a particular humidity is heated in a furnace. The new dew point (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Depends on the extent of heating (D) Remain unchanged
Description : With increase in C/H ratio of a fuel, the dew point of flue gases (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the type of fuel
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its : (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Timperature remains increases (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : (3) Timperature remains increases
Description : In the pressure cooker, cooking is faster because the increase in vapour pressure - (1) increase the specific heat (2) decreases the specific heat (3) decreases the boiling point (4) increases the boiling point
Last Answer : (4) increases the boiling point
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance - (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Last Answer : (1) Increases Explanation: The temperature stays the same until all the liquid has vaporized. As the temperature of a liquid rises, the pressure of escaping vapor also rises, and at the boiling point ... vapor is equal to that exerted on the liquid by the surrounding air, causing bubbles to form.
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its – (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Temperature remains constant (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : (3) Temperature remains constant Explanation: An interesting property of matter is that its temperature remains constant during a phase change, assuming its surrounding pressure is constant. A liquid changes into gaseous state at a constant temperature called its boiling point.
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Temperature remains constant (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : Temperature remains constant
Description : A catalyst in a chemical reaction __________ free energy change in the reaction. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Either (A) or (B); depends on the type of catalyst (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Either (A) or (B); depends on the type of catalyst
Description : The density of the liquid when heated (1) decreases (2) increases (3) does not change (4) may increase of decrease depending on pressure
Last Answer : (1) decreases Explanation: The mass density of a material varies with temperature and pressure. Increasing the temperature of a substance (with some exceptions) decreases its density by increasing the volume of ... bottom to top of the fluid due to the decrease of the density of the heated fluid.
Last Answer : decreases