Description : The surface tension of water on adding detergent to it – (1) increases (2) decreases (3) no change (4) becomes zero
Last Answer : (2) decreases Explanation: In the solid and liquid phase, water molecules are bonded to each other by virtue of an interaction between hydrogen atoms on one molecule and the oxygen atom of another - the process ... to as "hydrogen bonding." The result is a kind of "skin" on liquid water's surface.
Description : When a detergent is added to pure water, its surface tension – (1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains constant (4) becomes infinite
Last Answer : (2) decreases Explanation: When Soaps and detergents are added to water, they weaken the strength of the skin on the water's surface due to surface tension by interfering with hydrogen bonding ... of the soap or detergent is also attracted to the water, thereby decreasing the surface tension.
Description : When a detergent is added to pure water, its surface tension (1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains constant (4) becomes infinite
Last Answer : decreases
Description : When water freezes its density – (1) Decreases (2) Becomes Zero (3) Remains constant (4) Increases
Last Answer : (1) Decreases Explanation: Water at ordinary temperatures contracts and in-creases in density as it is cooled, like most substances. But at about 4°C it reaches a maximum density and then decreases in density as it approaches the freezing point. This is referred to as anomalous property of water.
Description : When water freezes its density (1) Decreases (2) Becomes Zero (3) Remains constant (4) Increases
Last Answer : Decreases
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 : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Description : By increasing the current, the drift velocity A. decreases B. increases C. remains constant D. becomes zero
Last Answer : remains constant
Description : As the ball falls towards the ground, its velocity A. increases B. decreases C. remains constant D. becomes zero
Last Answer : increases
Description : When a person sitting on a swing stands up on the swing, the frequency of oscillation – (1) decreases (2) increases (3) becomes infinite (4) does not change
Last Answer : (2) increases Explanation: In Simple Harmonic Motion, the frequency of the oscillation (1) is the number of oscillations per second which is expressed as f = 1/T where T is the time period (the time for the oscillator to complete one cycle).
Description : When a person sitting on a swing stands up on the swing, the frequency of oscillation (1) decreases (2) increases (3) becomes infinite (4) does not change
Description : Vegetables are cooked in lesser time by adding a pinch of salt while cooking because (1) boiling point of water increases (2) latent heat of vaporization of water decreases (3) latent heat of vaporization of water increases (4) boiling point of water decreases
Last Answer : (1) boiling point of water increases Explanation: Adding salt raises the boiling point of water, which allows food to cook at higher temperature. The higher the temperature, the higher the rate of heat transfer between the food and water, thus it cooks more quickly.
Last Answer : boiling point of water increases
Description : When two gases are mixed, the entroру (a) Remains constant (b) Decreases (c) Increases (d) Becomes zero
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : In an oil-lubricated journal bearing, coefficient of friction between the journal and the bearing. [IES-1995] (a) Remains constant at all speeds. (b) is minimum at zero speed and increases ... speed. (d) becomes minimum at an optimum speed and then increases with further increase in speed.
Last Answer : (d) becomes minimum at an optimum speed and then increases with further increase in speed.
Description : If the motor is overloaded, then the magnitude of ‘back emf’” a. Increases b. Decreases c. Constant d. Becomes zero
Last Answer : Increases
Description : .If we narrow the distance between two slits in Young’s experiment the fringes width __________. A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains same D. becomes zero
Last Answer : B. Decreases
Description : When some detergent is added to water, what will be the surface tension? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Increases'
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Description : When some detergent is added to water, what will be the surface tension?
Description : With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain constant (D) Increases linearly
Last Answer : Option B
Description : An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because – (1) Egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands (2) Albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter (3) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs (4) Water has high surface tension
Last Answer : (3) The density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs Explanation: Following the density principle, the density of the egg compared to the density of the tap water is lesser (the density principle ... and that is why an egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt.
Description : An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because (1) egg absorbs salt from the solution and expands (2) albumin dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter (3) the density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs (4) water has high surface tension
Last Answer : the density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs
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.
Last Answer : increases with the increase in angle
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Surface tension of a substance vanishes at critical point, as there is no distinction between liquid and vapour phases at its critical point (B) Entropy of ... is negative for exothermic reactions (D) The eccentric factor for all materials is always more than one
Last Answer : (D) The eccentric factor for all materials is always more than one
Description : During the formation of a chemical bond - (1) energy decreases (2) energy increases (3) energy of the system does not change (4) electron-electron repulsion becomes more than the nucleus-electron attraction
Last Answer : (1) energy decreases
Description : as the order increases, the width of a dark band in diffraction Patterns __________. A. Increases B. Decreases C. Does not change D. becomes infinity
Description : During the formation of bond..... a) Energy decreases b) Energy increases c) Energy of system does not change d) Electron-electron repulsion becomes more than Nucleus-electron attraction
Last Answer : a) Energy decreases
Description : When temperature rises, resistance of negative temperature coefficient thermistor A. increases B. decreases C. zero D. infinity
Description : How do viscosity and surface tension change as temperature increases?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Diagonal tension in a beam (A) Is maximum at neutral axis (B) Decreases below the neutral axis and increases above the neutral axis (C) Increases below the neutral axis and decreases above the neutral axis (D) Remains same
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : After a projectile is fired horizontally near the earth's surface, the horizontal component of its velocity, neglecting any air resistance: w) increases steadily x) decreases steadily y) first decreases, then increases z) remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- REMAINS CONSTANT
Description : A copper disc has a hole. If the disc is heated, the size of the hole - (1) increases (2) decreases (3) No change (4) first increases and than decreases
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 (sum of two radii) of the circular hole also increases.
Description : A copper disc has a hole. If the disc is heated, the size of the hole (1) increases (2) decreases (3) No change (4) first increases and than decreases
Description : With increase of temperature, the frictional force acting between two surfaces (a) Increase (b) Remain the same (c) Decreases (d) becomes zero
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) When the concentration difference for the mass transfer becomes zero at the bottom of the gas absorption tower, then the upper end of the operating line touches the ... fixed gas flow rate, the slope of the operating line decreases, in case of gas absorption process
Last Answer : (C) The operating line lies above the equilibrium curve in case of a gas desorber
Description : In obstructive jaundice prothrombin time (A) Remains normal (B) Decreases (C) Responds to vit K and becomes normal (D) Responds to vit K and increases
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : As the product becomes finer, the energy required for grinding (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Is same as for coarser grinding (D) Is 1.5 times that for coarser grinding
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : As the reflux ratio decreases, the (A) Separation becomes more efficient (B) Number of plates increases (C) Column diameter increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Number of plates increases
Description : With increase in temperature, the thermal conductivity of most liquids (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) First increases upto a certain temperature and then becomes constant
Last Answer : (C) Remain same
Description : During ageing of fluid carrying pipes, the (A) Pipe becomes smoother with use (B) Friction factor increases linearly with time (C) Absolute roughness decreases with time (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Last Answer : (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Description : When a catalyst increases the rate of forward reaction, the value of rate constant (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Becomes infinite
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : The sensitiveness of a level tube decreases if (A) Radius of curvature of its inner surface is increased (B) Diameter of the tube is increased (C) Length of the vapour bubble is increased (D) Both viscosity and surface tension are increased
Last Answer : (D) Both viscosity and surface tension are increased
Description : Surface tension of a liquid (A) Is due to intermolecular forces of cohesion (B) Decreases with rise in temperature (C) Is responsible for the spherical shape of an isolated liquid drop (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Surface tension (A) Acts in the plane of the interface normal to any line in the surface (B) Is also known as capillarity (C) Is a function of the curvature of the interface (D) Decreases with fall in temperature
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder so well insulated that there is essentially no heat transfer. The temperature of gas a. Remains constant b. increases c. decreases d. is basically zero
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.