Description : The energy required to melt one mole of a solid at its melting point is called one of the following. w) the molar heat of fusion x) the molar hear of vaporization y) the molar heat of capacity z) the melting point
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE MOLAR HEAT OF FUSION
Description : The change of a gas to a liquid is called: w) vaporization x) sublimation y) condensation z) freezing
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CONDENSATION
Description : Which of the following terms refer to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance through one degree? w) Heat of fusion x) Liquification heat y) Internal heat z) Specific heat
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SPECIFIC HEAT
Description : The heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its holding point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature. a. Latent Heat of Sublimation b. Latent Heat of Vaporization c. Latent Heat of Fusion d. Latent Heat Of Condensation
Last Answer : Latent Heat of Vaporization
Description : The term "laminar flow" is most often associated with the description of: w) conduction of sound by waves x) current flow in transistors y) effects of viscosity of liquids z) passage of light rays through a liquid
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- EFFECTS OF VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Description : Steam at 100°C causes more severe burns than water at 100° C because – (1) steam has no specific heat capacity (2) steam has latent heat of vaporization (3) water has no specific heat capacity (4) water has latent heat of fusion
Last Answer : (2) steam has latent heat of vaporization Explanation: It is because steam releases its latent heat as it condenses, which is substantial. The heat of vaporization of steam is over 2000 J per gram. And when it releases that it's then 100 degree water, the same as boiling water.
Description : Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are: w) pressurized water reactors x) boiling water reactors y) high-temperature gas-cooled reactors z) liquid-metal fast breeder reactors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Description : Which of the following properties is lower for a solution than for the pure solvent? w) osmotic pressure x) vapor pressure y) temperature z) boiling point
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- VAPOR PRESSURE
Description : Which of the following properties is greater for a solution than for the pure solvent? w) freezing point x) vapor pressure y) temperature z) boiling point
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- BOILING POINT
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.
Description : Water is not suitable as a calorimetric substance because it – (1) has high specific heat (2) is a good conductor (3) has high boiling point (4) low latent heat of vaporization
Last Answer : (1) has high specific heat Explanation: The specific heat of water is higher than all other common substances. Hence, water is used for heating purposes (as in hot water bottles) and for cooling ... the liquids, mercury has the lowest specific heat due to which it is used as a thermometric liquid.
Last Answer : boiling point of water increases
Description : What is the amount of heat needed to turn 1kg of the substance at its boiling point from the liquid to the gaseous state? A. Heat of fusion B. Heat of vaporation C. Heat of condensation D. Heat of fission
Last Answer : Heat of vaporation
Description : What is a calorie? w) amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. x) amount of work required to move one gram of water by one centimeter. y) amount of heat required to melt ice. z) amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Fahrenheit
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE ONE GRAM OF WATER ONE DEGREE CELSIUS
Description : Refractory metals are known for which of the following properties: w) lack of chemical reactivity x) low density y) high melting point z) high thermal conductivity
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HIGH MELTING POINT
Description : A cobalt chloride solution soaked into a piece of cotton can be used as an indicator for changes in humidity levels. Pink indicates a high-humidity environment and blue a low-humidity environment. What ... the cobalt's waters of hydration. z) This is an illustration of the Schrodinger principle.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE LOSS AND READSORPTION OF THE COBALT'S WATERS OF HYDRATION.
Description : Which of the following molecules would have the smallest molar enthalpy of vaporization? w) Water x) Formaldehyde y) Methane z) Ammonia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- METHANE
Description : Immiscible liquids: w) are not mutually soluble x) dissolve in each other y) dissolve in more than one liquid z) are unstable and chemically react e) do not exist
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ARE NOT MUTUALLY SOLUBLE
Description : Surface tension of liquids is the result of which the following: w) interaction of a liquid with its container x) unbalanced forces on the liquid's surface molecules y) adhesive forces of the liquid z) interaction of the liquid's surface molecules and the applied pressure
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNBALANCED FORCES ON THE LIQUID'S SURFACE MOLECULES
Description : The non-relativistic mass of an object w) must be the same as its weight x) depends on where you measure it y) does not change with increasing velocity z) is greatest at the poles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DOES NOT CHANGE WITH INCREASING VELOCITY
Description : At lower temperatures and pressures, the latent heat of vaporization of a refrigerant (a) decreases (b) increases (c) remains same (d) depends on other factors
Last Answer : Ans: b
Description : Leidenfrost point is a term concerned with the (A) Condensation of the saturated vapor on a cold surface (B) Concentration of a corrosive solution by evaporation (C) Heat transfer between two highly viscous liquids (D) Boiling of a liquid on a hot surface
Last Answer : (D) Boiling of a liquid on a hot surface
Description : Compared to Chlorine, Bromine has: w) smaller atomic size x) higher density y) lower boiling point z) greater number of outer electrons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HIGHER DENSITY
Description : Of the following, which is the best fuel for a nuclear fusion reactor: w) hydrogen x) lithium y) deuterium z) helium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DEUTERIUM
Description : What process produces most of the energy that is radiated by the Sun? w) gravitational contraction x) chemical combustion y) nuclear fusion z) nuclear fission
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUCLEAR FUSION
Description : The splitting of an atomic nucleus is called: w) fission x) fusion y) cleavage z) separation
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FISSION
Description : In the sun, helium is produced from hydrogen by: w) radioactive decay x) disintegration y) fission z) fusion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- FUSION
Description : A colligative property depends on: w) chemical properties of particles in system x) physical properties of particles in system y) number of particles present in system z) all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUMBER OF PARTICLES PRESENT IN SYSTEM
Description : The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES IN THE GAS
Description : The critical temperature is the temperature: w) above which a substance cannot be vaporized x) at which the density is a minimum y) at which solid, liquid, and vapor are in equilibrium z) above which the substance cannot be liquified.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ABOVE WHICH THE SUBSTANCE CANNOT BE LIQUIFIED.
Description : The noble gases have low boiling points because: w) their ionization potentials are very low x) only weak Van der Waals forces hold the atoms together y) they are produced by the fractional distillation of liquid air z) they have eight electrons in the outer shell
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ONLY WEAK VAN DER WAALS FORCES HOLD THE ATOMS TOGETHER
Description : Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS MODERATED TO RELATIVELY LOW ENERGIES.
Description : The process of a solid converting directly into a gas is called: w) fusion x) sublimation y) condensation z) distillation
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SUBLIMATION
Description : What refers to the amount of energy absorbed or released during a phase-change process? A. Molar heat B. Latent heat C. Vaporization heat D. Condensation heat
Last Answer : Latent heat
Description : On which of the following does the capacity of a kilogram of air for holding water depend? w) the air pressure x) the air temperature y) the dust content of the air z) the ions in the air
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE AIR TEMPERATURE
Description : For a substance, density, solubility and melting point are examples of: w) physical properties x) amorphous properties y) chemical properties z) potential properties
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Description : In reactions involving solids and liquids (where change in volume is negligible), the heat of reaction at constant pressure as compared to that at constant volume is (A) More (B) Less (C) Same (D) Unpredictable; depends on the particular reaction
Last Answer : (C) Same
Description : In order to make a phase change from liquid to gas you must add energy equal to the what of vaporization?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Which of the following is NEVER used as a coolant in nuclear reactors: w) liquid nitrogen x) liquid sodium y) water z) helium gas
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LIQUID NITROGEN
Description : The formation of pockets of gas in a liquid is called: w) absorption x) cavitation y) adsorption z) dissolving
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CAVITATION
Description : Liquid "X" is at equilibrium with its vapor in a cylinder and piston apparatus. When the volume of the space above the liquid is 50 ml and the temperature 25!, the vapor pressure of "X" is 120 torr. What will the ... 25!C? Some liquid is always present. w) 30 torr x) 60 torr y) 120 torr z) 240 torr
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 120 TORR
Description : What is the only non-metal element that is a liquid at room temperature and one atmosphere? w) bromine x) argon y) silicon z) selenium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BROMINE
Description : The burnout heat flux in the nucleate boiling regime is not a function of the (A) Liquid density (B) Vapour density (C) Temperature difference (D) Heat of evaporation
Last Answer : (B) Vapour density
Description : What is the molecular mass of a gas that effuses through a small hole at twice the rate as oxygen gas at the same temperature. (The molecular mass of O2 is 32.) w) 8.0 atomic mass units x) 16 atomic mass units y) 48 atomic mass units z) 64 atomic mass units
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 8.0 ATOMIC MASS UNITS
Description : A sphere which has half the radius but twice the density of another sphere has: w) more mass x) less mass y) the same mass z) the same weight
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LESS MASS
Description : If a metallic object is heated, its density generally: w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates randomly z) remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES
Description : The density of seawater is greater than that of fresh water. A boat will float: w) Higher in fresh water than in seawater x) Lower in fresh water than in seawater y) At the same level in both z) Any of the above, depending upon its shape
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LOWER IN FRESH WATER THAN IN SEAWATER
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 : 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 : 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