GRE Chemistry MCQs Practice Test Questins

(1) There remains no liquid-vapour boundary at:
(a) boiling point (b) critical temperature
(c) triple point (d) azeotrope composition
(e) None of these
(2) If the rate of a reaction does not change with time then the reaction should be:
(a) moderately slow (b) very fast (c) catalyzed
(d) zeroth order (e) None of these.

(3) If a chemical reaction reaches equilibrium state:
(a) its forward and backward rates are equal
(b) its overall free energy change becomes zero
(c) its equilibrium constant is the ratio of the two rate constants
(d) all of these (e) none of these

(4) For a catalyzed reaction as compared to the uncatalyzed one:
(a) heat of reaction is higher (b) heat of reaction is lower
(c) heat of reaction is same (d) activation energy is same
(e) All above are correct

(5) When two ideal gases at the same temperature are mixed together:
(a) there is a negative heat of mixing
(b) there is a positive heat of mixing
(c) both heat and entropy of mixing are positive
(d) entropy of mixing alone is positive
(e) All above are correct

(6) Which of the series is present in the ultraviolet region for the H – atom?
(a) Layman (b) Balmer (c) Paschen
(d) Pfund (e) None of these

(7) Which halogens are gases at STP?
(a) Chlorine and Bromine (b) Chlorine and Fluorine
(c) Iodine and Fluorine (d) Iodine and Bromine

(8) The internal resistance of a liquid to flow is called:
(a) Surface tension (b) Capillary action
(c) Viscosity (d) Van der waals alteraction
(e) None of these

(9) Two Cu Cu2+ couples, A and B are prepared with Cu2+ concentration of exactly
twice that of B. If these two couples are joined to make a cell:
(a) No current will flow (b) Current will flow from A to B
(c) Current will flow from B to A (d) The system will be in equilibrium

(10) The valence of an element:
(a) Always equals the oxidation number
(b) Never equals the oxidation number
(c) Is unrelated to the oxidation number
(d) May be numerically equal to the oxidation number

(11) The basic raw materials used in a Blast furnace to produce Iron are Iron ore, Coke,
Air and:
(a) Scrap Iron (b) Sulphur (c) Sand
(d) Limestone (e) None of these

(12) In contrast to the carbonates of the alkali metals, the alkaline earth carbonates:
(a) Are more soluble
(b) Cannot be isolated
(c) Decompose on heating metal and CO2
(d) Decompose on heating forming oxide and CO2
(e) None of these

(13) Coustic Soda is the common name for:
(a) KOH (b) Na2CO3 (c) K2CO3
(d) NaOH (e) None of these

(14) When 2 g of Copper was heated with Sulphur 2.51 g of sulphide was produced.
The empirical formula of the sulphide is:
(a) Cu S2 (b) Cu2 S
(c) Cu2 S3 (d) None of these

(15) The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of:
(a) Protons in the nucleus (b) Protons and neutrons in the nucleus
(c) Neutrons in the nucleus (d) None of these

(16) A liquid will boil at a given temperature provided the atmospheric pressure is equal
to:
(a) The vapour pressure of the liquid (b) Zero
(c) One atmosphere (d) The critical pressure
(e) None of these

(17) When 12 g of magnesium are dissolved in acid, 1g of hydrogen is produced. What
conclusion may correctly be drawn from this information:
(a) The atomic weight of magnesium is 12
(b) The atomic weight of magnesium is 24
(c) The equivale nt weight of magnesium is 24
(d) Not possible to obtain atomic weight from this information

(18) The more reactive a metal:
(a) The less easily it is oxidized
(b) The more easily it gains electrons
(c) The greater is its tendency to form positive ions
(d) The small is its ionization potential
(e) None of these

(19) Sulphure crystallizes in both monoclinic and rhombic forms. This is an exampleof:
(a) A morphism (b) Isomorphism (c) Allotropy
(d) Supercooling (e) None of these
(20) The oxidation number of sulphur in H2SO4 is:
(a) – 2 (b) +2 (c) + 5
(d) + 4 (e) None of these

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