SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS

1. If two moles of an ideal gas at 546 K occupies a volume of 44.8 litres, the pressure must be :
(A) 2 atm (B) 3 atm (C) 4 atm (D) 1 atm

2. The density of a gas at 27°C and 1 atm is d. Pressure remaining constant at which of the following temperatures
will its density become 0.75 d?
(A) 20 °C (B) 30 °C (C) 400 K (D) 300 K

3. At 27°C the ratio of rms velocities of ozone to oxygen is :

(A) 3/5 (B) 4/3 (C) 2/ 3 (D) 0.25

4. A real gas most closely approaches the behaviour of an ideal gas at :

(A) 15 atm and 200 K (B) 1 atm and 273 K
(C) 0.5 atm and 500 K (D) 15 atm and 500 K

5. V vs T curves at constant P1 and P2 for an ideal gas are shown in figure. Which is correct :
(A) P1 > P2 V
P2
(B) P1 < P2
P1
(C) P1 = P2
(D) all
T
6. At STP, 2.8 litres of hydrogen sulphide were mixed with 1.6 litres of sulphur dioxide and the reaction occurred
according to the equation :
2H2S (g) + SO2 (g) ¾® 2H2O (l) + 3S (s)
Which of the following shows the volume of the gas remaining after the reaction?
(A) 0.2 litres of SO2 (g) (B) 0.4 litres of H2 (g)
(C) 1.2 litres of H2S (g) (D) 1.2 litres of SO2 (g)

7. The rates of diffusion of SO3, CO2, PCl3 and SO2 are in the following order :
(A) PCl3 > SO3 > SO2 > CO2 (B) CO2 > SO2 > PCl3 > SO3
(C) SO2 > SO3 > PCl3 > CO2 (D) CO2 > SO2 > SO3 > PCl3

8. Helium atom is two times heavier than a hydrogen molecule. At 298 K, the average kinetic energy of a helium
atom is :
(A) two times that of a hydrogen molecules (B) same as that of a hydrogen molecules
(C) four times that of a hydrogen molecules (D) half that of a hydrogen molecules

9. Which of the following curves does not represent Boyle's law :

P
log P P
(A) P (B) (C) (D)

V log V 1/V V

10. A closed vessel contains equal number of nitrogen and oxygen molecules at pressure of P mm. If nitrogen
is removed from the system, then the pressure will be :
(A) P (B) 2P (C) P/2 (D) P2

11. The ratio of average molecular kinetic energy of PCl5 to that of O2 both at 300 K is :
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 7 : 2 (C) 176 : 1 (D) 2 : 7
12. The rate of diffusion of methane at a given temperature is twice that of gas X. The molecule weight of X
is :
(A) 64.0 (B) 32.0 (C) 4.0 (D) 8.0

rms velocity of SO2

13. The ratio, , of sulphur dioxide and helium gases at 30°C is equal to :
rms velocity of He
(A) 4 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.10 (D) 8

14. A chemist has synthesized a greenish yellow gaseous compound of chlorine and oxygen and finds that its density
is 7.71 g/L at 36°C and 2.88 atm. Then the molecular formula of the compound will be :
(A) ClO3 (B) ClO2 (C) ClO (D) Cl2O2

15. Two closed vessel A and B of equal volume containing air at pressure P1 and temperature T1 are connected
to each other through a narrow open tube. If the temperature of one is now maintained at T1 and other at
T2 (where T1 > T2) then that what will be the final pressure ?
T1 2P1T2 2P1T2 2P1
(A) (B) T + T (C) T - T (D) T + T
2P1T2 1 2 1 2 1 2

16. At STP the order of root mean square velocity of molecules of H2, N2, O2 and HBr is :
(A) H2 > N2 > O2 > HBr (B) HBr > O2 > N2 > H2
(C) HBr > H2 > O2 > N2 (D) N2 > O2 > H2 > HBr

17. A certain volume of argon gas (Mol Wt. 40) requires 45 s to effuse through a hole at a certain pressure and
temperature. The same volume of another gas of unknown molecular weight requires 60 s to pass through
the same hole under the same conditions of temperature and pressure. The molecular weight of the gas is
(A) 53 (B) 35 (C) 71 (D) 120

18. Equal masses of methane and oxygen are mixed in an empty container at 25°C. The fraction of the total
pressure exerted by oxygen is :
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/2 (C) 2/3 (D) (1/3) (273/298)

19. On the surface of the earth at 1 atm pressure, a balloon filled with H2 gas occupies 500 mL. This volume
5/6 of its maximum capacity. The balloon is left in air. It starts rising . The height above which the balloon
will burst if temperature of the atmosphere remains constant and the pressure decreases 1 mm for every 100
cm rise of height is :
(A) 120 m (B) 136.67 m (C) 126.67 m (D) 100 m
 SECTION - 1 : MULTIPLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following graphs represent Boyle's law :

PV PV PV
P
(A) (B) (C) (D)
V P V P

2. What conclusions would you draw from the following graphs :

P V

Mole & volume constant Moles & pressure constant

0 K(–273.15°C) T 0 K(–273.15°C) T

(A) As the temperature is reduced, the volume as well as pressure increase.

(B) As the temperature is reduced, the volume becomes zero and the pressure reaches infinity.
(C) As the temperature is reduced, the volume as well as the pressure decrease.
(D) A point is reached where theoretically, the volume as well as the pressure become zero.

3. Which of the following are correct statements :

(A) vander waals constant 'a' is a measure of attractive force
(B) vander waals constant 'b' is also called co-volume or excluded volume
(C) 'b' is expressed in L mol–1
(D) 'a' is expressed in atm L2 mol–2

4. Which of the following statements are incorrect :

(A) Molar volume of every gas at NTP is 22.4 L
(B) Under critical states compressibility factor is 1
(C) All gases will have equal value of average translational KE at a given temperature
3
(D) At absolute zero, KE is R.
2

5. For a fixed amount of an ideal gas P vs T plot is given as shown. Identify the incorrect option :

B
A
P(atm) straight line
graph

T(Kelvin)
(A) The change from A to B should be isochoric
(B) Volume first increases reaches maxima and then decreases
(C) PV = nRT is not applicable
(D) None of the statements are correct
6. According to the kinetic theory of gases.
(A) the pressure exerted by fixed amount of a gas is proportional to the mean square speed of the molecules in
a rigid vessel.
(B) the pressure exerted by fixed amount of a gas is proportional to the root mean square speed of the
molecules in a rigid vessel.
(C) the root mean square speed is inversely proportional to the temperature.
(D) the mean translational kinetic energy of the molecule is directly proportional to the absolute temperature.

7. Which of the following is correct for critical temperature?

(A) It is the highest temperature at which liquid and vapour can coexist.
(B) Beyond this temperature, there is no distinction between the two phases and a gas cannot be liquefied by
compression.
(C) At this temperature, the surface tension of the system is zero.
(D) At this temperature, the gas and the liquid phases have different critical densities.

8. The temperature of ideal gas can be increased by

(A) decreasing the volume and pressure but keeping the amount constant
(B) increasing the pressure but keeping the volume and amount constant
(C) decreasing the amount but keeping the volume and pressure constant
(D) increasing the amount but keeping the volume and pressure constant

9. Four gas balloons A, B, C, D of equal volumes containing H2, H2O, CO, CO2 respectively were pricked
with needle and immersed in a tank containing CO2. Which of them will shrink after some time.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) Both A and D

10. Three gases of densities A(0.82), B(0.25), C(0.51) are enclosed in a vessel of 4L capacity. Pick up the
correct statement : (Assume ideal behaviour)
(A) Gas A will tend to lie at the bottom
(B) The number of atoms of various gases A, B, C are same
(C) The gases will diffuse to form homogeneous mixture.
(D) The average kinetic energy of each gas is same.

SECTION - 2 : COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS

(SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTION)
Comprehension-1
The rate of change of pressure (p) of a gas at constant temperature and constant external pressure due to
effusion of gas from a vessel of constant volume is related to rate of change of number of molecules present by
dp kT dN
=
dt V dt
where k = Boltzmann constant, T = temperature, V = volume of vessel & N = No. of molecules and
dN - pA 0 , where A0 = area of orifice and m = mass of molecule.
=
dt (2pmkT)1/ 2

11. Time required for pressure inside vessel to reduce to 1/e of its initial value in (ln e = 1)
1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2
æ 2pm ö V æ kT ö V æ 2pmkT ö 2pm V
(A) ç ÷ (B) ç ÷ (C) ç ÷ (D) kT A
è kT ø A0 è 2pm ø A0 è A0 ø 0

12. If the gas inside the vessel had molecular weight 9 times the gas in previous example and area of orifice was
doubled and temperature maintained at 4T, time required for pressure to fall to 1/e times of its initial value would
be (t = answer of previous option)
(A) 1.33 t (B) 4.24 t (C) 0.75 t (D) 1.125 t

13. The incorrect statement (s) is/are.

[I] Pressure will not fall to zero in infinite time.
[II] Time required for pressure to decrease to half its initial value is independent of initial pressure.
[III] The relations given above are true for real gases also.
(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) I and III
 SECTION - 1 : NUMERICAL ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS
1. A spherical balloon of volume 5 lit is to be filled up with H2 at NTP from a cylinder of 6 lit volume containing the
gas at 6 atm at 0°C. The no. of balloon that can be filled up is

2. Two flasks A and B of equal volumes maintained at temperatures 300 K and 600 K contain equal mass of H2
and CH4 respectively. The ratio of total translational kinetic energy of gas in flask A to that in flask B is

3. An infinitely long tube contains trapped air along with Hg & another liquid of density 6.8 gm/cc & is kept
horizontally as shown.
24 cm
10 cm(d=6.8 gm/cc)

air Patm = 75 cm
10 cm
of Hg

If the tube is now placed vertically with the open end upward at the same temperature then the length of air
column is 4x cm. What is x.

4. The ratio of root mean square speeds of H2 gas at –73ºC and O2 gas at 527ºC is x : 1. The value of x is :

5. If the volume of 2 moles of an ideal gas at 540 K is 44.8 L, its pressure will be x atm. The value of x is

SECTION - 2 : MATRIX - MATCH QUESTIONS

6. Column-I Column-II
(A) P1V1 = P2V2 = P3V3 = .......... (p) Dalton's law of partial pressures at constant temperature.
V1 V2 V3
(B) = = =......... at constant (q) Kinetic equation of ideal gases.
T1 T2 T3
pressure.

1
(C) r µ (r) 22.4 litre
d
(D) P = P1 + P2 + P3 + ............ (s) Isotherm

æ a ö
(E) (V – b) ç P + ÷ = RT (t) Isobar
è V2 ø
(F) R/N (u) Charles' law
(G) Molar volume (v) Graham's law
1 2
(H) PV = mnc (w) Boyle's law
3
(I) Graph between P and V at (x) Equation for real gases.
constant temperature.
(J) Graph between V and T at (y) Boltzmann's constant
constant pressure.
7. Match the entries in column I with entries in Column II and then pick out correct options.
Column I Column II

1
(A) vs P for ideal gas at (p)
V2

constant T and n.

1
(B) V vs for ideal gas at (q)
T

constant P and n

(C) log P vs log V for ideal gas (r)

at constant T and n.

1
(D) V vs for ideal gas (s)
P2

at constant T and n.

8. Match the description in Column I with graph provided in Column II. For n moles of ideal gas at temperature
'T'.
Column I Column II

P
(A) vs P (p)
V

P
(B) vs V (q)
V

V
(C) vs P–2 (r)
P

P
(D) vs log P (s)
V