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Which of the following does not conduct electricity?
  • a)
    Sodium hydroxide
  • b)
    Rain water
  • c)
    Hydrochloric acid
  • d)
    Distilled water
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
Distilled water do not conduct electricity. The reason is that a liquid conducts electricity is by the positively or negatively charged ions that are actually moving from one of the electrodes to the other, carrying charge (electricity) with them.

How many elements were known when Mendeleev started his work on his periodic table?
  • a)
    63
  • b)
    55
  • c)
    69
  • d)
    45
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

There were 63 known elements in 1860 when Mendeleev published his Periodic Table. CIENTISTS HAD IDENTIFIED over 63 elements by Mendeleev's time. 

The best conductor of electricity among the following is:
  • a)
    Hg (Mercury)
  • b)
    Al (Aluminum)
  • c)
    Ag (Silver)
  • d)
    Au (Gold)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Avinash Patel answered
Metals are good conductors of electricity. silver is found in in pure form from the earth. so  In the given options all are metals. Among them silver is the best conductor of electricity after second best conductor of electricity is gold.

Metal which is a poor conductor of heat is:
  • a)
    Zinc
  • b)
    Lead
  • c)
    Gold
  • d)
    Copper
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjana Khatri answered
Although metals are supposed to be good conductors of electricity and heat,metals like mercury, lead, alloys of iron and chromium, titanium and stainless steel are poor conductors when compared to silver, copper and gold.

Which of the following metals comes above zinc in reactivity series?
  • a)
    Silver
  • b)
    Copper
  • c)
    Aluminium
  • d)
    Iron
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Reactivity Series:

The reactivity series is a list of metals arranged in order of their decreasing reactivity. The most reactive metal is placed at the top and the least reactive metal is placed at the bottom of the series.

The reactivity series of metals is as follows:

Potassium > Sodium > Calcium > Magnesium > Aluminium > Zinc > Iron > Lead > Copper > Silver > Gold

Explanation:

Aluminium is more reactive than zinc and is placed above zinc in the reactivity series. This is because aluminium has a stronger tendency than zinc to lose electrons and form positive ions.

When aluminium is exposed to air, it reacts with oxygen to form a layer of aluminium oxide. This layer of oxide is very thin and is also very stable. It prevents further reaction of aluminium with oxygen and protects the metal from corrosion.

Zinc, on the other hand, reacts with oxygen in the air to form zinc oxide. However, the layer of oxide formed on zinc is not as stable as the layer of oxide formed on aluminium. Therefore, zinc is more susceptible to corrosion than aluminium.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, aluminium is more reactive than zinc and is placed above zinc in the reactivity series. This means that aluminium can displace zinc from its compounds in a chemical reaction, but zinc cannot displace aluminium from its compounds.

Identify the amphoteric oxide from the following:​
  • a)
    MgO
  • b)
    Na2O
  • c)
    Al2O3
  • d)
    K2O
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Sharma answered
Amphoteric metal oxides react with both acids as well as bases to produce salt and water.
Aluminium oxide is an amphoteric oxide because it reacts with acids as well as bases and form salts and water.
Al2O3     +     6HCl     →     2AlCl3    +    3H2O                      (Basic nature)
Aluminium   Hydrochloric   Aluminium      Water
   oxide            acid          chloride
 
Al2O3        +       2NaOH    →      2NaAlO2     +     H2O           (Acidic nature)
Aluminium           Sodium              Sodium          Water
   oxide             Hydroxide          aluminate        

Identify ‘X’ in the reaction: 2HCl + CuO → X + H2O​
  • a)
    CuCl
  • b)
    Cu(OH)2
  • c)
    CuCl2
  • d)
    HOCl
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikram Kapoor answered
When copper oxide and dilute hydrochloric acid are mixed the blue green solution is formed. 
The reaction is :- 
CuO + 2HCl → CuCl2 + H2O

All metals exist as solid at room temperature except the metal ‘X’. Name the metal “X’.
  • a)
    Tungsten
  • b)
    Mercury
  • c)
    Gold
  • d)
    Potassium
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ananya Das answered
It is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. It has the lowest melting point and boiling point of any other metal. It has low thermal conductivity, and a quite low electrical conductivity. It is the only metal that doesn’t form diatomic molecules in the gaseous phase.

The colour of phenolphthalein in acids is:
  • a)
    Colourless
  • b)
    Red
  • c)
    Pink
  • d)
    Blue
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
Phenolphthalein is often used as an indicator in acid–base titrations. For this application, it turns colourless in acidic solutions and magenta in basic solutions.

Carbon dioxide is an example of:
  • a)
    Amphoteric oxide
  • b)
    Acidic oxide
  • c)
    Basic oxide
  • d)
    Neutral oxide
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
Acid oxides is a complex chemical substance oxides, which form a salt with the chemical reactions with bases or basic oxides and do not react with acidic oxides.
Examples of acidic oxides can be:
CO2 (all known carbon dioxide), P2O5 - oxide of phosphorus (formed in air if burns white phosphorus), SO3 - oxide of sulfur (VI) is a substance used for sulfuric acid.

The colour of anhydrous copper sulphate is:
  • a)
    White
  • b)
    Blue
  • c)
    Red
  • d)
    Yellow
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Rahul Kapoor answered
The answer is b.
The crystals of hydrated copper sulphate salt are blue in colour. When heated, the salt loses its water of crystallization and turns white.

Which of the following non-metal is good conductor of electricity?
  • a)
    Graphite
  • b)
    Phosphorus
  • c)
    Hydrogen
  • d)
    Bromine
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
Carbon, in the form of Graphite is a good conductor of electricity. It conducts heat and electricity like a metal or a metalloid.

The Law of Octaves was applicable only upto element ________.
  • a)
    Sodium
  • b)
    Calcium
  • c)
    Zinc
  • d)
    Copper
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Vikram Kapoor answered
The major limitations of Newlands' law of octaves were : 
It was applicable to only lighter elements having atomic masses upto 40 u, i.e., upto calcium. After calcium, the first and the eighth element did not have similar properties. For example chromium (Cr) and yttrium (Y) are the first and the eighth element placed in the same column but they have entirely different properties.  

Identify the type of reaction: HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O
  • a)
    Combination reaction
  • b)
    Double decomposition reaction
  • c)
    Decomposition reaction
  • d)
    Neutralisation reaction
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Krishna Iyer answered
Reaction of a strong acid with strong base is called neutralization reaction which produces salt and water,
HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O
This equation is already balanced.

P, Q, R are elements of Dobereiner’s triads. If the atomic mass of P is 7 and that of Q is 23, What will be the atomic mass of R?
  • a)
    15.0
  • b)
    40.0
  • c)
    30.0
  • d)
    39.0
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Kumar answered
In a Dobereiner's traid, the atomic mass of the middle element is roughly the average of the atomic mass of the other  2 elements. Thus,  
Atomic mass of Q = (at. mass of P+ at. mass of R) /2
⇒ 23 = 7+ m(R) /2 
⇒ 23*2 = 7+ m(R) 
⇒  46 -7 = m(R) 
⇒ atomic mass of R = 39 

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