GASEOUS STATE

1. A certain gas diffuses from two different vessels A and B. The vessel A has a circular
orifice while vessel B has a square orifice of length equal to the radius of the orifice of
vessel A. The ratio of the rates of diffusion of the gas from vessel A to vessel B,
assuming same temperature and pressure is
A) B) 1/ C) 1 : 1 D) 2 : 1

2. The behaviour of a real gas is usually shown by plotting compressibility factor Z versus P
at a constant temp. At high temp. and high pressure, Z is usually more than one. This fact
can be explained by van der Waals equation when
A) the constant a is negligible and not b B) the constant b is negligible and not a
C) both constant a and b are negligible D) both constant a and b are not negligible

3. The ratio between the root mean square velocity of H
2
at 50 K and that of O
2
at 800 K is
A) 3 B) 2 C) 1 D) 1/6

4. Which of the following represents correctly the variation of density of an ideal gas with
change in temperature?
A)
2
=
1
(T
1

2
/T
2

1
) B)
2
=
1
(T
2
T
1
/
2

1
) C)
2
=
1
(
2
T
2
/
1
T
1
) D)
2
=
1
(
1
T
1
/
2
T
2
)

5. For van der Waals gas, the expression of Boyle temperature is
A) T
B
= aR/b B) T
B
= ab/R C) T
B
= a/Rb D) T
B
= aRb

6. The root mean square of speed of a gaseous molecules is given by u
rms
=
3p /
. This
shows that a given temperature
A) u
rms
p B) u
rms
1/ C) u
rms

m
pV D) u
rms

m
V

7. In Haber process 30 liters of hydrogen and 30 liters of nitrogen were taken for reaction
which yielded only 50% of expected product. What will be the composition of gaseous
mixture under the aforesaid condition in the end
A) 10 liters ammonia, 25 liters nitrogen, 15 liters hydrogen
B) 20 liters ammonia, 10 liters nitrogen, 30 liters hydrogen
C) 20 liters ammonia, 25 liters nitrogen, 15 liters hydrogen
D) 20 liters ammonia, 20 liters nitrogen, 20 liters hydrogen

8. Three containers A, B and C of equal volume contain oxygen, neon and methane
respectively at the same temperature and pressure, the increasing order of the masses is
A) A < B < C B) B < C < A C) C < A < B D) C < B < A

9. The RMS velocity of CH
4
will become double its value at STP when the temperature is
A) 546 K B) 819
o
C C) 546
o
C D) 819 K

10. The root mean square velocity of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies with density (d)
is
A) d
2
B) d C) d D)
1
d


11. 1.0 liter of N
2
and 7/8 liter of O
2
at the same temperature and pressure were mixed
together. What is the relation between the masses of the two gases in the mixture?
A)
2 2
n O
M 3M = B)
2 2
n O
M 8M = C)
2 2
n O
M M = D)
2 2
n O
M 16M =

12. Consider the equation Z =
PV
RT
. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) When Z > 1, real gases are easier to compress than the ideal gas
B) When Z = 1, real gases get compressed easily
C) When Z > 1, real gases are difficult to compress
D) When Z = 1, real gases are difficult to compress



13. If in an experiment 100mL of ozonised oxygen was reduced in volume to 40mL (at the
same temperature and pressure) when treated with turpentine, what would be the increase
in volume if the original sample was heated until no further change occurred and then
brought back to the same temperature and pressure?
A) 20mL B) 30mL C) 40mL D) 10mL

14. A bubble of gas released at the bottom of a lake increases to eight times its original
volume when it reaches the surface. Assuming that atmospheric pressure is equivalent to
the pressure exerted by a column of water 10 m high, what is the depth of the lake?
A) 90 m B) 10 m C) 70 m D) 80 m

15. The ratio of rms velocity to average velocity of gas molecules at a particular temperature
is
A) 1.086 : 1 B) 1 : 1.086 C) 2 : 1.086 D) 1.086 : 2

16. For non-zero value of force of attraction between gas molecules gas equation will be
A) PV = nRT
2
n a
V
B) PV = nRT + nbP C) PV = nRT D) P =
nRT
V b


17. The density of O
2
gas at 25
o
C is 1.458 mg/lt at one atm pressure. At what pressure will
O
2
have the density twice the value?
A) 0.5 atm B) 2 atm / 25
o
C C) 4 atm / 25
o
C D) none

18. Which of the following volume-temperature plots represents the behaviour of 1 mol of an
ideal gas at 1 atm pressure



A) B) C) D)


19. The compressibility factor of gas is less than unity at STP, therefore
A) V
m
(molar volume) > 22.4 L B) V
m
> 22.4 L
C) V
m
= 22.4 L D) V
m
= 44.8 L

20. X mL of H
2
gas effuse through a hole in a container is 5 seconds. The time taken for the
effusion of the same volume of the gas specified below under ideal conditions is
A) 10 second : He B) 20 second : O
2
C) 25 second : CO D) 55 second : CO
2



V(L)
T(K)
22.4
(273 K)
36.8L
(373 K)
V(L)
T(K)
22.4
(273 K)
28.6L
(373 K)
V(L)
T(K)
22.4
(273 K)
30.6L
(373 K)
V(L)
T(K)
22.4
(273 K)
14.2L
(373 K)