UNIT-IV SURFACE

CHEMISTRY
TYPE – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

Remembering
1. Which of the following interface cannot be obtained?
a) Liquid-liquid b)
Solid-liquid c)
Liquid-gas
d) Gas-gas
2. Which of the following is an example of absorption?
a) Water on silica gel
b) Water on anhydrous calcium chloride
c) Hydrogen on finely divided Nickel catalyst d)
Oxygen on metal surface.
3. Which of the following is not a favorable condition of physical adsorption a)
High pressure
b) Negative
c) High critical temperature of adsorption d)
High temperature

Understanding
4. Extent of adsorption of adsorbate from solution phase increases with a)
Increase in amount of adsorbate in solution.
b) Decrease in surface area of adsorbent. c)
Increase in temperature of solution.
d) Decrease in amount of adsorbate in solution.
5. Physical adsorption of a gaseous species may change to chemical with a)
Decrease in temperature
b) Increase in temperature
c) Decrease in surface area of adsorbent. d)
Increase in surface area of adsorbent.
6. In physisorption adsorbent does not show specificity for any particular gas because
a) Involved Van der waal’s forces are universal.
b) Gases involved behaves like ideal gases.
c) Enthalpy of absorption is low.
d) It is a reversible process.
 7. Which of the following show tyndall effect?
a) Aqueous solution of soap below critical micelle concentration .
b) Aqueous solution of sugar above critical micelle concentration .
c) Aqueous solution of sugar at all concentration
d) Aqueous solution of sodium chloride at all concentration
8. A colloidal system having a solid substance as a dispersed phase and liquid as a
dispersion medium is classified as
a) Aero sol
b) Gel
c) Emulsion
d) Sol
9. Delta is a place where river meet the sea. The formation of delta occurs as a result of
a) Coagulation
b) Colloidal formation
c) Emulsification
d) Syneresis
10. Method by which lyopholic sol can be protected
a) By addition of oppositely charge sols
b) By addition of an electrolyte
c) By addition of lyophilic sol
d) By boiling
Application
11. The coagulating power of an electrolyte for arsenic sulphide sol decreases in the order
a) Na+ > Al3+ > Ba2+
b) Ba2+> Na+ > Al3+
c) Al3+ > Na+>Ba2+
d) Al3+ > Ba2+>Na+
12. Alum is widely to used purify water since
a) It coagulates the mud particles.
b) It forms complex with clay particles.
c) It exchanges Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions present in the hard water.
d) Its sulphate ion is water purifier.
13. The method generally employed for the coagulation of a colloidal sol
a) Addition of electrolyte.
b) Condensation
c) Dialysis
d) Diffusion through animal membrane.
14. Soap removes grease by
a) Emulsification
b) Adsorption
c) None
d) Coagulation
15. Which of the following process uses a homogenous catalyst?
a) Contact process
b) Haber process
c) Oil hydrogenation
d) Hydrolysis of sucrose
16. Milk is an example of
a) w/o type of emulsion
b) o/w type of emulsion
c) w/w type of emulsion
d) o/o type of emulsion
17. Which of the following is not correct?
a) Chemical adsorption is reversible in nature.
b) Physical adsorption is reversible in nature.
c) Physical adsorption is multimolecular.
d) Chemical adsorption is specific in nature.
Evalution and Analyzing
19. On the basis of data given below predict which of the following gases show
least adsorption on a definite amount of charcoal?
Gas CO2 SO2 CH4 H2
Critical temp/k 304 630 190 33
a) CO2
b) SO2
c) CH4
d) H2
20. Which of the following electrolytes will have minimum coagulating value for AgI/Ag+
sol?
a) Na2S
b) Na3PO4
c) Na2SO4
d) NaCl
21. The ratio of number of moles of AgNO3, Pb(NO3)2 and Fe((NO3)3 required for
coagulation of one mole silver iodide sol prepared by adding AgNO3 with excess KI is
in the order
a) 1 : 2 : 3
b) 3 : 2 : 1
c) 6 : 3 : 2
d) 2 : 3 : 6

22. WRITE Freundlich's adsorption isotherm formula for all condition?

23. Which of the following process is not responsible for the presence of electric charge on
the soil particle?
a) Electron capture by sol particle
b) Adsorption of ionic species from solution.
c) Formation of Helmholtz electrical double layer.
d) Adsorption of ionic species from solution.

More than one correct answer

24. Which of the following colloids cannot be coagulated easily?
a) Lyophilc colloids
b) Irreversible colloids
c) Reversible colloids
d) Lyophobic colloids
25. Which of the following phenomena occurs when a chalk stick is dipped in ink?
a) Adsorption of colored substance
b) Absorption of solvent.
c) Absorption of both coloured substance and solvent.
d) Adsorption of both coloured substance and solvent.