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Pure and Impure Matter - I

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Example of an element is

  1. air

  2. chlorine

  3. water

  4. sulphur dioxide


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chlorine is an element. Air is a mixture whereas water and sulphur dioxide are examples of compounds.

Which of the following is a compound?

  1. Milk

  2. Air

  3. Soda water

  4. Water


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water is a compound.

Glass has the elements

  1. Hg, Si, O2 and N2

  2. Na, Si and O2

  3. H2, O2 and C

  4. Si, C and O2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Glass is made of sodium, silicon and oxygen.

The symbol for potassium is

  1. Pt

  2. K

  3. P

  4. I


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The symbol for potassium is K.

Marble is an example of

  1. compound

  2. mixture

  3. element

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marble is an example of compound.

Which of the following has the highest kinetic energy?

  1. Solid

  2. Liquid

  3. Gas

  4. Plasma


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plasma is a fourth state of matter, which has the highest kinetic energy.

Which of the following is a polyatomic element?

  1. Sulphur

  2. Aluminium

  3. argon

  4. neon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sulphur is a polyatomic element.

Which of the following is highly compressible?

  1. Copper

  2. Bromine

  3. Oxygen

  4. Iron


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As oxygen is a gas and gases are highly compressible in nature.

By which method can you separate a mixture of NaCl and water?

  1. Sublimation

  2. Distillation

  3. Solvent extraction

  4. Liquefaction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mixture of NaCl and water can be separated by distillation as distillation is a process of separating the component substances from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation.

Why does balloon burst with a sound when it is pricked with a needle?

  1. Because of force exerted by the needle.

  2. Because of force exerted by gas present in the balloon.

  3. Because of decreasing kinetic energy of gas.

  4. Because of high temperature inside the balloon.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The balloon bursts with a sound when it is pricked with a needle because of the force exerted by the gas present in the balloon.

Which of the following can be separated by the methods of sedimentation and decantation?

  1. Mixture of NaCl and H2O

  2. Mixture of sugar and H2O

  3. Mixture of sand and H2O

  4. Mixture of salt and H2O


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mixture of sand and water can be separated by the methods of sedimentation and decantation.

Which of the following is an element?

  1. Ruby

  2. Sapphire

  3. Emerald

  4. Diamond


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

From all the given options, diamond is an element.

Chemical formula for water glass is

  1. Ca2SiO3

  2. Na2SiO3

  3. NaAIO3

  4. AI2O3


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chemical formula for water glass is Na2SiO3.

A compound is made up of elements X and Y. The equivalent weight of X is one-fourth its atomic weight and the equivalent weight of Y is half its atomic weight. Therefore, the formula of the compound is

  1. XY

  2. XY2

  3. X2Y

  4. X4Y2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A compound is made of elements X and Y. The equivalent weight of X is one-fourth its atomic weight and the equivalent weight of Y is half its atomic weight. Therefore, the formula of the compound is XY2.

Dead burnt plaster is

  1. CaSO4.2H2O

  2. (CaSO4)2.H2O

  3. CaSO4

  4. 2CaSO4.H2O


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dead burnt plaster is CaSO4.

The formula for aluminium chloride is AlaClb, where a and b have the values

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1 and 4

  3. 6 and 2

  4. 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the formula for aluminium chloride AlaClb, the respective values of a and b are 1 and 3 (i.e. AlCl3).

Chemical name of ‘Blue Vitriol’ is

  1. ferrous sulphate

  2. zinc sulphate

  3. copper sulphate

  4. iodine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chemical name of ‘blue vitriol’ is copper sulphate.

When iron filings are heated in a steam of dry hydrogen chloride, the compound formed is FeClx, where ‘x’ is

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When iron filings are heated in a steam of dry hydrogen chloride, the compound formed is FeCl2.

Which of the following is the formula for ferric sulphate?

  1. FeSO4

  2. Fe (SO4)2

  3. Fe3 SO4

  4. Fe2 (SO4)3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The formula for ferric sulphate is Fe2(SO4)3.

What is the molecular formula of glucose?

  1. CH2O

  2. C6H12O6

  3. C6H6

  4. Ca(OH)2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The molecular formula of glucose is C6H12O6.

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