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On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because ________

A) Mercury is a metal B) Density of mercury is greater than that of water
C) Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass D) Cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass

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The amount of BaSO4 formed on mixing an aqueous solution of 2.08 gm of BaCl2 and excess of dilute H2SO4 is ___.

(atomic weights : Ba = 137, Cl = 35.5, S = 32, O = 16)

A) 2.33 g B) 2.08 g
C) 23.3 g D) 1.04 g
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2.33 g

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The   chemical   properties   of   an   element depend upon

A) the number of isotopes of the element B) the mass number of the element
C) the  total  number  of  neutrons  in  the element D) the    number    of    electrons    in    the outermost shell of the element
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the    number    of    electrons    in    the outermost shell of the element

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Chemical  properties of  an element depend   on the number   and   the configuration   of   their   (valence) electrons.

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Atomic numbers of four elements are as follows : F(9), P(15), Cl(17), Ar(18). Which of the following two elements would be chemically similar?

A) F and Ar B) Cl and P
C) F and P D) F and Cl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) F and Cl

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Which of the following is an unsaturated Hydrocarbon?

A) Butane B) Pentane
C) Ethyne D) Propane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ethyne

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Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered new form of matter called Excitonium which was coined by ______ in the 1960’

A) Bertrand Halperin B) Eugene Wigner
C) Paul Dirac D) Felix Bloch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bertrand Halperin

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What is an endothermic reaction?

A) Reaction in which heat is released. B) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.
C) Reaction in which neither heat is released nor absorbed. D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.

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The chemical weathering of feldspar produces

A) illite B) kaolinite
C) both 1 & 2 D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both 1 & 2

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