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The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in a shell is indicated by the formula

A) 2n-2 B) 2n3
C) 2n D) 2n2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2n2

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Which of the following metals reacts vigorously with cold water?

A) Potassium B) Aluminium
C) Zinc D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Potassium

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

A) The fall in population of plants due to human activity B) It is the warming of earth's surface due to its atmosphere
C) The polluting effect of burning fossil fuels D) The heating of the atmosphere due to depletion of the ozone layer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is the warming of earth's surface due to its atmosphere

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What are stars primarily made of?

A) Oxygen and Hydrogen B) Hydrogen and Carbon
C) Hydrogen and Helium D) Oxygen and Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hydrogen and Helium

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Propyne and propene can be distinguished by

A) AgNO₃ in ammonia B) conc. H₂SO₄
C) dil. KMnO₄ D) Br₂ in CCl₄
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) AgNO₃ in ammonia

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Propene, being an alkene, and propyne, being a alkyne, are distinguished using the common chemical tests namely ammoniacal silver nitrate or ammoniacal cuprous chloride. Ammoniacal silver nitrate is also called as Tollen's reagent.

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Which of the following is not the properties of an ionic compound?

A) Soluble in water and insoluble in petrol B) High melting and boiling points
C) Low melting and boiling points D) Solid and hard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Low melting and boiling points

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Which one of the following is lyophilic colloid?

A) Gold sol B) Smoke
C) Cloud D) Starch aqueous solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Starch aqueous solution

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Starch aqueous solution is a lyophilic colloidal solution.

 

Lyophilic colloids are liquid loving colloids.  When these colloids are mixed with suitable liquid high force of attraction exists between colloidal particles and liquid.

 

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If Metal A displaces Metal B from its solution, then Metal A ____.

A) is more reactive than B B) is less reactive than B
C) is heavier than B D) has the same reactivity as B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) is more reactive than B

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