The separation of colloidal particles (or purification of sol) from particles of molecular dimensions is known as:

  • Photolysis

  • Dialysis

  • Pyrolysis

  • Peptization

Lyophilic sols are:

  • Irreversible sols

  • They are prepared from inorganic compounds

  • Not coagulated by adding electrolytes

  • Self-stabilizing

The volume of colloidal particles Vc as compared to the volume of solute particles in true solution Vs could be:

  •  ~1

  •  ~103

  •  ~102

  •  ~10-3

The dispersed phase in colloidal iron (III) hydroxide and colloidal gold is positively and negatively charged respectively, which of the following statement is not correct?

  • MgCl2 solution coagulates gold sol readily than iron (III) hydroxide sol  at pH = 7

  • Na2SO4 solution causes coagulation in both sol

  • Mixing of two sols have no effect

  • Coagulation in both sol can be brought about by electrophoresis

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Micelles are formed by surfactant molecules above the Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC)

  • The conductivity of a solution having surfactant molecules decreases sharply at the CMC

  • Lower is the CMC of detergent, more is its detergency

  • Cleansing action is not related to micelles

The correct match among the following options is: 

1.

Solid sol

-

Smoke

2.

Emulsion

-

butter

3.

Foam

-

Mist

4.

Whipped cream

-

sol

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

The coagulation values in millimoles per liter of the electrolytes used for the coagulation of As2S3 are given below

(I) (NaCl)=52 , (II) (BaCl2)=0.69  , (III) (MgSO4)=0.22

The correct order of their coagulating power is -

  • III > II > I

  • I > II > III

  • I > III > II 

  • II > III>I

Process in which catalyst has a different phase to a reaction mixture this process is known as

  • Homogenous catalysis

  • Heterogenous catalysis

  • Hypergenous catalysis

  • Hypogenous catalysis 

Why is chemisorption referred to as activated adsorption?

  • Chemical bond formation between reactant and adsorbent molecules.

  • Chemical bond formation between product and adsorbent molecules.

  • Chemical bond formation between reactant and product molecules.

  • None of the above

The correct statement among the following about Collodion is - 

  • 4% solution nitro-cellulose in a mixture of ethyl alcohol and ether.

  • 14% solution nitrate in a mixture of ether and ethanol.

  • 20 % solution nitrate in a mixture of propanol and diethyl ether.

  • None of the above.

A colloidal system having a solid substance as a dispersed phase and a liquid as a dispersion medium is classified as .........

  •   Solid sol

  •   Gel

  •   Emulsion

  •   Sol

The process responsible for the formation of delta at a place where rivers meet the sea is 

  •   Emulsification

  •   Colloid formation

  •   Coagulation

  •   Peptisation

The curve that represents Freundlich's adsorption isotherm is -

  •   

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  •  

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The phenomenon that  is applicable to the process shown in the figure is : 

                    

  •   Absorption

  •   Adsorption

  •   Coagulation

  •   Emulsification

At the equilibrium position in the process of adsorption ..........

  •    ΔH > 0

  •    ΔH = TΔS

  •    ΔH > TΔS

  •    ΔH < TΔS

The process that does not occur at the interface of phases is :

 

 
  •   Crystallisation

  •   Heterogeneous catalysis

  •   Homogeneous catalysis

  •   Corrosion

The interface that cannot be obtained is 

 
  • Liquid-liquid

  • Solid-liquid

  • Liquid-gas

  • Gas-gas

The term ‘sorption’ stands for.........

 
  •   Absorption

  •   Adsorption 

  •   Both absorption and adsorption

  •   Desorption

Extent of adsorption of adsorbate from solution phase increases with...

  • Increase in amount of adsorbate in solution.
  • Decrease in surface area of adsorbent.
  •   Increase in temperature of solution.
  • Decrease in amount of adsorbate in solution.

Physical adsorption is not favoured by : 

 
  • High pressure.

  • Negative H

  • Higher critical temperature of adsorbate.

  • High temperature.

Extent of physisorption of a gas increases with ......

  • Increase in temperature.

  • Decrease in temperature.

  •   Decrease in surface area of adsorbent.

  •   Decrease in strength of van der Waals’ force. 

An emulsion cannot be broken by ............. and ................

  • Heating.

  • Adding more amount of dispersion medium.

  • Freezing.

  • Centrifugation

Physical adsorption of a gaseous species may change to chemical adsorption with ..........

  •   Decrease in temperature.

  •   Increase in temperature.

  •   Increase in surface area of adsorbent.

  •   Decrease in surface area of adsorbent.

In physisorption adsorbent does not show specificity for any particular gas because..........

  •   Involved van der Waals’ forces are universal.

  •   Gases involved behave like ideal gases.

  •   Enthalpy of adsorption is low.

  •   It is a reversible process.

Among the following options the example of absorption is :

  •   Water on silica gel.

  •   Water on calcium chloride.

  •   Hydrogen on finely divided nickel.

  •   Oxygen on metal surface.

On the basis of data given below, the gas which  shows the least adsorption on a definite amount of charcoal is-

Gas

CO2

SO2

CH4

H2

Critical temp./K

304

630

190

33

  • CO2

  • SO2
  • CH4
  • H2

At high concentration of soap in water, soap behaves as .......

  • Molecular colloid.

  • Associated colloid.

  • Macromolecular colloid.

  •   Lyophilic colloid.

Tyndall effect is shown by 

  •   Aqueous solution of soap below critical micelle concentration.

  •   Aqueous solution of soap above critical micelle concentration.

  •   Aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

  •   Aqueous solution of sugar.

Method by which lyophobic sol can be protected.

  •   By addition of oppositely charged sol.

  •   By addition of an electrolyte.

  •   By addition of lyophilic sol.

  •   By boiling.

Freshly prepared precipitate sometimes gets converted to colloidal solution by ......

  •   Coagulation

  •   Electrolysis

  •   Diffusion

  •   Peptisation

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