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Subject: Chemistry Topic: Matter in our Surroundings Std.: IX
Q. No.
1. Bromine particles are almost twice as heavy as chlorine particles. Which gas will
diffuse faster, bromine vapours or chlorine gas? Explain your answer.
ans: Chlorine will diffuse faster than the bromine vapours. This is because lighter
molecules diffuse faster than heavier ones.
2. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of a
refrigerator (temp < 0°). If you could measure the temperature of the content of
the tumbler, which of the following graphs would correctly represent the change in
its temperature as a function of time? Explain.
ans: • Graph (a) represents the change in temperature correctly.
• The water will cool initially till it reaches 0°C, the freezing point. At this
stage, the temp will remain constant till all the water freezes. After this,
temperature will fall again.
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3. The diagram below shows burning of an oil lamp.
Draw the arrangement of particles at ‘X’ and ‘Y’ when the lamp is burning.
ans: Particles at position X – oil burns to produce gaseous products
Particles at position Y – oil is in liquid state.
4. A mixture containing (i) Sodium chloride (ii) Camphor and (iii) Ammonium chloride
was heated in a china dish. The substance left in the china dish was :
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (ii) and (iii)
c) (i) only
d) (iii) only
ans: c) (i) only
5. What happens when acetone is poured on the palm?
ans: It will evaporate taking heat from the palm.
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6. List any two properties that liquids have in common with gases.
• They do not have fixed shape.
• They flow easily.
7. What happens to the heat energy which is supplied to a solid once it starts
melting?
It is taken up by the solid particles in overcoming the force of attraction and
helps in melting.
8. Carbon dioxide was taken in an enclosed cylinder and compressed by applying
pressure.
(a) Which state of matter will we obtain after completion of the process?
ans: Solid
(b) What is the common name of the product obtained in the above process?
ans: Dry ice
9. Gases undergo diffusion very fast. Explain.
Particles of a gas are loosely packed, move randomly due to space between
them so they intermix with other particles present there.
10. The melting points of two solids X and Y are 300K and 400K, respectively. Which
solid has greater intermolecular force between its particles?
solid Y
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11. For question number 11 two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and
the other labeled Reason (R).
Read the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative (A), (B), (C) and (D)
as given below.
Assertion (A): Grass is wet early in the morning.
Reason (R): Water vapour present in the air condenses when the temperature
drops.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
ans A
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