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1051.

Pressure exerted by 1 mole of methane in a 0.25 litre container at 300K using vander Waal's equation (given \[1=2.253\,atm\,{{l}^{2}}\,mo{{l}^{-2}},\,b=0.0428\,lit\,mo{{l}^{-1}})\] is [Orissa JEE 2005]

A.                 82.82 atm           
B.                 152.51 atm
C.                 190.52 atm         
D.                 70.52 atm
Answer» B.                 152.51 atm
1052.

In van der Waal?s equation of state of the gas law, the constant ?\[b\]? is a measure of   [AIEEE 2004]

A.                 Volume occupied by the molecules
B.                 Intermolecular attraction
C.                 Intermolecular repulsions
D.                 Intermolecular collisions per unit volume
Answer» B.                 Intermolecular attraction
1053.

Gases deviate from the ideal gas behaviour because their molecules      [NCERT 1981]

A.                 Possess negligible volume
B.                 Have forces of attraction between them
C.                 Are polyatomic
D.                 Are not attracted to one another
Answer» C.                 Are polyatomic
1054.

When helium is allowed to expand into vacuum, heating effect is observed. Its reason is that     [CPMT 1987]

A.                 Helium is an ideal gas                    
B.                 Helium is an inert gas    
C.                 The inversion temperature of helium is very low
D.                 The boiling point of helium is the lowest among the elements
Answer» D.                 The boiling point of helium is the lowest among the elements
1055.

At low pressure, the Vander Waal's equation is reduced to

A.                 \[Z=\frac{p{{V}_{m}}}{RT}=1-\frac{ap}{RT}\]      
B.                 \[Z=\frac{p{{V}_{m}}}{RT}=1+\frac{b}{RT}p\]
C.                 \[p{{V}_{m}}=RT\]          
D.                 \[Z=\frac{p{{V}_{m}}}{RT}=1-\frac{a}{RT}\]
Answer» B.                 \[Z=\frac{p{{V}_{m}}}{RT}=1+\frac{b}{RT}p\]
1056.

The temperature at which real gases obey the ideal gas laws over a wide range of pressure is called [AFMC 1993; IIT 1981, 94]

A.                 Critical temperature
B.                 Boyle temperature
C.                 Inversion temperature
D.                 Reduced temperature
Answer» C.                 Inversion temperature
1057.

A real gas most closely approaches the behaviour of an ideal gas at          [KCET 1992]

A.                 15 atm and 200 K             
B.                 1 atm and 273 K
C.                 0.5 atm and 500 K           
D.                 15 atm and 500 K
Answer» D.                 15 atm and 500 K
1058.

A gas is said to behave like an ideal gas when the relation \[PV/T=\text{constant}\]. When do you expect a real gas to behave like an ideal gas [IIT 1999; CBSE PMT 1990; CPMT 1991]

A.                 When the temperature is low   
B.                 When both the temperature and pressure are low
C.                 When both the temperature and pressure are high
D.                 When the temperature is high and pressure is low
Answer» E.
1059.

The compressibility factor for an ideal gas is         [IIT 1997]

A.                 1.5         
B.                 1.0
C.                 2.0         
D.                 ¥
Answer» C.                 2.0         
1060.

The Vander Waal's equation reduces itself to the ideal gas equation at [Kerala MEE 2001; CBSE PMT 2002]

A.                 High pressure and low temperature
B.                 Low pressure and low temperature
C.                 Low pressure and high temperature
D.                 High pressure and high temperature
Answer» D.                 High pressure and high temperature
1061.

Gas deviates from ideal gas nature because molecules [CPMT 1996]

A.                 Are colourless
B.                 Attract each other
C.                 Contain covalent bond
D.                 Show Brownian movement
Answer» C.                 Contain covalent bond
1062.

What is the half-life of a radioactive substance if 75% of a given amount of the substance disintegrates in 30 minutes

A.                 7.5 minutes       
B.                 25 minutes
C.                 20 minutes         
D.                 15 minutes
Answer» E.
1063.

If 8.0 g of a radioactive substance has a half-life of 10 hrs., the half-life of 2.0 g of the same substance is                [J & K 2005]

A.                 2.6 hr    
B.                 5 hr
C.                 10 hr     
D.                 40 hr
Answer» D.                 40 hr
1064.

A radioactive sample is emitting 64 times radiations than nonhazardous limit. if its half-life is 2 hours, after what time it becomes non-hazardous              [DPMT 2005]

A.                 16 hr     
B.                 12 hr
C.                 8 hr       
D.                 4 hr
Answer» C.                 8 hr       
1065.

A radioactive substance takes 20 min to decay 25%. How much time will be taken to decay 75%                 [Orissa JEE 2005]

A.                 96.4 min              
B.                 68 min
C.                 964 min               
D.                 680 min
Answer» B.                 68 min
1066.

\[{{T}_{1/2}}\] of \[{{C}^{14}}\] isotope is 5770 years. time after which 72% of isotope left is        [Orissa JEE 2005]

A.                 2740 years          
B.                 274 years
C.                 2780 years          
D.                 278 years
Answer» B.                 274 years
1067.

The radioactive decay of \[_{35}{{X}^{88}}\] by a beta emission produces an unstable nucleus which spontaneously emits a neutron. The final product is       [MNR 1995; CBSE 2001]

A.                 \[_{37}{{X}^{88}}\]         
B.                 \[_{35}{{Y}^{89}}\]
C.                 \[_{34}{{Z}^{88}}\]         
D.                 \[_{36}{{W}^{87}}\]
Answer» E.
1068.

Rate constant for a reaction is \[\lambda \]. Average life is representative by                                      [Orissa JEE 2004]

A.                 \[1/\lambda \] 
B.                 \[\text{In}2/\lambda \]
C.                 \[\frac{\lambda }{\sqrt{2}}\]      
D.                 \[\frac{0.693}{\lambda }\]
Answer» B.                 \[\text{In}2/\lambda \]
1069.

In the given reaction, \[_{92}{{U}^{235}}\xrightarrow{-\alpha }(A)\xrightarrow{-\beta }(B)\xrightarrow{-\beta }(C)\]  isotope are                 [Pb. CET 2000]

A.                 A and C
B.                 \[_{92}{{U}^{235}}\]and C
C.                 A and B
D.                 A, B and C
Answer» C.                 A and B
1070.

An artificial radioactive isotope gave \[_{7}^{14}N\]after two successive \[\beta -\]particle emissions. The number of neutrons in the parent nucleus must be                                                [KCET 2004]

A.                 9             
B.                 14
C.                 5             
D.                 7
Answer» B.                 14
1071.

The half-life of a radioisotope is four hours. If the initial mass of the isotope was 200 g, the mass remaining after 24 hours undecayed is                                     [AIEEE 2004]

A.                 3.125 g 
B.                 2.084 g
C.                 1.042 g 
D.                 4.167 g
Answer» B.                 2.084 g
1072.

Amount of \[_{53}{{I}^{128}}({{t}_{1/2}}=25\ \min )\] left after 75 minutes is [DCE 2002]

A.                 \[1/6\] 
B.                 \[1/4\]
C.                 \[1/8\] 
D.                 \[1/9\]
Answer» D.                 \[1/9\]
1073.

If the disintegration constant is \[6.93\times {{10}^{-6}},\] then half-life of \[_{6}{{C}^{14}}\] will be                                        [KCET 2001]

A.                 \[{{10}^{2}}\]yrs              
B.                 \[{{10}^{3}}\]yrs
C.                 \[{{10}^{4}}\]yrs              
D.                 \[{{10}^{5}}\]yrs
Answer» E.
1074.

If 8.0 of a radioactive isotope has a half-life of 10 hrs. The half-life of 2.0 g of the same substance is          [UPSEAT 2001]

A.                 2.5 hrs.                
B.                 5 hrs.
C.                 10 hrs.  
D.                 40 hrs.
Answer» D.                 40 hrs.
1075.

A radioactive element decays at such a rate that after 15 minutes only 1/10 of the original amount is left. How many more minutes will be needed when only 1/100 of the original amount will be left

A.                 1.5 minutes       
B.                 15.0 mintues
C.                 16.5 minutes     
D.                 30 minutes
Answer» E.
1076.

A certain nuclide has a half-life of 25 minutes. If one starts with 100 g of it, how much of it will remain at the end of 100 minutes                                               [DPMT 1982]

A.                 1.0 g     
B.                 4.0 g
C.                 6.25 g   
D.                 12.50 g
Answer» D.                 12.50 g
1077.

The activity of radio isotope changes with            [MNR 1986]

A.                 Temperature    
B.                 Pressure
C.                 Chemical environment 
D.                 None of these
Answer» E.
1078.

The half-life of a radioactive element depends upon [EAMCET 1980]

A.                 The amount of the element
B.                 The temperature
C.                 The pressure
D.                 None of these
Answer» E.
1079.

Radioactive decay is a    [MP PMT 1989, 97]

A.                 Second order reaction  
B.                 First order reation
C.                 Zero order reaction        
D.                 Third order reaction
Answer» C.                 Zero order reaction        
1080.

Given that a radioactive species decays according to exponential law \[N={{N}_{0}}{{e}^{-\lambda t}}\]. The half-life of the species is [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A.                 \[\lambda \]      
B.                 \[No\]
C.                 \[\lambda /\ln 2\]           
D.                 \[\ln 2/\lambda \]
Answer» E.
1081.

Half-life of a radioactive disintegration (A \[\to \]B) having rate constant \[231\,{{\sec }^{-1}}\] is              [CPMT 1988]

A.                 \[3.0\times {{10}^{-2}}\] sec       
B.                 \[3.0\times {{10}^{-3}}\] sec
C.                 \[3.3\times {{10}^{-2}}\] sec       
D.                 \[3.3\times {{10}^{-3}}\] sec
Answer» C.                 \[3.3\times {{10}^{-2}}\] sec       
1082.

Tritium undergoes radioactive decay giving [CPMT 1976; NCERT 1978]

A.                 \[\alpha \]-particles       
B.                 \[\beta \]-particles
C.                 Neutrons            
D.                 None of these
Answer» C.                 Neutrons            
1083.

\[1.0g\] of a radioactive isotope was found to reduce to \[125\,mg\] after 24 hours. The half-life of the isotope is             [MP PET 1996]

A.                 8 hours
B.                 24 hours
C.                 6 hours
D.                 4 hours
Answer» B.                 24 hours
1084.

87.5% decomposition of a radioactive substance complete in 3 hours. What is the half-life of that substance        [MP PMT 2003]

A.                 2 hours                
B.                 3 hours
C.                 90 minutes         
D.                 1 hours
Answer» E.
1085.

The decay of a radioactive element follows first order kinetics, as a result                                             [NCERT 1982]

A.                 Half-life period = constant \[/k\], where \[k\] is the decay constant
B.                 Rate of decay is independent of temperature
C.                 Rate can be changed by changing chemical conditions
D.                 The element will be completely transformed into a new element after expiry of two half-life period
Answer» B.                 Rate of decay is independent of temperature
1086.

Half-life of a radioactive substance which disintegrates by 75 % in 60 minutes, will be         [MP PMT 2002]

A.                 120 min               
B.                 30 min
C.                 45 min  
D.                 20 min
Answer» C.                 45 min  
1087.

The radioactivity due to \[{{C}^{14}}\] isotope (half-life 6000 years) of a sample of wood from an ancient tomb was found to be nearly half that of fresh wood, the tomb is therefore about [NCERT 1980, 81; MP PET 1989]

A.                 3000 years old  
B.                 6000 years old
C.                 9000 years old  
D.                 1200 years old
Answer» C.                 9000 years old  
1088.

A radioactive element has half-life of one day. After three days, the amount of the element left will be [MNR 1985; UPSEAT 2000, 01; MH CET 2002]

A.                 1/2 of the original amount
B.                 1/4 of the original amount
C.                 1/8 of the original amount
D.                 1/16 of the original amount
Answer» D.                 1/16 of the original amount
1089.

In the case of a radio isotope the value of \[{{T}_{1/2}}\] and l are identical in magnitude. The value is     [KCET 2002]

A.                 \[0.693\]             
B.                 \[{{(0.693)}^{1/2}}\]
C.                 \[1/0.693\]         
D.                 \[{{(0.693)}^{2}}\]
Answer» C.                 \[1/0.693\]         
1090.

The half-life of a radioactive element is 6 months. The time taken to reduce its original concentration to its 1/16 value is [MP PET 1991]

A.                 1 year   
B.                 16 years
C.                 2 years 
D.                 8 years
Answer» D.                 8 years
1091.

Radium has atomic weight 226 and a half-life of 1600 years. The number of disintegrations produced per second from \[1gm\] are        [BHU 1990]

A.                 \[4.8\times {{10}^{10}}\]             
B.                 \[9.2\times {{10}^{6}}\]
C.                 \[3.7\times {{10}^{10}}\]
D.                 Zero
Answer» D.                 Zero
1092.

The half-life of \[_{92}{{U}^{238}}\] is \[4.5\times {{10}^{9}}\] years. After how many years, the amount of \[_{92}{{U}^{238}}\] will be reduced to half of its present amount              [CPMT 1990; MP PET 1999]

A.                 \[9.0\times {{10}^{9}}\] years    
B.                 \[13.5\times {{10}^{9}}\] years
C.                 \[4.5\times {{10}^{9}}\] years    
D.                 \[4.5\times {{10}^{4.5}}\] years
Answer» D.                 \[4.5\times {{10}^{4.5}}\] years
1093.

If \[2.0\,g\] of a radioactive isotope has a half-life of 20 hr, the half-life of \[0.5g\] of the same substance is [MP PMT 1990; MNR 1992]

A.                 20 hr     
B.                 80 hr
C.                 5  hr      
D.                 10 hr
Answer» B.                 80 hr
1094.

75% of the first order reaction was completed in 32 minutes. When was 50% of the reaction completed [MNR 1983; MP PET 1997; EAMCET 1998]

A.                 24 minutes         
B.                 16 minutes
C.                 8 minutes           
D.                 4 minutes
Answer» C.                 8 minutes           
1095.

The half-life of the radio element  \[_{83}B{{i}^{210}}\] is 5 days. Starting with 20 g of this isotope, the amount remaining after 15 days is                                  [BHU 1987]

A.                 10 g       
B.                 5 g
C.                 2.5 g      
D.                 6.66 g
Answer» D.                 6.66 g
1096.

A substance of which one gram is taken, after half-life time what fraction of it is left ?    [MADT Bihar 1983]

A.                 \[\frac{1}{4}\]   
B.                 \[\frac{1}{8}\]
C.                 \[\frac{1}{2}\]   
D.                 \[\frac{1}{32}\]
Answer» D.                 \[\frac{1}{32}\]
1097.

For a radioactive substance with half-life period 500 years, the time for complete decay of 100 milligram of it would be  [MADT Bihar 1984]

A.                 1000 years          
B.                 \[100\times 500\] years
C.                 500 years            
D.                 Infinite time
Answer» E.
1098.

The half-life period of a radioactive element is 30 minutes. One sixteenth of the original quantity of the element will remain unchanged after              [CPMT 1983; MP PMT 1994]

A.                 60 minutes         
B.                 120 minutes
C.                 70 minutes         
D.                 75 minutes
Answer» C.                 70 minutes         
1099.

Half-life of a radioactive element is 100 yrs. The time in which it disintegrates to 50% of its mass, will be [MP PMT 1995]

A.                 50 yrs   
B.                 200 yrs
C.                 100 yrs 
D.                 25 yrs
Answer» D.                 25 yrs
1100.

\[C-14\] has a half-life of 5760 years. \[100mg\]  of a sample containing \[C-14\] is reduced to \[25mg\] in [Bihar CEE 1992; AMU 2002; MHCET 1999]

A.                 11520 years       
B.                 2880 years
C.                 1440 years          
D.                 17280 years
Answer» B.                 2880 years