Explore topic-wise MCQs in Materials Science.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Materials Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

You want to demonstrate the phenomenon of diffusion to a group of school kids using two coloured gases. For this, you need to slow down the process. Which of the following tricks will help you achieve this feat?

A. Cooling the gases
B. Using gases of large molecular weights
C. Decreasing the size of orifice
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
2.

Carburisation is a heat treatment used for case hardening steels. Carbon is trapped on steel surface by:

A. Osmosis
B. Interstitial diffusion
C. Vacancy diffusion
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Vacancy diffusion
3.

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A. Osmosis
B. Interstitial diffusion
C. Vacancy diffusion
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Vacancy diffusion
4.

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A. Cooling the gases
B. Using gases of larger molecular radii
C. Decreasing the size of orifice
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Using gases of larger molecular radii
5.

Diffusion is not used in which of the following?

A. Doping of semiconductors
B. Manufacturing of alloys
C. Heat treatment of metals
D. Catalysis
Answer» C. Heat treatment of metals
6.

Rate of solid-state diffusion does not depend on which of the following?

A. Temperature
B. Diffusing species
C. Host solid
D. Gravity
Answer» E.
7.

Osmosis is different from diffusion as:

A. Diffusion requires semi-permeable membrane
B. Osmosis requires a liquid solvent
C. Osmosis is a form of active transport
D. In osmosis, solute moves from lower concentration to higher
Answer» C. Osmosis is a form of active transport
8.

Generally, the metal-to-metal diffusion takes place by vacancy diffusion.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9.

As the temperature rises, the rate of vacancy diffusion in metals:

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. may increase or decrease
Answer» B. decreases
10.

Interstitial diffusion is generally faster than diffusion by vacancy mode. This is because:

A. Number of interstitial sites is greater than vacancies
B. Vacancy diffusion requires more energy than interstitial diffusion
C. Interstitial species are smaller than substitution species
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
11.

Concentration gradient refers to:

A. Change of concentration with respect to time
B. Change of concentration with respect to space
C. Change of concentration with respect to temperature
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Change of concentration with respect to temperature
12.

Diffusion is the result of:

A. Random motion of particles
B. Concentration gradient
C. Kinetic energy of particles
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.