Chemistry Section 4


  • The quantum number indicating electron energy is ‘n’.
  • Neutrons can expel protons from paraffins.
  • Attractive forces balance centrifugal forces in atoms.
  • When the 6d orbital is complete, the next electron enters the 7p orbital.
  • Neutrons moving with 1.2 MeV energy are considered fast neutrons.
  • Chromatography classification is based on shape, phase, and mechanism.
  • Filtration separates insoluble particles from liquids.
  • Fluted filter paper increases filtration rate.
  • A substance with high vapor pressure at its melting point undergoes sublimation.
  • Ascending chromatography involves the solvent pool at the container’s bottom.
  • Analytical chemistry involves qualitative and quantitative substance analysis.
  • Quantitative analysis estimates amounts of components in a sample.
  • Residue remains on the filter paper after filtration.
  • Gooch crucibles are made of porcelain.
  • Sintered crucibles are made of glass.
  • Crystallization is the process of separating solids from hot saturated solutions by cooling.
  • Solvent extraction is a simple and efficient method for purifying substances.
  • 95% ethanol is called rectified spirit.
  • Distribution coefficient measures the ratio of solute in organic and aqueous solvents.
  • Animal charcoal adsorbs colored impurities.
  • Crystallization doesn’t involve sublimation.
  • In CCl4, I2 shows a purple color.
  • Sublimation is the direct conversion of solids into vapors.
  • Filtration without a suction pump is a slow process.
  • CaCl2 and PCl5 are used as drying agents in crystallization.
  • Solvent extraction uses ether to separate organic synthesis products from water.
  • In crystallization, if the solvent is flammable, direct heating is avoided.
  • Filter paper increases filtration rate when gentle suction is applied.
  • Filter paper size is selected based on the amount of insoluble solute.
  • Touching the funnel to the breaker wall prevents splashing during filtration.
  • Sublimation is a technique to separate components of a mixture in the solid phase.
  • Qualitative analysis identifies the components of a sample.
  • Different components of a mixture have different Rf values due to their distribution in the solvent.
  • Solvent extraction is controlled by the distributive law.
  • The most reliable method of drying crystals is using a vacuum desiccator.
  • Silica gel and alumina are used as stationary phases in chromatography.
  • The solvent or solvent mixture used for compound separation is the mobile phase.
  • Sintered glass is used for filtration.
  • “Sublimate sublimation” is not a related pair of terms in analytical techniques.
  • Complete quantitative analysis involves four major steps.
  • Filter paper selection depends on the size of particles to be filtered.
  • Potash alum does not sublime.
  • Shaking two immiscible liquids increases the area of contact.
  • Ionization energy generally increases from left to right in a period.
  • Pi bonds are formed by the overlap of p orbitals.
  • The octet rule doesn’t hold for phosphorus (P).
  • CO2 is a non-polar molecule due to its dipole moment being zero.
  • Electro negativity is not an absolute term of an element.
  • When N2 molecule is formed, each nitrogen atom is sp2 hybridized.
  • Dipole moment is the measurement of the degree of polarity.
  • NH-2 has the maximum number of unpaired electrons among the options.
  • The force responsible for holding atoms together in a compound is a bond.
  • Atomic radius decreases across a period.
  • Ionization potential is the energy required to remove an electron from an atom.
  • Greater shielding effect corresponds to a lesser ionization energy.
  • Electron affinity is the energy released or absorbed when electrons are added to an atom.
  • Elements of group IA and IIA are electropositive.
  • Ionic compounds are formed between elements of groups IA, IIA, and VIIA.
  • Lewis acids are electron-deficient.
  • Ammonia (NH3) has a trigonal pyramidal geometry.
  • By combining n atomic orbitals, n hybrid orbitals are formed.
  • The geometry of a molecule with sp3 hybridization is tetrahedral.
  • Pi bonds are formed by the overlap of unhybridized orbitals.
  • Antibonding molecular orbitals have higher energy than atomic orbitals.
  • The bond order of N2 molecule is 3.
  • Dipole moment is the product of charge and distance.
  • Electronegativity represents the relative attraction of the nucleus for electrons in a chemical bond.
  • Chlorine (Cl) has the highest electron affinity.
  • Gases deviate from ideal behavior at low temperature and high pressure.
  • Critical temperature depends on the size, shape, and intermolecular attractions of a gas.
  • Element 7Y has the highest number of unpaired electrons.
  • Molecular orbitals are filled according to Aufbau’s principle, Hund’s rule, and Pauli’s exclusion principle.
  • Hydrogen fluoride (HF) has the highest percentage of ionic character.
  • Noble gases have their outermost shells complete in atomic form.
  • An atom loses or gains electrons to gain stability, form bonds, or complete its outermost shell.
  • In a period, ionic radius increases.
  • Electronegativity increases from left to right in a period.
  • Elements with high ionization potential are nonmetals.
  • Electropositive elements are metals.
  • Electronegativity increases across a period.
  • Ionic bonds result from the complete transfer of electrons.
  • Ionic bonding occurs when the electronegativity difference of bonded atoms is greater than 1.7.
  • HF has a polar covalent bond.
  • Sharing one electron pair by one species forms a coordinate covalent bond.
  • Degenerate orbitals have the same energy and result from the mixing of orbitals of different energy.
  • The geometry of a molecule is pyramidal if the central atom has 3 bond pairs and 1 lone pair.
  • A molecule with 5 bond pairs has a trigonal bipyramidal geometry according to the VSEPR model.
  • Unpaired electrons in a molecule make it paramagnetic.
  • Dipole moment is the product of charge and distance.
  • An atom undergoes sp3 hybridization when one s and three p orbitals are involved.
  • CO diffuses 1.25 times faster than CO2.
  • Coordinate covalent bonds are not considered intermolecular forces between molecules.
  • Ideal gases have no intermolecular forces, perfectly elastic collisions, and occupy no space.
  • Gases deviate from ideal behavior at low temperature and high pressure.
  • Ammonia (NH3) has the lowest density at room temperature.
  • The introduction of the Kelvin scale in thermodynamics is based on Charles’s law.
  • When the pressure of an ideal gas is doubled at a constant temperature, its density becomes double.
  • Boyle’s law relates the volume and pressure of a gas at constant temperature.
  • Charle’s law gives the relationship between volume and temperature of a gas.
  • The first law of thermodynamics is a version of the law of conservation of energy.

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