1. Catalytic poisons act by :

A. making the products chemically inactive.
B. increasing the rate of the backward reaction.
C. chemical combination with any one of the reactants.
D. preferential adsorption on the catalyst surface.
Answer :   preferential adsorption on the catalyst surface.
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2. When an excess of a very dilute aqueous solution of $$KI$$  is added to a very dilute aqueous solution of silver nitrate, the colloidal particles of silver iodide are associated with which of the following Helmholtz double layer ?

A. $$AgI/A{g^ + }\left| {{I^ - }} \right.$$
B. $$AgI/{K^ + }\left| {NO_3^ - } \right.$$
C. $$AgI/NO_3^ - \left| {A{g^ + }} \right.$$
D. $$AgI/{I^ - }\left| {{K^ + }} \right.$$
Answer :   $$AgI/{I^ - }\left| {{K^ + }} \right.$$
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3. Among the electrolytes $$N{a_2}S{O_4},CaC{l_2},A{l_2}{\left( {S{O_4}} \right)_3}$$      and $$N{H_4}Cl,$$  the most effective coagulating agent for $$S{b_2}{S_3}$$  sol is

A. $$N{a_2}S{O_4}$$
B. $$CaC{l_2}$$
C. $$A{l_2}{\left( {S{O_4}} \right)_3}$$
D. $$N{H_4}Cl$$
Answer :   $$A{l_2}{\left( {S{O_4}} \right)_3}$$
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4. Which of the following is most powerful to coagulate the negative colloid?

A. $$ZnS{O_4}$$
B. $$N{a_3}P{O_4}$$
C. $$AlC{l_3}$$
D. $${K_4}\left[ {Fe{{\left( {CN} \right)}_6}} \right]$$
Answer :   $$AlC{l_3}$$
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5. $$100\,mL$$  of $$0.6\,M$$  acetic acid is shaken with $$2\,g$$  activated carbon. The final concentration of the solution after adsorption is $$0.5\,M.$$  What is the amount of acetic acid adsorbed per gram of carbon?

A. $$0.6\,g$$
B. $$0.3\,g$$
C. $$1.2\,g$$
D. $${\text{None of these}}$$
Answer :   $$0.3\,g$$
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6. Which of the following is an example of heterogeneous catalysis ?

A. \[4N{{H}_{3}}+5{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{Pt}4NO+6{{H}_{2}}O\]
B. \[2S{{O}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{NO}2S{{O}_{3}}\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}COOC{{H}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{HCl}\]      \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH+C{{H}_{3}}OH\]
D. \[{{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}}\]      \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}\]
Answer :   \[4N{{H}_{3}}+5{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{Pt}4NO+6{{H}_{2}}O\]
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7. Conditions required for increase in van der Waals' adsorption are respectively

A. high temperature and low pressure
B. high temperature and high pressure
C. low temperature and low pressure
D. low temperature and high pressure
Answer :   low temperature and high pressure
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8. The protecting power of lyophilic colloidal sol is expressed in terms of :

A. coagulation value
B. gold number
C. critical miscelle concentration
D. oxidation number
Answer :   gold number
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9. A plot of $${\text{log}}\left( {\frac{x}{m}} \right)$$  against log $$P$$  for the adsorption of a gas on a solid gives a straight line with slope equal to :

A. $$\frac{1}{n}$$
B. $$n$$
C. $$\log \,K$$
D. $$K$$
Answer :   $$\frac{1}{n}$$
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10. In Langmuir's model of adsorption of a gas on a solid surface

A. the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is proportional to the pressure of the gas
B. the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is independent of the pressure of the gas
C. the rate of dissociation of adsorbed molecules from the surface does not depend on the surface covered
D. the adsorption at a single site on the surface may involve multiple molecules at the same time
Answer :   the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is proportional to the pressure of the gas
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