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Chemistry General Knowledge Questions and Answers: Chemistry GK

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Q :  

The range of pH scale is __.

(A) 1 to 14

(B) 1 to 7

(C) 0 to 14

(D) 0 to 7

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14.

If pH < 7 then the solution is acidic. If pH > 7 then the solution is alkaline. If pH = 7 then the solution is neutral.


Q :  

What are counterweights?

(A) Elements which have the same atomic number but different masses.

(B) Elements which have different atomic numbers but same mass

(C) Elements which have different atomic numbers and different masses

(D) Elements which have the same atomic number and the same mass

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Isobar: Nuclei which have the same mass number (A) but a different atomic number (Z) are called isobar. Even-neutronic: Nuclei having equal number of neutrons are called even-neutronic. For them both atomic number (Z) and mass number (A) are different, but the value of (A – Z) is the same.


Q :  

Who had discovered the electron?

(A) E. Goldstein

(B) J. J. Thomson

(C) Ernest Rutherford

(D) J. chadwick

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

J.J. Thomson:

Discovery of electron J. J. Thomson did it in 1897. Hence, option 4 is correct.

An electron is a low-mass and negatively charged particle.

He won the Nobel Prize in 1906 "for his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases."


Q :  

The process of gaining electrons is called.

(A) Oxidation

(B) Reduction

(C) Radiation

(D) Both oxidation and reduction

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Reduction is a chemical process that involves the gaining of electrons by an atom.


Q :  

An atom is __.

(A) The smallest known particle of matter

(B) The smallest particle of a gas

(C) The smallest indivisible particle of an element that can participate in a chemical change

(D) A charged particle

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

An atom is made up of three particles, namely neutron, proton and electron. Hydrogen has no neutrons. Every atom has a nucleus that binds one or more electrons around itself.


Q :  

Soil is an example of which of the following?

(A) homogeneous mixture

(B) molecule

(C) compound

(D) heterogeneous mixture

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Soil is an example of a heterogeneous mixture that contains many different elements that are not uniform and the composition of the soil is unevenly distributed.


Q :  

How many times the mass of a hydrogen atom is the mass of an electron?

(A) 1000

(B) 8000

(C) 1837

(D) 5000

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

A hydrogen atom has only one proton, one electron and zero neutrons and the positively charged proton is approximately 1837 times as heavy as the mass of the negatively charged electron.


Q :  

Which of the following is an example of sublimation? 

I. Dry ice 

II. Kapoor 

III. Ice

(A) I and II

(B) I, II and III

(C) Only I

(D) Only II

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Camphor and dry ice (solid CO2) sublimation reactions provide common examples.


Q :  

How many moles are present in 60.36 grams of water?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 4

(D) 8

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The number of moles in 36 grams of water will be 2. The atomic number of any element is its molar mass.


Q :  

Which of the following was not related to the principles of atomic structure?

(A) John Dalton

(B) Ernest Rutherford

(C) Niels Henry David Bohr

(D) J Chadwick

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The Correct Answer is J Chadwick. The atomic structure consists of protons, electrons, and neutrons. The nucleus of an atom consists of Protons and Neutrons. J Chadwick was not associated with the atomic model while the remaining three associated with the atomic model.


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