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15551.

What is transition temperature for allotropic forms of sulphur?

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It is a temperature at which both the allotropes of sulphur are stable ; 369 K is called transition temperature.

15552.

Is the measure of an angle dependent upon the unit of length?

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The angle (in radian) subtended by an are of a circle at its centre is defined as the ration of the length of the are to its radius,i.e.,

θ (in radian) = length of are/radius = no dimension.

Hence, the measure of an angle is independent of the unit of length used to measure the angle.

15553.

The nib of a fountain pen is split. Why?

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The tip of nib of a fountain pen is split to make a narrow capillary so that the ink rises to the tip of the nib continuously. This helps us to write smoothly with ink.

15554.

Tick (✓) the correct options that will complete the statements.1. The Himalayas are affected by ......... . a) environmental pollution b) melting of snow2. The Himalayas are protected ......... . a) by hugging trees b) by stopping deforestation3. The name of the movement that started in 1970s and 1980s is ......... . a) the resistance to the destruction of forests b) Chipko movement

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1. (a) (✓)

2. (b) (✓)

3. (b) (✓)

15555.

What does the grandchild in this poem symbolize?

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The grandchild in this poem symbolizes the future generation of humans.

15556.

What do you think the poem is about?

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The poem foreshadowed the hazards faced by the fauna of four different habitats like terrestrial, water, air, and polar regions due to humans’ indisciriminate activities in degrading the environment and how some species had come into endangered zone.

15557.

Why does an iron needle float on clean water but sink when some detergent is added to this water?

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Due to surface tension, the free surface of liquid at rest behaves like a stretched membrane. When an iron needle floats on the surface of clean water, its weight is supported by the stretched membrane. When some detergent is added to this water, its surface tension decreases.

As a result of it, the stretched membrane on the surface of water is weakened and is not able to support the weight of needle. Hence, needle sinks in such water.

15558.

What is the dimensional formula of modulus of rigidity?

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Dimensional formula- of modulus of rigidity is M1 L-1 T-2.

15559.

Write the Hooke’s law.

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According to Hooke’s law, within the limit of elasticity, the stress is proportional to strain.
Stress ∝ Strain
or Stress = E × Strain.
Here E is a constant known as modulus of rigidity. Its unit is same as that of stress.

15560.

What do you understand by elasticity?

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“Elasticity is the ability of a body to resist the change in shape or size caused by a deforming force and to return to its original size and shape when the deforming force is removed.” Those bodies which regain its original configuration immediately and completely after the removal of deforming force are called perfectly elastic bodies. And those bodies which does not regain its original configuration at all on the removal of deforming force are called perfectly plastic bodies.

15561.

What do you understand by limit of elasticity?

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It is the maximum value to deforming force under which an object acts as an elastic body i. e. , when the applied force is removed, the body regains its original position. If force beyond this value is applied on an object, it undergoes permanent deformation.

15562.

What is strain?

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When deforming force is applied an any object then there is change in its length or volume or shape. The proportional change produced in the shape and size of an object due to the deforming force is called strain. It is a dimensionless quantity. 

According to deformation strain have a three types:

(a) Longitudinal strain
(b) Volume strain
(c) Shearing strain

15563.

What is the force called by applying which the body changes its shape and size?

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The force that changes the shape and size of the body is called the Deforming force.

15564.

What is the unit of modulus of elasticity?

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∵ Modulus of elasticity = \(\frac { Stress }{ Strain } \)
Since, strain is a dimensionless quantity
∴ Unit of modulus of elasticity is same as that of stress i.e., Nm-2

15565.

What do you understand by the perfectly elastic, plastic and rigid bodies? Discuss their limits.

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Perfectly elastic bodies: Those bodies which regain their original configuration immediately and completely after the removal of deforming force are called perfectly elastic bodies.

Perfectly plastic bodies: Bodies which do not regain their original configuration at all on the removal of deforming forces are called perfectly plastic bodies. Generally no body is perfectly elastic and perfectly plastic; but they are between these two extremes. Normally, quartz is perfectly elastic body and putty, wax are perfectly plastic bodies.

Rigid bodies: Bodies which do not get deformed or have very small deformation on applying external force are called rigid bodies.

15566.

Explain clearly, with examples, the distinction between:(a) magnitude of displacement (sometimes called distance) over an interval of time, and the total length of path covered by a particle over the same interval;(b) magnitude of average velocity over an interval of time, and the average speed over the same interval. [Average speed of a particle over an interval of time is defined as the total path length divided by the time interval]. Show In both (a) and (b) that the second quantity is either greater than or equal to the first. When is the equality sign true? [For simplicity, consider one-dimensional motion only]. 

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(a) Consider a person who leaves home for work in the morning and returns home in the evening.

The magnitude of the displacement of the person during the interval is zero but the total length of path covered = 2 × distance between the home and the workplace.

Magnitude of displacement is the magnitude of the shortest length between the two points. The second quantity is clearly always greater than or equal to the first quantity. The equality holds if the body has not moved at all (path length = magnitude of displacement = 0)

(b) Average velocity = Δx/Δt, is zero (like in the example explained in) (a) then average velocity = 0.

Average speed = Total path length/Time taken

2 × (Distance between the home and the work place/Time taken to traverse this distance)

= Clearly average speed ≥ magnitude of average velocity. Equality exists when body does not undergo any motion.

15567.

Will the potential energy increase or decrease in pressing a solid or stretching a wire?

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The potential energy will increase in both the situations.

15568.

What are the prerequisites for condensation?

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High relative humidity and dew point temperature of the air are the j prerequisites for condensation.

15569.

Which type of charge is found at the low end of the cumulonimbus clouds?

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Negative charge is found at the low end of the cumulonimbus clouds.

15570.

Which type of charge is found at the upper end of the cumulonimbus clouds?

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Positive charge is found at the upper end of the cumulonimbus clouds.

15571.

Give geographical reason:Clouds float in the sky.

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1. The condensed water or fine particles of snow accumulate around dust particles at high altitudes leading to formation of clouds.

2. The condensed water or fine particles in the clouds are almost weightless. Therefore, clouds float in the sky.

15572.

(a) Write van der Waals equation for n moles of a gas.(b) Critical temperature for CO2 and CH4 are 31.1°C and -81.9°C respectively. Which is easily liquefiable and why?

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(a) van der Waals equation for n moles of a gas:

PV = nRT

Where, P = Pressure

V = Volume

n = No. of moles

R = Gas constant

T = Absolute temperature

(b) Carbon dioxide (CO2) can be easily liquefied because it has higher critical temperature that means it can be liquefied at higher temperature more easily. So, CO2 has higher inter-molecular forces than methane.

15573.

Molecule A is twice as heavy as the molecule B. Which of these has higher kinetic energy at any temperature?

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Kinetic energy of a molecule is directly proportional to temperature and independent of its mass. So both the molecules, A and B at any temperature will have equal kinetic energy.

15574.

Which of the three, solid, liquid and gas has the higher and lowest kinetic energy at room temperature?

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Highest energy - Gas

Lowest energy - Solid

15575.

Molecule A is twice as heavy as the molecule B. which of these has higher kinetic energy at any temperature?

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Kinetic energy of a molecule is directly proportional to temperature and independent of mass so both the molecules will have the same kinetic energy.

15576.

Explain how the function pv/RT can be used to show gases behave non-ideally at high pressure.

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The ratio pv/RT is equal to the number of moles of an ideal gas in the sample. This number should be constant for all pressure, volume and temperature conditions. If the value of this ratio changes with increasing pressure, the gas sample is not behaving ideally.

15577.

What is the value of R at STP?

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At S. T. P, R = 8.20578 x 10-2 L at m k-1 mol-1.

15578.

What is aqueous tension?

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Pressure exerted by saturated water vapors is called aqueous tension.

15579.

Pressure exerted by saturated water vapour is called aqueous tension. What correction term will you apply to the total pressure to obtain pressure of dry gas?

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PDry gas = PTotal – aqueous tension

15580.

Identify which of the following terms matches with the appropriate description 1 to 5.A: HydracidB: Monobasic acidC: Less volatile acidD: Weak acidE: Tribasic acidF: Dibasic acidG: More volatile acid1. An acid having basicity 1 and having only one replaceable hydrogen ion per molecule of the acid.2. An acid which dissociates to give a low concentration of H+3. An acid containing hydrogen and a non-metallic element other than oxygen. 4. The type of acid which generally displaces another acid when the acid is heated with a salt. 5.  The type of acid which reacts with a base to give an acid salt and a normal salt.

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1. Monobasic acid

2. Weak acid

3. Hydracids

4. Less volatile acid

5.  Dibasic acid

15581.

Why are the expected and observed ground state electronic configurations of gadolinium and lawrencium same?

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  • The degenerate orbitals like 4f and 5f acquire extra stability when they are half filled (4f7) or completely filled (5f14).
  • The expected and observed electronic configuration of gadolinium is,64Gd [Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2.
  • The expected and observed electronic configuration of lawrencium is 103Lr [Rn] 5f14 6d1 7s2
15582.

Transition elements are also known as-(A) s-block elements(B) p-block elements(C) d-block elements(D) f- block elements

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(C) d-block elements

15583.

Write expected and observed electronic configurations of : (i) Ce (ii) Tb.

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ElementExpected (Idealised)Observed
(i) 58Ce[Xe] 4f15d16s2[Xe] 4f2 5d°6s2
(ii) 65Tb[Xe] 4f8 5d1 6s2[Xe] 4f9 5d°6s2
15584.

Write short note on Brownian movement.

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Brownian Movement:- In 1828, an English Botanist Brown observed that pollen grains suspended in water execute a continuous ig-zag motion. He named this phenomenon as Brownian movement. Later on it was found that the particles of the dispersed phase of all colloidal solutions also execute a continuous zig-zag motion (in the figure).

A proof of Brownian movement in furnished if we watch the smoke particles in the beam of light in a cinema hall. The smoke particles continue to move ceaselessly in a zig-zag fashion.

Cause of Brownian movement:- The dispersed phase particles of the colloidal solution are being constantly colloided by the molecules of the dispersion medium. It was stated by Wiener is 1863 that the dispersed phase particles increases, then the chances of unequal bombartment decrease. This can be confirmed by the fact that the suspensions do not show any such movement due to large molecule size.

Significance:- This movement opposes the force of gravity. On the colloidal particles. As a result, these particles always remain in the state of motion and do not settle.

This is responsible for the stability of the colloidal solution.

15585.

Why does BCl3 act as Lewis acid?

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BCl3 be have as Lewis as acid due to be electron deficient in BCl3.

15586.

Write electronic configurations of : (i) Gd (ii) Yb.

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(i) 64Gd [Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2 (Observed) 

(ii) 70Yb [Xe] 4f14 5d°6s2 (Observed)

15587.

Write short note of Half-time of a reaction.

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Half life period:- Time taken to complete half portion of the first order reaction (t1/2) is called half life period.

It is denoted t1/2 We know that t = 2.303/t log{a}/{a - x}

Here a is the amount of the substance initially present and x is the amount that has reacted in time 'k'. In half life time (t1/2), a will be reduced to a/2(x = a/2)

∴ Half life period

(t1/2) = 2.303/k log{a}/{a - (a/2)} = 2.303/k log2 = 2.303/k x 0.3010

∴ t1/2 = 0.693/k

15588.

Explain why H2O is neutral whereas H2S is acidic.

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The size of central atom H2S is larger than that in H2O. S-H bond is larger and weaker than O-H bond H2O, hence H2S is more acidic than H2O.

15589.

H2S  is a gas while H2O is a liquid at room temperature. Explain?

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Due to inert molecular H bond is find in H2O atom H2S is a gas while H2O is a liquid at a room temperature.

15590.

Explain why Gd3+ is colourless.

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  • Gd3+ has electronic configuration, [Xe] 4f7
  • Due to extra stability of half filled orbital, it does not allow f → f transition, and hence does not absorb radiations in the visible region.

 Hence Gd3+ is colourless.

15591.

Explain why H2O is in liquid state while H2S is in gaseous state at room temperature.

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H-O bond is more polar than H-S bond because of greater electronegativity difference in the bonding atoms. As a result, H2O molecules are involved in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding and get associated to be liquid at room temperature. Since intermoecular hydrogen bonding is negligible in the molecules of H2S, they do not get associated and remain in the gaseous state at room temperature.

15592.

Which of the following are peroxoacids of sulphur?(i) H2SO5 and H2S2O8(ii) H2SO5 and H2S2O7(iii) H2S2O7 and H2S2O8(iv) H2S2O6 and H2S2O7

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(i) H2SO5 and H2S2O8

15593.

What is doping?

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Doping A semiconductor obtained after adding desirable impurity atoms in the intrinsic semiconductor is called extrinsic or depend semiconductor. The process of adding desirable impurities in the intrinsic semiconductor is called doping.

15594.

Write two differences between electromagnet and permanent magnet.

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The difference between Electro Magnet and Permanent Magnet are as follows : 

Electro Magnet : 

(i) Its shows the properties of Magnet at that time were the current flows on that time is Magnetic properties is end even current is closed. 

(ii) When the direction of the current of electro Magnet is charged their the nature of its axis is also changed.

Permanent Magnet: 

(i) Its exists the Magnetic properties at maximum days

(ii) The nature of the axis of permanent magnet is fixed and permanent. We can not change this easily.

15595.

What are the uses of theory of Cyclotron ?

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The cyclotron is used :

(1) To bombard nuclei with energetic particles, so accelerated by it, and study the resulting nuclear reactions. 

(2) It is also used to implant ions into solids and modify their properties or even synthesise new materials. 

(3) It is used in hospitals to produce radioactive substances which can be used in diagnosis and treatment. 

15596.

A cyclotron’s oscillator frequency is 10 MHz. What should be the operating magnetic field for accelerating protons? If the radius of its ‘dees’ is 60 cm, what is the kinetic energy (in MeV) of the proton beam produced by the accelerator. (e =1.60 × 10–19 C, mp = 1.67 × 10–27 kg, 1 MeV = 1.6 × 10–13 J). 

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The oscillator frequency should be same as proton’s cyclotron frequency. 

we have B = 2πmv /q = 6.3 ×1.67 × 10–27 × 107 / (1.6 × 10–19) = 0.66 T 

Final velocity of protons is 

v = r × 2πv = 0.6 m × 6.3 ×107 = 3.78 × 107 m/s. 

E = ½ mv2 = 1.67 ×10–27 × 14.3 × 1014 / (2 × 1.6 × 10–13) = 7 MeV. 

15597.

Write any two important points of similarities and differences each between Coulomb’s law for the electrostatic field and Biot-Savart’s law for the magnetic field.

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Similarities:

Both electrostatic field and magnetic field:

Follows the principle of superposition.

Depends inversely on the square of distance from source to the point of interest.

Differences:

(i) Electrostatic field is produced by a scalar source (q) and the magnetic field is produced by a vector (I \(\overrightarrow{dI}.\)).

(ii) Electrostatic field is along the displacement vector between source and point of interest; while magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane, containing the displacement vector and vector source.

(iii) Electrostatic field is angle independent, while magnetic field is angle dependent between source vector and displacement vector.

15598.

Distinguish between Biot-Savart law for the magnetic field and Coulomb’s law for the electrostatic field.

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Biot-Savart law for the magnetic fieldCoulomb’s law for the electrostatic field
Long range force, since both depend inversely on the square of distance from the source to the point of interest.Long range force, since both depend inversely on the square of distance from the source to the point of interest.
The principle of superposition applies to magnetic fields.The principle of superposition applies to electric fields.
The magnetic field is produced by a vector source I vector dl.The electrostatic field is produced by a scalar source, namely, the electric charge.
The magnetic field is produced by a vector source I vector dl.The electrostatic field is along the displacement vector joining the source and the field point.
There is an angle dependence in the Biot-Savart law. The magnetic field at any point in the direction of dl (the dashed line) is zero.There is no angle dependence in the Coulombs law.

15599.

A body of mass 2kg is at rest. What should be the magnitude of force which will make the body move with a speed of 30 m/s at the end of 1s?

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Mass of the body = 2kg 

Initial velocity, u = 0 

Final velocity, v = 30 m/s 

Time, t = 1s

Acceleration, a = (v-u)/t = 30 m/s2 

Force = ma = 60N

15600.

If 2A = 3B and 4B = 5C, then A: C =?(a)4: 3 (b)8: 15 (c)3: 4 (d)15: 8

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(d) 15: 8

Because,

= A = 3B/2

= C = 4B/5

Then,

= A: C = (3B/2): (4B/5)

= (A/C) = (3B/2)/ (4B/5)

= (A/C) = (3B/2) × (5/4B)

= (A/C) = (15/8)

= A: C = 15: 8