Physical Chemistry MCQs December 24, 2025July 12, 2024 by u930973931_answers 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is not a state function? (A) Enthalpy (B) Temperature (C) Internal energy (D) Pressure 2. The process of conversion of a solid directly into vapor without passing through the liquid state is called: (A) Melting (B) Vaporization (C) Sublimation (D) Condensation 3. Boyleās law relates: (A) Pressure and temperature (B) Volume and temperature (C) Volume and moles (D) Pressure and volume 4. The gas constant R in the ideal gas equation PV = nRT represents: (A) Universal gas constant (B) Avogadroās number (C) Specific gas constant (D) Boltzmann constant 5. Which of the following is an intensive property of a system? (A) Mass (B) Volume (C) Energy (D) Temperature 6. The energy associated with the motion of molecules in a substance is: (A) Potential energy (B) Internal energy (C) Kinetic energy (D) Activation energy 7. The enthalpy change for a chemical reaction at constant pressure is equal to: (A) q (heat exchange) (B) w (work done) (C) ĪE (change in internal energy) (D) ĪH (change in enthalpy) 8. The change in Gibbs free energy (ĪG) of a system at constant temperature and pressure is given by: (A) ĪG = ĪH / T (B) ĪG = ĪH + TĪS (C) ĪG = ĪH ā TĪS (D) ĪG = ĪS / T 9. Which statement about catalysts is correct? (A) They provide an alternate pathway for the reaction. (B) They increase the activation energy of a reaction. (C) They are consumed in the reaction. (D) They change the equilibrium constant of a reaction. 10. The process of a substance moving from a gas to a solid without passing through the liquid phase is called: (A) Condensation (B) Vaporization (C) Sublimation (D) Deposition 11. Which statement about ideal gases is false? (A) Ideal gases follow the ideal gas law exactly at all conditions. (B) Ideal gases have no intermolecular forces. (C) Ideal gases occupy no volume. (D) Ideal gases have elastic collisions. 12. Which of the following expressions represents the rate of a chemical reaction? (A) Ī[Product] / ĪV (B) Ī[Product] / Īt (C) Ī[Reactant] / ĪV (D) Ī[Reactant] / Īt 13. The equilibrium constant (Kc) expression for the reaction aA + bB ā cC + dD is: (A) [A]^a[B]^b / [C]^c[D]^d (B) [C]^c[D]^d / [A]^a[B]^b (C) [C]^c[D]^d ā [A]^a[B]^b (D) [A]^a[B]^b + [C]^c[D]^d 14. An exothermic reaction is one in which: (A) Heat is absorbed from the surroundings (B) Heat is released to the surroundings (C) No heat is exchanged with the surroundings (D) The temperature of the surroundings remains constant 15. Which law states that the rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass? (A) Grahamās law (B) Daltonās law (C) Boyleās law (D) Charlesās law 16. The process of removal of electrons from an atom or ion is called: (A) Discharge (B) Reduction (C) Oxidation (D) Ionization 17. Which type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms? (A) Ionic bond (B) Hydrogen bond (C) Metallic bond (D) Covalent bond 18. The pH of a neutral solution at 25°C is approximately: (A) 0 (B) 14 (C) 7 (D) 10 19. Which of the following is a strong acid? (A) HCN (B) CH3COOH (C) H2CO3 (D) HCl 20. The process of conversion of an acid and a base into water and a salt is called: (A) Hydrolysis (B) Oxidation (C) Reduction (D) Neutralization 21. The principle that states that a system at equilibrium will adjust itself to counteract any stress applied to it is known as: (A) Boyleās law (B) Le Chatelierās principle (C) Avogadroās principle (D) Charlesās law 22. Which of the following is a colligative property of a solution? (A) All of the above (B) Boiling point elevation (C) Freezing point depression (D) Vapor pressure lowering 23. The energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion in the gas phase is called: (A) Ionization energy (B) Electron affinity (C) Lattice energy (D) Activation energy 24. The process in which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water is known as: (A) Deliquescence (B) Hygroscopic (C) Efflorescence (D) Sublimation 25. The process of conversion of a liquid into vapor at any temperature below its boiling point is called: (A) Evaporation (B) Boiling (C) Condensation (D) Sublimation 26. Which of the following is an intensive property of a substance? (A) Volume (B) Mass (C) Heat capacity (D) Density 27. The specific heat capacity of a substance is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of: (A) 1 gram of the substance by 1°C (B) 1 mole of the substance by 1°C (C) 1 gram of the substance by 10°C (D) 1 mole of the substance by 10°C 28. Which of the following factors does not affect the rate of a chemical reaction? (A) Temperature (B) Concentration of reactants (C) Volume of reactants (D) Surface area of reactants 29. The rate constant of a reaction depends on: (A) Temperature only (B) Concentration of reactants only (C) Nature of reactants only (D) Temperature, concentration of reactants, and nature of reactants 30. Which statement is true regarding an isothermal process? (A) The pressure of the system remains constant (B) The volume of the system remains constant (C) The temperature of the system remains constant (D) The internal energy of the system remains constant 31. Which of the following statements is true for an adiabatic process? (A) The pressure of the system remains constant (B) No heat exchange occurs between the system and the surroundings (C) The volume of the system remains constant (D) The temperature of the system remains constant 32. The relationship between the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture and its mole fraction is given by: (A) Henryās law (B) Grahamās law (C) Daltonās law (D) Boyleās law 33. Which of the following factors affect the rate of diffusion of a gas? (A) Temperature (B) All of the above (C) Pressure (D) Molar mass of the gas 34. The energy associated with the position of particles in a system is called: (A) Kinetic energy (B) Internal energy (C) Potential energy (D) Activation energy 35. Which statement best describes a reversible process in thermodynamics? (A) A process that occurs at constant pressure and temperature (B) A process that occurs spontaneously (C) A process that occurs very slowly with no loss of energy to the surroundings (D) A process that involves a phase change 36. The process of dissolving of a gas in a liquid at a particular temperature is described by: (A) Charlesās law (B) Boyleās law (C) Henryās law (D) Grahamās law 37. Which of the following is a non-volatile solute? (A) NaCl (B) Iodine (C) Ethanol (D) Glucose 38. The heat capacity of a substance depends on: (A) Its mass and specific heat capacity (B) Its volume only (C) Its temperature only (D) Its mass only 39. Which of the following is an example of a spontaneous process? (A) Melting ice at -5°C (B) Boiling water at 100°C (C) Freezing water at 0°C (D) Heating a gas in a sealed container 40. The process of a solute forming crystals in a solution is called: (A) Precipitation (B) Recrystallization (C) Dissolution (D) Osmosis 41. Which of the following is a state function? (A) Heat (B) Work (C) Energy (D) Enthalpy 42. Which law states that the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature, provided that the volume remains constant? (A) Boyleās law (B) Charlesās law (C) Avogadroās law (D) Gay-Lussacās law 43. The ideal gas law can be written as: (A) P = RT/nV (B) P = nRT/V (C) PV = RT/n (D) PV = nRT 44. Which statement is true regarding an exothermic reaction? (A) The heat content of the system decreases (B) The heat content of the system increases (C) The internal energy of the system decreases (D) The internal energy of the system remains constant 45. The rate of a first-order reaction depends on: (A) The square of the concentration of a reactant (B) The concentrations of all reactants (C) The concentration of a single reactant (D) The cube of the concentration of a reactant 46. Which of the following is a colligative property of a solution? (A) Viscosity (B) Surface tension (C) Boiling point elevation (D) Refractive index 47. The process of a gas becoming a liquid is called: (A) Condensation (B) Sublimation (C) Evaporation (D) Deposition 48. Which of the following is true for an endothermic reaction? (A) Heat is released to the surroundings (B) The temperature of the surroundings increases (C) The heat content of the system decreases (D) The internal energy of the system remains constant 49. Which law states that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases? (A) Daltonās law (B) Charlesās law (C) Boyleās law (D) Gay-Lussacās law 50. The process of conversion of a liquid into vapor at its boiling point is called: (A) Vaporization (B) Sublimation (C) Condensation (D) Evaporation