MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: 10 th

Chapter No # 09

Q1. Choose the correct answer. 1X62=62

1. Reverse reaction is:
(A) (B) (C) Which gradually slow down (D) Which gradually speeds up
Which takes place from left to In which reactants react to form
right products

2. When a system is in equilibrium, then:

(A) (B) The opposing reactions stop (C) (D)
Concentration of reactants and The rate of reverse reaction is The rate of forward and reverse
products becomes equal very slow reaction becomes equal

3. In dynamic equilibrium:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
The reaction stops to proceed The quantities of reactants and The rate of forward and reverse The reaction can no longer be
products becomes equal reaction becomes equal reversed

4. In an irreversible reaction, dynamic equilibrium:

(A) Never establishes (B) (C) (D) Establishes readily
Establishes before the Establishes after the completion
completion of reaction of reaction
5. In the lime kiln, the reaction Ca CO3(s) → CaO (s) +CO2(g) ⏐⏐ goes to completion because:


(A) High temperature (B) (C) Constant release of CO2 (D) CaO is not dissociated
CaO is more stable than CaCO3

6. In a chemical reaction, the substances which react together are called:

(A) Reactants (B) Products (C) Equilibrium (D) Numerator
7. Plants use ........ for photosynthesis:
(A) Carbon dioxide (B) Oxygen (C) Nitrogen (D) Sulphur
8. The color of iodine is:
(A) Black (B) Yellow (C) Purple (D) Green

9. At equilibrium state, there are possibilities:

(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five

10. The color of HI is:

(A) Orange (B) Purple (C) Red (D) Colourless

11. The substances which are formed during a chemical reaction are called:
(A) Products (B) Reactants (C) Radicals (D) Elements
12. Reversible reaction is represented by:
(A) → (B) ⇔ (C) ⇄ (D) ⇌
13. In the beginning, the rate of reverse reaction is:
(A) Less (B) Moderate (C) Very fast (D) Slow
14. An example of equilibrium is:
(A) Carbonization (B) Respiration (C) Excretion (D) Transpiration

15. During the reaction between hydrogen and iodine, the hydrogen iodide formed is in the state of:
(A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Gaseous (D) Ionic

16. The reaction, in which the products do not recombine to form reactants is called:
(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction (C) Reversible reaction (D) Irreversible reaction
17. The reaction, in which the products recombine to form reactants is called:
(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction (C) Reversible reaction (D) Irreversible reaction

18. The reaction in which reactants react to form products is called:

(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction (C) Reversible reaction (D) Irreversible reaction

19. The reaction in which product decompose to form reactants is called:

(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction (C) Reversible reaction (D) Irreversible reaction
20. A reversible reaction is represented by:
(A) Single arrow (B) Double arrow (C) A bar (D) Straight line

21. An irreversible reaction is represented by:

(A) Single arrow (B) Double arrow (C) A bar (D) Straight line
22. The reaction between hydrogen and iodine to form hydrogen iodide is:
(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction (C) Reversible reaction (D) Irreversible reaction

23. The combination of CaO and CO2 forms:

(A) CaCO2 (B) CaCO3 (C) Ca2CO (D) CaCO

24. In the following reaction Carbon dioxide: Ca CO3(s) → CaO (s) +CO2(g) ⏐⏐


(A) Escapes out (B) Cools down (C) Liquefies (D) Becomes crystals

25. When reaction ceases to proceed, it is called:

(A) Static equilibrium (B) Dynamic equilibrium (C) Chemical equilibrium (D) None

26. In dynamic equilibrium, at initial the rate of forward reaction is:

(A) Slow (B) Very slow (C) Fast (D) Very fast
27. What will be present in the equilibrium mixture? N 2(g ) +3H 2(g ) ⇌2NH 3(g ) K c = 2.86mol −2dm 6

(A) Only NH3 (B) NH3 and H2, N2 (C) H2 and N2 only (D) Only H2

28. Molar concentration is represented by:

(A) { } (B) [ ] (C) ( ) (D) All

29. Guldberg and Waage put law of mass action in:

(A) 1859 (B) 1869 (C) 1879 (D) 1889

30. Who presented law of mass action?

(A) Dalton (B) Guldberg (C) Rutherford (D) Moselay
31. The units for molar concentration are:
(A) mol-1dm-3 (B) mol-1dm3 (C) moldm3 (D) moldm-3
32. The specific rate constant of forward reaction is represented by:
(A) kf (B) kc (C) kr (D) kb
33. Kc is equal to:
kf kr Kf Kc
(A) (B) (C) (D)
kr kf kf kc

34. The value of Kc in equilibrium state is:

Kr Kf Kr Rf
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Kf Kr Rr Rr

35. The specific rate constant of reverse reaction is represented by:

(A) kf (B) kc (C) kr (D) kb
36. For a reaction between PCl3 and Cl2 to form PCl5, the units of Kc are:
(A) moldm-3 (B) mol-1dm-3 (C) mol-1dm3 (D) moldm3

37. Which of the following equilibrium expression is correct for the following reaction? N 2(g ) +3H 2(g ) ⇌2NH 3(g )
⎤2 ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ 3
⎢ 2NH 3 ⎥ ⎢ N 2 ⎥ ⎢ 2H 2 ⎥
⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥
⎢⎣ NH 3 ⎥⎥⎦ ⎢N2⎥ ⎢H2⎥
⎡⎢
(A) ⎡⎢ ⎣ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎦ ⎤⎥ (B) ⎣ ⎡⎢ ⎦ ⎣ ⎤⎥ ⎦ (C) ⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤ 3 (D) ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣ ⎤ 2⎦
⎢ N 2 ⎥ ⎢ 2H 2 ⎥
⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦ ⎢⎣ 2NH 3 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎢ N 2 ⎥⎥ ⎢⎢ H 2 ⎥⎥ ⎢⎢ NH 3 ⎥⎥
⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦

38. Which of the following equilibrium expression is correct for the following reaction? H 2(g ) +I2(g ) ⇌2HI (g )
⎢H2⎥ ⎢ I2⎥
⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ 2HI ⎤⎥
⎢ HI ⎥⎡ ⎤2 ⎡ ⎤ 2⎡ ⎤ 2
⎢H ⎥ ⎢I ⎥
(A) K C = ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣ ⎤ ⎦ (B) K C = ⎡⎢ (C) K C = ⎡⎢ ⎣ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢⎦ ⎤⎥ (D) K C = ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣⎤ 2⎦
⎣ ⎦
H I
⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥
⎢⎣ 2HI ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 2 ⎦⎥ ⎣⎢ 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ H 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ I 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ HI ⎥⎦

39. The value of Kc depends upon:

(A) Temperature (B) Initial concentration (C) Both (D) None of the above

40. In a reaction, when the number of moles at both sides is equal then the unit of Kc will be:
(A) No unit (B) mol-2dm6 (C) moldm3 (D) mol-2dm

41. In balanced equation N 2(g ) +3H 2(g ) ⇌2NH 3(g ) the units of equilibrium constant are:
(A) mol-2dm6 (B) mol-1dm-3 (C) moldm-3 (D) None
42. The Kc units for the following reaction will be: H 2(g ) +I2(g ) ⇌2HI (g )

(A) moldm-3 (B) mol-1dm-3 (C) None (D) moldm3

43. For reaction 2A +B ⇄3C : equilibrium constant can be represented as:

⎢ 2A ⎥ ⎢ B ⎥
⎡ ⎤⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤ 2⎡ ⎤
⎢A ⎥ ⎢B ⎥
⎡⎢ 3C ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ C ⎤⎥ 3
(A) ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣ ⎤ ⎦ (B) ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣⎤ 3 ⎦ (C) ⎡ ⎣ ⎤ ⎡ ⎦ ⎤ (D) ⎡ ⎣ ⎤ 2 ⎦⎡ ⎤
⎢⎣ 3C ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ C ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 2A ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ B ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ A ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ B ⎥⎦

44. The equilibrium constant expression for equation H 2(g ) +I2(g ) ⇌2HI (g ) is:
⎡⎢ HI ⎥⎤ 2 ⎡⎢ HI ⎤⎥ 2 ⎡ ⎤ 2⎡ ⎤ 2
⎢H2⎥ ⎢ I2⎥
⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥
⎢H ⎥ ⎢I ⎥
(A) K C = ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥
⎣ ⎦
(B) K C = ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣⎤ 2 ⎦ (C) K C = ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥ 2 ⎡⎢ ⎤⎥
⎣ ⎦
(D) K C = ⎣ ⎡ ⎦ ⎣⎤ 2⎦
H
⎢⎣ 2 ⎦⎥ ⎣⎢ I 2 ⎥⎦ ⎣⎢ HI ⎦⎥ ⎣ H ⎦ ⎢⎣ I 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ HI ⎥⎦

45. In this reaction PCl 3(g) +Cl 2(g) ⇄ PCl 5(g) the units of Kc are:
(A) mol-1dm3 (B) mol2dm6 (C) moldm-3 (D) mol2dm-6

46. When the value of Kc is very small, it represents:

(A) (B) (C) (D)
Equilibrium will never establish All reactants will convert into Reaction will go to completion The number of products is
products negligible
47. When the value of Kc is very large, it indicates:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Reaction mixture almost Reaction mixture almost Reaction has not gone to Reaction mixture has negligible
consists of all products consists of all reactants completion products

48. Reactions which have comparable amounts of reactants and products at equilibrium state have:
(A) very small Kc value (B) very large Kc value (C) moderate Kc value (D) None of these

49. Reaction will be in equilibrium if:

(A) QC > K C (B) QC < K C (C) QC = K C (D) QC = 0

50. The large value of Kc indicates that the reaction will be:
(A) In equilibrium (B) Completed (C) (D)
Proceed in the forward direction Proceed in the reverse direction
51. If QC < K C then reaction proceed:
(A) Forward direction (B) Reverse direction (C) Equilibrium (D) In both directions

52. Reaction will proceed from left to right if:

(A) QC = K C (B) QC > K C (C) QC < K C (D) QC = 0

53. If QC = K C then reaction will proceed:

(A) Forward (B) Reverse (C) In equilibrium state (D) None of the above
54. In reaction N 2O4 ⇄2NO2 , the value of Kc will be:

(A) 0.213 (B) 0.214 (C) 0.211 (D) 0.212

55. In a reversible reaction if QC = K C then we can conclude that:

(A) (B) (C) (D) Reaction is not at equilibrium
Reaction is occurring in forward Reaction is occurring in reverse Equilibrium has been attained
direction direction

56. For which reaction, kf is rate constant?

(A) Forward reaction (B) Reverse reaction (C) Upward reaction (D) Downward reaction

57. If QC > K C then reaction will be:

(A) Static equilibrium (B) Chemical equilibrium (C) In the forward direction (D) In the reverse direction

58. From the value of equilibrium constant, we can predict the ……… of the reaction:
(A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Energy consumed (D) Direction

59. During the reaction between hydrogen and iodine at 700K, the value of Kc will be:
(A) 50.0 (B) 52.0 (C) 55.0 (D) 57.0
60. During the reaction between hydrogen and iodine, the value of Kc will be:
(A) 8.6 (B) 8.2 (C) 8.0 (D) 5.2

61. Nitrogen and oxygen constitute ……… of the atmosphere:

(A) 85% (B) 63% (C) 90% (D) 99%

62. The king of chemicals is:

(A) Sulphuric acid (B) Nitric acid (C) Acetic acid (D) Phosphoric acid
 Multiple Choice Correct Answers
1 (D) 2 (D) 3 (C) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (A) 7 (A) 8 (C) 9 (A) 10 (D)
11 (A) 12 (D) 13 (A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 17 (C) 18 (A) 19 (B) 20 (B)
21 (A) 22 (C) 23 (B) 24 (A) 25 (A) 26 (D) 27 (A) 28 (B) 29 (B) 30 (B)
31 (D) 32 (A) 33 (A) 34 (B) 35 (C) 36 (C) 37 (C) 38 (C) 39 (A) 40 (A)
41 (A) 42 (C) 43 (D) 44 (A) 45 (A) 46 (D) 47 (A) 48 (C) 49 (C) 50 (C)
51 (A) 52 (C) 53 (C) 54 (C) 55 (C) 56 (A) 57 (D) 58 (D) 59 (D) 60 (C)
61 (D) 62 (A)