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Assertion. The HF2- ion exists in the solid-state and also in the liquid state but not in an aqueous solution.

Reason. The magnitude of hydrogen bonds in between HF-HF  molecules are weaker than that in between HF and H2O molecules.

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Important Questions on States of Matter

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The dipole-dipole interaction energy between stationary polar molecules and rotating polar molecules, respectively is proportional to
[r is the distance between the polar molecules]
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Increasing order of boiling points in the following compounds is:

CH3COOH(i)   CH3CH2CHO(ii)   CH3CH2CH2OH(iii)   CH3COCH3(iv)

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The interaction energy of London forces between two particles is proportional to rx, where r is the distance between the particles. The value of x is :
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Give reason: H2O is a liquid and H2S is a gas.
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What is the actual volume occupied by water molecules present in 20 cm3 of water?
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Given:

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On the basis of data given above, predict which of the following gases shows the least adsorption on a definite amount of charcoal?

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Rare gases are sparingly soluble in water because of
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The qualitative sketches I, II and III given below show the variation of surface tension with molar concentration of three different aqueous solutions of KCl, CH3OH  and CH3CH211OSO3- Na+ at room temperature. The correct assignment of the sketches is -

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The predominant intermolecular forces present in ethyl acetate, a liquid, are:
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The type of attractive forces that operate between gaseous HCl molecules is
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The dipole-dipole interaction energy between rotating polar molecules is proportional to, where 'r' is the distance between polar molecules.
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Which intermolecular force is most responsible in allowing xenon gas to liquefy?
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Dipole - induced dipole interactions are present between which of the following pairs?
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In which of the following solid substance dispersion forces exist?

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A piece of ice falls from a height h so that it melts completely. Only one-quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice and all energy of ice gets converted into heat during its fall. The value of h is:
(Latent heat of ice is 3.4×105J kg-1 and g=10N kg-1)
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The combination of plots which does not represent isothermal expansion of an ideal gas is

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An ideal gas undergoes isothermal compression from 5 m3 to 1 m3 against a constant external pressure of 4 N m-2. The heat released in this process is 24 J mol-1K-1 and is used to increase the pressure of 1 mole of Al. The temperature of Al increases by:
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Match the type of interaction in column A with the distance dependence of their interaction energy in column B:

A B
(i) ion - ion  (a) 1r
(ii) Dipole - dipole (b) 1r2
(iii) London dispersion (c) 1r3
  (d) 1r6
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The relative strength of the interionic/ intermolecular forces in a decreasing order is:
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The intermolecular interaction that is dependent on the inverse cube of distance between the molecules is: