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Which is not a surface phenomenon?
(a)Surface tension
(b)Viscosity
(c)Evaporation
(d)All of these

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Important Questions on States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
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The liquid having maximum surface tension is

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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, and at room temperature. The correct assignment of the sketches is -


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At the vapour pressure of is and that of acetone is A solution of in acetone has a total vapour pressure of . The false statement amongst the following is:

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A liquid does not wet the solid surface if angle of contact is:

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The units of surface tension and viscosity of a liquid, respectively, are

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A graph of vapour pressure and temperature for three different liquids and is shown below:

The following inferences are made:
has higher intermolecular interactions compared to
has lower intermolecular interactions compared to
has lower intermolecular interactions compared to
The correct inferences is/are:

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Based on the given figure, the number of correct statement/s is/are
A. Surface tension is the outcome of equal attractive and repulsion forces acting on the liquid molecule in bulk.
B. Surface tension is due to uneven forces acting on the molecules present on the surface.
C. The molecule in the bulk can never come to the liquid surface.
D. The molecules on the surface are responsible for vapour pressure if the system is a closed system.

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The viscosity of a liquid can be decreased by

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The unit of coefficient of viscosity is:

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Which is true statement?

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A viscous fluid is flowing through a cylindrical tube. The velocity distribution of the fluid is best represented by the diagram

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Surface tension vanishes at

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A flask contains air, water vapour and a small amount of liquid water at a pressure of . If this flask is connected to another evacuated flask, what will be the final pressure of the gas mixture at equilibrium? Assume the temperature to be and aqueous tension at .

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A frame made of metallic wire enclosing a surface area is covered with a soap film. If the area of the frame of metallic wire is reduced by 50% , the energy of the soap film will be changed by

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The relationship between coefficient of viscosity of a liquid and temperature can be expressed as

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The velocity of water near the surface of the river is , whereas the depth is . The coefficient of viscosity of water is unit , then, shearing stress will be

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When a body falls in air, the resistance of air depends to a great extent on the shape of the body. different shapes are given. Identify the combination of air resistances which truly represents the physical situation (The cross-sectional areas are the same)

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The velocity of water near the surface of a river is whereas the depth is . The coefficient of viscosity of water is , then shearing stress will be

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Which one of the following is the correct statement?

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A mosquito with 8 legs stands on water surface and each leg makes depression of radius . If the surface tension and angle of contact are and zero respectively then the weight of mosquito is -

