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- A ray of light is incident at 60° on the surface of a medium of refractive index \(\sqrt{3}\). The angle of refraction is Answer: A. 30° sin r = sin 60°/√(3) = √(3)/2/√(3) = 1/2 ⇒ r = 30° . 1
- Bronze is an alloy of Answer: C. copper and tin Bronze is copper and tin; brass is copper and zinc. 1
- In the extraction of aluminium by electrolytic reduction of alumina, cryolite and fluorspar are added to Answer: D. lower the melting point of the mixture and increase its conductivity Alumina melts above 2000 °C. Cryolite and fluorspar lower th... 1
- Which of the following metals does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid? Answer: A. Copper Copper is below hydrogen in the reactivity series, so it cannot displace hydrogen from dilute acids. 1
- Coating iron with a thin layer of zinc to prevent corrosion is called Answer: C. galvanizing Galvanizing is coating iron or steel with zinc; tinning is coating with tin. 1
- In Dobereiner's triad lithium (7), sodium and potassium (39), the approximate atomic mass of sodium is Answer: C. 23 The middle element's atomic mass is about the mean of the other two: 7 + 39/2 = 23 . 1
- According to the modern periodic law, the properties of elements are a periodic function of their Answer: D. atomic numbers Moseley's modern periodic law: properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic numbers. 1
- The number of groups in the modern periodic table is Answer: A. 18 The modern periodic table has 18 groups and 7 periods. 1
- Newlands' law of octaves states that the properties of Answer: B. every eighth element are similar to those of the first Newlands arranged elements in increasing atomic mass and found that every... 1
- Mendeleev left a gap for an element he called eka-aluminium. This element was later discovered as Answer: D. gallium Eka-aluminium is gallium; eka-silicon is germanium and eka-boron is scandium. 1
- An element has the electronic configuration 2, 8, 2. Its position in the modern periodic table is Answer: D. group 2, period 3 Three shells means period 3; two valence electrons means group 2. The element is magnesium. 1
- On going down a group in the modern periodic table, the atomic radius Answer: B. increases A new shell is added at each step down a group, so the atomic radius increases. 1
- Which of the following elements of the third period has the highest metallic character? Answer: B. Na Metallic character decreases from left to right across a period, so sodium (group 1) is the most metallic. 1
- The element with atomic number 17 belongs to Answer: C. group 17 Configuration 2, 8, 7: 7 valence electrons in the p-block place it in group 17 (halogens). It is chlorine. 1
- Which of the following metals is the most reactive? Answer: C. Potassium Potassium is at the top of the reactivity series; silver is near the bottom. 1
- The chief ore of aluminium is Answer: B. bauxite Bauxite ( Al₂O₃ · nH₂O ) is the main ore of aluminium. 1
- Which of the following non-metals is a good conductor of electricity? Answer: C. Graphite Graphite, a form of carbon, conducts electricity; most non-metals do not. 1
- The froth floatation method is mainly used to concentrate Answer: C. sulphide ores Sulphide ore particles are wetted by oil and rise with the froth, while gangue is wetted by water and sinks. 1