50+ NEET MCQ Questions: Surface Chemistry with Solutions

Here we will provide you the 50+ MCQ Questions of Surface Chemistry for NEET-UG. Surface Chemistry  is the chapter 5 in Class XII or Class 12 Chemistry NCERT Unit Surface Chemistry NEET (conducted by NTA) is based on the NCERT book.

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Surface Chemistry NEET MCQ


Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of chemisorption?
a) High energy of adsorption
b) Specificity
c) Reversible process
d) Formation of a chemical bond

Answer: c) Reversible process


The adsorption of a gas on a solid surface increases with an increase in:
a) Temperature
b) Pressure
c) Surface area of the solid
d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above


Which of the following statements is true for the Freundlich adsorption isotherm?
a) It is applicable for monolayer adsorption only
b) It assumes that the surface energy of the adsorbent is uniform
c) It is a linear relationship between the amount of gas adsorbed and the pressure
d) It is applicable for both multilayer and monolayer adsorption

Answer: d) It is applicable for both multilayer and monolayer adsorption


Which of the following is NOT a property of colloids?
a) Tyndall effect
b) Brownian motion
c) Osmosis
d) Sedimentation

Answer: c) Osmosis


Which of the following statements is true for emulsions?
a) They are thermodynamically stable systems
b) They are prepared by mixing immiscible liquids with the help of an emulsifying agent
c) They are classified as lyophilic and lyophobic
d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above


Which of the following is NOT a function of a catalyst?
a) Increases the rate of reaction
b) Decreases the activation energy of the reaction
c) Changes the equilibrium constant of the reaction
d) Does not undergo any chemical change during the reaction

Answer: c) Changes the equilibrium constant of the reaction



Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of catalysis by enzymes?
a) Substrate concentration
b) Temperature
c) pH
d) Enzyme concentration

Answer: d) Enzyme concentration


Which of the following is true for a micelle?
a) The head of the surfactant molecule is hydrophobic
b) The tail of the surfactant molecule is hydrophilic
c) The concentration of surfactant is greater at the surface than in the bulk solution
d) The critical micelle concentration (CMC) is the concentration above which micelles start to form

Answer d) The critical micelle concentration (CMC) is the concentration above which micelles start to form


Which of the following is true for Langmuir adsorption isotherm?
a) It assumes that the adsorption of gas molecules is independent of each other
b) It assumes that the surface energy of the adsorbent is non-uniform
c) It describes the formation of multiple layers of adsorbate molecules on the surface
d) It describes the adsorption of a gas on a solid surface where the adsorption sites are limited

Answer: d) It describes the adsorption of a gas on a solid surface where the adsorption sites are limited


Which of the following is NOT a method of preparing colloids?
a) Peptization
b) Dialysis
c) Precipitation
d) Fractional crystallization

Answer d) Fractional crystallization


Which of the following statements is true for heterogeneous catalysis?
a) The catalyst and reactants are in the same phase
b) The reaction rate is independent of the surface area of the catalyst
c) The catalyst is usually in the form of a powder or a wire
d) The catalyst is consumed during the reaction

Answer: c) The catalyst is usually in the form of a powder or a wire



Which of the following statements is NOT true for a Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism?
a) The reaction occurs on the surface of the catalyst
b) The reactants adsorb on the catalyst surface
c) The reaction occurs via a series of intermediate steps
d) The rate of the reaction is independent of the concentration of the reactants

Answer: d) The rate of the reaction is independent of the concentration of the reactants


Which of the following is NOT a property of a colloid?
a) Brownian motion
b) Tyndall effect
c) Homogeneity
d) Opalescence

Answer: c) Homogeneity


Which of the following is true for a lyophilic colloid?
a) It is stabilized by a solvent shell
b) It is stabilized by the adsorption of ions on the surface of the colloid particles
c) It is stabilized by the adsorption of a surfactant on the surface of the colloid particles
d) It is thermodynamically unstable

Answer: a) It is stabilized by a solvent shell


Which of the following statements is true for a micelle?
a) It has a high surface area to volume ratio
b) It is formed by the aggregation of hydrophobic groups of surfactant molecules
c) It has a spherical shape
d) It is a type of colloid

Answer: b) It is formed by the aggregation of hydrophobic groups of surfactant molecules


Which of the following is NOT a method for determining the surface tension of a liquid?
a) Capillary rise method
b) Stalagmometric method
c) Drop weight method
d) Mass spectroscopy

Answer: d) Mass spectroscopy



Which of the following is NOT a type of adsorption isotherm?
a) Langmuir adsorption isotherm
b) Freundlich adsorption isotherm
c) BET adsorption isotherm
d) Michaelis-Menten adsorption isotherm

Answer: d) Michaelis-Menten adsorption isotherm


Which of the following statements is NOT true for a heterogeneous catalyst?
a) The catalyst and reactants are in different phases
b) The reaction rate is proportional to the surface area of the catalyst
c) The catalyst is not consumed during the reaction
d) The catalyst affects the activation energy of the reaction

Answer:b) The reaction rate is proportional to the surface area of the catalyst


Which of the following is true for a Zeta potential?
a) It is a measure of the electrostatic repulsion between particles in a colloid
b) It is a measure of the van der Waals forces between particles in a colloid
c) It is a measure of the amount of adsorbed gas on a solid surface
d) It is a measure of the concentration of surfactant in a solution

Answer: a) It is a measure of the electrostatic repulsion between particles in a colloid


Which of the following statements is true for a surfactant?
a) It is a type of emulsifying agent
b) It is a type of catalyst
c) It is a type of reducing agent
d) It is a type of oxidizing agent

Answer: a) It is a type of emulsifying agent


Which of the following is NOT a type of colloidal system?
a) Lyophobic colloids
b) Lyophilic colloids
c) Associated colloids
d) Homogeneous colloids

Answer: d) Homogeneous colloids



Which of the following statements is true for a Langmuir adsorption isotherm?
a) It assumes that all adsorption sites on the surface are equivalent
b) It assumes that the concentration of adsorbate in the bulk phase is constant
c) It assumes that the adsorption of one molecule does not affect the adsorption of another molecule
d) It assumes that the adsorption process is irreversible

Answer: a) It assumes that all adsorption sites on the surface are equivalent


Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the adsorption of a gas on a solid surface?
a) Temperature
b) Pressure
c) Nature of the gas
d) Nature of the solid surface

Answer: c) Nature of the gas


Which of the following is NOT a type of catalyst poison?
a) Selective poison
b) Homogeneous poison
c) Reversible poison
d) Irreversible poison

Answer d) Irreversible poison


Which of the following statements is true for a micelle?
a) It is formed by the aggregation of hydrophilic groups of surfactant molecules
b) It has a low surface area to volume ratio
c) It has a cylindrical shape
d) It is thermodynamically stable

Answer d) It is thermodynamically stable


Which of the following is NOT a method for determining the size of colloidal particles?
a) Electron microscopy
b) Ultracentrifugation
c) Dynamic light scattering
d) Stalagmometric method

Answer: d) Stalagmometric method


Which of the following is a characteristic of a lyophobic colloid?
a) It is easily dispersed in a solvent
b) It is stabilized by the adsorption of ions on the surface of the colloid particles
c) It is thermodynamically stable
d) It is stabilized by a solvent shell

Answer:b) It is stabilized by the adsorption of ions on the surface of the colloid particles


Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the stability of a colloid?
a) Presence of electrolytes
b) pH of the solution
c) Surface area of the particles
d) Temperature of the solution

Answer: c) Surface area of the particles


Which of the following is true for a micelle?
a) It is formed by the aggregation of hydrophobic groups of surfactant molecules
b) It has a high surface area to volume ratio
c) It has a spherical shape
d) It is a type of emulsifying agent

Answer: a) It is formed by the aggregation of hydrophobic groups of surfactant molecules


Which of the following is NOT a type of heterogeneous catalysis?
a) Acid-base catalysis
b) Enzyme catalysis
c) Metal catalysis
d) Surface catalysis

Answer: b) Enzyme catalysis


Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a reversible adsorption process?
a) It occurs at low pressures
b) The amount of adsorbate increases with increasing pressure
c) The amount of adsorbate decreases with increasing temperature
d) The process is highly exothermic

Answer:d) The process is highly exothermic


Which of the following is NOT a type of emulsion?
a) Oil in water
b) Water in oil
c) Gas in water
d) Gas in oil

Answer:c) Gas in water



Which of the following is NOT a method for preparing colloidal solutions?
a) Bredig’s arc method
b) Peptization method
c) Dialysis method
d) Calorimetric method

Answer: c) Nature of reactants


Which of the following is a characteristic of a positive catalyst?
a) It increases the activation energy of the reaction
b) It decreases the activation energy of the reaction
c) It decreases the rate of reaction
d) It increases the rate of reaction

Answer: d) It increases the rate of reaction


Which of the following statements is true for a Zeta potential?
a) It is a measure of the surface charge of colloidal particles
b) It is a measure of the size of colloidal particles
c) It is a measure of the viscosity of the medium
d) It is a measure of the surface tension of the medium

Answer:a) It is a measure of the surface charge of colloidal particles


Which of the following is NOT a method for characterizing a catalyst?
a) Thermogravimetric analysis
b) X-ray diffraction
c) Scanning electron microscopy
d) Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Answer:d) Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy


Which of the following is NOT a type of isotherm used to describe the adsorption of gases on solid surfaces?
a) Freundlich isotherm
b) Langmuir isotherm
c) BET isotherm
d) Boyle’s isotherm

Answer: d) Boyle’s isotherm


Which of the following statements is true for a heterogeneous catalyst?
a) It is present in the same phase as the reactants
b) It is present in a different phase from the reactants
c) It undergoes a change in composition during the reaction
d) It increases the entropy of the reaction system

Answer: b) It is present in a different phase from the reactants


Which of the following is NOT a type of surfactant?
a) Anionic surfactant
b) Cationic surfactant
c) Non-ionic surfactant
d) Aromatic surfactant

Answer d) Aromatic surfactant


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