Properties of Solids

Q.

Solid CO₂ is an example of

1. Molecular crystal

2. Ionic crystal

3. Covalent crystal

4. Metallic crystal

Q.

Give properties of a solid.

Q.

Rhombic sulphur has the following structure

1. Open chain

2. Tetrahedral

3. Puckered 6-membered ring

4. Puckered 8-membered ring

Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic properties of a solid state?

1. Definite shape
2. Incompressible
3. Large intermolecular distances
4. Fixed positions of the constituent particles

Q.

Give reason

A wooden table should be called a solid

Q.

Which one of the following is a good conductor of electricity

[MP PMT 1994; AFMC 2002]

1. Diamond

2. Graphite

3. Silicon

4. Amorphous carbon

Q.

Which one of the following is not characteristic of the solid state?

1. definite shape and volume

2. high density and low compressibility

3. Strong intermolecular forces

4. high vapour pressure

Q.

Which of the following exists as covalent crystals in the solid state?

1. Iodine

2. Silicon

3. Sulphur

4. Phosphorus

Q.

Which one of the following is a good conductor of electricity

[MP PMT 1994; AFMC 2002]

1. Diamond

2. Graphite

3. Silicon

4. Amorphous carbon

Q.

Which of the following is true for diamond

[AFMC 1997]

1. Diamond is a good conductor of electricity

2. Diamond is soft

3. Diamond is a bad conductor of heat

4. Diamond is made up of C, Hand O

Q.

Intermolecular forces of attraction in NaCl is __than water.

Q. Which of the following are the characteristics of an amorphous solid?
A. Short range order
B. Sharp melting point
C. Isotropic in nature
D. Definite heat of fusion

1. A, D
2. A, C
3. A, C, D
4. B, D

Q.

Which is the characteristic property of solids?

1. They can flow easily

2. They acquire the shape of the container in which they are placed

3. They have only one free space

4. They are rigid and non-compressible