Free Evaporation, Boiling Point and Vapour Pressure MCQs with Answers

107 Evaporation, Boiling Point and Vapour Pressure MCQs from Chemistry, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

Evaporation is the escape of higher-energy molecules from a liquid surface, while vapour pressure is the pressure exerted by vapour in equilibrium with that liquid. The topic distinguishes evaporation from boiling and relates both to temperature, intermolecular forces, surface area, atmospheric pressure and the boiling point.

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  • A. 100 0C
  • B. 69 0C
  • C. 98 0C
  • D. 102 0C

Explanation: b) 69 CExplanation: This option suggests that the boiling point of water at Mount Everest is 69°C.

Correct answer: 69 0C
  • A. Barometer
  • B. Manometer
  • C. Thermometer
  • D. Sphygmometer

Explanation: A manometer is used to measure the vapor pressure of a liquid.

Correct answer: Manometer
  • A. Supply of heat in the start
  • B. Supply of heat constantly
  • C. Supply of heat at the end
  • D. Supply of heat variably

Explanation: Boiling needs a continuous and constant heat supply. As a liquid is heated, the kinetic energy of its molecules increases, and hence the…

Correct answer: Supply of heat constantly
  • A. Higher atmospheric pressure
  • B. Weak hydrogen bonding
  • C. No change in atmospheric pressure
  • D. Lower atmospheric pressure

Explanation: Boiling point of water is lower at higher altitudes due to the decreased atmospheric pressure

Correct answer: Lower atmospheric pressure
  • A. 817 mm of Hg
  • B. 792 mm of Hg
  • C. 830 mm of Hg
  • D. 724 mm of Hg

Explanation: This is the following solution: Pressure in the jar =830 mm of Hg.Pressure of moisture =30 mm of Hg.Pressure of dry gas =830−30=800 mm of…

Correct answer: 817 mm of Hg
  • A. Static equilibrium
  • B. Dynamic equipment
  • C. Dynamic equilibrium
  • D. None

Explanation: A state in which the forward and reverse reactions of a chemical equation are happening at the same rate.The concentrations of the…

Correct answer: Dynamic equilibrium
  • A. boiling
  • B. Freezing
  • C. Evaporation
  • D. Condensation

Explanation: This spontaneous change of a liquid into its vapours is called evaporation and it continues at all temperatures.

Correct answer: Evaporation
  • A. Temperature
  • B. Nature of liquid
  • C. Intermolecular forces
  • D. All

Explanation: Factors Of Vapor Pressure: Vapour pressure depends on : * Temperature * Nature of liquid * Intermolecular forces Temperature: * Higher…

Correct answer: All
  • A. Xe
  • B. Br2
  • C. CH4
  • D. All same

Explanation: Vapour pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapour in equilibrium with its solid or liquid form at a given temperature.

Correct answer: CH4
  • A. CH4
  • B. Br2
  • C. Xe
  • D. All same

Explanation: Vapour pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapour in equilibrium with its solid or liquid form at a given temperature.

Correct answer: Br2
  • A. N pentane
  • B. Isopentane
  • C. Neo pentane
  • D. All same

Explanation: . The intermolecular forces in n-pentane are weaker than those in isopentane and neopentane.

Correct answer: Neo pentane
  • A. Temperature
  • B. Size of molecules
  • C. Intermolecular force
  • D. Surface area

Explanation: Vapour pressure is a thermodynamic property of a liquid that measures the tendency of its molecules to escape into the gas phase.

Correct answer: Surface area
  • A. Temperature
  • B. Intermolecular force
  • C. Surface area
  • D. All

Explanation: Vapour pressure is inversely proportional to the strength of intermolecular forces.

Correct answer: Intermolecular force
  • A. Water
  • B. Ammonia
  • C. Glucose
  • D. All

Explanation: The boiling point of a substance is determined by the intermolecular forces between the molecules of that substance.The glucose molecules…

Correct answer: Glucose
  • A. 4.63 torr
  • B. >4.630 torrs
  • C. <4.73 torr
  • D. 47.07

Explanation: The increase is from 527.8 torr to 760 torr when temperature changes from 90°C to 100°C.

Correct answer: >4.630 torrs
  • A. Water
  • B. Glycerol
  • C. Isopentane
  • D. All same

Explanation: The vapor pressure of a liquid is directly proportional to the strength of the intermolecular forces between the molecules in the liquid.

Correct answer: Water
  • A. Mount everest
  • B. Siachen
  • C. K2
  • D. Gwadar

Explanation: Atmospheric Pressure is directly proportional to the Boiling Point of liquid.Gwadar is at sea level so it has highest value of boiling…

Correct answer: Gwadar
  • A. Surface phenomenon
  • B. Continuous
  • C. Exothermic
  • D. Endothermic

Explanation: The opposite of evaporation is condensation, which is the process of a gas changing into a liquid.

Correct answer: Exothermic
  • A. 300mmHg
  • B. 350 mmHg
  • C. 760mmHg
  • D. 760 atm

Explanation: For water, the vapour pressure reaches the standard sea level atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg/760torr/1atm at 100°C.

Correct answer: 760mmHg
  • A. Diethyl ether
  • B. Ethanol
  • C. Water
  • D. All same

Explanation: Diethyl ether has the maximum volatility. Volatility is a measure of how easily a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

Correct answer: Diethyl ether