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1. Why does a desert cooler cool better on a hot dry day ? [NCERT]
2. How does the water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become cool during summer ?
[NCERT]
3. Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or petrol or perfume on it ?
[NCERT]
4. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup ?
[NCERT]
8. Why is ice at 273 K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature ?
[NCERT]
13. Why does the level of water not change when salt is dissolved in water ?
16. What about a rubber band, can it change its shape ? Is it solid ?
17. Sugar and salt kept in different jars gain their shape. Are they solids ?
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27. Why do liquids show the phenomenon of diffusion to more extent than solids ?
41. Why does the temperature remain same during melting, while all the ice changes into water ?
50. Why is evaporation called surface phenomenon whereas boiling is bulk phenomenon ?
60. Write the relationship between Celsius scale and Kelvin scale of temperature. [NCT2004]
62. Which produces more severe burns boiling water or steam at 100°C ? [NCT2006]
3. (a) Why can we get smell of perfume sitting several metres away ?
(b) We can easily move our hand in air but to do the same through a solid (block of wood
or brick) we need a karate expert, why ? [NCERT]
5. Arrange the following substances in increasing order of forces of attraction between the
particles—water, sugar, oxygen. [NCERT]
6. A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. Which property of matter does
this observation show [NCERT]
7. What is the physical state of water at (a) 25°C (b) 0°C (c)100°C
8. Give two reasons to justify that water is liquid at room temperature. [NCERT]
9. Why is iron almirah solid at room temperature ? Give two reasons. [NCERT]
10. How are gases liquified ? Name a gas which can be solidified and called dry ice.
13. Give two factors which increase the rate of evaporation. [DAV2006]
SHORT ANSWER-TYPE QUESTIONS (3 MARKS)
4. Describe by experiment the relationship between rate of diffusion and density of liquid.
5. How will you show by experiment that air contains water vapours ?
7. Describe the process of sublimation and draw a neat and labelled diagram.
8. How is melting point related to intermolecular forces of attraction ? Why is latent heat of
vapourisation higher than latent heat of fusion ?
9. Show by an experiment that by increasing the temperature, substance can be changed into liquid
and then into vapours.
10. Draw a cyclic figure to show interconversion of states and explain fusion, vapourisation,
condensation, solidification and sublimation.
11. Why does water have higher boiling point than alcohol ? At what temperature in Kelvin, it can be
changed into solid state and into vapours ?
12. Show by an experiment that gases can be compressed more easily than liquids.
13. How will you determine melting point of ice experimentally with the help of neat and labelled
diagram?
14. How will you determine the boiling point of water experimentally ? Draw a neat and labelled
diagram.
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16. (a) Define the term evaporation. Water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool after some time.
Explain why ?
(b) Why is ice at 0°C more effective in cooling than water at 0°C ? [NCT2006]
17. Define the term boiling point of a liquid. Write an activity to show that water can be made to boil
even at a temperature below its normal boiling point (100°C). [NCT2006]
5. Why is temperature become constant at boiling point of liquid? What is meant by latent
heat of vapourisation. Why is latent heat of vapourisation higher than latent heat of fusion?
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6. Describe the process of separation of mixture of camphor and sodium chloride. Draw neat
and labelled diagram of the process. 3
8. What is meant by evaporation? How is it different from boiling? Give the effect of surface
area, temperature and wind speed on rate of evaporation. 5