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The tyre of an automobile is inflated to a lesser pressure in summer than in winter.

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ICSE-STATES OF MATTER : GASES AND LIQUIDS-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
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  2. Calculate the value of R in SI and C.G.S. systems for one mole of a ga...

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  3. What is Dalton's law of partial pressure ? What do you understand by t...

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  4. What do you understand by the term suface tension?

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  5. What is the difference between diffusion and effusion ? Which law is a...

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  6. State five important assumptions of the kinetic theory of matter.

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  7. The average energy per molecule of a triatomic gas at room temperature...

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  8. What is the effect of increasing temperature on Maxwell's distribution...

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  9. Define average, root mean square and most probable velocities of gas m...

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  10. Which of the following expressions is true for an ideal gas ?

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  11. What do the constants a and b signify in van der Waals' equation ?

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  12. A gas is enclosed in a room. The temperature, pressure, density and th...

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  13. A gas is enclosed in a room. The temperature, pressure, density and th...

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  14. A gas is enclosed in a room. The temperature, pressure, density and th...

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  15. Explain the following: The tyre of an automobile is inflated to a ...

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  16. Explain the following: The size of a weather balloon becomes large...

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  17. Why is air at sea level denser than air at mountains ?

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  18. A real gas behaves like an ideal gas if its

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  19. State and explain the pressure-temperature law.

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  20. State Graham's law of diffusion.

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