Properties of Matter

Q. A soap solution is added to water. What is the effect on the surface tension?
  • A. Increases
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains the same
  • D. Becomes negative
Q. A spring obeys Hooke's law. If the spring constant is doubled, what happens to the elongation for the same applied force?
  • A. Elongation doubles
  • B. Elongation halves
  • C. Elongation remains the same
  • D. Elongation quadruples
Q. A spring stretches 5 cm when a load of 10 N is applied. What is the spring constant?
  • A. 200 N/m
  • B. 100 N/m
  • C. 50 N/m
  • D. 25 N/m
Q. A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is stretched by a force F. If the Young's modulus of the material is Y, what is the extension of the wire?
  • A. F * L / (A * Y)
  • B. A * Y * L / F
  • C. F * A / (Y * L)
  • D. Y * L / (F * A)
Q. A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is stretched by a force F. What is the expression for the elongation ΔL?
  • A. ΔL = FL / (AE)
  • B. ΔL = AE / (FL)
  • C. ΔL = EFL / A
  • D. ΔL = A / (FL)
Q. A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is stretched by a force F. What is the expression for the elongation of the wire?
  • A. ΔL = (F * L) / (A * Y)
  • B. ΔL = (Y * F) / (A * L)
  • C. ΔL = (A * Y) / (F * L)
  • D. ΔL = (F * A) / (Y * L)
Q. How does the addition of a surfactant affect the surface tension of water?
  • A. Increases surface tension
  • B. Decreases surface tension
  • C. No effect on surface tension
  • D. Surface tension becomes negative
Q. How does the addition of salt to water affect its surface tension?
  • A. Increases surface tension
  • B. Decreases surface tension
  • C. No effect on surface tension
  • D. Salt has no effect on water
Q. How does the addition of soap to water affect its surface tension?
  • A. Increases surface tension
  • B. Decreases surface tension
  • C. No effect on surface tension
  • D. Changes surface tension unpredictably
Q. If a drop of liquid is placed on a flat surface, what shape will it take due to surface tension?
  • A. Square
  • B. Flat
  • C. Sphere
  • D. Cylinder
Q. If a fluid has a viscosity of 0.5 Pa·s, what does this indicate about its flow characteristics?
  • A. It flows easily
  • B. It is very thick
  • C. It is a gas
  • D. It is a low-density fluid
Q. If a liquid droplet is formed on a surface, what shape does it take due to surface tension?
  • A. Square
  • B. Flat
  • C. Sphere
  • D. Triangle
Q. If a liquid droplet is perfectly spherical, what can be said about the forces acting on it?
  • A. Net force is zero
  • B. Net force is upward
  • C. Net force is downward
  • D. Net force is horizontal
Q. If a liquid has a high surface tension, what can be inferred about its molecular interactions?
  • A. Weak intermolecular forces
  • B. Strong intermolecular forces
  • C. No intermolecular forces
  • D. Only gravitational forces
Q. If a liquid has a surface tension of 0.05 N/m, what is the work done in increasing the surface area by 1 m²?
  • A. 0.05 J
  • B. 0.1 J
  • C. 0.2 J
  • D. 0.5 J
Q. If a material exhibits a linear stress-strain relationship, what type of material is it likely to be?
  • A. Brittle material
  • B. Ductile material
  • C. Elastic material
  • D. Plastic material
Q. If a material exhibits plastic deformation, which of the following is true?
  • A. It returns to its original shape after the load is removed
  • B. It does not return to its original shape after the load is removed
  • C. It behaves like a perfect elastic material
  • D. It has a very high Young's modulus
Q. If a material has a Poisson's ratio of 0.3, what does this imply about its behavior under stress?
  • A. It expands laterally
  • B. It contracts laterally
  • C. It does not change shape
  • D. It becomes brittle
Q. If a material has a Poisson's ratio of 0.3, what does this imply about its lateral strain when subjected to axial strain?
  • A. Lateral strain is equal to axial strain
  • B. Lateral strain is 0.3 times the axial strain
  • C. Lateral strain is 3 times the axial strain
  • D. Lateral strain is independent of axial strain
Q. If a material has a Poisson's ratio of 0.3, what does this imply?
  • A. It expands laterally when stretched
  • B. It contracts laterally when stretched
  • C. It has no lateral strain
  • D. It is incompressible
Q. If a material has a Young's modulus of 200 GPa, what does this indicate?
  • A. It is very elastic
  • B. It is very brittle
  • C. It is very ductile
  • D. It is very plastic
Q. If a material is stretched beyond its elastic limit, what happens?
  • A. It returns to its original shape
  • B. It undergoes permanent deformation
  • C. It becomes stronger
  • D. It becomes weaker
Q. If a needle is carefully placed on the surface of water, it floats due to:
  • A. Cohesion
  • B. Adhesion
  • C. Surface tension
  • D. Density
Q. If a soap film is formed on a wire frame, what is the effect of adding more soap to the film?
  • A. Surface tension increases
  • B. Surface tension decreases
  • C. Surface tension remains the same
  • D. Surface tension becomes zero
Q. If a wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is stretched by a force F, what is the expression for the elongation?
  • A. F * L / (A * E)
  • B. A * F / (L * E)
  • C. E * F / (A * L)
  • D. L * E / (A * F)
Q. If the length of a wire is doubled while keeping the cross-sectional area constant, how does its Young's modulus change?
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It halves
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It quadruples
Q. If the stress applied to a material is doubled, what happens to the strain if the material behaves elastically?
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It halves
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It quadruples
Q. If the surface tension of a liquid is 0.072 N/m, what is the force acting on a wire of length 0.5 m placed on the surface of the liquid?
  • A. 0.036 N
  • B. 0.072 N
  • C. 0.144 N
  • D. 0.5 N
Q. If the temperature of a gas is increased at constant volume, what happens to the pressure?
  • A. Increases
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains constant
  • D. Becomes zero
Q. If the temperature of a liquid increases, what happens to its viscosity?
  • A. Increases
  • B. Decreases
  • C. Remains constant
  • D. Varies unpredictably
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