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Question 81. After whom is the chemical element with atomic number 102 named?
  1.    Charles Darwin
  2.    Albert Einstein
  3.    Alfred Bernhard Nobel
  4.    Isaac Newton
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Alfred Bernhard Nobel
ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL WAS A SWEDISH CHEMIST, ENGINEER, INVENTOR, BUSINESSMAN, AND PHILANTHROPIST. ATOMIC NUMBER 102 WAS NAMED AFTER HIM.
Question 82. Which of the following subatomic particle was discovered by Goldstein on the basis of the cathode ray experiment?
  1.    Proton
  2.    Neutron
  3.    Electron
  4.    Muon
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Proton
THE PRESENCE OF POSITIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES IN AN ATOM HAS BEEN PREDICTED BY GOLDSTEIN BASED ON THE ELECTRICAL NEUTRALITY OF AN ATOM. THE DISCOVERY OF PROTON BY GOLDSTEIN WAS DONE ON THE BASIS OF THE CATHODE RAY EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED BY USING A PERFORATED CATHODE.
Question 83. Which of the following gases were called Fixed Air by Scottish physician Joseph Black which is discovered in 1750s?
  1.    Oxygen
  2.    Carbon Dioxide
  3.    Methane
  4.    Nitric Oxide
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Carbon Dioxide
SCOTTISH PHYSICIAN JOSEPH BLACK IS ATTRIBUTED WITH THE DISCOVERY OF MAGNESIUM, LATENT HEAT, SPECIFIC HEAT, AND CARBON DIOXIDE. HE FOUND THAT LIMESTONE (CALCIUM CARBONATE) COULD BE HEATED OR TREATED WITH ACIDS TO YIELD A GAS HE CALLED “FIXED AIR.” THIS FIXED AIR WAS DENSER THAN AIR AND SUPPORTED NEITHER FLAME NOR ANIMAL LIFE. HE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WHEN BUBBLED THROUGH LIMEWATER, IT WOULD PRECIPITATE CALCIUM CARBONATE. HE CONCLUDED THAT FIXED AIR IS PRODUCED BY ANIMAL RESPIRATION AND MICROBIAL FERMENTATION.
Question 84. Who discovered Benzene?
  1.    John Napier
  2.    John Dalton
  3.    J. J. Thomson
  4.    Michael Faraday
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Michael Faraday
ALTHOUGH MICHAEL FARADAY (1791-1867) IS PRIMARILY KNOWN FOR HIS RESEARCH ON ELECTROMAGNETISM, HE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF CHEMISTRY, INCLUDING DISCOVERING CHLORINE AND CARBON. FARADAY ALSO DISCOVERED BENZENE, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROLYSIS, AND MADE MODERN CHEMISTRY LABS POSSIBLE BY INVENTING AN EARLY BUNSEN BURNER. HE IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST SCIENTISTS OF ALL TIME.
Question 85. What is the main constituent of coal gas?
  1.    Oxygen
  2.    Water
  3.    Nitrogen
  4.    Methane
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Methane
BY THE DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF COAL, WE CAN OBTAIN COAL GAS, COAL TAR AND AMMONIA. COKE IS LEFT AS A RESIDUE. COAL GAS CONTAINS METHANE, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN. SINCE ALL THE THREE ARE COMBUSTIBLE, COAL GAS IS A GOOD FUEL WITH A HIGH CALORIFIC VALUE.
Question 86. What is the process used to separate the different components of oil?
  1.    Destructive Distillation
  2.    Deadly Distillation
  3.    Fractional Distillation
  4.    Simple Distillation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Fractional Distillation
FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF OIL HAVE DIFFERENT BOILING POINTS. IN THIS PROCESS, OIL IS HEATED IN A FURNACE TO 400 DEGREE CELSIUS(752 F) AND IT VAPOURISES. THE VAPOURS ARE INTRODUCED INTO A TALL FRACTIONATING COLUMN.
Question 87. Which of the following materials can be used by a farmer to treat the too acidic soil of his fields?
1: Quick lime (CaO)
2: Slaked lime (Ca(OH)2)
3: Chalk (CaCO3)
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    Only 1 & 2
  2.    Only 2 & 3
  3.    Only 1 & 3
  4.    1, 2 & 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 & 3
MOST OFTEN THE SOIL IN THE FIELDS IS TOO ACIDIC. IF THE SOIL IS TOO ACIDIC (HAVING LOW PH), IT IS TREATED WITH MATERIALS LIKE QUICKLIME (CALCIUM OXIDE) OR SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE) OR CHALK (CALCIUM CARBONATE). THUS, A FARMER SHOULD TREAT HIS SOIL WITH LIME OR SLAKED LIME OR CHALK IN HIS FIELDS WHEN THE SOIL IS TOO ACIDIC.
Question 88. Which of the following is / are correct statement(s) about Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar?
  1.    He was the first chairman of University Grants Commission(India)
  2.    He was the first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  3.    He is known as Father of research laboratories in India
  4.    All are correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All are correct
SIR SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR (1894 – 1955) WAS A COLLOID CHEMIST, ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC ADMINISTRATOR. HE WAS FIRST DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CSIR AND FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION. HE ESTABLISHED A TOTAL OF TWELVE NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN THE COUNTRY THUS WINNING THE EPITHET OF FATHER OF RESEARCH LABORATORIES IN INDIA.
Question 89. Indicators such as litmus can be used to determine:
1: Acidity or alkalinity of a solution
2: pH value of a solution
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    Only 1
  2.    Only 2
  3.    Both 1 & 2
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Only 1
COMMON INDICATORS, LIKE LITMUS, METHYL ORANGE AND PHENOLPHTHALEIN EASILY DETECT WHETHER A SOLUTION IS ACIDIC OR ALKALINE, BUT THEY CANNOT EASILY DETERMINE HOW MUCH A GIVEN ACIDIC SOLUTION IS STRONGER THAN ANOTHER ACIDIC SOLUTION. IT MEANS THEY CANNOT REALLY TELL US THE PH VALUE OF DIFFERENT ACIDIC OR ALKALINE SOLUTIONS. IN CASE OF LITMUS, WE CANNOT TELL ABOUT PH VALUES OF 5, 6 AND 7. SIMILARLY, IN CASE OF METHYL ORANGE PH VALUES BETWEEN 3 AND 8 WILL NOT BE VERY ACCURATE.
Question 90. People suffering from acidity are given antacid tablets with most commonly which of the following salts?
  1.    Copper Sulphate
  2.    Calcium Hydroxide
  3.    Magnesium Hydroxide
  4.    Sodium Sulphate
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Magnesium Hydroxide
PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ACIDITY ARE GIVEN ANTACID TABLETS, CONTAINING MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE WHICH NEUTRALIZES EXCESS HCL PRODUCED IN STOMACH.

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