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6 Physical Chemistry (Chemistry) questions asked in recent SSC and Railway exams, newest first, with exam, date & shift, answers and solutions.

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RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2025-26 – 13 June 2026 Shift 3 · Gas laws (Boyle, Charles, Avogadro, ideal gas)

Q1. Which law governs the relationship between the pressure and volume of a fixed amount of gas at constant temperature?

  1. (a) Avogadro's Law
  2. (b) Charles's Law
  3. (c) Gay-Lussac's Law
  4. (d) Boyle's Law
Answer & solution

Answer: (d) Boyle's Law

Topic:Gas Laws
Boyle's Law:At constant temperature, pressure and volume of a fixed amount of gas are inversely proportional.
Formula:P ∝ 1/VorPV = constant
Other laws:
Charles's Law → V ∝ T (at constant P)
Gay-Lussac's Law → P ∝ T (at constant V)
Avogadro's Law → V ∝ n (at constant P, T)
Answer: Option 4 → Boyle's Law
RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 2025-26 – 17 March 2026 Shift 2 · Gas laws (Boyle, Charles, Avogadro, ideal gas)

Q2. Boyle’s law describes the relationship between ___________.

  1. (a) Volume And Pressure
  2. (b) Energy And Volume
  3. (c) Volume And Temperature
  4. (d) Pressure And Temperature
Answer & solution

Answer: (a) Volume And Pressure

States: At constant temperature, pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume.
Formula: P ∝(1)/(V)or PV = constant
Key Point: Temperature remains constant while P and V vary inversely.
Answer: Option 1 → Volume And Pressure
SSC CGL Tier-1 2025 – 18 September 2025 Shift 1 · Gas laws (Boyle, Charles, Avogadro, ideal gas)

Q3. Consider the given statements regarding the behavior of ideal gases:
1. Ideal gas molecules have negligible volume compared to the total volume of the container.
2. There are strong intermolecular attractive forces between ideal gas molecules.
3. Collisions between ideal gas molecules are perfectly elastic. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) 1 and 2 only
  2. (b) 1 and 3 only
  3. (c) 2 and 3 only
  4. (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

Statement 1: True — ideal gas molecules have negligible volume.
Statement 2: False — ideal gas molecules have NO intermolecular attractive forces.
Statement 3: True — collisions are perfectly elastic. Answer: 1 and 3 only

Q4. Which thermodynamic quantity helps determine the spontaneity of a chemical reaction?

  1. (a) Enthalpy
  2. (b) Entropy
  3. (c) Gibbs free energy
  4. (d) Internal free energy
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) Gibbs free energy

Q5. For a spontaneous process at constant temperature and pressure, the Gibbs free energy change is ________.

  1. (a) ∆G = 0
  2. (b) ∆G > 0
  3. (c) ∆G < 0
  4. (d) ∆G = ∆H + T∆S
Answer & solution

Answer: (c) ∆G < 0

RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 2024-25 – 7 August 2025 Shift 2 · Surface chemistry and catalysis

Q6. The Contact Process is used for the manufacturing of which of the following chemicals?

  1. (a) Nitric acid
  2. (b) Sulphuric acid
  3. (c) Hydrochloric acid
  4. (d) Ammonia
Answer & solution

Answer: (b) Sulphuric acid

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