If the temperature of a gas is increased from 27°C to 327°C at constant pressure, the volume becomes how many times the original? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Explanation:
Brittleness is a property typical of non-metals and metalloids; metals are ductile and malleable, not brittle. Ductility: drawn into wires (gold most ductile). Malleability: beaten into sheets (gold most malleable). Metals also have luster, high thermal and electrical conductivity, and sonorous nature. Brittle substances break easily under stress without significant deformation (e.g., glass, sulfur). Some metals like cast iron are brittle but generally pure metals are not.

Explanation:
Water self-ionizes: H₂O ⇌ H⁺ + OH⁻. At 25°C, [H⁺] = [OH⁻] = 10⁻⁷ mol/L, so Kw = 10⁻¹⁴ and pH = pOH = 7. A solution is neutral when [H⁺] = [OH⁻]. pH 7 is neutral only at 25°C; at higher temperatures, Kw increases, pH of neutrality drops but still [H⁺]=[OH⁻].

Explanation:
A molecule is the smallest particle of a compound (or element) that can exist independently and exhibit the compound's chemical properties. For covalent compounds (water, CO₂), the molecule is the discrete particle. For ionic compounds, the term 'formula unit' is used rather than molecule. Atoms are smallest particles of elements. Ions are charged atoms/molecules.