The setting of cement is an: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The setting of cement is an:
A. Endothermic process
B. Oxidation process
C. Evaporation process
D. Exothermic process
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Hydration of cement is exothermic (heat of hydration). In large concrete pours, this heat can cause thermal cracking. Cooling is sometimes needed.

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Which of the following was proposed by Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment?
A. Most of the mass and positive charge is concentrated in a tiny nucleus.
B. The atom is a positively charged sphere with embedded electrons.
C. Electrons revolve in fixed energy orbits.
D. Electrons exhibit wave-particle duality.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Rutherford's experiment led to the nuclear model of the atom, concluding that almost all the mass and positive charge are concentrated in a very small central nucleus, while electrons orbit around it. Option B is Thomson's model, A is Bohr's model, and D is de Broglie's concept.

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Question #2
Which of the following contains a coordinate bond?
A. NH₃
B. O₃
C. H₂O
D. NaCl

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Ozone (O₃) has a coordinate bond (dative bond). One oxygen atom donates a lone pair to another oxygen atom. The Lewis structure shows O=O⁺–O⁻ or resonance. NaCl is ionic; H₂O has polar covalent bonds; NH₃ has ordinary covalent bonds (though it can donate a lone pair to form coordinate bond in NH₄⁺).

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Question #3
The pH of a sample of rain water is found to be 5.6. It is:
A. Acidic due to dissolved CO₂
B. Basic
C. Acid rain
D. Neutral

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Pure rainwater naturally has pH about 5.6 because CO₂ from air dissolves and forms carbonic acid. This is not considered acid rain. Acid rain has pH below 5.0 (due to SO₂ and NOₓ).

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