Liquid Crystalline State (Mesophase)

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Which statement best describes the Smectic liquid crystal state?

  • Random orientation of molecules
  • Molecules are free-flowing
  • Molecules arranged in layers with some order (correct)
  • Highly ordered molecules in all dimensions

What defines the Nematic liquid crystal state?

  • Highly ordered molecules
  • Threadlike structure (correct)
  • Random orientation of molecules
  • Parallel molecule arrangement

In which liquid crystal state do the molecules point along a common axis?

  • Nematic
  • Smectic
  • Mesophase
  • Cholesteric (correct)

What property makes liquid crystals unique compared to both liquids and solids?

<p>Molecular mobility (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of liquid crystal demonstrates polymorphism?

<p>Cholesteric (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes liquid crystals as an intermediate state?

<p>Fluidity similar to liquids and long-range order like solids (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are cholesteric molecules aligned in a chiral nematic crystal?

<p>At a slight angle to one another (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What leads to the formation of a structure in cholesteric liquid crystals?

<p>Slight angle alignment of molecules (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are nematic-like layers visualized in cholesteric crystals?

<p>As helical layers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process can result in the formation of thermotropic liquid crystals?

<p>Heating of solids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component is involved in the formation of gall stones through the smectic mesophase?

<p>Cholesterol (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of some liquid crystals allows them to detect areas of elevated temperature under the skin?

<p>Consistent color changes with temperature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of liquid crystalline phase is frequently present in emulsions and contributes to enhanced physical stability?

<p>Mesophases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of liquid crystal phase is believed to have structures similar to those in cell membranes?

<p>Mesophases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristics make supercritical fluids different from gases and liquids?

<p>They effuse through solids like a liquid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property is absent in supercritical fluids due to the lack of a liquid/gas phase boundary?

<p>High surface tension (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of liquid crystal displays a twisted structure, leading to unique optical properties?

<p>Cholesteric liquid crystals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what condition does a supercritical fluid not convert into a liquid under pressure change but dissolves materials like a liquid?

<p>$T &gt; T_{critical}$ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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