Explore topic-wise MCQs in Analytical Instrumentation.

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Analytical Instrumentation knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What must be the value of the selectivity factor?

A. Equal to 1
B. Less than 1
C. Greater than 1
D. Greater than 0
Answer» D. Greater than 0
2.

Retention factor is also known as the capacitance factor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Retention distance is the distance between point of injection and minimum peak in the recorder or computer generated chart.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

Which of the following is the ratio of a length of column packing to retention time?

A. Average linear rate of solute migration
B. Average linear rate of mobile migration
C. Relative migration rate
D. Selectivity factor
Answer» B. Average linear rate of mobile migration
5.

Which of the following is the ratio of the length of column packing to dead time?

A. Average linear rate of solute migration
B. Average linear rate of mobile migration
C. Relative migration rate
D. Selectivity factor
Answer» C. Relative migration rate
6.

Which of the following is the ratio of the interstitial volume of packing to the volume of its total mass?

A. Distribution constant
B. Volumetric phase ratio
C. Retention factor
D. Total porosity
Answer» E.
7.

Which of the following is defined as the ratio of moles of solute in stationary phase to the moles of solute in the mobile phase?

A. Distribution constant
B. Volumetric phase ratio
C. Retention factor
D. Total porosity
Answer» D. Total porosity
8.

If the value of the distribution constant k is one, then what could be inferred about the distribution of solute?

A. Its distribution in stationary phase is greater
B. Its distribution in mobile phase is greater
C. It is equally distributed in stationary and mobile phase
D. It is distributed in a random manner
Answer» D. It is distributed in a random manner
9.

How is the molar concentration of solute in stationary phase related to molar concentration of solute in the mobile phase?

A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. Equal
D. Not related
Answer» B. Inversely proportional