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1. |
Distilled water |
A. | has some impurities left in it |
B. | is very pure water |
C. | is obtained through fractional distillation |
D. | is obtained through decanting |
Answer» C. is obtained through fractional distillation | |
2. |
Liquids that mix together are called as |
A. | mixtures |
B. | miscible |
C. | immiscible |
D. | fraction |
Answer» C. immiscible | |
3. |
Suspensions can be successfully separated through |
A. | simple or fractional distillation |
B. | decanting and centrifugation |
C. | boiling points |
D. | chromatographs |
Answer» C. boiling points | |
4. |
Stationary phase forms a thin |
A. | film |
B. | coating |
C. | slide |
D. | cover |
Answer» B. coating | |
5. |
To record temperature of a liquid over time, devices used are called as |
A. | data loggers |
B. | scanners |
C. | bar code readers |
D. | probes |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Examples of sublimate does not include |
A. | ammonium salts |
B. | nitrates |
C. | iodine |
D. | naphthalene |
Answer» D. naphthalene | |
7. |
A purple stain is obtained if ninhydrin spray is used to locate |
A. | peptones |
B. | protean |
C. | protein |
D. | amino acids |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
If a substance decomposes when heated to its boiling point, suitable method is |
A. | simple distillation |
B. | fractional distillation |
C. | vacuum distillation |
D. | crystallization |
Answer» D. crystallization | |
9. |
Pure stearic acid melts at exactly |
A. | 78 °C |
B. | 70 °C |
C. | below 70 °C |
D. | above 80 °C |
Answer» C. below 70 °C | |
10. |
Filtration is useful when |
A. | only one solid is soluble |
B. | both solids are soluble |
C. | both solids are insoluble |
D. | when both liquids are miscible |
Answer» B. both solids are soluble | |
11. |
Chromatography can be used to |
A. | form mixtures |
B. | change mixture compositions |
C. | separate mixtures into pure substances |
D. | all of these |
Answer» D. all of these | |
12. |
Vacuum distillation is used |
A. | under high pressures |
B. | under low pressures |
C. | on gentle heating |
D. | upon quick heating |
Answer» C. on gentle heating | |
13. |
Distillate is a liquid that |
A. | mixes together |
B. | condenses after distillation |
C. | does not sink due to very fine particles |
D. | a substance that will not dissolve |
Answer» C. does not sink due to very fine particles | |
14. |
A pure liquid can be separated from a solution through |
A. | separating funnel |
B. | fractional distillation |
C. | centrifuging |
D. | simple distillation |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
To separate components of liquid air, useful procedure is |
A. | centrifugation |
B. | separating funnel |
C. | fractional distillation |
D. | simple distillation |
Answer» D. simple distillation | |
16. |
Water-soluble gases do not include |
A. | ammonia |
B. | carbon dioxide |
C. | hydrogen |
D. | oxygen |
Answer» D. oxygen | |
17. |
When heating begins in miscible solutions, vapors formed will be |
A. | of liquid, lower in boiling point |
B. | of liquid, higher in boiling point |
C. | of both liquids with a higher concentration of liquid having low boiling point |
D. | collected in a gas syringe |
Answer» D. collected in a gas syringe | |
18. |
Sublimation, dissolving and filtration can only be carried out in |
A. | soluble-substances in solution |
B. | insoluble substances in liquids |
C. | liquid-liquid mixtures |
D. | solid-solid mixtures |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Liquid-liquid immiscible mixtures can be separated through |
A. | chromatography |
B. | fractional distillation |
C. | separating funnel |
D. | vacuum distillation |
Answer» D. vacuum distillation | |
20. |
Fractional distillation is particularly useful if objective is to |
A. | form crystals |
B. | examine sublimates |
C. | examine a immiscible solution of two liquids |
D. | separate a miscible solution of two liquids |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
100 cm3, 250 cm3 and 1 dm3 can be measured using |
A. | measuring cylinder |
B. | beaker |
C. | volumetric flask |
D. | burette |
Answer» D. burette | |
22. |
Liquids that do not mix and can be separated in a separating funnel are called as |
A. | miscible |
B. | residue |
C. | sublimate |
D. | immiscible |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
Inorganic impurities during solvent extraction remains in the |
A. | ether layer |
B. | aqueous layer |
C. | middle layer |
D. | at the bottom |
Answer» C. middle layer | |
24. |
Paper chromatography is done by |
A. | 5 ways |
B. | 2 ways |
C. | 3 ways |
D. | 4 ways |
Answer» D. 4 ways | |
25. |
Approximate volume can be measured through |
A. | volumetric flask |
B. | burette |
C. | measuring cylinder |
D. | beaker |
Answer» D. beaker | |
26. |
After collection crystals are washed with solvent, which should be |
A. | hot |
B. | cold |
C. | dilute |
D. | polar |
Answer» C. dilute | |
27. |
Crude oil can be fractionally distilled to produce |
A. | diesel |
B. | petrol |
C. | paraffin |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
28. |
To prepare solutions of known concentration, apparatus used can be |
A. | pipette |
B. | burette |
C. | measuring cylinder |
D. | volumetric flask |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
Addition of salt in water will |
A. | lower the boiling point |
B. | lower the freezing point |
C. | raise the boiling point |
D. | raise the melting point |
Answer» D. raise the melting point | |
30. |
In paper chromatography stationary phase is |
A. | water |
B. | solid or liquid |
C. | gas |
D. | solution |
Answer» B. solid or liquid | |
31. |
Liquid-liquid miscible mixtures can be separated through |
A. | chromatography |
B. | fractional distillation |
C. | filtration |
D. | both a and b |
Answer» E. | |
32. |
Locating agent of amino acids is |
A. | Diazo reagent |
B. | ninhydrin spray |
C. | Amphoteric oxides |
D. | neutral oxides |
Answer» C. Amphoteric oxides | |
33. |
In Liebig condenser, |
A. | the coldest part of the condenser is at the top |
B. | the water enters in the jacket from the top |
C. | the coldest part of the condenser is at the bottom |
D. | the water enters in the jacket from the middle tubules |
Answer» D. the water enters in the jacket from the middle tubules | |
34. |
Chromatography is especially useful for |
A. | foods |
B. | drugs |
C. | salt solutions |
D. | both a and b |
Answer» E. | |
35. |
Diazo reagent is used as a locating agent in chromatography of |
A. | picric acids |
B. | benzoic acids |
C. | phenolic acids |
D. | salicylic acid |
Answer» D. salicylic acid | |
36. |
Solvents used in crystallization should be |
A. | miscible |
B. | immiscible |
C. | polar |
D. | non polar |
Answer» B. immiscible | |
37. |
Instrument used to heat inflammable liquids in crystallization is |
A. | flame |
B. | wire gauze |
C. | hot plate |
D. | water bath |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
In chromatography, a locating agent is a chemical that reacts to produce |
A. | a condensed solution |
B. | a concentrated solution |
C. | a visible colored product |
D. | a range of pH colors |
Answer» D. a range of pH colors | |
39. |
Crystallization, evaporation and distillation is a mean of |
A. | separating soluble substances in solution |
B. | separating insoluble substances in solutions |
C. | separating filtrate from the solution |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. separating insoluble substances in solutions | |
40. |
In vacuum distillation, substance boils at |
A. | its exact temperature |
B. | a temperature slightly above its boiling point |
C. | a temperature below its boiling point |
D. | under high pressures |
Answer» D. under high pressures | |
41. |
Gases denser than air include |
A. | carbon dioxide |
B. | oxygen |
C. | hydrogen |
D. | ammonia |
Answer» B. oxygen | |
42. |
A dissolved solid can be separated from solution through |
A. | simple filtration |
B. | sublimation |
C. | evaporation |
D. | decanting |
Answer» D. decanting | |
43. |
An easy way to separate soluble and insoluble solids is |
A. | filtration |
B. | decanting |
C. | sublimation |
D. | distillation |
Answer» B. decanting | |
44. |
Crystallization of microchips does not involve |
A. | a solute |
B. | a crystal |
C. | a solvent |
D. | a soluble |
Answer» D. a soluble | |
45. |
Through separating funnel, immiscible solutions |
A. | cannot be dissolved |
B. | cannot be separated completely |
C. | can be easily decanted |
D. | can be centrifuged |
Answer» C. can be easily decanted | |
46. |
In order to lower melting point of ice, |
A. | hot water shall be poured |
B. | solar energy shall be waited for |
C. | salt can be spread over the ice |
D. | the ice shall be scrapped from the roads and doorways |
Answer» D. the ice shall be scrapped from the roads and doorways | |
47. |
Presence of pesticides and herbicides can be tested through |
A. | careful distillation |
B. | decanting |
C. | boiling points |
D. | chromatographs |
Answer» E. | |
48. |
Rare freezing of sea water can be explained through |
A. | lowering the freezing point of water |
B. | presence of impurities like salts |
C. | presence of breathing animals in it |
D. | elevation of the boiling point |
Answer» C. presence of breathing animals in it | |
49. |
Mixtures have |
A. | a range of boiling points |
B. | a range of melting points |
C. | a lack of exact concentrations |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
After centrifugation, sublimate |
A. | dissolves completely |
B. | remain suspended in the liquid |
C. | settles at the bottom |
D. | depends upon the pH of sublimate |
Answer» D. depends upon the pH of sublimate | |