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This section includes 14 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. |
Which of the following detectors can detect almost any component? |
A. | Combining two UV detectors |
B. | Combining RI and UV detectors |
C. | Mass detector |
D. | Laser-based detectors |
Answer» C. Mass detector | |
2. |
Which of the following is not a feature of refractive index type detectors? |
A. | Higher potential sensitivity |
B. | Low cost |
C. | High volume flow rates |
D. | Easy cell accessibility |
Answer» D. Easy cell accessibility | |
3. |
In UV-Visible detectors, the cells are not made of which of the following materials? |
A. | Quartz |
B. | Teflon |
C. | Silica |
D. | KELF |
Answer» D. KELF | |
4. |
Which of the following detectors used in liquid chromatography is also called micro-adsorption detector? |
A. | Electrochemical detectors |
B. | Fluorescence detectors |
C. | Refractive index detectors |
D. | Thermal detectors |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is true about Laser detectors used in liquid chromatography? |
A. | Causes thermal distortion has decreased sensitivity |
B. | Causes thermal distortion has increased sensitivity |
C. | Does not cause thermal distortion, has decreased sensitivity |
D. | Does not cause thermal distortion, has increased sensitivity |
Answer» B. Causes thermal distortion has increased sensitivity | |
6. |
The reference cell is packed with which of the following in the Adsorption detector used in liquid chromatography? |
A. | Inactive glass beads |
B. | Porous glass beads |
C. | Alumina |
D. | Silica |
Answer» B. Porous glass beads | |
7. |
Which of the following detectors can be used for detection of amino acids in protein hydrolyzates by introducing the reagent dansylchloride in the sample? |
A. | Electrochemical detectors |
B. | Fluorescence detectors |
C. | Refractive index detectors |
D. | Thermal conductivity detectors |
Answer» C. Refractive index detectors | |
8. |
Refractive index detectors used in liquid chromatography are not based on which of the following processes? |
A. | Interference |
B. | Refraction |
C. | Reflection |
D. | Absorption |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the following detectors depend on Snell s law at the interface between the cell wall and the flowing liquid to deflect the light beam? |
A. | Electrochemical detectors |
B. | Fluorescence detectors |
C. | Refractive index detectors |
D. | Thermal conductivity detectors |
Answer» D. Thermal conductivity detectors | |
10. |
Fluorescence detection is less selective than absorption detection. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
Which of the following UV absorbance detectors provide a real time spectrum of the component of interest? |
A. | Continuous wavelength detector |
B. | Variable wavelength detector |
C. | Scanning wavelength detector |
D. | Fixed wavelength detector |
Answer» D. Fixed wavelength detector | |
12. |
Detector selectivity is more important in Liquid chromatography than in Gas chromatography. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
13. |
Which of the following is not a property of a good detector used in liquid chromatography? |
A. | Good sensitivity |
B. | Ability to function in the presence of a large background signal |
C. | Short response time |
D. | Volume of detector must be large |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
Bulk property detectors used in liquid chromatography does not respond to which of the following properties? |
A. | Refractive index |
B. | Density |
C. | Properties of solutes |
D. | Dielectric constant |
Answer» D. Dielectric constant | |