Ch#13 (2nd year chemistry)
spectroscopy:
Mcqs
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1. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used in IR spectroscopy?
A) Gamma rays
B) X-rays
C) Infrared radiation
D) Ultraviolet radiation
2. What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum from low energy radiation to high energy
radiation?
A) Gamma rays, X-rays, UV, visible, IR, microwave, radio waves
B) Radio waves, microwave, IR, visible, UV, X-rays, gamma rays
C) Radio waves, microwave, IR, visible, UV, X-rays
D) Gamma rays, X-rays, UV, visible, IR
3. Which type of spectroscopy is used to study the interaction between matter and
electromagnetic radiation?
A) IR spectroscopy
B) UV spectroscopy
C) NMR spectroscopy
D) Mass spectroscopy
4. What is the frequency range of IR spectroscopy?
A) 10^12 - 10^14 Hz
B) 10^10 - 10^12 Hz
C) 10^8 - 10^10 Hz
D) 10^6 - 10^8 Hz
5. What is the wavenumber range of IR spectroscopy?
A) 4000 - 400 cm^-1
B) 400 - 4000 cm^-1
C) 4000 - 40000 cm^-1
D) 40000 - 400000 cm^-1
6. What type of molecular motion is responsible for the absorption of IR radiation?
A) Bond stretching
B) Bond bending
C) Torsional motion
D) Vibrational motion
7. Which region of the IR spectrum is known as the fingerprint region?
A) 4000 - 2500 cm^-1
B) 2500 - 1500 cm^-1
C) 1500 - 500 cm^-1
D) 500 - 400 cm^-1
8. What is the wavelength range of the fingerprint region in IR spectroscopy?
A) 2.5 - 20 μm
B) 2.5 - 10 μm
C) 10 - 20 μm
D) 20 - 25 μm
9. Which functional group in ethanol has an absorption peak around 3600 - 3200 cm^-1?
A) Hydroxyl group
B) Methyl group
C) Methylene group
D) Carbonyl group
10. What is one of the main applications of IR spectroscopy?
A) Determination of molecular structure
B) Quantitative analysis of mixtures
C) Identification of functional groups
D) All of the above
11. Which industry uses IR spectroscopy for quality control and analysis?
A) Pharmaceutical industry
B) Food industry
C) Petroleum industry
D) All of the above
12. Which type of transition of electrons is responsible for the absorption of UV radiation?
A) σ → σ*
B) n → σ*
C) n → π*
D) π → π*
13. Which solvent is commonly used in NMR spectroscopy?
A) Water
B) Chloroform
C) Dimethyl sulfoxide
D) Deuterated chloroform
14. What type of information can be obtained from the graph results of NMR spectroscopy?
A) Molecular structure
B) Functional groups
C) Quantitative analysis
D) All of the above
15. What is the principle of atomic absorption spectroscopy?
A) Absorption of radiation by atoms
B) Emission of radiation by atoms
C) Scattering of radiation by atoms
D) Reflection of radiation by atoms
16. Which type of spectroscopy is used to analyze the emission spectrum of atoms?
A) Atomic absorption spectroscopy
B) Atomic emission spectroscopy
C) IR spectroscopy
D) UV spectroscopy
17. What is the principle of mass spectroscopy?
A) Separation of ions based on their mass-to-charge ratio
B) Separation of ions based on their charge-to-mass ratio
C) Separation of ions based on their molecular weight
D) Separation of ions based on their molecular formula
18. What is the purpose of the ionization source in mass spectrometry?
A) To separate ions based on their mass-to-charge ratio
B) To detect ions based on their mass-to-charge ratio
C) To ionize molecules into positively charged ions
D) To analyze the fragmentation pattern of ions
19. Which type of spectroscopy is used to study the structure of biomolecules?
A) IR spectroscopy
B) UV spectroscopy
C) NMR spectroscopy
D) Mass spectroscopy
20. What is the advantage of using NMR spectroscopy over IR spectroscopy?
A) Higher sensitivity
B) Higher resolution
C) Ability to provide information on molecular structure
D) Ability to provide information on molecular dynamics
21. Which type of spectroscopy is used to analyze the purity of a substance?
A) IR spectroscopy
B) UV spectroscopy
C) NMR spectroscopy
D) Mass spectroscopy
22. What is the principle of atomic emission spectroscopy?
A) Excitation of atoms by heat or light
B) Ionization of atoms by heat or light
C) Emission of radiation by excited atoms
D) Absorption of radiation by atoms
23. Which type of spectroscopy is used to study the electronic transitions in molecules?
A) IR spectroscopy
B) UV spectroscopy
C) NMR spectroscopy
D) Mass spectroscopy
24. Which type of spectroscopy is used to analyze the structure of polymers?
A) IR spectroscopy
B) UV spectroscopy
C) NMR spectroscopy
D) Mass spectroscopy
25. What is the purpose of the detector in mass spectrometry?
A) To ionize molecules into positively charged ions
B) To separate ions based on their mass-to-charge ratio
C) To detect ions based on their mass-to-charge ratio
D) To analyze the fragmentation pattern of ions
26. Which type of spectroscopy is used to study the rotational transitions in molecules?
A) IR spectroscopy
B) UV spectroscopy
C) NMR spectroscopy
D) Microwave spectroscopy
27. What is the advantage of using mass spectrometry over other spectroscopic techniques?
A) Higher sensitivity
B) Higher resolution
C) Ability to provide information on molecular structure and composition
D) Ability to analyze complex mixtures
