Multiple Choice Questions

1. All are the different types of energies associated with a molecule, except __________
A) Vibrational energy B) Electronic energy
C) Rotational energy D) All of the mentioned E) None

2. Determination of metal concentrations such as Na+, Mg++, and K + from water sample is
possible by using ____________spectroscopic technique.
A) FAAS B) FAES C) UV-Vis D) IR E) None

3. In flame emission photometers, the measurement of _____________ is used for qualitative

analysis.
A) Frequency B) Intensity C) Velocity D) Color E) None

4. During the motion, if the center of gravity of the molecule changes, the molecule possesses
__________
A) Rotational energy B) Electronic energy
C) Vibrational energy D) Translational energy E) None

5. In the AAS, the species examined in the spectrometer are in the form of____________
A) Compounds C) Both compounds and atoms
B) Atoms D) Complex mixtures E) None

6. UV-Vis spectroscopy of organic compounds is usually focused with which electronic

transition (s)?
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A) B) n
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C) n and D) B and C E) None

7. What is the use of Monochromator in the UV-Vis spectroscopy?

A) For separation of the desired wavelength from the background absorption band.
B) For the detection system
C) To display the data D) All E) None

8. Beer's Law states that;

A) Absorbance is proportional to both the path length and concentration of the absorbing
species
B) Absorbance is proportional to the log of the concentration of the absorbing species
C) Absorbance is equal to P0 / P
D) All
E) None of the above

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9. Which one of the following is correct statement from the following option?
A) Spectroscopic methods require less time and more amount of sample than classical methods
B) Spectroscopic methods require more time and more amount of sample than classical methods
C) Spectroscopic methods require less time and less amount of sample than classical methods
D) Spectroscopic methods require more time and less amount of sample than classical methods
E) None
10. During quantitative analysis, the sample path length and concentration of the sample are
directly proportional to the ________________.
A) Reflection of light B) Refraction of light
C) Absorbance of the radiation D) Intensity of the light E) None

11. Which statement correctly tells about the place of transition zone for Raman spectra?
A) Between electronic levels
B) Between vibrational and rotational levels
C) Between magnetic levels of nuclei
D) Between magnetic levels of unpaired electrons E) None

12. What is the function of beam splitter in double beam photometer or colorimeter?
A) Splits beam into two equal intensity beams
B) Splits beam in such a way that sample beam has higher intensity
C) Splits beam in such a way that reference beam has higher intensity
D) Merge two equal intensity beams into single beam
E) None

13. The mathematical description of absorption and transmittance is:

A) Absorption is the logarithm of transmittance
B) Absorption is the reciprocal of transmittance
C) Absorption is the negative logarithm of transmittance
D) Absorption is a multiple of transmittance
E) None

14. What is the radiation source for FAES?

A) Plasma B) Hallow cathode lamp
C) Flame D) All E) None

15. The representation of Beer Lambert’s law is given as A = abc. If ‘b’ represents distance, ‘c’
represents concentration and ‘A’ represents absorption, what does ‘a’ represent?

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 A) Intensity B) Transmittance
C) Absorptivity D) Admittance E) none

16. Transmittance is given as T = P/Po . If Po is the power incident on the sample, what does P
represent?
A) Radiant power transmitted by the sample
B) Radiant power absorbed by the sample
C) Sum of powers absorbed and scattered
D) Sum of powers transmitted and reflected
E) None

17. The region of electromagnetic spectrum for nuclear magnetic resonance is __________
A) Microwave B) UV-rays
C) Infrared D) Radio frequency E) None

18. Which of the following has lowest energy form of electromagnetic radiation?
A) IR radiation B) Microwaves radiation
C) UV radiation D) Radio waves radiation E) None
19. What is source of limitations to Beer’s law?
A) Fundamental limitations
B) Instrumental limitations
C) Chemical limitations
D) All
E) None

20. Which one of the following is true about Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy?
A) The infrared region’s rays have a longer wavelength than light
B) Absorption spectroscopy is the foundation of infrared spectroscopy
C) The infrared region’s rays have a shorter wavelength than visible region’s rays
D) A & B are correct
E) None

21. Electrons involved in double and triple bonds of organic molecules are not as strongly held
and are, therefore:
A) Less easily excited by UV-Vis radiation B) Not excited by UV-Vis radiation
C) More easily excited by UV-Vis radiation D) All E) A and C

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22. Which one of the following factors influencing the chemical shift in NMR Spectra?
A) Substitution B) Hybridization C) Character effect D) All E) None

23. Which of these solvents would be commonly used as a solvent in UV-visible region?
A) Water B) Ethanol
C) Hexane D) All E) None

24. The substituents that they do not absorb ultraviolet radiations themselves but their presence
shifts the absorption maximum to longer wavelength are called:
A) Chromospheres B) Auxochromes
C) Bathochromes D) All E) none

25. The group of atoms containing electrons responsible for the absorption is called _____.
A) Chromospheres B) Auxochromes
C) Bathochromes D) All E) none

26. Which of the following electronic transition is possible for alkane in UV-Vis spectroscopy?
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A) B) n
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C) n and D) B and C E) None

27. One of the following is the rules of spin-spin spliting in NMR Spectroscopic technique?
A) Equivalent hydrogen’s split one another
B) The signal of a type of hydrogen is split into n+1 peaks
C) When two different types of hydrogen are adjacent, they split the signal independently
D) B & C E) None
28. Infrared spectroscopy is a less satisfactory tool for quantitative analyses than its
ultraviolet and visible counterparts because of:
A) Its less sensitivity B) Its considerably first-class precise
C) Its less deviation from Beer's law. D) All E) None
29. The energy of the photon necessary to excite the molecule to a higher vibrational quantum
level in IR region is controlled by:
A) The masses of the attached atoms. B) The bond strength b/n atoms

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 C) The frequency of the atoms D) All E) None
30. IR spectrometry differs from UV-VIS spectrophotometer in the following ways:
A) IR spectra are usually transmission spectra rather than absorption spectra,
B) IR spectra are usually both transmission spectra and absorption spectra
C) IR spectra are usually absorption spectra rather than transmission spectra.
D) A & C E) None
31. What does the IR spectrum of Nitrogen molecule (N 2 ) look like?
A) The same as that of air B) It doesn't have any spectrum
C) The same as that of carbon monoxide D) All E) None
32. Which of the following molecules does not provide IR spectrum bands?
A) In H2 C = CH2 , C = C stretching B) In H2 C=CH–CH=CH2, C = C stretching. C) In
CH3 CH2 CH2 CHO, C = O streching. D) All E) None
33. One of the following is the characteristics of IR absorption peak:
A) O-H represents aliphatic or aromatic functional group in the wavenumber 3600-3000 cm-1 .
B) C-H represents only aliphatic functional group in the wavenumber 3150-3000 cm-1 .
C) C=C- represents aldehyde functional group in the wavenumber 1740-1660 cm-1 .
D) All E) None
34. In infrared spectroscopy which frequency range is known as the fingerprint region?
A) 1400 – 900 cm-1 B) 1450 – 400 cm-1 C) 900 – 600 cm-1 D) All E) None
35. One of the following is correct about quartz/halogen lumps?
A) It contains a small amount of iodine within the quartz envelope that houses the filament.
B) It allows the filament to be operated at a temperature < 2900 K
C) It leads to lower intensities D) A & B E) None
36. For molecular fluorescence spectroscopy which one of the following is used as a radiation
source?
A) Nernst glower lamp B) Xe arc lamp C) Halogen lamp D) Globar lamp
E) None
37. What is the use of detector in the spectroscopic techniques?
A) For separation of the desired wavelength band from the background absorption band.
B) To select wavelength
C) To convert the coming radiation to electrical signal

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38. Which one of the following is correct about Pyroelectric cell detector?
A) It detect the levels of species in the sample in wavelength ranges from (600-40,000) nm
B) It detect the levels of species in the sample in wavelength ranges from (600-20,000) nm
C) It detect the levels of species in the sample in wavelength ranges from (1000-20,000) nm
D) All are correct E. none
39. Which one of the following is the advantage of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy?
A) Expensive C) high sensitivity relative to graphite furnace
B) Low sample throughput D) Easy to use E) none

40. What fuel and oxidant respectively produce temperatures of 2500 to 2700 , in Flame
Atomic Spectroscopy (FAS)?
A) Gas & Air B) H2 & O 2 C) O2 & H2 D) B & C E) None
41. For determination of heavy metal levels (Cd, Pb, etc.) from soil sample by using
Spectroscopic techniques which technique is more sensitive relatively?
A) FAAS B) FAES C) ICP-AES D) ICP-MS E) None
42. On which factors does the vibrational stretching frequency of a diatomic molecule depend?
A) Atomic population B) Force constant
C) Temperature D) Magnetic field
43. The intensity of an absorption band is always proportional to which of the following factor?
A) Atomic population
B) Temperature
C) Molecular population of the final state
D) Molecular population of the initial state
44. Molar absorbtivities of compounds exhibiting charge transfer absorption are:
A) Small B) Moderate
C) Large D) None of these
45. Molar absorbtivity is the measure of the:
A) Amount of light absorbed per unit length
B) Amount of light absorbed per unit concentration
C) Amount of light reflected and absorbed per unit concentration

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D) None of these

46. Why is it generally preferable to use absorbance as a measure of absorption rather than %
transmittance?
A) Because %T cannot be measured as accurately as absorbance
B) Because %T is dependant on the power of the incident radiation
C) Because absorbance is proportional to the concentration of the analyte, whereas %T is not
D) None of these
47. Which of the following is not an IR vibrational mode?
A) Rolling B) Scissoring
C) Rocking D) Stretching
48. Which of the following will oscillate the fastest?
A) A large mass on a weak spring
B) A large mass on a stiff spring
C) A small mass on a stiff spring
D) A small mass on a weak spring
49. Why must the voltage supplied to a tungsten lamp be very stable?
A) Because if it wasn't, the lamp would bum out
B) Because amount of energy the lamp emits is proportional to the fourth power of the operating
voltage
C) Because the lamp will only function at a specific voltage
D) All
50. Where does a carbonyl (C=0) stretch appear in an IR spectrum?
A) 1740-1720 cm-1 B) 1870-1650 cm-1
C) 3640-3250 cm-1 D) 160-110 cm-1
51. Which of the following components of a monochromator is the dispersing element?
A) The collimating lens B) The entrance slit
C) The diffraction grating D) None of these
52. A simple harmonic oscillator may absorb energy:
A) When the frequencies match exactly B) At anytime
C) When the amplitudes are the same D) At no time

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53. What are the radiation sources for UV-Vis spectroscopy, respectively?
A) Deuterium & Tungsten lamps B) Deuterium & Tungsten lamps
C) Halogen & Tungsten lamps D) Globar & Tungsten lamps E) None

54. How many peaks would appear in the 13 C-NMR spectrum of the compound in the figure
below? Give the approximate positions of these peaks.

A) Seven B) Five C) Four D) Six E) None

55. What are the applications of Mass Spectrometry?

A) The analysis of biomolecules B) The determination of biopolymer sequences
C) Monitoring the environment and climate change D) All E) None

56. What is the molecular formula of hydrocarbon cation with an m/z value of 91?
A) C7 H9 + B) C8 H7 + C) C7 H7 + D) All E) None

57. What is the advantage of electron beam in Mass Spectrometry?

A) To create the combinations B) To create the fragments
C) To create magnetic field D) All E) None

58. The entire path of the fragments, including the sample inlet system, in mass spectrometry,
must be evacuated to provide __________
A) Temperature B) Excess masses
C) A pressure as low as 10-4 to 10-8 torr D) All E) None

59. Which of the following statement is true about spectrometry and spectroscopy?
A) Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy
B) Spectrometry is a technique for obtaining a quantitative spectrum measurement.

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 C) A & B are correct D) None

60. Which of the following statement is true about NMR spectroscopy?

A) It studies about the structure and shape of molecules.
B) It reveals the chemical environments of the NMR-active nuclei in a molecule.
C) It reveals the chemical environments of all nuclei in a molecule. D) A & B

61. Which of the following is NMR active?

A) 12 C B) 13 C C) 14 C D) All