XI - Science Marks : 50

LAKSHYA
SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY
MCQs Time (mm:ss) : 50:00
Basic Analytical Techniques

1. The most common method of separation of liquid from insoluble solid is

a) Distillation

b) Filtration

c) Chromatography

d) Solvent extraction

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Exp Filtration
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2. In filtration, insoluble part remaining on filter paper is called

a) filtrate

b) residue

c) sample

d) solution

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Exp residue
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3. Liquid collected in beaker after filtration is called as

a) filtrate

b) residue

c) sample

d) solution

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Exp filtrate
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4. If a crude solid is made of mainly one substance and has some impurities then it is purified by
__________.

a) Crystallization
 b) Distillation

c) Extraction

d) Sublimation
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Exp Crystallization
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5. Benzoic acid can be purified by crystallization using solvent as

a) Ethyl alcohol

b) Water

c) Methyl alcohol

d) Acetone

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Exp Water
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6. Impure common salt can be purified by

a) crystallization

b) extraction

c) sublimation

d) distillation

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Exp crystallization
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7. The solvent used for crystallization must be

a) inert and volatile

b) sparingly soluble at room temperature

c) highly soluble at high temperature

d) all of the above

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Exp all of the above

8. Which of the following solvent is most commonly used for the crystallization of CuSO4.

a) methanol
 b) ether

c) water

d) acetone

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Exp water
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9. Which of the following methods can be used to separate two compounds with different
solubilities in the same solvent?

a) Fractional crystallization

b) Crystallization

c) Distillation

d) Solvent extraction
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Exp Fractional crystallization

10. A mixture of acetone and benzene can be sperated by the following method ________.

a) Simple distillation

b) Fractional distillation

c) Distillation under reduced pressure

d) Sublimation
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Exp Fractional distillation

11. In distillation of liquid, water condenser is used

a) to boil the liquid

b) to collect the liquid

c) to condense hot vapours of the liquid

d) to absorb the liquid

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Exp to collect the liquid

12. Different liquids boil and evaporate at different temperature is the principle of
 a) Distillation

b) Crystallization

c) Solvent extraction

d) Fractional crystallization

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Exp Distillation
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13. Mercury is distilled

a) at high pressure

b) at low pressure

c) at moderate pressure

d) in vacuum

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Exp in vacuum
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14. The method is used for the purification of liquid which boil without decomposition

a) simple distillation

b) fractional crystallization

c) distillation under reduced pressure

d) sublimation

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Exp simple distillation

15. Which of the following techniques is used for separation of glycerol from soap in soap industry?

a) Distillation under reduced pressure

b) Fractional distillation

c) Filtration

d) Crystallization
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Exp Distillation under reduced pressure

16. This method is used for the purification of liquids which have a very high boiling point
 a) Simple distillation

b) Fractional distillation

c) Distillation under reduced pressure

d) Sublimation

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Exp Distillation under reduced pressure

17. Glycerol is purified by

a) steam distillation

b) vacuum distillation

c) fractional distillation

d) simple distillation

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Exp vacuum distillation

18. Separation of binary mixture of acetone and methyl alcohol is done by _______.

a) Simple distillation

b) Fractional distillation

c) Fractional crystallization

d) Re-crystallization
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Exp Fractional distillation

19. Which of the following method is uesd to separate different fractions of crude oil?

a) Solvent extraction

b) Simple distillation

c) Fractional distillation

d) TLC
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Exp Fractional distillation

a) miscible liquids

b) immiscible liquids

c) mixtures

d) solids and liquids

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Exp miscible liquids

21. Fractional distillation depends upon

a) Boiling point

b) Freezing point

c) Melting point

d) All of the above

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Exp Boiling point

22. A common example of fractional distillation in industries is separation of various components of

a) Coal

b) Crude oil

c) Petrol

d) Diesel

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Exp Crude oil

23. Which of the following techniques can be used to separate a mixture of liquid which do not differ much in
their boiling point ?

a) Fractional distillation

b) Simple distillation

c) Vacuum distillation

d) Evaporation

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Exp Fractional distillation

a) Distillation

b) Crystallization

c) Solvent extraction

d) Fractional crystallization

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Exp Distillation
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25. Which of the following is used in fractional distillation?

a) Adsorbent column

b) Fractionating column

c) Separating column

d) Buchner funnel

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Exp Fractionating column

26. Which technique cannot be used to purify a solid ?

a) Sublimation

b) Filtration

c) Crystallization

d) Fractional distillation

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Exp Fractional distillation

27. Which technique is widely used in industry to separate components of mixture and also to purify
them?

a) Steam distillation

b) Chromatography

c) Solvent extraction

d) Filtration
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Exp Chromatography
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28. Colourless components on chromatogram CANNOT be observed by which of the following?

a) Using UV light

b) Using iodine chamber

c) Using the spraying reagent

d) Using infrared light

Exp Using infrared light

29. The stationary phase and mobile phase in partition chromatography are _______ respectively.

a) Solid and liquid

b) Solid and gas

c) Liquid and solid

d) Liquid and liquid

Exp Liquid and liquid

30. The principle of differential adsorption is applicable for which of the following chromatographic
technique ?

a) Column chromatography

b) Thin layer chromatography

c) Paper chromatography

d) Both (a) and (b)

Exp Both (a) and (b)

31. Paper chromatography is based on the principle of _________.

a) Adsorption

b) Partition

c) Solubility

d) Volatility
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Exp Partition
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32. In paper chromatography, the mobile phases rises up the chromatography paper due to
___________.

a) Evaporation of volatile solvent

b) Capillary action

c) Gravitational force

d) Differential adsorption
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Exp Capillary action

33. Principle of paper chromatography is

a) Differential partioning

b) Differential adsorption

c) Difference in solubility of solute in two solids

d) Difference in the degree to which solutes are adsorbed.

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Exp Differential partioning

34. In paper chromatography paper sheets are used as :

a) Adsorbate

b) Adsorbent

c) Solvent

d) Sampel

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Exp Adsorbent
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35. In paper chromatography paper sheets acts as

a) Stationary phase

b) Mobile phase

c) Neither
 d) Both

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Exp Stationary phase

36. Which of the following is separated through column chromatography ?

a) Chlorophyll and carotenoids

b) Inorg. cations or complex

c) Sugar derivative

d) Amino acid

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Exp Chlorophyll and carotenoids

37. Column chromatography is based on principle on

a) Absorption

b) Differential adsorption

c) Ion exchange

d) Exclusion principle

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Exp Differential adsorption

38. Which factor is responsible for separation in column chromatography ?

a) Polarity difference between solvent

b) Polarity difference between solute

c) Polarity indifference between solvent

d) Polarity indifference between solvent

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Exp Polarity difference between solute

39. Paper chromatography is an example of

a) Partition

b) TLC

c) Column
 d) Adsorption

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Exp Partition
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40. On a TLC plate is found, that a compound moves 12cm and solvent moves 15cm. What is retention factor for
the compound.

a) 0.5

b) 0.8

c) 1.08

d) 0.75

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Exp 0.8
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41. The stationary phase and mobile phase in TLC are ________ respectively.

a) Solid and liquid

b) Solid and gas

c) Liquid and solid

d) Liquid and liquid

Exp Solid and liquid

42. Which of the following means Retention factor (RF) ?

a) Ratio of distance travelled by solute to the distance travelled by solvent

b) Ratio of distance travelled by solvent to the distance travelled by solute

c) Ratio of the concentration of the solute in one phase to its concentration in the other phase.

d) Ratio of concentration of solute in organic phase to its concentration in the aqueous phase.

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Exp Ratio of distance travelled by solute to the distance travelled by solvent

43. Adsorption chromatography is a chromatographic technique based on the principle of _________.

a) Differential adsorption

b) Differential solubility
 c) Differential extraction

d) All of these
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Exp Differential adsorption

44. Which reagent is used as a spraying agent to detect amino acids on TLC plates ?

a) Bromocresol green

b) Ninhydrin

c) Fuchsin

d) Rhodamine B

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Exp Ninhydrin
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45. Which of the following method involves separation of substances in a mixture on thick layer of adsorbent ?

a) Solvent extraction

b) Fractional distillation

c) Crystallization

d) Chromatography

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Exp Chromatography
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46. Which of the following method will give clean separation of sample of chloroform (organic liquid)
and water in short time span?

a) TLC

b) Distillation under reduced pressure

c) Solvent extraction

d) Simple distillation
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Exp Solvent extraction

47. Which method can be used to separate a compound based on difference in solubility in two liquids ?

a) Distillation
 b) Solvent extraction

c) Fractional distillation

d) Crystallization

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Exp Solvent extraction

48. The principle of separation of substances in chromatography is similar to this method

a) Solvent extraction

b) Fractional crystallization

c) Simple distillation

d) Sublimation

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Exp Solvent extraction

49. Separating funnel is used mainly to segregate

a) Two immiscible liquids

b) Two miscible solids

c) Homogenous mixture

d) Heterogenous mixture

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Exp Two immiscible liquids

50. The method used to separate a given organic compound present inaqueous solution by shaking with a
suitable solvent in which the compound is more soluble than water is called

a) Simple distillation

b) Solvent extraction

c) Crystallization

d) Fractional distillation

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Exp Solvent extraction

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