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Spectroscopy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

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1.

Electromagnetic radiation is also referred as (a)   .

2.

This is the any of the ways in which light waves travel.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Direction of propagation

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

3.

Electromagnetic radiation consists of fluctuating _______ and _______ fields that spread through space along a linear path and with a constant velocity

a)

electric, magnetic

b)

kinetic, electric

c)

magnetic, kinetic

d)

electric, polarized

4.

The speed of light is considered to be equal to _________.

a)

3.00 × 108 m/s

b)

2.00 × 108 m/s

c)

2.99792 × 108 m/s

d)

3.01 × 108 m/s

5.

It is defined as the distance between successive peaks.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Velocity

6.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

When light moves from one medium to another, its velocity changes and its frequency remains constant

b)

When light moves from one medium to another, its velocity remains constant and its frequency changes.

c)

When light moves from one medium to another, its velocity and its frequency undergo change.

d)

When light moves from one medium to another, its velocity and its frequency do not change.

7.

It is defined as the number of waves that pass a certain point in a specified amount of time.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Number

d)

Wavelength

8.

It is the reciprocal of wavelength and the spatial frequency of a wave.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Number

d)

Wavelength

9.

What do you call the beam of energetic particles?

(a)  

10.

The region that includes the electromagnetic waves we can see.

a)

Radiofrequency waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Infrared radiation

d)

Visible region

11.

Which of the following orders shows the correct sequence of increasing electromagnetic radiation wavelength.

a)

gamma rays, radio waves, uv light

b)

radio waves, uv light, gamma rays

c)

radio waves, gamma rays, uv light,

d)

gamma rays, uv light, radio waves

12.

The energies associated with molecular vibrations fall in the of electromagnetic spectrum

a)

Infrared radiation

b)

Ultra-violet radiation

c)

Visible light

d)

X-rays

13.

The measurement when there is a decrease in photon.

a)

Absorbance

b)

Emission

c)

Refraction

d)

Radiation

14.

The release of energy when a molecule in an excited state returns to a lower energy state.

a)

Absorbance

b)

Emission

c)

Refraction

d)

Relaxation

15.

What type of excitation is associated with UV-Visible spectroscopy?

a)

electronic

b)

rotational

c)

nuclear

d)

vibrational

16.

What type of excitation is associated with IR spectroscopy?

a)

electronic

b)

rotational

c)

nuclear

d)

vibrational

17.

What is IR or vibrational spectroscopy?

a)

A method to identify and characterize compounds based on the vibrations of bonds.

b)

A method to mix compounds based on vibration of the mixture.

c)

A method to break bonds by vibrating the bonds.

d)

A method to react two compounds together by vibrating the molecules.

18.

What is photoluminescence?

a)

Any emission of light after chemical reaction

b)

Any emission of light after absorption of light

c)

Any absorption of light

d)

Any absorption of light from excited electrons

19.

Arrange the following process of spectrophotometer sequentially.


1. Collimator narrows the beam of light.

2. Beams are then transmitted by the monochromator for alignment.

3. A detector identifies the amount of absorbed light.

4. Light enters the device by an entrance slit.

5. The desired wavelength will be transmitted that will pass through the cuvette.

a)

1,2,4,5,3

b)

4,3,5,2,1

c)

4,1,2,5,3

d)

1,3,4,2,5

20.

Emission of light from an atom occurs when an electron____________.

a)

drops from a higher to a lower energy level.

b)

jumps from a lower to a higher energy level.

c)

moves within its atomic orbital.

d)

falls into the nucleus.