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Purification of organic compounds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following is not a common method used for purification?

a)

a) Sublimation

b)

b) Crystallisation

c)

c) Electrolysis

d)

d) Chromatography

2.

Crystallisation is based on the ____________

a)

a) Difference in melting point

b)

b) Difference in boiling point

c)

c) Difference in pressure

d)

d) Difference in solubility

3.

Insoluble impurities from solution during crystallization are removed by ____________

a)

a) Drying

b)

b) Filtration

c)

c) Heating

d)

d) Cooling

4.

The nature of the crystallization process is governed by _____________

a)

a) Thermodynamics

b)

b) Kinetic factors

c)

c) Thermodynamics and Kinetic factors

d)

d) None of the mentioned

5.

Porcelain pieces are put into the distillation flask to avoid ____________

a)

a) Overheating

b)

b) Uniform boiling

c)

c) Bumping of the solution

d)

d) None of the mentioned options

6.

Which of the following is not separated through distillation process?

a)

a) Acetone and water

b)

b) Aniline and chloroform

c)

c) Impurities in Sea water

d)

d) Milk and water

7.

Steam distillation process is used to separate substances which are ____________

a)

a) Steam volatile

b)

b) Steam volatile and immiscible with water

c)

c) Steam volatile and miscible with water

d)

d) All of the mentioned

8.

The organic liquid in steam distillation vaporizes at ____________

a)

a) Lower temperature than its boiling point

b)

b) Higher temperature than its boiling point

c)

c) At its boiling point

d)

d) None of the mentioned

9.

Used to separate an insoluble solid from liquid or soluble solid

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Crystallisation

d)

Evaporation

10.

Used to separate a dissolved solid from its solution

a)

Filtration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Crystallisation

d)

Sublimation

11.

Used to separate liquid mixtures for identification

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Fractional distillation

d)

Chromatography

12.

Recrystallization is based on the ____________.

a)

a) Difference in melting point

b)

b) Difference in boiling point

c)

c) Difference in pressure

d)

d) Difference in solubility

13.

Insoluble impurities from solution during crystallization are removed by ____________

a)

a) Drying

b)

b) Filtration

c)

c) Heating

d)

d) Cooling

14.

Which physical property of compounds are you taking advantage of when purifying a liquid mixture by distillation?

a)

Melting point

b)

Boiling point

c)

Freezing point

d)

Sublimation point

15.

Used to separate immiscible liquids

a)

Paper chromatography

b)

Separating funnel

c)

Distillation

d)

Glass funnel