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  • Question
  • A simple harmonic oscillator may absorb energy


  • Options
  • A. at anytime.
  • B. when the frequencies match exactly
  • C. when the amplitudes are the same.
  • D. at no time.

  • Correct Answer
  • when the frequencies match exactly 


  • Spectroscopy problems


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    • 1. Why is it generally preferable to use absorbance as a measure of absorption rather than % transmittance?

    • Options
    • 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 the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Why are rotational transitions of little use to a spectroscopist?

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    • A. Because the energy required to induce a rotational transition is so small that it cannot be measured
    • B. Because rotational transitions are extremely rare
    • C. Because, in liquids and solids, spectral lines corresponding to rotational transitions are broadened as the result of molecular collisions and other interactions
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. In the equation, A = ? bc, what quantity is represented by "?"?

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    • A. Absorbtivity
    • B. Molar absorbtivity
    • C. Path length
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Main function of insulin hormone is to

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    • A. increase glycogen in liver
    • B. decrease glycogen in liver
    • C. increase blood sugar
    • D. decrease blood sugar
    • Discuss
    • 5. Vitamin-C is considered as a

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    • A. water soluble
    • B. fat soluble
    • C. fat and water soluble
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Beer's Law states that

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    • 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. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Vibrational spectroscopy is

    • Options
    • A. a large mass on a weak spring
    • B. a flashlight through a prism and shake it
    • C. a class of spectroscopic techniques which analyzes molecular motions
    • D. an Infrared spectroscopy
    • Discuss
    • 8. Molar absorbtivity is the measure of the

    • Options
    • 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
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Molar absorbtivities of compounds exhibiting charge transfer absorption are

    • Options
    • A. small
    • B. moderate
    • C. large
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. In the past, IR spectra had to be aquired one wavelength at a time, which took a long time. Today quick spectra is due to the

    • Options
    • A. the Fourier Transfer Algorithm allows us to scan all frequencies at once
    • B. light is faster today that it used to be
    • C. absence of broad spectrum of wavelenth
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss


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