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Which of the following will oscillate the fastest?
Options
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
Correct Answer
A small mass on a stiff spring
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1. Which of the following is not an IR vibrational mode?
Options
A. Stretching
B. Scissoring
C. Rocking
D. Rolling
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Correct Answer: Rolling
2. Why must the voltage supplied to a tungsten lamp be very stable?
Options
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 of the above
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Correct Answer: Because amount of energy the lamp emits is proportional to the fourth power of the operating voltage
3. Which of the following components of a monochromator is the dispersing element?
Options
A. The collimating lens
B. The entrance slit
C. The diffraction grating
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: The diffraction grating
4. Which of the following relationships between absorbance and %transmittance is incorrect?
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A. A = log
10
100 / %T
B. A = 2 - log
10
%T
C. A = log
10
1 / T
D. All are correct
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Correct Answer: A = log
10
1 / T
5. UV-Vis spectroscopy of organic compounds is usually concerned with which electronic transition(s)?
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A. ? ? ?
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B.
n
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*
C.
n
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*
and ? ? ?
*
D. none of these
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Correct Answer:
n
? ?
*
and ? ? ?
*
6. Where does a carbonyl (C=0) stretch appear in an IR spectrum?
Options
A. 1740-1720
B. 1870-1650
C. 3640-3250
D. 160-110
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Correct Answer: 1870-1650
7. What is the relationship between wavelength and wave number?
Options
A. Wavenumber = 1 / wavelength in centimeters
B. Wavenumber - wavelength in nanometers = 1
C. Wavelength in nanometers x wavenumber = 1
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Wavenumber = 1 / wavelength in centimeters
8. Why must the radiation source for fluorescence spectrometry be more powerful than for absorption spectroscopy?
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A. Because the magnitude of the output signal is proportional to the power of the incident radiation
B. Because the sample won't fluoresce if the incident radiation is of low power
C. To allow for scattering by the sample
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Because the magnitude of the output signal is proportional to the power of the incident radiation
9. Why phosphorescence measurements are usually made at a low temperature?
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A. To prevent thermal degradation of the phosphorescent species
B. To promote phosphorescence by slowing the rate of radiationless transfer processes
C. To increase the efficiency of the detector
D. To decease the efficiency of detector
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Correct Answer: To promote phosphorescence by slowing the rate of radiationless transfer processes
10. In the intersystem crossing
Options
A. the spin of an excited electron reverses, changing the state of the molecule (from singlet state to triplet state or vice versa)
B. a molecule converts its excess energy to light, and emits a photon
C. a molecule converts excess electronic energy to vibrational energy
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: the spin of an excited electron reverses, changing the state of the molecule (from singlet state to triplet state or vice versa)
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