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  • Question
  • Which of the following detectors give concentration-dependent signals?


  • Options
  • A. Electron-capture detector
  • B. Thermal conductivity
  • C. Infra-red detector
  • D. All of these

  • Correct Answer
  • All of these 


  • Gas Chromatography problems


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    • 1. Which of the following are not used as stationary phases in a GC column?

    • Options
    • A. Polysiloxanes
    • B. Silica
    • C. Cyclodextrins
    • D. None are used as stationary phases
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following gases is unsuitable for use as a GC carrier gas?

    • Options
    • A. Nitrogen
    • B. Helium
    • C. Oxygen
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Why is it advantageous to record many FID signals from the same sample and then add them together?

    • Options
    • A. To ensure that all target nuclei in the sample have been excited
    • B. To remove inaccuracies caused by fluctuations in the applied magnetic field
    • C. To increase sensitivity
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. What is the name given to the relaxation process due to an interaction between an excited nucleus and the magnetic fields caused by nuclei in molecules moving around in the sample?

    • Options
    • A. Spin - lattice relaxation
    • B. Spin - spin relaxation
    • C. Spin - spin - spin relaxation
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. An FT-IR instrument record a signal in the

    • Options
    • A. time domain
    • B. frequency domain
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Headspace analysis is carried out in order to

    • Options
    • A. analyse volatile compounds from solid or liquid samples
    • B. determine the psychological state of the tutor
    • C. analyse the column contents ahead of the sample
    • D. determine non-volatiles
    • Discuss
    • 7. Theoretical plates are used to

    • Options
    • A. estimate the efficiency of a column
    • B. determine the thickness of the stationary phase
    • C. measure the distribution of the analyte between mobile and stationary phases
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. What is the typical internal diameter of fused silica capillary columns?

    • Options
    • A. 0.2-0.3 mm
    • B. 0.3-0.5mm
    • C. 0.5-1.0 mm
    • D. 1.0-2.0 mm
    • Discuss
    • 9. A retention gap is placed between the injector and the front of the column to

    • Options
    • A. retain contaminants and prevent them from reaching the column
    • B. retain the sample and release it gradually to the column
    • C. prevent backflush of the injected solution
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Split injection is carried out by

    • Options
    • A. splitting the sample into smaller portions to inject sequentially
    • B. splitting the sample into smaller portions to inject at the same time through parallel ports
    • C. splitting off some of the sample so that it does not enter the column
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss


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