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Gas Chromatography problems


  • 1. Which of the following is not used for detection in GC?

  • Options
  • A. Infrared spectroscopy
  • B. NMR
  • C. Flame ionisation
  • D. Electrical conductivity
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which of these effects result from slow injection of a large sample volume?

  • Options
  • A. Increased resolution
  • B. Decreased resolution
  • C. Non-linear detector response
  • D. Constant resolution
  • Discuss
  • 3. Column bleeding occurs when

  • Options
  • A. elution of the analyte is extended over time
  • B. the column is cracked and stationary phase leaks out
  • C. traces of the stationary phase are eluted
  • D. the column breaks during installation and causes personal injury
  • Discuss
  • 4. What does the selectivity factor describe?

  • Options
  • A. The proportional difference in widths of two chromatographic peaks
  • B. The maximum number of different species which a column can separate simultaneously
  • C. The relative separation achieved between two species
  • D. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. Helium is generally preferred as carrier gas over nitrogen and hydrogen because

  • Options
  • A. it is inert
  • B. it has a lower viscosity
  • C. it doubles up as a party gas for balloons and funny voices
  • D. all of above
  • Discuss
  • 6. Doubling the column's length increases resolution by a factor of

  • Options
  • A. (2)0.5
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
  • Discuss

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