Inorganic Pharm Chem Flashcards
Rays which have no mass and no charge but of very high energy and excellent penetrating power are called?
Gamma
Ammoniated mercury is also known as
White precipitate
Examples of antacids which cause rebound hyperacidity
NaHCO3 & CaCO3
Which anion evolves a gas with a fruity odor when treated with conc sulfuric acid and ethanol?
CH3COO-
Which buffer system has been modified to include NaCl to make it isotonic with physiologic fluid?
Sorensen’s Phosphate buffer
Sulfide that is orange-red in color, insoluble in NH3 but soluble in excess (NH4)2S
Sb2S3
Artificial air contains:
20% oxygen & 80% helium
What is a mixture composed chiefly of potassium polysulfide and potassium thiosulfate?
Sulfurated potash
The energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom is:
Ionization potential
The following are elements which form basic anhydrides except: Ca, Na, Mg, S
S
Simethicone-containing antacids contain simethicone as a/an:
Antifoaming agent
What element is used as glucose tolerance factor?
Cr
What is the first element produced artificially?
Technetium
Barium sulfate can be taken internally without causing any toxicity because:
It does not dissociate in the GIT
What is the drug of choice to combat systemic acidosis?
NaHCO3
This metal, in the form of thin foil, is used as a protective for burn treatment due to its property of conserving fluids and of stimulating tissue growth
Al
Both iron and copper are found in which respiratory enzyme
Cytochrome oxidase
Plaster of Paris is chemically
CaSO4 + 1/2 H2O
Gas/es considered officially as pharmaceutical inhalant:
N2
N2O
O2
He
Also known as salt-forming group of elements are the
Halogens
Major side effect from the use of Barium sulfate suspension as radiopaque
Constipation
The aluminum silicate that possesses antidiarrheal activity
Kaolin
Fehling’s & Benedict’s reagent contain what sulfate salt
CuSO4
Substance added to glass to improve its coefficient of expansion
B
Substance added to glass to mask the blue green color of the iron usually present in silica
MnO2
Substance added to glass to give brown color and light resistance.
K
Substance added to glass to increase its refractive index
Lead
Goiter is caused by the lack of ____ in the body
Iodine
Salts of this metal ion are used as mood stabilizer in psychiatry
Lithium
The element present in hemoglobin which plays an important role in oxygen transport
Fe
Components of the universal antidote
Activated charcoal
MgO
Tannic acid
In the form of its salt, this ion is essential to life being the structural basis of skeleton, and also an important factor in blood coagulation
Ca
This element is present in insulin
Zinc
Oxygen and ozone are
Allotropes
Softest mineral known
Talc
A 10 volume hydrogen peroxide is equivalent to ____% H2O2
3%
Mineral chameleon is the synonym of this powerful oxidizing agent
Potassium permanganate
This ion is used very effectively as astringent, protective and antiperspirant
Al
Strong iodine soln contains KI for the purpose of
Preventing precipitation
Prepared chalk or precipitated chalk is chemically known as
CaCO3
Rochelle salt, used as a cathartic and also as sequestering agent, is chemically
KNaC4H4O6
A metal which is unaffected by body fluids and attached itself to bones, is now used in surgical repairs of bones, nerves and muscles
Tantalum
Blue vitriol, an effective astringent and emetic is chemically
CuSO4 + 5H2O
All of the following ions are present in the intracellular fluid except: K+, Na+, Mg2+, HPO4-2
Na+
Bordeaux mixture contains what salt
Cupric sulfate (+CaO)
Calomel is
Hg2Cl2 (mercurous chloride)
Amalgams are alloys of
Mercury
The most electronegative element in the periodic table is
Fluorine
White vitriol is referred to
ZnSO4 + 7H2O
Saltpeter, a meat preservative, is the synonym for
KNO3
Most abundant and essential of all elements
Oxygen
The ff are aluminum salts except: alum, borax, kaolin, pumice
Borax (sodium borate)
Electrolyte replenisher in dehydration
Sodium chloride
Cream of tartar is
Potassium bitartrate
Employed topically as astringent and protectant in ointment
ZnO
A substance which takes up water or moisture but does not dissolve
Hygroscopic
Ammonia is used as
Respiratory stimulant
To kill microorganism in inanimate objects we simply use
Disinfectant
Laughing gas is a
General anesthetic
Increases osmotic load of the GIT
Saline cathartic (Epsom salt or Magnesium sulfate)
Inert gas with anesthetic properties
Krypton and Xenon
The ion that gives a Turnbulls’ blue precipitate with potassium ferricyanide
Ferrous
It forms white ppt with HCl but blackens upon addition of ammonium hydroxide
Mercurous
The ion that gives a purple solution with sodium bismuthate
Manganese
Talc is also known as
Soapstone
Talc is chemically known as
Hydrated magnesium silicate
This is a native of hydrous magnesium silicate
Talc
The ion that gives prussian blue ppt with potassium ferrocyanide
Ferric
The mechanism of action in the use of carbon as anti-diarrheal
Adsorption
Physiologically inert substances added to the main component of the tablet so it will be convenient to swallow are termed as
Diluents
Uses of astringent
Anti-perspirant
Caustic
Styptic
All of the ff are mechanisms of anti-microbial action, except: oxidation, halogenations, hydrolysis, precipitation
Hydrolysis
The ion that gives a white ppt with HCl which is soluble in excess ammonium hydroxide but precipitated upon addition of nitric acid
Silver
The ion that gives positive result to Rinmann’s Green Test
Zinc
According to this law, the rate of the reaction is proportional to the product of the concentrate of the reactants to the power of its coefficient in a balanced equation
Law of Mass Action
An agent that loses one or more electrons in a redox reaction
Reducing agent
Nickel ion in solution is colored
Green
Describes a process or reaction that absorbs heat
Endothermic
Aluminon reagent is chemically known as
Aluminum salt of aurintricarboxylic acid
The ion that produces an intense blue colored solution with an excess ammonia and a reddish brown precipitate with potassium ferrocyanide
Cupric
The ion that gives positive result to Thenard’s Blue Test
Aluminum
The ion that gives a yellow precipitate with NaOH and scarlet red precipitate with KI
Mercuric
The following can cause a shift of equilibrium except: catalyst, concentration, pressure, temperature
Catalyst
They are called the “soluble group” because they are all water soluble
Alkali metals
In the cation analysis, group I ions (Ag+, Pb+2, Hg2+2) are often called
Insoluble chloride group
In semi-micro procedures, the process of filtration is replaced by the use of
Centrifuge
It shows similar properties to that of sodium and potassium
Ammonium
A state in which the rate of forward reaction and reverse reactions are the same.
Chemical equilibrium
A rule that states that when a stress is applied to a system in equilibrium, the equilibrium shifts to relieve the stress
Le Chatelier’s Principle
Produces a blood red coloration with thiocyanate ion and a blue precipitate with hexacyanoferrate (II)
Ferric
A measure of a solution’s acid strength, the negative common log of the [H3O+]
pH
The isotope used in the determination of the volume of red blood cells and total blood volume
Cr-51
The amphoteric property of this compound prevents systemic alkalosis
Al(OH)3
Radiopharmaceutical agent for thyroid function
Sodium Iodide 131
Substance that shows strong conductivity property and a high degree of ionization
Strong electrolyte
The chemical properties of the elements depend upon the extent to which their electrons are
Lost
It gives the spatial orientation of the electron cloud with respect to the three areas in space
Magnetic quantum number
An acid which is a proton donor yield a
Conjugate base
Substances that absorb moisture from the atmosphere and dissolve in it is said to be
Deliquescent
This compound when mixed with the hemoglobin of the blood, results in asphyxial death
Carbon monoxide
The following are oxidizing agents except : K2Cr2O7, Na2C2O4, I2, KMnO4
Na2C2O4
The sum of the number of protons and neutrons of an atom
Mass number
All are iodine-containing preparations except: betadine, iodine tincture, formol, lugol’s solution
Formol
The ________ of any liquid is the temperature at which the liquid phase and the solid phase are in equilibrium under a pressure of one atmosphere
Freezing point
Epsom salt is synonymous to
Magnesium sulfate
A preparation made by incorporating a solution of lead subacetate with an ointment base consisting of wool fat, white wax, white petroleum and camphor
Goulard’s cerate
The smallest particle of matter which enters into chemical combination
Atom
Halogen used as a common water disinfectant
Chlorine
Transfer of solvent molecules thru a semi permeable membrane
Osmosis
Weight of solute in a given quantity of water is known as _______ of solution
Concentration
The chloride of this metal is an astringent, antiperspirant and deodorant
Al
Copper imparts a characteristic _________ color to a nonluminous flame
Emerald green
Weak electrolytes are
Poor conductors of electricity
Examples of protective from inorganic compounds except: kaolin, calamine, zinc oxide, glycerol
Glycerol
Laughing gas is for _______ preparation
Anesthetic
Heavy water is
D2O
Element common to all acids
Hydrogen
Carbonate salt for treatment of mental ailments
Li2CO3
Cinnabar is chemically
HgS