Inorganic Pharm Chem Flashcards
Rays which have no mass and no charge but of very high energy and excellent penetrating power are called?
Gamma
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