Pollution Monitoring Instruments Flashcards
1
Q
- In West-Gaeke colourimetric procedure, the intensity of the red purple colour is measured photometically and it is proportional to the concentration of sulphur dioxide. What is the red purple coloured compound?
a) Sodium tetra chloromercurate
b) Dicholorosulphitomercurate complex
c) Ammonia molybdate
d) Paraosaniline sulphonic acid
A
d) Paraosaniline sulphonic acid
2
Q
- The conductivitimetry method, involves bubbling
sulphur dioxide through a solution containing sulphuric
acid and which of the following?
a) Water
b) Hydrogen peroxide
c) Iodine
d) Formaldehyde
A
b) Hydrogen peroxide
3
Q
- Which of the following is not true about using gas
chromatography for measuring pollutants in the air?
a) Pollutants react rapidly in the column
b) Pollutants may not be detected by the detectors
c) Special column and support materials are required
d) Pollutants may elude rapidly from the column
A
d) Pollutants may elude rapidly from the column
4
Q
- Which of the following are not the characteristics of
conductivitimetry method used to measure sulphur
dioxide?
a) Fast response
b) High sensitivity
c) Free from interference by other gases
d) Good accuracy
A
c) Free from interference by other gases
5
Q
- The ability of sulphur dioxide to reduce iodine is used in
which of the following methods?
a) Colorimetry
b) Conductivitimetry
c) Coulometry
d) Gas chromatography
A
c) Coulometry
6
Q
- Which of the following are not the characteristics of
colorimetry method used to monitor sulphur dioxide?
a) It is simple
b) It has high sensitivity
c) It has good specificity
d) It is affected by interference from H2SO4, SO3, NH3, etc
A
d) It is affected by interference from H2SO4, SO3, NH3, etc
7
Q
- Which of the following materials are used as electrodes
in the coulometric method for the measurement of
sulphur dioxide?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Platinum
d) Nicke
A
c) Platinum
7
Q
- Which of the following is the detection limit of the
coulometric method used for measurement of sulphur
dioxide?
a) 0.1 ppm
b) 1 ppm
c) 2 ppm
d) 0.01 ppm
A
d) 0.01 ppm
8
Q
- Sensitivity to total sulphur by Flame-photometric
detector is which of the following levels?
a) 0.1 ppm
b) 1 ppm
c) 2 ppm
d) 0.01 ppm
A
d) 0.01 ppm
9
Q
- Which of the following methods are not used for the
measurement of sulphur dioxide?
a) Colorimetric method
b) Correlation spectroscopy
c) Paramagnetic analyzers
d) Flame-photometry
A
c) Paramagnetic analyzers
10
Q
- Which of the following is the wavelength of the
radiation generated when an air stream containing sulphur
dioxide is burned in a hydrogen-rich flame?
a) 243 nm
b) 394 nm
c) 467 nm
d) 516 nm
A
b) 394 nm
11
Q
- In conductivitimetric method, the concentration of
sulphur dioxide is proportional to which of the following
parameters of the saw-tooth waveform?
a) Average voltage
b) Peak voltage
c) Slope
d) RMS voltage
A
c) Slope
12
Q
- The response of coulometric method is instantaneous.
a) True
b) False
A
b) False
12
Q
- In the conductivitimetric method, to measure the
conductivity of the cell, 5V ___________ is applied across
the electrodes.
a) DC
b) AC
c) Pulsating DC
d) DC or AC
A
b) AC
13
Q
- In Saltzman method, which of the following are formed when air containing NO2 is passed in an absorbing solution consisting of the sulphanilic acid and diamine dissolved in
the acetic acid medium?
a) Blue colour dye complex
b) Green colour dye complex
c) Pink colour dye complex
d) Orange colour dye complex
A
c) Pink colour dye complex
14
Q
- NO can be analysed by converting it into NO2 and
passing it through potassium permanganate. Which of the following is the main disadvantage of this method?
a) Less accuracy
b) Dye formed is unstable
c) Dye formed is colourless
d) Quantity of dye is low
A
b) Dye formed is unstable
15
Q
- In Jacob-Hochheiser method, NO2 is passed through a
dilute solution of sodium hydroxide forming the nitrite ion.
The nitrite ion is reacted with sulphanilamide and ethylene
diamine in which of the following to form the highly
coloured azo dye?
a) Sulphuric acid
b) Hydrochloric acid
c) Nitric acid
d) Phosphoric acid
A
d) Phosphoric acid