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Inorganic Chemistry Test

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Out of the following, which is used as a raising agent for flat baked items, like cookies and crackers?

  1. Ammonium bicarbonate

  2. Ceric ammonium nitrate

  3. Ammonium chloride

  4. Ammonium hydroxide


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ammonium bicarbonate is a white, crystalline powder with a slight odour of ammonia .It is insoluble in acetone and alcohols. When reacted with acids, carbon dioxide is produced, while reactions with alkalis give ammonia. It is used in the food industry as a raising agent for flat baked goods, such as cookies and crackers.

Which among the following statements can be excluded from the applications of alumina?

  1. Can not be used as a filler

  2. Used as a catalyst and catalyst support

  3. Used for gas purification and related absorption applications

  4. Used as an abrasive


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Being fairly chemically inert, relatively non-toxic, and white, alumina is a favoured filler for plastics. Alumina is a common ingredient in sunscreen.

Which among the following is not a semiconductor ?

  1. Aluminium nitride

  2. Aluminium arsenide

  3. Aluminium antimonide

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All are semiconductors.

Which of the following can be excluded from the uses of ammonium chloride?

  1. Used in biology and agriculture

  2. Unsuitable for pyrotechnics

  3. Used in textile and leather industry

  4. Used in medicine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Ammonium chloride is an ingredient in fireworks and safety and contact explosives.So it is suitable for pyrotechnics.

Among the following, ----------------------- acts as an opacifying agent for glass, ceramics and enamels.

  1. Antimony pentachloride

  2. Antimony pentafluoride

  3. Antimony trioxide

  4. Arsine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antimony trioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Sb2O3. It is the most important commercial compound of antimony. It is found in nature as the minerals valentinite and senarmontite.It is an opacifying agent for glass, ceramics and enamels.

Which of the following is used as an oxidizing agent in explosives?

  1. Ammonium nitrate

  2. Ammonium sulfate

  3. Ammonium tetrathiocyanatodiamminechromate(III)

  4. Stibine


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ammonium nitrate, is a white crystalline solid at room temperature and standard pressure. It is commonly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer, and has also been used as an oxidizing agent in explosives, including improvised explosive devices.

Among the following compounds, ---------------------- acts as a precursor to food and fertilizers.

  1. Aluminium hydroxide

  2. Aluminium nitrate

  3. Aluminium sulfate

  4. Ammonia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ammonia is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or indirectly, is also a building block for the synthesis of many pharmaceuticals.

Which of the following statements is not correct about barium sulphate?

  1. It is used in pyrotechnics.

  2. It has high surface area.

  3. It is used in soil pH test.

  4. It is used in drilling fluids.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Barium sulfate is a low surface area material used as a support for selectively hydrogenating functional groups sensitive to overreduction.

Hygroscopic substances abosorb and hold water molecules from the atmosphere. Among the following, the hygroscopic salt is ..........

  1. Barium sulfate

  2. Barium titanate

  3. Beryllium bromide

  4. Beryllium carbonate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Beryllium bromide is a chemical compound with the formula BeBr2. It is very hygroscopic and dissolves well in water.

Among the following, -------------------- is primarily used in baking (cooking) industry.

  1. Sodium bicarbonate

  2. Barium hydroxide

  3. Barium iodide

  4. Barium nitrate


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slightly salty, alkaline taste. It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs.It is primarily used in cooking (baking) where it reacts with other components to release carbon dioxide, which causes dough to rise.

Among the following, which one is used in rocket fuel?

  1. Beryllium chloride

  2. Beryllium fluoride

  3. Beryllium hydride

  4. Beryllium hydroxide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Beryllium hydride, is a chemical compound of beryllium and hydrogen, commonly used in rocket fuel. Unlike the ionically bonded hydrides of the heavier Group 2 elements, beryllium hydride is covalently bonded.

The compounds of boron and hydrogen are known as

  1. Borane

  2. Borax

  3. Boric acid

  4. Boron carbide


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A borane is a chemical compound of boron and hydrogen. The boranes comprise a large group of compounds with the generic formulae of BxHy. These compounds do not occur in nature. Many of the boranes readily oxidise on contact with air, some violently.

Dragon's eggs effect in fireworks is produced by

  1. Beryllium sulfate

  2. Beryllium telluride

  3. Bismuth (III) oxide

  4. Bismuth telluride


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bismuth(III) oxide is found naturally as a mineral bismite and sphaerobismoite but it is usually obtained as a by-product of the smelting of copper and lead ores. Bismuth trioxide is commonly used to produce the Dragon's eggs effect in fireworks, as a replacement of red lead.

The ---------------- compound is used to test for sulfate ion in the laboratory.

  1. Arsenic trioxide

  2. Arsenous acid

  3. Barium chloride

  4. Barium chromate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is commonly used as a test for sulfate ion. In industry, barium chloride is mainly used in the purification of brine solution in caustic chlorine plants and also in the manufacture of heat treatment salts, case hardening of steel, in the manufacture of pigments, and in the manufacture of other barium salts. BaCl2 is also used in fireworks to give a bright green colour.

The compound used as a starting material for the production of elemental boron is

  1. Boron nitride

  2. Boron trioxide

  3. Boron trichloride

  4. Boron trifluoride


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Boron trichloride, BCl3 is a valuable reagent in organic synthesis. It is a starting material for the production of elemental boron. It is also used in the refining of aluminium, magnesium, zinc and copper alloys to remove nitrides, carbides, and oxides from molten metal.

A nuclear reactor is used for generating electricity. Which of the following compounds is used in nuclear reactors to produce radioactive carbon-14?

  1. Beryllium iodide

  2. Beryllium nitrate

  3. Beryllium nitride

  4. Beryllium oxide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Beryllium nitride is prepared by heating beryllium metal powder with dry nitrogen in an oxygen-free atmosphere in temperatures between 700 and 1400 °C. It is used in refractory ceramics as well as in nuclear reactors and to produce radioactive carbon-14 for tracer applications.

Which of the following is a n-type intrinsic semiconductor?

  1. Bromine pentafluoride

  2. Bromine trifluoride

  3. Cacodylic acid

  4. Cadmium arsenide


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cadmium arsenide is a crystalline semiconductor with a tetragonal structure in the II-V family. It is a n-type intrinsic semiconductor. Cadmium arsenide is used in infrared detectors using Nernst effect, and in thin-film dynamic pressure sensors. It can also be used to make magnetoresistors, and finds use in in photodetectors.

Among the following, --------------------- is used as a fumigant.

  1. Aluminium oxide

  2. Aluminium phosphide

  3. Aluminium chloride

  4. Aluminium fluoride


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aluminium phosphide is an inorganic compound used as a wide band gap semiconductor and a fumigant. This colourless solid is generally sold as a grey-green-yellow powder due to the presence of impurities arising from hydrolysis and oxidation.

The ------------------- compound plays significant role in the production of metallic alloys.

  1. Cadmium bromide

  2. Cadmium chloride

  3. Cadmium fluoride

  4. Cadmium iodide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cadmium fluoride is a mostly water-insoluble source of cadmium used in oxygen-sensitive applications, such as the production of metallic alloys. In extremely low concentrations (ppm), this and other fluoride compounds are used in limited medical treatment protocols.

Which of the following compounds is used as an infrared optical window?

  1. Cadmium nitrate

  2. Cadmium selenide

  3. Cadmium sulfate

  4. Cadmium telluride


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) is a crystalline compound formed from cadmium and tellurium. It is used as an infrared optical window and a solar cell material. It is usually sandwiched with cadmium sulfide to form a p-n junction photovoltaic solar cell.

A desiccant induces a state of dryness. Among the following, ------------------- is used as a desiccant.

  1. Calcium cyanamide

  2. Calcium fluoride

  3. Calcium hydride

  4. Calcium hydroxide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Calcium hydride is the chemical compound with the formula CaH2. This grey powder (white if pure, which is rare) reacts vigorously with water liberating hydrogen gas. CaH2 is thus used as a drying agent, i.e. a desiccant.

Among the following compounds, which can be used in pyrotechnic formulations?

  1. Calcium carbide

  2. Calcium chlorate

  3. Calcium chloride

  4. Calcium chromate


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Calcium chlorate is the calcium salt of chloric acid with the chemical formula of Ca(ClO3)2. Like potassium chlorate, it is a strong oxidizer and can be used in pyrotechnic formulations. It is a crystalline substance. It may explode when heated strongly or in the presence of reducing agents, such as organic matter.

In isopycnic centrifugation, the molecules are separated on the basis of density. The compound used in isopycnic centrifugation of various types of DNA is

  1. Caesium carbonate

  2. Caesium chromate

  3. Caesium chloride

  4. Caesium fluoride


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Its crystal structure forms a major structural type where each caesium ion is coordinated by 8 chlorine ions.Caesium chloride is widely used in isopycnic centrifugation for separating various types of DNA. It is a reagent in analytica  l chemistry, where it is used to identify ions by the colour and morphology of the precipitate.

Which of the following acts as a herbicide?

  1. Carbonyl fluoride

  2. Carbonyl sulfide

  3. Cerium (III) chloride

  4. Cerium (III) bromide


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Carbonyl sulfide is used  as a herbicide. Carbonyl sulfide is a potential alternative fumigant to methyl bromide and phosphine. In some cases, however, residues on the grain result in flavours that are unacceptable to consumers, e.g., barley used for brewing.

Which of the following compounds was widely used in fire extinguishers?

  1. Calcium sulfate

  2. Carbon disulfide

  3. Carbonic acid

  4. Carbon tetrachloride


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Carbon tetrachloride is the organic compound with the formula CCl4. It was formerly widely used in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants, and as a cleaning agent. It is a colourless liquid with a sweet smell that can be detected at low levels.

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