Analytical Chemistry 3 (CHEM 448)

Chose the correct answer:

1- …………Is the maintenance of a desired level of quality in a
service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of
the process of delivery or production.
a) Quality assurance
b) Quality control
c) Quality
d) None of them
Answer: a
2- ……..…Is the process by which products/services are tested and
measured to ensure they meet a standard.
a) Quality assurance
b) Quality control
c) Quality
d) None of them
Answer: b
3- Quality system essentials are…………
a) Organization and supervision
b) Documents and records
c) Process control
d) All of them
Answer: d
4- One of the direct benefits of quality is……
a) Optimization of human and material resources
b) Rational performance of all activities
c) Client satisfaction and increased credibility
d) Minimal improvisation
Answer: c
5- One of the indirect benefits of quality is……
a) Rational performance of all activities
b) improved characteristics (products, systems, or services)
c) client satisfaction
d) increased credibility and prestige
Answer: a
6- One of the 5 Major Differences Between Quality Assurance and
Quality Control is ……..
a) Product (QA) vs. Process (QC)
b) System (QA) vs. Parts (QC)
c) Verification (QA) vs. Creation (QC)
d) Reactive (QA) vs. Proactive (QC)
Answer: b
7- Similarities Between Quality Assurance and Quality Control is
……
a) Securing High-Quality Product
b) Preventing Major Issues
c) Continuous Improvement
d) All of them
Answer: d
8- ……… measure the quantity of an analyte present in the sample,
and measurements need to be accurate and precise.
a) Semiquantitative examinations
b) Qualitative examinations
c) Quantitative examinations
d) None of them
Answer: c
9- ……… are those that measure the presence or absence of a
substance or evaluate cellular characteristics such as morphology.
a) Semiquantitative examinations
b) Qualitative examinations
c) Quantitative examinations
d) None of them
Answer: b
10- …….. are similar to qualitative examinations, in that the results
are not expressed in quantitative terms. The difference is that the
results of these tests are expressed as an estimate of how much of
the measured substance is present.
a) Semiquantitative examinations
b) Qualitative examinations
c) Quantitative examinations
d) None of them
Answer: a
11- …………. describe the general laboratory operations that we
must follow in any analysis.
a) Good laboratory practices (GLPs)
b) Good measurement practices (GMPs)
c) Quality assurance
d) Quality control
Answer: a
12- ……… describe operations specific to a technique. In general, it
provides instructions for maintaining, calibrating, and using
equipment and instrumentation.
a) Good laboratory practices (GLPs)
b) Good measurement practices (GMPs)
c) Quality assurance
d) Quality control
Answer: b
13- Quality control processes vary, depending on whether the
laboratory examinations use methods that produce………….
a) Quantitative examinations
b) Qualitative examinations
c) Semiquantitative examinations
d) All of them
Answer: d
14- The chemical discipline that uses mathematical and statistical
methods, to design or select optimal measurement procedures and
experiments, and to provide maximum chemical information by
analyzing chemical data. is……
a) Instrumental analysis
b) Chromatography
c) Chemometrics
d) Organic chemistry
Answer: c
15- The important factors that influence in organization and
operation of the quality system at analytical laboratories are ……..
a) Economical factor
b) Management
c) Infrastructure (tools, environmental, and apparatus)
d) All of them
Answer: d
16- …….. is the atmospheric condition where air pollutants are
present in concentrations that are a concern, or even an immediate
danger, for human health, ecosystems, or infrastructure.
a) Air Pollution
b) Air pollutants
c) Air cleaning
 d) Air pressure
Answer: a
17- …….. are substances which, when present in the atmosphere in
sufficient concentration, may harm humans, animals, and plants.
a) Air Pollution
b) Air pollutants
c) Air cleaning
d) None of them
Answer: b
18- ……..are those directly emitted into the atmosphere and retain
their chemical character.
a) Tertiary pollutants
b) Precursors of secondary pollutants
c) Primary pollutants
d) Secondary pollutants
Answer: c
19- …… are those formed in the atmosphere from primary
pollutants.
a) Tertiary pollutants
b) Precursors of secondary pollutants
c) Primary pollutants
d) Secondary pollutants
Answer: d
20- ……… is a primary pollutant, oxidized to sulfuric acid in the
atmosphere. It is regulated because it leads to respiratory problems.
a) Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
b) Carbon monoxide (CO)
c) Ozone (O3)
d) Nitrogen Oxides
Answer: a
21- ……… is a primary pollutant, which combines with hemoglobin
in the bloodstream and leads to anoxia (lack of oxygen) when the
bloodstream cannot carry enough oxygen.
a) Ammonia (NH3)
b) Carbon monoxide (CO)
c) Ozone (O3)
d) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
Answer: b
22- …… it is a secondary air pollutant, that is the main gaseous
constituent of photochemical smog in terms of ambient
concentrations.
a) Ammonia (NH3)
b) Carbon monoxide (CO)
c) Ozone (O3)
d) Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Answer: c
23- Ozone precursors are ……
a) Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
b) Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
c) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
d) Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
Answer: d
24- The ultimate chemical fate of …… is CO2, via atmospheric
oxidation.
a) VOC and SVOC
b) Ammonia (NH3)

c) Ozone (O3)
d) Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Answer: a
25- ………is the reduced form of nitrogen in the atmosphere. It is
mostly emitted by agricultural activities. It contributes to the
formation of sulfate and nitrate ammonium salts.
a) Ammonia (NH3)
b) Carbon monoxide (CO)
c) Ozone (O3)
d) Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Answer: a
26- The main atmospheric oxidants are
a) The hydroxyl radical, OH
b) The nitrate radical, NO3
c) Ozone, O3
d) All of them
Answer: d
27- Hydroxyl radicals can be formed via the photolysis
a) Ammonia (NH3)
b) Carbon monoxide (CO)
c) Ozone (O3)
d) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
Answer: c
28- The nitrate radical is formed via the reaction of …. with …..
a) Ammonia, Carbon monoxide
b) Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone
c) Nitrogen Oxides, Hydrochloric acid
d) None of them
Answer: b
29- Ozone is formed in the stratosphere by photolysis of…...
molecules.
a) Nitrogen
b) Fluorene
c) Carbon monoxide
d) Oxygen
Answer: d
30- The atmospheric gaseous oxidant during daytime and nighttime
is………
a) OH
b) NH3
c) O3
d) NO3
Answer: c