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Exercise Chapter 1

This document contains 18 questions from past years' tests on electromagnetic radiation and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The questions cover topics such as: 1) Types of electromagnetic radiation and their properties. 2) Calculating wavelength, frequency and energy. 3) Beer's law calculations for concentration, absorbance and molar absorptivity. 4) Sources of deviation from Beer's law.

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Exercise Chapter 1

This document contains 18 questions from past years' tests on electromagnetic radiation and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The questions cover topics such as: 1) Types of electromagnetic radiation and their properties. 2) Calculating wavelength, frequency and energy. 3) Beer's law calculations for concentration, absorbance and molar absorptivity. 4) Sources of deviation from Beer's law.

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COMPILATION PAST YEARS/TESTS QUESTIONS (2016 – 2018)

1 List any three (3) types of electromagnetic radiation in the order of decreasing frequency.
3 marks Feb 2018

2 Arrange the following electromagnetic radiation regions in order of increasing energy:


Microwave, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible
2marks Nov 2016

3 State two (2) properties of an electromagnetic radiation.


2 marks Mar 2017

4 Calculate the energy of an electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 322 nm.


2 marks Dec 2018

5 Calculate the frequency and energy for an electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of
672 nm.
3 marks Nov 2016

6. A solution of 10 mg/L analyzed at 520 nm in a 1.0 cm cell using Spectrum 20 instrument


has 30% transmittance.
a) Calculate the absorbance if the concentration of the solution is diluted to 4.0 mg/L
under the same condition.
2 marks Oct 2016

b) Determine the percent transmittance of the diluted solution in (a)


2 marks Oct 2016

7 A laser pointer emits a narrow green light at 532 nm. Calculate the frequency of this green
light in Hertz (Hz)
2marks Jan 2018

8 Ultraviolet radiation has a frequency of 6.8 × 1015 s-1. Calculate the energy of the photon.
2marks Feb 2018

9 Ozone absorbs radiation of wavelengths 2200 – 2900 Å, thus protecting organisms from
this radiation. Find the frequency and energy of the most energetic of these photons.
Given h = 6.63 × 10-34 Js, c = 3.00 × 108 ms-1.
4 marks Test
10 A sample containing 5.78 ×10-4 mol/L of complex KMnO4 has a transmittance of 36.4%
in a 1.0 cm cuvette at 450 nm. Calculate the molar absorptivity of KMnO4 at this
wavelength. Given RAM for K=39.1 g/mol, Mn = 54.9 g/mol and O = 16 g/mol.
3 marks Nov 2016

11 Caffeine is one of the ingredients in a variety of soft and energy drinks. It has the molar
absorptivity of 1200 L mol-1 cm-1 at 270 nm (λmax). Given b = 1 cm. Calculate the
absorbance if a 3.4 × 10 -4 M caffeine solution is analyzed by UV-Visible spectroscopy.
2marks Mar 2017

12 A 20.5 mg sample of a dark-orange compound (molecular mass = 536.89 g/mol) was


dissolved with a solvent in a 100 mL volumetric flask. The absorbance of this solution at
451 nm was 0.856 in a 1.00 cm cuvette. Calculate the molar absorptivity of this compound.
3 marks Dec 2018

13 15 mg of paranitrophenol (C6H5NO3, MW = 139.11 g/mol) was dissolved with distilled


water in a 250 ml volumetric flask. The absorbance of this solution is 0.452 in a 1.00 cm
cuvette. Calculate the molar absorptivity of this compound.
3 marks Jan 2018

14 Chloroaniline (MW = 127 g/mol) in a sample is determined as the amine picrate, which
absorbs strongly at 360 nm (Ɛ = 1.24 × 104 cm-1 L mol-1). A 0.0375 g sample of
chloroaniline is reacted with picric acid and diluted to 1L. The solution exhibits an
absorbance of 0.469 in a 1.2 cm sample cell. Calculate the weight of chloroaniline in the
sample.
4 marks Test

15 Sketch and correctly label an ideal Beer’s Law plot


2 marks Test

16 Determine two (2) causes of deviation in Beer’s Law.


2marks Feb 2018

17 Differentiate between the cause of Beer’s Law real and instrumental deviation in UV-Vis
analysis.
5 marks Dec 2018
18 Deviations from Beer’s Law becomes noticeable at high concentration of samples. Briefly
explain the type of deviation.
3 marks Test

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