Chromatography and Spectroscopy - exam practice
Chromatography and Spectroscopy
Question 1 of 20
1 of 20
The retention time in gas chromatography is the time it takes for a compound to pass through the chromatography column.
A column is packed with a stationary phase that is polar.
Which of the following will have the longest retention time in the column?
Question 2 of 20
2 of 20
The type of radiation used in NMR spectroscopy is
Question 3 of 20
3 of 20
In the high resolution proton NMR spectrum of propan-1-ol, CH3CH2CH2OH, there are
Question 4 of 20
4 of 20
The high resolution proton NMR spectrum of ethyl ethanoate, CH3COOCH2CH3 , contains
Question 5 of 20
5 of 20
The diagram below shows a gas chromatogram.

Which statement about the gas chromatogram is correct?
Question 6 of 20
6 of 20
What describes a substance with a high retention time in gas-liquid chromatography?
Question 7 of 20
7 of 20
Which statement about gas-liquid chromatography is correct?
Question 8 of 20
8 of 20
A compound produces the 13C NMR spectrum below.

Which compound could have produced this spectrum?
Question 9 of 20
9 of 20
What is the number of peaks in the 1H NMR spectrum of HOOCCH2CHOHCH2COOH?
Question 10 of 20
10 of 20
Which compound is used as a standard for NMR chemical shift measurements?
Question 11 of 20
11 of 20
How many peaks are there in the 13C NMR spectrum of 1,4-dimethylbenzene?
Question 12 of 20
12 of 20
Which amine has only threepeaks in its proton NMR spectrum?
Question 13 of 20
13 of 20
Which statement does notsupport the suggestion that an unknown organic compound is

Question 14 of 20
14 of 20
What is the ratio of the areas of the signals in the 1H NMR spectrum of pentan-3-ol?
Question 15 of 20
15 of 20
What information can be deduced from the splitting pattern of 1H NMR signals?
Question 16 of 20
16 of 20
What is the ratio of areas under each signal in the 1H NMR spectrum of 2-methylbutane?
Question 17 of 20
17 of 20
What can be determined about a molecule from the number of signals in its 1H NMR spectrum?
Question 18 of 20
18 of 20
A chromatogram of two amino acids, A and B, is shown.

The Rf value of amino acid A is...
Question 19 of 20
19 of 20
A chromatogram of two amino acids, A and B, is shown.

The Rf value of amino acid B is...
Question 20 of 20
20 of 20

A compound with the formula C6H14 gives a 13C NMR spectrum with four peaks.
Which compound gives this spectrum?