Question 1 c) They are both always the same

Which of the following is the formula for pH calculation? d) The concentrations keep changing

a) log10[H+]. Question 8
b) -log10[H+]. Which of the following is the relation between concentration
c) log2[H+]. of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in a basic solution?
d) -log2[H+].
a) Value of hydrogen ion concentration is greater
Question 2 b) Value of hydroxyl ion concentration is greater
Pure water is known to be which of the following? c) They are both always the same
d) The concentrations keep changing
a) Weak electrolyte
b) Strong electrolyte Question 9
c) Neither weak nor strong The measurement of hydrogen ion concentration can be
d) Not an electrolyte made by measuring the potential developed in an
electrochemical cell.
Question 3
Which of the following is the value of hydrogen ion a) True
concentration of pure water? b) False

a) 1×107 moles/litre Question 10

b) 1×105 moles/litre Slope factor is independent of temperature.
c) 1×106 moles/litre a) True
d) 1×108 moles/litre b) False

Question 4 Question 11
Which of the following is the value of hydroxyl ion Which of the following is not the characteristic of a reference
concentration of pure water? electrode?

a) 1×107 moles/litre a) It must have a known output potential

b) 1×105 moles/litre b) It must have a constant output potential
c) 1×106 moles/litre c) Its output potential is dependent on the composition
d) 1×108 moles/litre of the solution
d) It is employed in conjunction with the indicator or
Question 5 working electrode
Which of the following is the relation between hydrogen and
hydroxyl ion concentration of pure water? Question 12
Why is Standard hydrogen electrode called as the primary
a) Value of hydrogen ion concentration is greater reference electrode?
b) Value of hydroxyl ion concentration is greater
c) They are both always the same a) It has a known output potential
d) The concentrations keep changing b) It has a constant output potential
c) Its output potential is independent of the
Question 6 composition of the solution
The Nernst equation is given by which of the following d) Its output potential is zero volts
statements?
Question 13
a) E=Eo + 2.303 RT/F log CH Which of the following is the simple and most convenient
b) E=Eo – 2.303 RT/F log CH hydrogen electrode?
c) E=Eo + 2.303 RT×F log CH
d) E=Eo – 2.303 RT×F log CH a) Pascal Hydrogen electrode
b) Bourne Hydrogen electrode
Question 7 c) Hilderbant Hydrogen electrode
Which of the following is the relation between concentration d) West Hydrogen electrode
of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in an acidic solution?

a) Value of hydrogen ion concentration is greater

b) Value of hydroxyl ion concentration is greater
Question 14 Question 19
Which of the following is not the disadvantage of hydrogen The composition of glass membrane in glass electrode cannot
electrode? have which of the following?

a) Platinum can be easily poisoned a) Sodium silicate

b) Presence of oxidising agents alters the potential b) Calcium silicate
c) It gives salt error c) Lithium silicate
d) H2 gas at 1 atmospheric pressure is difficult to set up d) Barium silicate
and transport
Question 20
Question 15 Which of the following is the purpose of added membranes in
In Hydrogen electrode, the electrode is placed in a solution of the glass membrane of the glass electrode?
____ M HCl. Fill in the blank.
a) They act as tightners
a) 0.5 b) They act as filters
b) 1 c) They act as conditioners
c) 2 d) They act as collectors
d) 3
Question 21
Question 16 Which of the following cannot form the inner reference
Hydrogen electrode which is the reference electrode can be electrode in glass electrodes?
used as which of the following?
a) Silver electrode
a) Anode only b) Copper electrode
b) Cathode only c) Calomel electrode
c) Anode or Cathode d) Silver chloride electrode
d) Salt bridge
Question 22
Question 17 The pH response of glass electrode is limited entirely to the
If hydrogen electrode acts as cathode, hydrogen is reduced. area of the special glass membrane bulb.

a) True a) True
b) False b) False

Question 18 Question 23
Given below is a diagram of hydrogen electrode. Identify the Which of the following is not the advantage of glass
unmarked component. electrodes?

a) It gives accurate results for high as well as low pH

values
b) It is simple to operate
c) It has no salt error
d) Modern electrodes can withstand severe treatment

Question 24
Which of the following is not the disadvantage of glass
electrodes?

a) Poor readings are obtained in buffered or

unbuffered solutions
b) The electrode must be washed thoroughly with
distilled water to obtain proper results
c) Materials suspended on glass should be wiped out
neatly to obtain proper results
a) Hydrogen at 1 atm
d) It is affected by oxidation reduction potentials in the
b) Hydrogen at 10 atm
solution
c) Helium at 1 atm
d) Helium at 10 atm
Question 25 a) Saturated calomel electrode
Given below is the diagram of glass electrode. Identify the b) Electrode with 0.1M Kcl
unmarked component. c) Electrode with 1M Kcl
d) Electrode with 2M Kcl

Question 30
Calomel electrode can behave as which of the following
components?

a) Anode only
b) Cathode only
c) Anode or cathode
d) Salt bridge

Question 31
When the calomel electrode acts as the cathode which of the
following does not occur?

a) Mercury ions are discharged at the electrode

b) More calomel passes into the solution
c) There is a decrease in the concentration of chloride
ions
d) There is an increase in the concentration of chloride
ions
a) Platinum leads
b) Silver wire coated with silver chloride
Question 32
c) Copper wire
Which of the following is not the characteristics of calomel
d) Platinum reference electrode
electrode?
Question 26
a) The potential of electrode is not temperature
Which of the following cannot be used as secondary
dependent
reference electrode?
b) Preparation of electrode is easy
c) Value of potential or emf is higher for lower
a) Calomel electrode
concentration of Kcl
b) Silver-silver chloride electrode
d) Value of potential decreases with increasing
c) Mercury-mercury sulphate electrode
concentration of Kcl
d) Glass electrode
Question 33
Question 27
Which of the following is not the characteristics of
Which of the following is known as calomel?
silver/silver chloride electrode?
a) Silver chloride
a) These electrodes have good electrical and chemical
b) Mercury chloride
stability
c) Potassium chloride
b) It can be used in temperatures greater than 600oC
d) Mercury sulphate
c) It can be used in places or solutions that have strong
reducing agents
Question 28
d) It should not be used in solutions that contain
The calomel electrodes are classified based on which of the
proteins, sulphide or bromide
following?
Question 34
a) Materials used in the electrode
While using reference electrodes, the internal liquid level
b) Amount of mercury present
should always be kept above that of the sample solution.
c) Concentration of Kcl
d) Purity of mercury
a) True
b) False
Question 29
Which of the following calomel electrodes are used for
accurate work?
Question 35 Question 42
Which of the following salt bridge solutions must be used for Which of the following can be used to provide automatic
silver/silver chloride electrode? temperature compensation?

a) Saturated KCl a) Proper insulation

b) Saturated K2SO4 b) Calibration for different temperatures
c) Saturated LiCl c) Thermistor
d) Saturated KNO3 d) Thermometer

Question 36 Question 43
LiCl salt bridge is more suitable in organic solvents than KCl. Which of the following is not the characteristic of null-
detector type pH meter?
a) True
b) False a) It can be battery operated
b) It has less accuracy
Question 37 c) It is easy to maintain
pH meters can be considered as voltage sources with which d) Its electronic circuits are simple
of the following internal resistances?
Question 44
a) Very low resistance Which of the following is not the characteristic of direct
b) Moderate resistance reading type pH meters?
c) Very high resistance
d) No resistance a) Simple operation
b) Quick to use
Question 38 c) Continuous indication output
The electrodes used in pH measurement have which of the d) It requires balancing process
following internal resistances?
Question 45
a) Very low resistance Which of the following is not the characteristic of chopper
b) Moderate resistance amplifier pH meter?
c) Very high resistance
d) No resistance a) Direct voltage from the electrodes is chopped at the
main frequency
Question 39 b) Using choppers for high-input resistance gives rise to
Which of the following is not a failure in pH meters? spikes of waveforms at the output
c) It leads to stability in DC output of phase-sensitive
a) Defective electrodes rectifier
b) Defective input circuitry d) Magnitude of surge increases in the glass electrode
c) Defective electronic circuitry output
d) Defective calibration
Question 46
Question 40 In which of the following ways can the disadvantages of
Which of the following is the simplest of pH meters? chopper amplifier type pH meter be overcome?

a) Null-detector type pH meter a) Using zero corrected DC amplifier

b) Direct reading type pH meter b) Using modern design
c) Digital pH meter c) Using digital design
d) Modern pH meter d) Using vibrating condenser

Question 41 Question 47
In which of the following ways can zero drift be reduced in pH The zero stability of vibrating condenser amplifier type pH
meters? meter is much better than direct coupled amplifier.

a) Using filter a) True

b) Giving zero adjustment arrangement b) False
c) Keeping the input impedance high
d) Using balanced and differential amplifiers
Question 48 a) Polyvinyl chloride
In vibrating condenser amplifier type pH meter, to maintain b) Polyacryl chloride
good performance which of the following has to be done? c) Polyester membrane
d) Polyacryl amide
a) Frequency of the vibrator should be stable
b) Frequency of the vibrator should be constant Question 55
c) Amplitude of the vibrator should be constant Which of the following is used in potassium electrode in
d) Both frequency and amplitude of the vibrator should liquid membrane electrodes?
be constant and stable
a) Ionomycin
Question 49 b) Valinomycin
If an instrument fails to balance at zero, it is most likely that c) Nonactin
the electrodes are defective. d) Gramicidin

a) True Question 56
b) False In solid state membranes, the body of the electrodes are
made of which of the following?
Question 50
Given below is the block diagram of digital pH meter. Identify a) Polyvinyl chloride
the unmarked component. b) Plastic
c) Polythene
a) Filter d) Teflon
b) Buffer
c) A/D converter Question 57
d) D/A converter Which of the following is not the characteristic of ion
selective electrodes?
Question 51
Which of the following is not the characteristic of ion a) Simple to use
selective electrodes? b) Inexpensive
c) Narrow concentration range
a) It is fragile d) Operates in wide range of temperature
b) Easy to use
c) Available in different sizes and shapes Question 58
d) It is insensitive to many ions Ion selective electrode are unaffected by colour or turbidity
of the solution.
Question 52
In glass membrane electrode, the glass containing 11% Na2O, a) True
18% Al2O3, 71% SiO2 is highly sensitive to which of the b) False
following ions?
Question 59
a) Sodium Which of the following is not a problem of ion selective
b) Hydrogen electrodes?
c) Nitrogen
d) Chlorine a) Interference with other ions
b) Output is influences by ionic strength
Question 53 c) Drift in electrode potential during a sequence of
In liquid membrane electrode, the liquid ion exchanger is held measurements
in a porous disc of _____________ d) Can measure only positive ions

a) Solid material Question 60

b) Semi-permeable membrane Which of the following is the effective concentration
c) Hydrophobic material measured at the electrode head?
d) Water absorbing material
a) Selectivity co-efficient
Question 54 b) Ionic strength
In recent liquid membrane electrodes, the porous liquid c) Activity
membrane is replaced with which of the following? d) Activity co-efficient
Question 61
The value of activity co-efficient is always in which of the
following ranges?

a) Zero
b) Less than zero
c) Less than 1
d) Greater than 1

Question 62
Which of the following specifies the relation between ionic
strength and activity co-efficient?
a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
c) Equal
d) No particular relation

Question 63
The difference between measured activity and actual
concentration becomes higher at higher concentration. Is this
statement true or false?
a) True
b) False

Question 64
Ion selective electrodes have ________ linear range and
_________ detection limit than the pH electrode.
a) Lower, lower
b) Lower, higher
c) Higher, lower
d) Higher, higher
ANSWER KEY 57. C
58. A
1. B 59. D
2. A 60. C
3. A 61. C
4. A 62. B
5. C 63. A
6. A 64. B
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. D
20. A
21. B
22. A
23. A
24. D
25. B
26. D
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. C
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. C
38. C
39. D
40. A
41. D
42. C
43. B
44. D
45. C
46. D
47. A
48. D
49. B
50. C
51. A
52. A
53. C
54. A
55. B
56. D