1. Which of the following transitions is the highest energy transition? (a) n to (b) n to (c) to (d) to 2.

to 2. Which of the following alkenes would have the largest max?

3. Which of the following alkenes would have the largest max?

4. What is the max for the following compound? Use the provided parameters for your calculation.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

234 nm 244 nm 273 nm 283 nm

5. Find max for the following compound. Use data given above.

(a)

229 nm

(b) (c) (d)

249 nm 254 nm 259 nm

6. Beer's Law states that; a) Absorbance is proportional to both the path length and concentration of the absorbing species b) Absorbance is proportional to the log of the concentration of the absorbing species c) Absorbance is equal to P0 / P

7. UV-Vis. Spectroscopy of organic compounds is usually concerned with which electronic transition(s)? a) * b) n* c) n* and *

8. Molar absorbtivities of compounds exhibiting charge transfer absorption are a) Small b) Moderate c) Large

9. Peaks resulting from n* transitions are shifted to shorter wavelengths (blue shift) with increasing solvent polarity.True or false? a) True b) False

10. Which of the following relationships between absorbance and %Transmittance is incorrect ? a) A = log10 100 / %T b) A = 2 - log10 %T c) A = log10 1 / %T

11.In the equation, A = bc, what quantity is represented by "" ? a) Absorbtivity b) Molar absorbtivity c) Path length

12.Why is it generally preferable to use absorbance as a measure of absorption rather than % Transmittance? a) Because %T cannot be measured as accurately as absorbance b) Because %T is dependant on the power of the incident radiation c) Because absorbance is proportional to the concentration of the analyte, whereas %T is not. 13. Does a compound with high molar absorbtivity have a higher or lower limit of detection than a compound with low molar absorbtivity? a)higher b)lower

14. Which of the following components of a monochromator is the dispersing element?

a) The collimating lens

b) The entrance slit

c) The diffraction grating

15. Why must the voltage supplied to a tungsten lamp be very stable? a) Because if it wasn't the lamp would burn out b) Because amount of energy the lamp emits is proportional to the fourth power of the operating voltage c) Because the lamp will only function at a specific voltage 16. Silicate glass is transparent to UV radiation. True or false? a) True b) False

17. Linear photodiode arrays can only detect radiation of a single wavelength. True or false? a) True b) False

18: The solvents for these determinations are often water for water soluble compounds, or ________ for organic-soluble compounds. a).Alcoholic beverage b) Ethanol c) 1,4-Butanediol d) Flumazenil 19: Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy or ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UVVis or UV/Vis) involves the spectroscopy of ________ in the UV-visible region. a) Atom b) Photon c) Standard model d) Electron 20: In UV region of the electromagnetic spectrum,________ undergo electronic transitions. a) Atom b) Photon c) Molecule d) Neutron 21: The Woodward-Fieser rules are a set of empirical observations which can be used to predict max, the wavelength of the most intense UV/Vis absorption, for conjugated organic compounds such as dienes and ________. a) Alkane b) Alcohol c) Ketone d) Aldehyde 22: UV/Vis spectroscopy is routinely used in the quantitative determination of solutions of transition metal ions and highly conjugated ________. a) Carbon b) Organic Chemistry c) Biochemistry d) Organic compound

23: The most widely applicable cuvettes are made of high quality ________ or quartz glass because these are transparent throughout the UV, visible and near infrared regions. a) Fused quartz b) Optical fibre c) Silicon dioxide d) Silicon 24: The basic parts of a spectrophotometer are a light source, a holder for the sample, a ________ or monochromator to separate the different wavelengths of light, and a detector.

a) Diffraction grating b) Holography c) Dispersion(optics) d) Optics 25: This technique is complementary to ________, in that fluorescence deals with transitions from the excited state to the ground state, while absorption measures transitions from the ground state to the excited state. a) Ultraviolet b)Tryptophan c) Fluorescence spectroscopy d) Surfactant 26: The absorbance and extinction are sometimes defined in terms of the ________ instead of the base-10 logarithm. a) Natural logarithm b) Eulers formula c) Leonhard Euler d) Exponential function

27. Fluorescence occurs when... a) A molecule returns to the electronic ground state from an excited triplet state by losing it's excess energy as a photon b) A molecule returns to the electronic ground state from an excited singlet state by losing it's excess energy as a photon c) A molecule lowers its vibrational energy by losing it's excess energy as a photon 28. Internal conversion is where... a) The spin of an excited electron reverses, changing the state of the molecule (from singlet state to triplet state or vice versa) b) A molecule converts its excess energy to light, and emits a photon c) A molecule converts excess electronic energy to vibrational energy 29. Intersystem crossing is where... a) The spin of an excited electron reverses, changing the state of the molecule (from singlet state to triplet state or vice versa) b) A molecule converts its excess energy to light, and emits a photon c) A molecule converts excess electronic energy to vibrational energy 30. Phosphorescent emission of light can persist after the radiation used to excite the molecules has been turned off. True or false? a) True b) False