PHYSICAL

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I. Multiple Choice:
Write the letter (Capital
Letter) of the correct
answer.
 1. Which type of weighing
technique directly placed the
object to be measured on a
a. Direct Weighing
scale?
b. Indirect
Weighing
c. Analytic
Weighing
d. Physical
Weighing
 2. What technique is use in
separating liquids by means of a
spinning rotor?
a. Simple Distillation
b. Fractional Distillation
c. Centrifugation
d. Filtration
 3. Which natural processes are
observed in separating mixture
using the distillation technique?
a. Condensation
b. Evaporation
c. Precipitation
d. Freezing
 4. Distillation is used when
mixture is separated into its
components which differs in
____________.
a. Density
b. Boiling points
c. Mass of the mixtures
d. Volume of the
mixtures
5. In a laboratory clinic, in order
to separate human blood into
plasma, platelets and blood
cells, which technique is used?
a. Distillation
b. Centrifugation
c. Filtration
d. Chromatography
6. The process of removing the
water or other moisture in a
substance by means of
evaporation is called ________.
a. Weighing
b. Drying
c. Distillation
d. Centrifugation
7. Which of the following does
not belong to the group?

a. Sun drying
b. Industrial air drying
c. Freeze drying
d. Drum drying
 8. Which physical technique
should be used in separating
liquids in terms solely of their
density?
a. Centrifugation
b. Simple Distillation
c. Fractional distillation
d. Physical Drying
 9. Which type of drying
technique is use in preserving
and restoration of antique
paintings and other written arts?
a. Air drying
b. Drum drying
c. Sun drying
d. Freeze
drying
 10. To separate liquid
component using centrifugation,
it depends on what variables?
a. Mass of the liquid
b. Density of the
liquids
c. Speed of the rotor
d. Boiling point of
liquids
 11. A liquids is heated on a flask up to 78
degree Celsius. When it reaches 78 degrees
Celsius, vapor starts rising and then cools
down. Some liquid still remain on the flask.
Which of the following statement is true?
a. The remaining liquid has higher boiling
point.
b. The remaining liquid has lower boiling
point.
c. The heat is not enough to evaporate all the
liquids.
d. The liquids which vaporize is a pure
substance.
12. If a mixture with different components (A,B
and C) undergoes the process of fractional
distillation, which of the following is true?
a. The components have the same boiling
point.
b. The components will evaporate
simultaneously.
c. The components have very near boiling
points.
d. The components will separated at equal time.
 13. In order to study the component of urine,
the urine undergoes centrifugation. Which of
the will happen to the components of the
urine?
a. Components with lower density will sink.
b. Components with higher density will sink.
c. Components with lower density will
evaporate.
d. Component with higher density will
evaporate.
14. Two liquids A and B are mixed together to
form a homogenous mixture. Liquid A has a
boiling point of 34C while liquid has 54C. In
order to separate the liquids which process
should be used?
a. Centrifugation
b. Simple distillation
c. Fractional
distillation
d. chromatography
15. In centrifugation, when the rotor speed in
increase rapidly over a long period of time,
which of the following will happen?
a. Higher density liquids will
sinks.
b. Lower density liquids will be
suspended at the top.
c. Lower density liquids will
sink.
d. Higher density liquids will stay
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I. Identification:
Write the correct answer.
1. The main laboratory device used in:
a. Weighing
b. centrifugation
c. distillation

2. Two factors that affects the separation of

liquids by means of centrifugation.

3. A type of drying technique that uses hot

air in order to remove moisture content.
4. A type of Weighing technique that
requires two measurements to be taken to
determine the mass of a liquid.

5. A type of drying technique that exposes

the substance in direct radiation coming
from the sun.

6. the minimum boiling point of a mixture

to undergo simple distillation
7. Which part of a distillation set enables
the gas vapors to become liquid again.

8. A type of weighing scale is used to

measure mass with the highest point of
precision.

9. Centrifugation is used to separate liquids

with different _____________.

10. What part of distillation set is found in

fractional istillation but not in simple
distillation?
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III. Enumeration:
Write the correct answer.
1 2. Types of Grinding equipment

3 5. Type of drying techniques

6 7. Type of weighing scales

8 9. type of distillation

10. Type od centrifuge device