Harcourt Butler Technical University

Department of Chemistry

Question Bank on Infrared Spectroscopy

Subject: MAT
Subject Code: BCY202
Name of Faculty: Dr Minakshi Garg

1. IR radiation source-
a. Deuterium discharge lamp
b. Mercury arc lamp
c. Incandescent lamp and Nernst globar
d. None
Ans: c

2. Nujol is a-
a. Vegetable oil
b. Fixed oil
c. Mineral oil
d. Edible oil
Ans: c

3. IR absorption occurs when

a. Vibrational frequency equals to IR frequency
b. Precessional frequency equals to IR frequency
c. Vibrational frequency equals to precessional frequency
d. None of the above
Ans: a

4. Possible representation in IR spectra-

a. % T vs frequency
b. Absorption vs wave number
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Ans: c

5. Which of the following does not involve interaction of molecule with electromagnetic
energy?
a. IR spectroscopy
b. UV-Visible spectroscopy
c. Mass spectrometry
d. NMR-spectroscopy
Ans: c

6. Which of the following is bending vibration?

a. Scissoring
b. Rocking
c. Wagging
d. All of these
Ans: d

7. Following group has the IR range of 1500-1600 cm-1 ,

a. –C=C- stretching
b. –C-C- stretching
c. –C=C- (aromatic)
d. –C=O
Ans: c

8. When a fundamental vibration couple with an overtone or combination band, the coupled
vibration is called,
a. Differential band
b. Combination band
c. Dipole moment
d. Fermi resonance
Ans: d

9. In IR spectroscopy, samples can be prepared by using-

a. Sodium chloride (NaCl)
b. Potassium bromide (KBr)
c. Nujol mull
d. All of the above
Ans: d

10. A compound shows IR spectrum which gives 2 peaks at 690 and 730 cm-1. The probable
compound is-
a. Mono substituted aromatic compound
b. Ortho disubstituted aromatic compound
c. Meta disubstituted aromatic compound
d. Both (a) and (c) are correct
Ans: a

11. A compound gives a broad and sharp peak at about 720 cm-1. The compound may be-
a. Trans-disubstituted alkene
b. Cis-disubstituted alkene
c. Meta disubstituted aromatic compound
d. None of these
Ans: b

12. An organic compound C8H10 gave the following IR spectral information at 3100, 2900
(broad), 2000, 1600, 1460, 1225, 800 cm-1. The compound is-
a. o-disubstituted aromatic compound
b. m-disubstituted aromatic compound
c. p-disubstituted aromatic compound
d. cis –disubstituted alkene
Ans: c

13. Number of double bonds or ring in the compound C3H6O are-

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Ans: a

14. An azo compound (N=N) shows IR absorption peak at,

a. 1280 cm-1
b. 1575 cm-1
c. 850 cm-1
d. Does not show any peak in its IR spectrum
Ans: d

15. An organic compound shows two peaks at 1820 and 1750 cm-1. The functional group present
in the compound is-
a. Aldehyde
b. Ketone
c. Acid anhydride
d. Carboxylic acid
Ans: c

16. What is the relation between restoring force, f to the displacement q in Hooke’s law?
a) f = -kq
b) f = kq
c) f = kq2
d) f = -kq2
Answer: a

17. The intensity of an absorption band is always proportional to which of the following factor?
a) Atomic population
b) Molecular population of the initial state
c) Molecular population of the final state
d) Temperature
Answer: b

18. On which factors the vibrational stretching frequency of diatomic molecule depend?
a) Force constant
b) Atomic population
c) Temperature
d) Magnetic field
Answer: a

19. In which unit Force constant is not expressed?

a) Dynes cm-1
b) dyne Å-1
c) Nm-1
d) kp
Answer: d

20. For HCI, = 1.63 x 10-27 kg, the observed frequency = 2890 or v = 8.67 x 1013 Hz. What is
the force constant K?
a) 4.83 m dyn Å-1
b) 8.43 dynes cm-1
c) 483 μm-1
d) 4.83 dyn Å-1
Answer: a

21. Since the nuclei in a polyatomic molecule do not always vibrate in a simple harmonic
manner, there arises which of the following situation?
a) Harmonicity
b) Anharmonicity in molecular vibrations
c) Fundamental frequencies
d) Infrared
Answer: b
22. The vibrations, without a center of symmetry are active in which of the following region?
a) Infrared but inactive in Raman
b) Raman but inactive in IR
c) Raman and IR
d) Inactive in both Raman and IR
Answer: c
.
23. The frequency of vibration of a bond is a function of which factor?
a) Force constant of the bond
b) Masses of the atoms involved in bonding
c) Force constant of the bond and Masses of the atoms
d) Bond order
Answer: c

24. What is the order of decreasing vibrational frequency for C — Cl, C — Br, C — C, C — O
and C — H?
a) C-H, C-C, C-O, C- Cl, C-Br
b) C- Cl, C-Br, C-C, C -H, C-O
c) C-O, C-H, C-Br, C- Cl, C-C
d) C-Br, C- Cl, C-C, C-O, C-H

Answer: a

25. What is the correct increasing order of stretching frequencies for C ≡ C, C = C and C — C?
a) C — C > C = C > C ≡ C
b) C ≡ C > C = C > C — C
c) C — C > C = C < C ≡ C
d) C ≡ C < C — C > C = C

Answer: b

26. Why in the IR spectrum of Benzoyl chloride, a weak band near 1750 cm-1 is formed?
a) Inductive effect
b) Fermi resonance between C = O band and first overtone
c) Conjugation effect
d) Hyperconjugation effect

Answer: b
27. Which compound having molecular formula C5H10 shows absorption at 1380 cm-1?
a) 2-Methyl-1-butene
b) Cyclopentane
c) Pentyne
d) Methylcyclobutane

Answer: b
28. Why ketenes absorb in IR at a very high frequency (2150 cm-1)?
a) The inner C is sp hybridized
b) The more s character in a bond, the stronger it is
c) Inner C is sp2 hybridized
d) Inner C is sp3 hybridized

Answer: c

29. What is the effect of ring strain in lactone (cyclic ester) or a lactam (cyclic amide)?
a) Increases carbonyl stretching frequency
b) Decreases carbonyl stretching frequency
c) Increases C = C frequency
d) Decreases C = C frequency

Answer: a

30. A compound C8 H6 decolorizes Br2 in CCl4 and gives a white precipitate with Tollen’s
reagent. It has sharp band at 3300 cm-l and weak bands a 3085, 2110 cm-l. What is this
compound?
a) Phenyl acetylene
b) Phenyl propylene
c) Phenyl ethylene
d) Octene
Answer: a

31. What is the relation between wave number of IR absorption and the reduced mass?
a) Wave number is directly proportional to reduced mass
b) Wave number is inversely proportional to reduced mass
c) Wave number is independent of the reduced mass
d) Wave number is directly proportional to square of reduced mass
Answer: b

32. What is the number of vibrational degrees of freedom in C6H5CH3?

a) 39
b) 15
c) 18
d) 40
Answer: a

34. Which of the following molecules will not show infrared spectrum?
a) H2
b) HCI
c) CH4
d) H20

Answer: a

35. The phosphorescence spectrum of the excited species is due to which transition?
a) Singlet to triplet transitions
b) Triplet to singlet transitions
c) Vibration modes
d) Electron spin transitions

Answer: b

36. Why Monomeric saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids show carbonyl stretching frequency
near 1760 cm-1, while saturated aliphatic ketones near 1720 cm-1?
a) Mesomeric (M) effect is dominant in acids over the inductive (I) effect
b) I effect is dominant in carboxylic acids over the mesomeric effect
c) I effect on ketones is dominant over the M effect
d) M effect in ketones is dominant

Answer: b

37. What is the number of vibrational degrees of freedom in CO2?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: a

38. What is the number of vibrational degrees of freedom in actylene?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: a
39. What is range of fingerprint region ?
a) 4000-667cm-1
b) 4000-1500 cm-1
c) 1500-667 cm-1
d) All of the above
Answer: c

40. What is range of functional group region ?

a) 4000-667cm-1
b) 4000-1500 cm-1
c) 1500-667 cm-1
d) All of the above
Answer: b

41. Which of the following is not a source used in Mid Infrared Spectrophotometer?
a) Nernst glower
b) High pressure mercury arc lamp
c) Globar
d) Nichrome wire
Answer: b

42. Which of the following is the wave number of near infrared spectrometer?
a) 4000 – 200 cm-1
b) 200 – 10 cm-1
c) 12500 – 4000 cm-1
d) 50 – 1000 cm-1
Answer: c

43. Which of the following options are correct in terms of wavelength for the different types
of IR spectrometer?
a) Near IR: 0.8 – 2.5 mm
b) Mid IR: 0.8 – 2.5 mm
c) Far IR: 2.5 – 50 mm
d) Mid IR: 50 – 100 mm
Answer: a

44. Which of the following is not a composition of Nernst glower or Nernst filament?
a) Oxides of Zirconium
b) Oxides of Barium
c) Oxides of Yitrium
d) Oxides of Thorium
Answer: b

45. What is the composition of Globar rod which is used as a source in Mid IR
spectroscopy?
a) Silicon carbide
b) Silver chloride
c) Silicon dioxide
d) Silver carbide

Answer: a

46. Bolometer, a type of detector, is also known as ___________

a) Resistance temperature detector (RTD)
b) Thermistor
c) Thermocouple
d) Golay cell

Answer: b

47. Which of the following is not a technique for preparing solid samples in IR
spectroscopy?
a) Solids run in solution
b) Mull technique
c) Solid films
d) Thin films
Answer: d

48: Which of the following is the principle of Golay cell which is used as a detector in IR
spectroscopy?
a) Expansion of gas upon heating
b) Increase in resistance due to an increase in temperature and vice versa
c) Temperature difference gives rise to a potential difference in the material
d) Decrease in resistance due to an increase in temperature

Answer: a

49:In a solid sample treatment technique, the finely ground solid sample is mixed with
mineral oil to make a thick paste which is then spread between IR transmitting windows.
What is the name of this solid sample treatment technique?
a) Pressed pellet
b) Mull technique
c) Solid films
d) Solids run in solution

Answer: b

50: Which type of samples can be detected by IR spectrophotometer?

a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gaseous
d) All of the above

Answer: d