Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) topic quiz

6.3 Analysis
Instructions and answers for teachers
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The Activity
This Lesson Element is a teaching and learning resource containing 10 multiple choice
questions (MCQs) on the theme of analysis. Some questions might require synoptic thinking,
using knowledge and ideas from various topics across the full A Level content.

This resource can be used to test and consolidate understanding at the end of a topic or to
revisit and refresh knowledge at a later point in the course.

Learning Outcomes
This lesson element relates to the specification learning outcomes 6.3.1(a), 6.3.1(c),
6.3.2(b), 6.3.2(c), 6.3.2(d), 6.3.2(e).

Introduction
Multiple choice questions allow rapid coverage of a wide range of sub-topics.

Contrary to a widespread belief among students, multiple choice questions are not
necessarily easy they can be easy, moderate or difficult.

The questions are written so that the incorrect answers are plausible distractors based on
common errors or misconceptions.

The questions in this quiz cover topics mainly from specification sections:

6.3 Analysis

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) topic quiz answers

1. In the chromatography plate shown, A and B are standards and C is the test sample.

Which statement is true?

A Sample C has spots which Incorrect, it only matches standard A.

match both of the standards

B Standard B has a spot with Rf Incorrect, this has an Rf of 0.4, they have
= 0.6 calculated the Rf incorrectly.

C Sample C contains no more Incorrect, some different compounds can have

than three different the same Rf.
components

D The sample contains two Correct answer; there are two spots that do not
unidentified components. match either of the standards, so there are (at
least) two unknown components.

Your answer D

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2. How many peaks would the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of the following compound
show?

A 4 Incorrect; they may have counted all the ring

carbons as equivalent.

B 6 Correct answer.

C 8 Incorrect; they may have counted each ring

carbon individually.

D 9 Incorrect; they have just counted the number of

carbons.

Your answer B

3. Which molecule has four carbon environments, four proton environments and a
characteristic proton NMR peak at ~9.5ppm?

A Correct answer

B Incorrect; this would have only three carbon

environments and three proton environments.

C Incorrect; this would not have the HCO peak

around 9.5 ppm.

D Incorrect; this would have only three carbon

environments and the OH peak would not
necessarily be at 9.5 ppm.

Your answer A

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4. Three compounds are tested by addition of sodium carbonate and addition of Tollens
reagent. The results are shown in the table.

Addition of Na2CO3(aq) Addition of Tollens reagent

1 no effect silver mirror formed

2 no effect no effect

3 fizzing no effect

Which set of compounds could have produced these results?

1 2 3

A 2-hydroxypentanal 2-bromopropene phenol

Incorrect; phenol would not react with sodium carbonate.

B 3-hydroxybutan-2-one 2-bromopropene phenol

Incorrect; 2-hydroxybutan-2-one would not form a silver mirror, phenol would not
react with sodium carbonate.

C 3-hydroxyhexane prop-2-enal butanoic acid

Incorrect; 3-hydroxyhexane would not form a silver mirror, prop-2-enal would

form a silver mirror.

D 2-hydroxypentanal 2-chlorobut-2-ene benzoic acid

Correct answer

Your answer D

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5. Which of the compounds below is used as a standard in proton NMR and carbon-13
NMR?

A TMS Correct answer

B C6H6 Incorrect, this has no use in NMR.

C CDCl3 Incorrect; they may be confused as this is a

common solvent used in NMR.

D D2O Incorrect; they may be confused about the use

of D2O in NMR.

Your answer A

6. A substance is analysed by mass spectrometry and IR spectroscopy. The following

incomplete data are collected.

Mass spectrum:

molecular ion peak at m/z = 128

fragment ion peak at m/z = 15

IR spectrum:

sharp peak at 1720cm1

no broad peak around 3200cm1
Which substance could the data belong to?

A Incorrect, perhaps a guess. They have not

ruled this out using the IR data.

B Incorrect, they may have made an error

calculating the Mr, e.g. missing the hydrogen
on the tertiary carbon.

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 A Incorrect, perhaps a guess. They have not
ruled this out using the IR data.

C Correct answer

D This would provide the expected sharp peak

in the IR spectrum but also the broad OH
peak. They may have rushed their
consideration of the IR data.

Your answer C

7. The mass spectrum of this substance shows fragment ions at m/z = 15, 43, 59, 87.

What could be the identity of the substance?

A Incorrect, the double bond means that the

fragment ions would have m/z = 41, 59, 87.
There may have been errors in calculation or
interpretation of the structure.

B This one should be easily ruled out as it does

not produce a m/z = 15 fragment ion; it may be
a guess.

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 A Incorrect, the double bond means that the
fragment ions would have m/z = 41, 59, 87.
There may have been errors in calculation or
interpretation of the structure.

C This would not produce the fragment ions at

m/z = 43 or 59. There may have been errors in
finding these fragments, e.g. miscalculating the
mass of the CH3CH2O fragment.

D Correct answer

Your answer D

8. The data table lists the peaks on the proton NMR spectrum for an aromatic compound.

/ ppm Number of protons Splitting pattern

2.16 3 singlet
2.27 6 singlet
6.95 2 doublet
7.00 1 triplet

Which compound could have produced this spectrum?

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 A Incorrect, this would have 6 different
environments as there is no symmetry in the
molecule

B Incorrect, the ethyl group would give an obvious

triplet and quartet around 2ppm.

C Correct answer, four environments, two are not

aromatic, one with 6 protons and one with three.

D Incorrect, this would have only 2 environments:

one aromatic singlet and one singlet around 2
ppm.

Your answer
C

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9. There are many structural isomers with the molecular formula C4H7Cl, including the
following:

Of the isomers shown, determine how many

show E/Z isomerism

show optical isomerism.

Show E/Z isomerism Show optical

isomerism

A 3 1

Correct answer

B 2 1

Learners often see a pair of CH3 across a double bond and think this excludes E/Z
isomers.

C 2 3

This answer combines the errors mentioned for the other options.

D 3 3

Learners may have thought that a double bonded carbon can be a chiral centre.

Your answer A

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10. The two isomers shown could be very difficult to distinguish from each other with
typical qualitative testing.

Which of the following instrumental techniques would be useful in distinguishing them

from each other?

1: mass spectrometry

2: carbon-13 NMR

3: proton NMR

A 1, 2 and 3 Correct answer, each isomer has a different

combination of carbon and proton environments
and will produce a different fragmentation
pattern.

B only 1 and 2 Incorrect, they may think the proton NMR

spectra will be difficult to tell apart.

C only 2 and 3 Incorrect; they may think that the isomers shown
will produce the same fragmentation pattern.

D only 1 Incorrect; they may think that the isomers will

have similar carbon and proton environments.

Your answer A

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) topic quiz
6.3 Analysis
Learner Activity

1. In the chromatography plate shown, A and B are standards and C is the test sample.

Which statement is true?

A Sample C has spots which match both of the standards

B Standard B has a spot with Rf = 0.6

C Sample C contains no more than three different components

D The sample contains two unidentified components.

Your answer

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2. How many peaks would the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of the following compound show?

A 4

B 6

C 8

D 9

Your answer

3. Which molecule has four carbon environments, four proton environments and a
characteristic proton NMR peak at ~9.5ppm?

Your answer

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4. Three compounds are tested by addition of sodium carbonate and addition of Tollens
reagent. The results are shown in the table.

Addition of Na2CO3(aq) Addition of Tollens reagent

1 no effect silver mirror formed

2 no effect no effect

3 fizzing no effect

Which set of compounds could have produced these results?

1 2 3

A 2-hydroxypentanal 2-bromopropene phenol

B 3-hydroxybutan-2-one 2-bromopropene phenol

C 3-hydroxyhexane prop-2-enal butanoic acid

D 2-hydroxypentanal 2-chlorobut-2-ene benzoic acid

Your answer

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5. Which of the compounds below is used as a standard in proton NMR and carbon-13 NMR?

A TMS

B C6H6

C CDCl3

D D2O

Your answer

6. A substance is analysed by mass spectrometry and IR spectroscopy. The following

incomplete data are collected.

Mass spectrum:

molecular ion peak at m/z = 128

fragment ion peak at m/z = 15

IR spectrum:

sharp peak at 1720cm1

no broad peak around 3200cm1
Which substance could the data belong to?

A B

C D

Your answer

7. The mass spectrum of this substance shows fragment ions at m/z = 15, 43, 59, 87.

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 What could be the identity of the substance?

A B

C D

Your answer

8. The data table lists the peaks on the proton NMR spectrum for an aromatic compound.

/ ppm Number of protons Splitting pattern

2.16 3 singlet
2.27 6 singlet
6.95 2 doublet
7.00 1 triplet

Which compound could have produced this spectrum?

A B

C D

Your answer

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9. There are many structural isomers with the molecular formula C4H7Cl, including the
following:

Of the isomers shown, determine how many

show E/Z isomerism

show optical isomerism.

Show E/Z isomerism Show optical

isomerism

A 3 1

B 2 1

C 2 3

D 3 3

Your answer

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10. The two isomers shown could be very difficult to distinguish from each other with typical
qualitative testing.

Which of the following instrumental techniques would be useful in distinguishing them from
each other?

1: mass spectrometry

2: carbon-13 NMR

3: proton NMR

A 1, 2 and 3

B only 1 and 2

C only 2 and 3

D only 1

Your answer

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