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Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Non-biodegradable wastes are generated by the thermal power plants.

Statement II : Bio-degradable detergents leads to eutrophication.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below:

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Important Questions on Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds

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A chromatography column, packed with silica gel as stationary phase, was used to separate a mixture of compounds consisting of A benzanilide B aniline and C acetophenone. When the column is eluted with a mixture of solvents, hexane:ethyl acetate 20:80 , the sequence of obtained compounds is:
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A flask contains a mixture of isohexane and 3 -methylpentane. One of the liquids boils at 63oC while the other boils at 60oC. What is the best way to separate the two liquids and which one will be distilled out first?
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Which of the following processes for refining of metals involves a principle of selective adsorption of the components from a mixture.
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The correct match between Item I and Item II is:
 
Item I Item II
A Benzaldehyde P Mobile phase
B Alumina Q Adsorbent
C Acetonitrile R Adsorbate
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A mixture of chloroform and aniline can be separated by simple distillation.

Statement II: When separating aniline from a mixture of aniline and water by steam distillation aniline boils below its boiling point.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Which of the following statements is not true about partition chromatography?
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The most suitable method of separation of 1:1 mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenol is:
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Aniline is insoluble in water and possesses a vapour pressure of 10.15 mmHg at 373 K. It can be conveniently purified by
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The correct match between items of List-I and List-II is
 
  List - I   List - II
(A) Coloured impurity (P) Steam distillation
(B) Mixture of o – nitrophenol and p –nitrophenol (Q) Fractional distillation
(C) Crude Naphtha (R) Charcoal treatment
(D) Mixture of glycerol and sugars (S) Distillation under reduced pressure
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Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: Retardation factor Rf can be measured in meter/centimetre.

Statement-II: Rf value of a compound remains constant in all solvents.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Using the provided information in the following paper chromatogram:

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The calculated Rf value of A is _____×10-1.

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The distillation technique most suited for separating glycerol from spent - lye in the soap industry is:
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If Dichloromethane (DCM) and water H2O are used for differential extraction, which one of the following statements is correct?