PACOP GREEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Ammoniated mercury is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER -white precipitate
The rays which have no mass and no charge but of very high energy and excellent
penetrating power - CORRECT ANSWER -gamma
Antacids that cause "rebound" hyperacidity are - CORRECT ANSWER -NaHCO3 &
CaCO3
Evolves a gas with a fruity odor when treated with concentrated sulfuric acid and
ethanol: - CORRECT ANSWER -acetate
A buffer system that has been modified to include NaCl to make it isotonic with
physiologic fluid - CORRECT ANSWER -Sorensen phosphate buffer
An orange-red sulfide insoluble in NH3 but soluble in excess (NH4)2S - CORRECT
ANSWER -Sb2S3
"Artificial Air" is used therapeutically to alleviate difficult respiration and contains -
CORRECT ANSWER -20% oxygen & 80% helium
A mixture composed chiefly of potassium polysulfide and potassium thiosulfate -
CORRECT ANSWER -sulfurated potash
The energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom is - CORRECT
ANSWER -ionization potential
These elements form basic anhydrides except one - CORRECT ANSWER -a. S
b. Na
c. Mg
d. Ca
Simethicone-containing antacids contain simethicone as - CORRECT ANSWER -
antiflatulent & antifoaming agent
This element is used as a glucose tolerance factor - CORRECT ANSWER -Cr
,The first element produced artificially is - CORRECT ANSWER -Tc
The reason why BaSO4 can be used or taken internally without causing any toxicity is
that - CORRECT ANSWER -it does not dissociate in the GIT
Acids have the following properties except: - CORRECT ANSWER -a. sour taste
b. donor of protons
c. neutralize bases
d. pH above 7
Drug of choice to combat systemic acidosis: - CORRECT ANSWER -NaHCO3
This metal, in the form of thin foil, is used as a protective for burn treatment due to its
property of conserving fluids and of stimulating tissue growth; - CORRECT ANSWER -
Al
Both iron and copper are found in which respiratory enzyme - CORRECT ANSWER -
cytochrome oxidase
Plaster of Paris is chemically - CORRECT ANSWER -CaSO4.2 H2O
The gas considered officially as pharmaceutical inhalant: - CORRECT ANSWER -a.
oxygen
b. nitrous oxide
c. carbon dioxide
d. a & b only
e. all of the above
Also known as salt-forming group of elements are the - CORRECT ANSWER -halogens
The major side effect from the use of barium sulfate suspension as radiopaque is -
CORRECT ANSWER -constipation
The alum silicate which is antidiarrheal: - CORRECT ANSWER -kaolin
Fehling's & Benedict's reagent, used to determine the presence of reducing sugars
contain which salt: - CORRECT ANSWER -CuSO4
Substance added to glass to improve its coefficient of expansion: - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
, Which vitamin enhance the physiological utilization of Ca in the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Vitamin D
A thyroid disorder known as goiter is caused by the lack of: - CORRECT ANSWER -
iodine
Salts of these alkaline metals are used as sedative depressant in psychiatry: -
CORRECT ANSWER -lithium
The element present in hemoglobin of the blood which plays an important role in red
blood cell-oxygen transport is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Fe
Besides activated charcoal and tannic acid, the other component of universal antidote
is: - CORRECT ANSWER -MgO
In the form of its salt, this ion is essential to life being the structural basis of skeleton, an
important factor in blood coagulation: - CORRECT ANSWER -Ca
This element is present in insulin: - CORRECT ANSWER -Zn
Oxygen and ozone are: - CORRECT ANSWER -allotropes
Softest mineral known: - CORRECT ANSWER -talc
A 10 volume hydrogen peroxide is equivalent to ______% H2O2: - CORRECT
ANSWER -3%
Mineral chameleon is the synonym of the powerful oxidizing agent: - CORRECT
ANSWER -KMnO4
This ion is used very effectively as astringent, protective and antiperspirant: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Al
Strong iodine solution contains KI for the purpose of: - CORRECT ANSWER -
preventing precipitation
Prepared chalk or precipitated chalk is chemically known as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
CaCO3
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Ammoniated mercury is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER -white precipitate
The rays which have no mass and no charge but of very high energy and excellent
penetrating power - CORRECT ANSWER -gamma
Antacids that cause "rebound" hyperacidity are - CORRECT ANSWER -NaHCO3 &
CaCO3
Evolves a gas with a fruity odor when treated with concentrated sulfuric acid and
ethanol: - CORRECT ANSWER -acetate
A buffer system that has been modified to include NaCl to make it isotonic with
physiologic fluid - CORRECT ANSWER -Sorensen phosphate buffer
An orange-red sulfide insoluble in NH3 but soluble in excess (NH4)2S - CORRECT
ANSWER -Sb2S3
"Artificial Air" is used therapeutically to alleviate difficult respiration and contains -
CORRECT ANSWER -20% oxygen & 80% helium
A mixture composed chiefly of potassium polysulfide and potassium thiosulfate -
CORRECT ANSWER -sulfurated potash
The energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom is - CORRECT
ANSWER -ionization potential
These elements form basic anhydrides except one - CORRECT ANSWER -a. S
b. Na
c. Mg
d. Ca
Simethicone-containing antacids contain simethicone as - CORRECT ANSWER -
antiflatulent & antifoaming agent
This element is used as a glucose tolerance factor - CORRECT ANSWER -Cr
,The first element produced artificially is - CORRECT ANSWER -Tc
The reason why BaSO4 can be used or taken internally without causing any toxicity is
that - CORRECT ANSWER -it does not dissociate in the GIT
Acids have the following properties except: - CORRECT ANSWER -a. sour taste
b. donor of protons
c. neutralize bases
d. pH above 7
Drug of choice to combat systemic acidosis: - CORRECT ANSWER -NaHCO3
This metal, in the form of thin foil, is used as a protective for burn treatment due to its
property of conserving fluids and of stimulating tissue growth; - CORRECT ANSWER -
Al
Both iron and copper are found in which respiratory enzyme - CORRECT ANSWER -
cytochrome oxidase
Plaster of Paris is chemically - CORRECT ANSWER -CaSO4.2 H2O
The gas considered officially as pharmaceutical inhalant: - CORRECT ANSWER -a.
oxygen
b. nitrous oxide
c. carbon dioxide
d. a & b only
e. all of the above
Also known as salt-forming group of elements are the - CORRECT ANSWER -halogens
The major side effect from the use of barium sulfate suspension as radiopaque is -
CORRECT ANSWER -constipation
The alum silicate which is antidiarrheal: - CORRECT ANSWER -kaolin
Fehling's & Benedict's reagent, used to determine the presence of reducing sugars
contain which salt: - CORRECT ANSWER -CuSO4
Substance added to glass to improve its coefficient of expansion: - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
, Which vitamin enhance the physiological utilization of Ca in the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Vitamin D
A thyroid disorder known as goiter is caused by the lack of: - CORRECT ANSWER -
iodine
Salts of these alkaline metals are used as sedative depressant in psychiatry: -
CORRECT ANSWER -lithium
The element present in hemoglobin of the blood which plays an important role in red
blood cell-oxygen transport is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Fe
Besides activated charcoal and tannic acid, the other component of universal antidote
is: - CORRECT ANSWER -MgO
In the form of its salt, this ion is essential to life being the structural basis of skeleton, an
important factor in blood coagulation: - CORRECT ANSWER -Ca
This element is present in insulin: - CORRECT ANSWER -Zn
Oxygen and ozone are: - CORRECT ANSWER -allotropes
Softest mineral known: - CORRECT ANSWER -talc
A 10 volume hydrogen peroxide is equivalent to ______% H2O2: - CORRECT
ANSWER -3%
Mineral chameleon is the synonym of the powerful oxidizing agent: - CORRECT
ANSWER -KMnO4
This ion is used very effectively as astringent, protective and antiperspirant: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Al
Strong iodine solution contains KI for the purpose of: - CORRECT ANSWER -
preventing precipitation
Prepared chalk or precipitated chalk is chemically known as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
CaCO3
