Elutriation Procedure and Particle Velocity
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Which method is based on the interaction of laser light with particles?

  • Hydrometer method
  • Pipette method
  • X-ray diffraction method
  • Laser light scattering method (correct)

Which method is suitable to determine the distribution of particles of respirable size?

  • Turbidimetric method
  • Pressure method
  • X-ray diffraction method
  • Rotating drum method (correct)

What is the principle behind the X-ray diffraction method?

  • Specific diffraction pattern from a crystal of material (correct)
  • Light blockage principle
  • Particles deposited on an impaction plate
  • Laser light interaction with particles

Which method is very sensitive and used in the identification of polymorphs?

<p>X-ray diffraction method (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method can be used to obtain the size distribution of an aerosol?

<p>X-ray diffraction method (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method is based on the light blockage principle?

<p>X-ray diffraction method (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In elutriation, what happens to the fluid and the particles?

<p>Fluid moves vertically upwards and particles move vertically downwards (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of the Coulter-Current method?

<p>Fastest counting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the surface method used to determine the mean particle size of a powder?

<p>By adding air and liquid to the powder, which absorbs liquid and air's mono-molecular layer on its surface (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of the fluid classification method for size analysis of powder?

<p>It depends on the movement of particles in a fluid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a particle travels across the orifice in the Coulter-Current method?

<p>It displaces its own volume of electrolyte, causing a change in electrical resistance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does elutriation involve?

<p>Movement of fluid opposite to sedimentation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using an immersed electrode on either side of the aperture in electronic scanning zone (coulter counter)?

<p>To measure particle concentration as one particle travels at a time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of suspension flows through a suitable aperture in electronic scanning zone (coulter counter)?

<p>Particles suspended in electrically conductive fluid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of a particle traveling across the orifice in Coulter-Current method?

<p>It causes change in electrical resistance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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