Charcoal - Amorphous Forms of Carbon

Questions about wood charcoal, sugar charcoal, and bone charcoal - amorphous forms of carbon. Note: This quiz does not cover other carbon allotropes like diamond or graphite.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Wood charocal is used in gas masks because it:

  1. has good smell
  2. dissolves poisonous gases
  3. adsorbs poisonous gases
  4. reacts with poisonous gases
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In the preparation of wood charcoal, liquid pyroligneous acid is obtained. It consists of :

  1. acetone
  2. methanol
  3. acetic acid
  4. vinegar
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In a test tube, a cotton plug was placed and a few drops of bromine liquid were added to it and then a piece of wood charcoal was added to the test tube. Which of the following are observed?

  1. Initially the test tube is filled with brown vapours
  2. Activated wood charcoal absorbs gases
  3. Brown vapours are retained in the test tube
  4. Brown vapours are formed because of wood charcoal
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$C _{12}H _{22}O _{11}\xrightarrow{Conc.   H _2SO _4} 12C+11H _2O$
Which of the following is obtained by the above reaction?

  1. Animal charcoal
  2. Sugar charcoal
  3. Coke
  4. Wood charcoal
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bone charcoal is prepared by destructive distillation of bones.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sugar charcoal is prepared by pouring water on sugar syrup.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In a test tube, a cotton plug was placed and a few drops of bromine liquid were added to it and then a piece of wood charcoal was added to the test tube. Which of the following are observed?

  1. Initially the test tube is filled with brown vapours
  2. Activated wood charcoal absorbs gases
  3. Brown vapours are retained in the test tube
  4. Brown vapours are formed because of wood charcoal
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

${ C } _{ 12 }{ H } _{ 22 }{ O } _{ 11 }\xrightarrow { \quad \quad Conc.{ H } _{ 2 }S{ O } _{ 4 }\quad \quad  } 12C+11{ H } _{ 2 }O$
Which of the following is obtained by the above reaction?

  1. Animal charcoal
  2. Sugar charcoal
  3. Coke
  4. Wood charcoal
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In the preparation of wood charcoal, liquid pyroligneous acid is obtained. It consists of:

  1. acetone
  2. methanol
  3. acetic acid
  4. Vinegar