10. Which of the following statements about the elution process of LC is not true?
(A) In nornal-phase LC, the least polar analyte is eluted first because it is the most soluble in the mobile phase.
(B) In normal-phase LC, a less polar solvent has higher eluent strength.
(C) Increasing the polarity of the mobile phase has the effect of decreasing the elution time in normal-phase LC.
(D) In reversed-phase LC, a more polar solvent has lower eluent strength.
(E) In reversed-phase LC, increasing the mobile phase polarity increases the elution time of the less polar analyte.

6. For solid-phase microextraction (SPME), which of the following parameters could not be concerned? (A) type of SPME fiber； (B) pH of sample； (C) extraction time； (D) volume of sample； (E) extraction temperature.

7. For the van Deemter equation and band broadening terms, which of the following statements are correct? (1) Multiple path present in an open tubular column. (2) Longitudinal diffusion increases with diffusion coefficient of solute. (3) Extra column band broadening depends on length and radius of connecting tubing. (4) Equilibration time in stationary phase increases with thickness of stationary phase fim. (5) Equilibration time in mobile phase depends on radius of open tubular column. Your answer: (A) (2), (3), (4) and (5)； (B) (2), (4) and (5)； (C) (3), (4) and (5)； (D) (2) and (5)； (E) The statements are all correct.

8. Chromatograms of compounds A and B were obtained at the same flow rate with two columns of equal length, which of the following statement is not correct? (A) Column 1 has more theoretical plate. (B) Column 2 has a smaller plate height. (C) Column 1 gives higher resolution. (D) Compound B has a higher retention factor. (E) Relative retention is equal for the two columns.

9. Which of the following GC detector is especially sensitive to compounds containing nitrogen and phosphorus. (A) Electron capture detector； (B) Flame ionization detector； (C) Flame photometric detector； (D) Photoionization detector； (E) Alkali flame detector.

11. For electrophoresis and electroosmosis, which of the following statement is not true? (A) Electrophoretic mobility is the constant of proportionality between the speed of the ion and electric field strength； (B) For ions with similar size in electrophoresis, their mobilities decrease with charges； (C) Electric double layer created by negatively charged silica surface and nearby cations； (D) For electroosmotic flow (EOF), net EOF toward the cathode when an external field is applied； (E) For capillary electrophoresis, the only fundamental source of broadening under ideal conditions is longitudinal diffusion.

12. An organic pollutant contents one bromines (Br) and two chlorine (Cl) in its structure. Estimate the possible ratio of the isotopic patterns on the molecular ion.Your answer: (A) 9:6:3:1； (B) 1:3:3:1； (C)37:5:1； (D)9:157:1. (E) None of the above

13. For Ion mobility spectrometers (IMS), which of the following statement is true? (A) IMS is a form of mass spectrometry； (B) Like mass spectrometry, IMS is not capable of separating isomers； (C) IMS separates ions according to their size-to-charge ratios； (D) IMS can provide structural information of analytes； (E) Cl2 is the reagent gas for generating cations by chemical jonization in IMS analysis.

14. Under what circumstance would buoyance become a non-negligible factor and should be accounted for when using an analytical balance accurate to± 0.1 mg. (A) Variation of the temperature in the laboratory (B) The density of standard weights is 8.0 g/cm3 and the density of the object being weighed is 0.2 g/cm3 (C) The density of the object being weighed is 16 g/cm3 (D) Density has little role in buoyance consideration (E) None of the above

15. Which of the following statements about the blank analysis is correct? (A) An ideal blank should be free of matrix. (B) An ideal blank is a solution containing solvents, reagents and analytes. (C) A field blank should never leave the laboratory to avoid contamination. (D) The step of blank analysis can be omitted if the sample solution is clear and homogeneous. (E) The signal from the blank should be subtracted from that of the sample when determining the concentration of analyte.

16. When the work of detecting systematic errors is required, which of the following practices can be performed? (1) analyzing standard reference materials (SRMs), (2) blank analysis, (3) independent analysis by other reliable methods, (4) compared with other laboratories using the same method, (5) using another instrument of a different maker/ manufacturer. Your answer: (A)1,2 (B)1,2,3 (C)1,3,4 (D)1,2,3,4 (E)1,4, 5