Azo dye - Quiz
  • 1. What is the primary structural difference between azo pigments and azo dyes?
A) Azo pigments contain more nitrogen atoms.
B) Azo dyes have a keto hydrazide structure.
C) Azo dyes are always liquid, while pigments are gaseous.
D) Azo pigments lack solubilizing groups.
  • 2. Why are many azo pigments not strictly classified as azo compounds?
A) They contain metallic elements that alter their classification.
B) They exist as keto hydrazide tautomers lacking the -N=N- linkage.
C) They lack the aromatic rings required for azo classification.
D) They are inorganic compounds rather than organic.
  • 3. In which color range do azo pigments primarily exhibit excellent properties?
A) Black to grey
B) Blue to green
C) Violet to brown
D) Yellow to red
  • 4. What factors influence the lightfastness of azo pigments?
A) The organic compound properties and the pigment carrier absorption.
B) Only the concentration of the pigment in the paint.
C) The type of plastic used in the manufacturing process.
D) The solubility of the pigment in water.
  • 5. Why is photolysis not considered a major degradation pathway for azo dyes?
A) Because photolysis only occurs in anaerobic conditions.
B) Because dyes require high photolytic stability to be useful.
C) Because light cannot penetrate the dyes.
D) Because azo dyes are immune to all forms of light radiation.
  • 6. How do azo dyes behave under short-term aerobic conditions?
A) They undergo immediate oxidation.
B) They break down into harmless compounds rapidly.
C) They biodegrade negligibly.
D) They become highly toxic.
  • 7. Under what conditions might discoloration of azo dyes be observed due to biodegradation?
A) Aerobic conditions
B) High-temperature conditions
C) Extreme UV exposure
D) Anaerobic conditions
  • 8. Which of the following azo pigments is mentioned as being mutagenic and carcinogenic?
A) Blue lake pigment
B) Dinitroaniline orange
C) Pigment yellow 12
D) Standard azo red
  • 9. Exposure to benzidine-derived azo dyes has been classically associated with which disease?
A) Skin rashes
B) Liver failure
C) Respiratory infection
D) Bladder cancer
  • 10. When did many western countries discontinue the production of benzidine azo dyes?
A) In the 1980s
B) In the 2000s
C) In the 1950s
D) In the 1990s
  • 11. What occurs to certain azo dyes under reductive conditions?
A) They solidify into crystals.
B) They become more stable.
C) They release defined aromatic amines.
D) They turn into pure nitrogen gas.
  • 12. Since when has the European Union banned consumer goods containing listed aromatic amines?
A) January 1990
B) December 2010
C) June 1985
D) September 2003
  • 13. Why were only a relatively small number of products affected by the EU ban on certain azo dyes?
A) Because the ban only applied to industrial, not consumer, goods.
B) Because only a few dyes produced the listed amines.
C) Because the dyes were found to be harmless.
D) Because most companies had already stopped using them.
  • 14. Which light wavelength is typically used to convert an azo dye to the cis isomer?
A) 450 nm
B) 200 nm
C) 365 nm
D) 500 nm
  • 15. What is the physical structure of the cis isomer of an azo dye?
A) Circular
B) Bent or kinked
C) Polymeric
D) Linear and extended
  • 16. What can cause a cis-form azo dye to revert to a trans-form?
A) Vacuum exposure
B) Freezing
C) Thermal relaxation
D) Addition of acid
  • 17. Which light wavelength is commonly used to revert cis isomers to trans isomers?
A) 300–350 nm
B) 450–500 nm
C) 600–700 nm
D) 100–200 nm
  • 18. In azo coupling, what acts as the electrophile?
A) Aryl diazonium cation
B) Nitrated aromatic compound
C) Aniline
D) Acetoacetanilide
  • 19. Which compound class is widely used as a coupling partner in industrial azo dye production?
A) Acetoacetanilides
B) Aliphatic alcohols
C) Ethers
D) Ketones
  • 20. The condensation of nitrated aromatic compounds with anilines produces which intermediate?
A) Azoxy intermediate
B) Amine salt
C) Diazonium salt
D) Acetoacetanilide
  • 21. What is required to convert an azoxy intermediate into an azo dye?
A) Electrolysis
B) Oxidation
C) Hydrolysis
D) Reduction
  • 22. What is a typical nitro coupling partner used for textile dyeing?
A) Sodium acetate
B) Benzene sulfonic acid
C) Disodium 4,4′-dinitrostilbene-2,2′-disulfonate
D) Aniline hydrochloride
  • 23. Which chemical is often used as a reducing agent in the conversion of azoxy intermediates?
A) NaOH
B) C6H12O6
C) NaCl
D) H2SO4
  • 24. Which of the following is a reaction used on pre-existing azo compounds?
A) Nitration
B) Sulfonation
C) Metal complexation
D) Hydrocarbon cleavage
  • 25. What functional group defines azo dyes?
A) R−N=N−R′
B) R−N=O=N−R′
C) R−O−O−R′
D) R−C=C−R′
  • 26. What percentage of dyes used in food and textiles are azo dyes?
A) 60–70%
B) 80–90%
C) 10–20%
D) 30–40%
  • 27. What are azo pigments in relation to solubility?
A) Gas soluble
B) Insoluble
C) Moderately soluble in oil only
D) Highly soluble
  • 28. What do substantive dyes typically color?
A) Metal surfaces
B) Cellulose-based textiles
C) Glass
D) Synthetic plastics only
  • 29. What is the common state of matter for azo dyes?
A) Solids
B) Gases
C) Plasmas
D) Liquids
  • 30. Why do azo dyes adhere to leather and wool?
A) Covalent bonding
B) Electrostatic forces
C) Physical entrapment
D) Hydrogen bonding only
  • 31. What do cationic azo dyes typically contain?
A) Sulfonic acid groups
B) Metal complexes
C) Aryl halide groups
D) Quaternary ammonium centers
  • 32. How do substantive dyes bind to cellulose?
A) Non-electrostatic forces
B) Covalent linkage
C) Metallic bonding
D) Ionic bonding
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