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