CHAPTER 17 – INSTRUMENTATION

1. An instrument used for measuring evaporation, generally that of water, into the atmosphere.
A. Aerometer B.Atmometer C.Anemometer D. Fadometer
2. An instrument for testing the resistance of materials to fading when they are exposed to artificial
sunlight or ultraviolet light under controlled conditions.
A. Fadometer B. Fulgurator C. Odometer D. Atmometer
3. The type of calorimeter in which the specific heat of a specimen is measured by quantity of ice it
melts is the:
A. Ice calorimeter B. Heat calorimeter C. Vapor calorimeter D. Hysometer
4. An instrument used for determination of the boiling point of water for estimating the altitude above
sea level from its known variation with atmospheric pressure.
A. Vapor calorimeter B. Hysometer C. Boiler D. Vapor bomb
5. A unit of work or energy equal to 10^7 ergs. It is equivalent to the work done by a force of one
Newton acting through a distance of one meter
A. Btu B. Calorie C. Joule D. Watt
6. An electromagnetic device for separating isotopes by electrical sorting of their ions.
A. Ion sorter B. Isotopes sorter C. Isotron D. Jolly balance
7. A device used for the determination of the specific gravity of a substance by weighing it in air and in
water.
A. Kelvin balance B. Spring balance C. Hysometer D. Jolly balance
8. Which of the following instruments is NOT used to measure flow rates?
A. Anenometer B. Rotameter C. Flowmeter D.Velometer
9. An instrument used to measure the density of gases is known as:
A. Aerovane B. Aerometer C. Hygrometer D. Atmometer
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