What is milling in the context of pharmaceutical production?
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2%
a) Mixing different ingredients
3%
b) Heating a substance to a high temperature
94%
c) The mechanical process of reducing particle size of solids
1%
d) Cooling a substance to a low temperature
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Which term is NOT synonymous with milling?
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4%
a) Comminution
7%
b) Dispersion
82%
c) Crystallization
8%
d) Pulverization
How is the size of particles conventionally expressed in milling equipment?
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5%
a) Micrometers
0%
b) Nanometers
93%
c) Mesh
1%
d) Millimeters
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Which of the following is an example of coarse milling?
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93%
a) Particles size larger than 20-mesh
3%
b) Particles size between 20 and 200-mesh
2%
c) Particles size smaller than 200-mesh
1%
d) Particles size larger than 1000-mesh
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What is the effect of milling on the surface area per unit weight of a particle?
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3%
a) No change
79%
b) Increases
15%
c) Decreases
4%
d) Cannot be determined
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Which of the following is NOT a pharmaceutical application affected by milling?
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3%
a) Dissolution and therapeutic efficacy
0%
b) Extraction
3%
c) Drying
94%
d) Flavor enhancement
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How does milling affect the drying process of wet masses?
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28%
a) Increases drying time
55%
b) Decreases drying time
1%
c) No effect on drying time
16%
d) Drying time depends on the specific material
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Which pharmaceutical application benefits from milling by ensuring uniform product
production?
production?
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19%
a) Dissolution and therapeutic efficacy
5%
b) Extraction
15%
c) Drying
61%
d) Flowability
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In the context of mixing or blending solid pharmaceutical ingredients, why is milling
beneficial?
beneficial?
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7%
a) It increases the viscosity of the mixture
77%
b) It provides a greater uniformity of dose
10%
c) It reduces the need for additional ingredients
6%
d) It enhances the flavor of the final product
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How does milling affect the function of lubricants in compressed tablets and capsules?
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6%
a) It reduces the effectiveness of lubricants
3%
b) It has no effect on lubricant function
90%
c) It enhances the function of lubricants by creating a fine particle size
1%
d) It changes the chemical composition of the lubricants
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What is the stress-strain curve used to illustrate?
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4%
a) The viscosity of liquids
86%
b) The mechanical behavior of solids under stress
5%
c) The heat transfer in solids
5%
d) The electrical conductivity of materials
What is Hooke's law in the context of stress-strain curve?
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6%
a) Stress is inversely proportional to strain
85%
b) Stress is directly proportional to strain
3%
c) Strain is directly proportional to the temperature
7%
d) Stress is proportional to the square of the strain
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What does Young's modulus represent in the stress-strain curve?
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13%
a) The yield point of the material
81%
b) The stiffness or softness of a solid
5%
c) The energy of fracture
1%
d) The impact strength of the material
What does the yield point on the stress-strain curve indicate?
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79%
a) The resistance to permanent deformation
8%
b) The elastic limit of a materia
7%
c) The start of the linear portion of the curve
6%
d) The maximum stress a material can withstand
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In milling processes, which statement is true regarding particle fracturing?
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8%
a) Particle fracturing is deterministic
63%
b) Particle fracturing is random
23%
c) Particle fracturing always produces uniform particle sizes
6%
d) Particle fracturing is unaffected by the impact energy
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What happens when a material is subjected to a force that does not exceed the elastic limit?
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16%
a) The material undergoes irreversible deformation
6%
b) The material is permanently fractured
76%
c) The material experiences reversible deformation or stress
2%
d) The material loses all its mechanical properties
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What is the useful work in milling proportional to?
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69%
a) The length of new cracks produced
19%
b) The size of the particles
10%
c) The force applied during milling
1%
d) The temperature of the material
What are the four main methods of effecting size reduction in mills?
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96%
a) Cutting, compression, impact, and attrition
1%
b) Heating, cooling, compression, and impact
3%
c) Impact, cutting, stretching, and compression
0%
d) Attrition, heating, cooling, and cutting
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How does the cutting method of size reduction work?
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92%
a) By applying force over a narrow area using a sharp edge
3%
b) By gripping the material between two surfaces and applying pressure
5%
c) By creating internal stresses in the particle using a fast-moving part
1%
d) By subjecting the material to pressure and shear forces
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