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				This section includes 28 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mass Transfer knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Heat transfer takes place as per ______________ | 
| A. | Zeroth law of thermodynamics | 
| B. | First law of thermodynamics | 
| C. | Second law of thermodynamics | 
| D. | Kirchoff’s law | 
| Answer» D. Kirchoff’s law | |
| 2. | Which is the fastest mode of transfer of heat? | 
| A. | Conduction | 
| B. | Convection | 
| C. | Scattering | 
| D. | Radiation | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | Convection is faster than conduction? | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 4. | A stream of air at 100 kPa pressure and 300 K is flowing on the top surface of a thin flat sheet of solid naphthalene of length 0.2 m with a velocity of 20 m/sec. The other data are:Mass diffusivity of naphthalene vapor in air = 6 * 10 –6 m2/secKinematic viscosity of air = 1.5 * 10 –5 m2.scConcentration of naphthalene at the air-solid naphthalene interface = 1 * 10 – 5 kmol/m3Calculate the overage mass transfer coefficient over the flat plate.Note: For heat transfer over a flat plate, convective heat transfer coefficient for laminar flow can be calculated by the equation.Nu = 0.664 ReL1/2 Pr1/3you may use analogy between mass and heat transfer. | 
| A. | 0.014 m/sec | 
| B. | 0.015 m/sec | 
| C. | 0.016 m/sec | 
| D. | 0.013 m/sec | 
| Answer» B. 0.015 m/sec | |
| 5. | In a wetted-wall tower, an air-H2S mixture is flowing by a film of water which is flowing as a thin film down a vertical plate. The H2S is being absorbed from the air to the water at a total pressure of 1.50 atm abs and 30oC. The value of kc of 9.567×10-4 m/s has been predicted for the gas-phase mass-transfer coefficient. At a given point the mole fraction of H2S in the liquid at the liquid-gas interface is 2.0×10-5 and pA of H2S in the gas is 0.05 atm. The Henry’s law equilibrium relation is pA(atm) = 609xA (mole fraction in liquid). Calculate the rate of absorption of H2S. | 
| A. | 1.480×10-3 kmol/m2.s | 
| B. | 1.486×10-3 kmol/m2.s | 
| C. | 1.485×10-3 kmol/m2.s | 
| D. | . Calculate the rate of absorption of H2S.a) 1.480×10-3 kmol/m2.sb) 1.486×10-3 kmol/m2.sc) 1.485×10-3 kmol/m2.sd) 1.487×10-3 kmol/m2.s | 
| Answer» C. 1.485×10-3 kmol/m2.s | |
| 6. | Convection does not occur in _______________ | 
| A. | Solid | 
| B. | Liquid | 
| C. | Gas | 
| D. | Molten Solid | 
| Answer» B. Liquid | |
| 7. | Which number forms the connecting link between the temperature and concentration profiles? | 
| A. | Prandtl number | 
| B. | Schmidt number | 
| C. | Fourier number | 
| D. | Lewis number | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | Which number forms the connecting link between the velocity and concentration profiles? | 
| A. | Schmidt number | 
| B. | Reynolds number | 
| C. | Stanton number | 
| D. | Fourier number | 
| Answer» B. Reynolds number | |
| 9. | WHICH_NUMBER_FORMS_THE_CONNECTING_LINK_BETWEEN_THE_TEMPERATURE_AND_CONCENTRATION_PROFILES??$ | 
| A. | Prandtl number | 
| B. | Schmidt number | 
| C. | Fourier number | 
| D. | Lewis number | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. | WHICH_NUMBER_FORMS_THE_CONNECTING_LINK_BETWEEN_THE_VELOCITY_AND_CONCENTRATION_PROFILES??$ | 
| A. | Schmidt number | 
| B. | Reynolds number | 
| C. | Stanton number | 
| D. | Fourier number | 
| Answer» B. Reynolds number | |
| 11. | 664 ReL1/2 Pr1/3$ | 
| A. | |
| B. | 0.014 m/sec | 
| C. | 0.015 m/sec | 
| Answer» B. 0.014 m/sec | |
| 12. | Heat transfer by molecular collision in ____________________ | 
| A. | Conduction | 
| B. | Convection | 
| C. | Scattering | 
| D. | Radiation | 
| Answer» D. Radiation | |
| 13. | Which type of columns are used for liquid dispersion in a continuous gas phase? | 
| A. | Packed | 
| B. | Bubble cap | 
| C. | Sieve – plate | 
| D. | Fluidized bed | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. | Psychrometry deals with between which type of phases? | 
| A. | Gas-liquid | 
| B. | Gas-solid | 
| C. | Gas-Vapour | 
| D. | Vapour-Solid | 
| Answer» B. Gas-solid | |
| 15. | Refer to Q8 and, calculate the rate of loss of naphthalene from the surface per unit width. | 
| A. | 0.100 gmol/m.hr | 
| B. | 0.102 gmol/m.hr | 
| C. | 0.101 gmol/m.hr | 
| D. | 0.103 gmol/m.hr | 
| Answer» C. 0.101 gmol/m.hr | |
| 16. | Which number forms the connecting link between the velocity and temperature profiles? | 
| A. | Fourier number | 
| B. | Prandtl number | 
| C. | Stanton number | 
| D. | Biot number | 
| Answer» C. Stanton number | |
| 17. | What do you mean by Sherwood number? | 
| A. | Dimension mass transfer number | 
| B. | Dimensionless mass transfer number | 
| C. | Dimension momentum transfer number | 
| D. | Dimensionless momentum transfer number | 
| Answer» C. Dimension momentum transfer number | |
| 18. | Convective mass transfer involves the transportation of material between a boundary surface and a moving fluid or between two immiscible fluids. It is prescribed by the relation | 
| A. | 2 h <sub>m </sub>(d C <sub>B</sub>) | 
| B. | ¬Ω h <sub>m </sub>(d C <sub>B</sub>) | 
| C. | h <sub>m </sub>(d C <sub>B</sub>) | 
| D. | 3/2 h <sub>m </sub>(d C <sub>B</sub>) | 
| Answer» D. 3/2 h <sub>m </sub>(d C <sub>B</sub>) | |
| 19. | In a wetted-wall tower, an air-H2S mixture is flowing by a film of water which is flowing as a thin film down a vertical plate. The H2S is being absorbed from the air to the water at a total pressure of 1.50 atm abs and 30oC. The value of kc of 9.567×10-4 m/s has been predicted for the gas-phase mass-transfer coefficient. At a given point the mole fraction of H2S in the liquid at the liquid-gas interface is 2.0×10-5 and pA of H2S in the gas is 0.05 atm. The Henry’s law equilibrium relation is pA(atm) = 609xA (mole fraction in liquid). Calculate the rate of absorption of H2S.$ | 
| A. | 1.480√ó10-3 kmol/m<sup>2</sup>.s | 
| B. | 1.486√ó10-3 kmol/m<sup>2</sup>.s | 
| C. | 1.485√ó10-3 kmol/m<sup>2</sup>.s | 
| D. | 1.487√ó10-3 kmol/m<sup>2</sup>.s | 
| Answer» C. 1.485‚Äö√†√∂‚àö‚â•10-3 kmol/m<sup>2</sup>.s | |
| 20. | The solution for velocity, concentration and temperature boundary layers will be same if | 
| A. | Prandtl number = Schmidt number= Lewis number | 
| B. | Prandtl number = 2 Schmidt number= Lewis number | 
| C. | Prandtl number = Schmidt number= 2 Lewis number | 
| D. | 2 Prandtl number = Schmidt number= Lewis number | 
| Answer» B. Prandtl number = 2 Schmidt number= Lewis number | |
| 21. | The distribution coefficient is accurate only if? | 
| A. | Solvents are miscible | 
| B. | Solutes are miscible | 
| C. | Solvents are immiscible | 
| D. | Occurrence of chemical reaction | 
| Answer» D. Occurrence of chemical reaction | |
| 22. | Sherwood number is given by | 
| A. | 3/2 h <sub>m </sub>L/D | 
| B. | ¬Ω h <sub>m </sub>L/D | 
| C. | 3 h <sub>m </sub>L/D | 
| D. | h <sub>m </sub>L/D | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. | In the two-phase aqueous systems, in ordinary situations the bulk phases are not in equilibrium? | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 24. | Rate of mass transfer is inversely proportional to the rate of reaction at solid surface? | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 25. | Prandtl number is given by | 
| A. | V/α | 
| B. | 2 V/α | 
| C. | 3 V/α | 
| D. | 4 V/α | 
| Answer» B. 2 V/‚âà√≠¬¨¬± | |
| 26. | The unit of mass transfer coefficient is ______________ | 
| A. | m<sup>-1</sup>s | 
| B. | ms<sup>-1</sup> | 
| C. | m<sup>-1</sup>s<sup>2</sup> | 
| D. | m<sup>2</sup>s<sup>-1</sup> | 
| Answer» C. m<sup>-1</sup>s<sup>2</sup> | |
| 27. | Lewis number is given by | 
| A. | 4 α/D | 
| B. | 3 α/D | 
| C. | 2 α/D | 
| D. | α/D | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | The mass transfer by convection can take place under how many conditions? | 
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 2 | 
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 4 | 
| Answer» C. 3 | |