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301.

5 J of heat is taken out of the system and 20 J of work is done on the system, what is the change in internal energy of the system?

A. 5 J
B. 10 J
C. 15 J
D. 20 J
Answer» D. 20 J
302.

15 J of heat is supplied to a system and system does 5 J of work, what is the change in internal energy?

A. 5 J
B. 10 J
C. 15 J
D. 20 J
Answer» C. 15 J
303.

10 J of work is and 5 J of heat is supplied to the system, then the system is which of the following?

A. Steady state
B. Unsteady state
C. Closed
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Closed
304.

1 J of heat is supplied to the system and 1 kJ of work is done by the system, then the system is which of the following?

A. Steady state
B. Unsteady state
C. Closed
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Closed
305.

15 J of heat is supplied to a system and 15 J of work is done on the system, then the system is which of the following?

A. Steady state
B. Unsteady state
C. Closed
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Closed
306.

15 J of heat and 10 J of work is supplied to a system and 25 J of heat is taken out, then the system is which of the following?

A. Steady state
B. Unsteady state
C. Closed
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Unsteady state
307.

10 J of heat and 5 J of work is supplied to a system and 20 J of heat is taken out, then the system is which of the following?

A. Steady state
B. Unsteady state
C. Closed
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Closed
308.

What is ∆E for a steady-state system?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Cannot say
Answer» D. Cannot say
309.

10 J of work is done on a steady state system, what is the heat supplied to the system?

A. – 10 J
B. 10 J
C. 5 J
D. 0
Answer» B. 10 J
310.

15 J of work is done by a steady state system, what is the heat supplied to the system?

A. – 15 J
B. 15 J
C. 10 J
D. – 10 J
Answer» C. 10 J
311.

10 J of heat is taken off from a steady state system, what is the work done on the system?

A. – 10 J
B. 10 J
C. – 5 J
D. 5 J
Answer» C. – 5 J
312.

5 J of heat is supplied to a steady state system, what is the work done by the system?

A. – 5 J
B. 5 J
C. 0
D. 10 J
Answer» C. 0
313.

For an open unsteady state system, 10 J of heat was supplied and 10 J of work was done by the system, what is the value of change in enthalpy?

A. 0
B. 10 J
C. 20 J
D. – 20 J
Answer» B. 10 J
314.

For an open unsteady state system, 5 J of heat was supplied and 10 J of work was done on the system, what is the value of change in enthalpy?

A. 5 J
B. 10 J
C. 15 J
D. 20 J
Answer» D. 20 J
315.

For an open unsteady state system, 15 J of heat was supplied and -5 J of work was done on the system, what is the value of change in enthalpy?

A. 10 J
B. – 15 J
C. 20 J
D. – 25 J
Answer» B. – 15 J
316.

For an open unsteady state system, 15 J of heat was taken off and 10 J of work was done by the system, what is the value of change in enthalpy?

A. – 5 J
B. 5 J
C. 25 J
D. – 25 J
Answer» B. 5 J
317.

For an open unsteady state system, 5 J of heat was supplied and 10 J of work was done by the system, what is the value of change in enthalpy?

A. – 5 J
B. 5 J
C. 10 J
D. 15 J
Answer» B. 5 J
318.

What is the enthalpy of a mixture having 20% of A with enthalpy 15 J, and 80% of B with enthalpy 25 J?

A. 17 J
B. 19 J
C. 23 J
D. 28 J
Answer» D. 28 J
319.

Enthalpy of a stream is which function of temperature and pressure?

A. Explicit
B. Implicit
C. Cannot say
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Implicit
320.

In an open, steady state system if the heat transferred is 10 J and work done by the system is 5 J, what is the change in Potential energy (neglect kinetic energy)?

A. 5 J
B. -5J
C. 15 J
D. -15 J
Answer» B. -5J
321.

What is the heat transferred to 2 Kg and 5 m³ of a rigid system, with change in enthalpy 5 J/Kg?

A. 5 J
B. 10 J
C. 15 J
D. 20 J
Answer» C. 15 J
322.

What is the humid heat of a mixture of air (CP = 10 J) with water vapor (CP = 15 J), if the humidity is 60%?

A. 10 J
B. 14 J
C. 19 J
D. 23 J
Answer» D. 23 J
323.

What are the total degrees of freedom if the number of species are 8, total streams are 3, stream temperature 3, stream pressure 3 and heat released 1, extent of reaction 2?

A. 8
B. 12
C. 15
D. 17
Answer» E.
324.

The humidity at dry-bulb temperature of 20°C is 40% and the humidity at dry-bulb temperature of 25°C is 25%, what is the slope of adiabatic cooling line?

A. 0.03
B. -0.03
C. 0.05
D. -0.05
Answer» C. 0.05
325.

Heat of formations of A, B, C, and D, are 1 J, 2 J, 3 J, and 4 J respectively, what is the heat of reaction 3A + 4B -> 2C + D?

A. -1 J
B. 1 J
C. 3 J
D. 6 J
Answer» B. 1 J
326.

What is the efficiency of the system, if the actual work output from the process is 20 J and work output for a reversible process is 25 J?

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 40%
D. 80%
Answer» E.
327.

The feed of a process simulator is 5 mole with enthalpy 3 J/mole, the heat input is 15 J, and the work performed is 20 J, what will be the product enthalpy if mole of the product are 2?

A. 1 J/mole
B. 2 J/mole
C. 3 J/mole
D. 5 J/mole
Answer» E.
328.

What is the enthalpy change of a reaction at 35°C, if the enthalpy of reactant at 35°C and 25°C are 18 J and 10 J, and enthalpy of product at 35°C and 25°C are 12 J and 8 J, and the enthalpy change of reaction at 25°C is 15 J?

A. 9 J
B. 14 J
C. 22 J
D. 27 J
Answer» E.
329.

What is the enthalpy of a reaction, if the standard heat of formation of compound is 10 J, sensible heat of the compound is 30 J, and latent heat of the compound is 20 J?

A. 10 J
B. 30 J
C. 40 J
D. 60 J
Answer» E.
330.

What is the heat of reaction if the heat of combustion of products is 40 J and heat of combustion of reactants is 25 J?

A. 5 J
B. 10 J
C. 15 J
D. -15 J
Answer» E.
331.

What is the final enthalpy of the solution made by mixing 100 grams of 10% NaOH having enthalpy 40 J with 300 grams of 90% NaOH having enthalpy 20 J?

A. 10 J
B. 15 J
C. 25 J
D. 40 J
Answer» D. 40 J
332.

What is the heat of reaction for 2CO + O₂ -> 2CO₂, if the heat of combustion of CO = 20 J, O₂ = 5 J, and CO₂ = 25 J?

A. 5 J
B. -5 J
C. 15 J
D. -15 J
Answer» D. -15 J
333.

What is the specific humidity, if mass of water is 15 g and mass of bone dry air is 25 g?

A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 60%
Answer» E.
334.

10 J of heat and 5 J of work are supplied to the system, what is the change in internal energy?

A. 5 J
B. 10 J
C. 15 J
D. 20 J
Answer» D. 20 J
335.

Two feeds, 10 mole with 5 J/mole and 20 mole with 15 J/mole, product contains two streams, 5 mole with 10 J/mole and P with 25 J/mole, what is the value of P?

A. 10 mole
B. 12 mole
C. 15 mole
D. 18 mole
Answer» C. 15 mole
336.

What is the enthalpy of reaction for CH₄ + 2O₂ -> CO₂ + 2H₂O, if the conversion of CH₄ is 50%, and heat of formation of CH₄, O₂, CO₂, and H₂O are 10 J, 0, 6 J and 4 J?

A. 0
B. 2 J
C. 4 J
D. 6 J
Answer» C. 4 J
337.

What is the heat transferred to the system, if change in enthalpy is 30 J and pressure, volume changed from 8 Pa, 5 m³ to 4 Pa, 12 m³?

A. 12 J
B. 15 J
C. 18 J
D. 22 J
Answer» E.
338.

What is the heat of reaction if the heat of combustion of products is 2 J and heat of combustion of reactants is 10 J?

A. 8 J
B. -8 J
C. 4 J
D. -4 J
Answer» B. -8 J
339.

What is the value of higher heating value if the value of lower heating value is 10 J and the product has 5 mole of H₂O and Enthalpy of vaporization is 4 J/mole at standard conditions?

A. 10 J
B. 20 J
C. 30 J
D. 40 J
Answer» D. 40 J
340.

What is the reversible work done if 5 m³ of an ideal gas is compressed isothermally from 1 Pa to 5 Pa?

A. 4.41 J
B. 8.01 J
C. 10.20 J
D. 14.18 J
Answer» C. 10.20 J
341.

What is the work of humidification process?

A. Vaporization
B. Freezing
C. Condensing
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Freezing
342.

Mixing of dissimilar substances is example of which process?

A. Reversible
B. Irreversible
C. Cannot say
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Cannot say
343.

Energy out and Energy in of a system are 10 J and 20 J respectively, what is the efficiency of the system?

A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
Answer» E.
344.

1 Kg of water (CP = 0.5 J/Kg°C) is pumped to a height of 1 m, work done by the motor is 20 J/Kg, and heat liberated by it is 5 J/Kg, what is the final temperature of water if the initial temperature was 20°C?

A. 20°C
B. 30°C
C. 40°C
D. 50°C
Answer» C. 40°C
345.

If the temperature of the reaction is 25°C what will be the temperature of the products of the reaction for which theoretical flame temperature is defined?

A. 25°C
B. 45°C
C. 75°C
D. 100°C
Answer» D. 100°C
346.

Which of the following is not found in process simulators?

A. Heat exchangers
B. Compressors
C. Splitters
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
347.

Two feeds, 15 moles with H = 10 J/mole and 10 with H = 20 J/mole, what is the enthalpy of products?

A. 8 J/mole
B. 12 J/mole
C. 18 J/mole
D. 25 J/mole
Answer» D. 25 J/mole
348.

CP-T curve of H2 forms a rectangle of height 20 J/°C from 4°C to 5°C?

A. 20 J
B. 80 J
C. 100 J
D. 140 J
Answer» D. 140 J
349.

The standard heat of reaction is heat of reaction for how many mole of compound?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» C. 2
350.

The input mass in a process simulator is 5 Kg, what will be the output mass?

A. 0
B. 5 Kg
C. 8 Kg
D. 10 Kg
Answer» C. 8 Kg