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This section includes 590 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
The diffusivity, DAB (for component A diffusing in B) is equal to the diffusivity DBA (for component B diffusing in A) for a binary mixture of________________? |
A. | Newtonian liquids |
B. | Non-Newtonian liquids |
C. | Ideal gases |
D. | Real gases |
Answer» D. Real gases | |
152. |
The diffusivity D. in a binary gas mixture is related to the temperature (T) as________________________? |
A. | D ∝ T |
B. | D ∝ T0.5 |
C. | D ∝ T1.5 |
D. | D ∝ T2 |
Answer» D. D ∝ T2 | |
153. |
The diffusivity D. in a binary gas mixture is related to the pressure (P) as__________________? |
A. | D ∝ P0.5 |
B. | D ∝ 1/P0.5 |
C. | D ∝ 1/P |
D. | D ∝ 1/P1.5 |
Answer» D. D ∝ 1/P1.5 | |
154. |
The diffusivity D. in a binary gas mixture is related to the pressure (P) as___________________? |
A. | D ∝ P0.5 |
B. | D ∝ 1/P0.5 |
C. | D ∝ 1/P |
D. | D ∝ 1/P1.5 |
Answer» D. D ∝ 1/P1.5 | |
155. |
The diffusion co-efficient in m2/s. of acetic acid in benzene (liquid in liquid) is___________________? |
A. | 2.09 × 10-4 |
B. | 2.09 × 10-5 |
C. | 2.09 × 10-9 |
D. | 2.09 × 10-12 |
Answer» B. 2.09 × 10-5 | |
156. |
The difference of wet bulb temperature and adiabatic saturation temperature of unsaturated mixture of any system is___________________? |
A. | +ve |
B. | -ve |
C. | Zero |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. -ve | |
157. |
The dew point of an unsaturated gas-vapor mixture does not depend upon the ____________________ of the mixture? |
A. | Composition |
B. | Temperature |
C. | Total pressure |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» C. Total pressure | |
158. |
The dew point of an unsaturated gas-vapor mixture does not depend upon the _________________ of the mixture? |
A. | Composition |
B. | Temperature |
C. | Total pressure |
D. | All A, B. and C. |
Answer» C. Total pressure | |
159. |
The dew point of a saturated gas phase equals the ________________ temperature? |
A. | Gas |
B. | Room |
C. | Wet bulb |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Room | |
160. |
The critical moisture content in case of drying indicates the _______________ rate period? |
A. | Beginning of falling |
B. | Beginning of constant |
C. | End of falling |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Beginning of constant | |
161. |
The critical moisture content in case of drying indicates the ________________ rate period? |
A. | Beginning of falling |
B. | Beginning of constant |
C. | End of falling |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Beginning of constant | |
162. |
The cooling effect in a cooling tower can be speeded up by _______________________? |
A. | Increasing the air velocity and area of exposed wet surface |
B. | Reducing the barometric pressure |
C. | Reducing the humidity of the air |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
163. |
The cooling effect in a cooling tower cannot be increased by_____________________? |
A. | Increasing the air velocity over the wet surfaces |
B. | Reducing the humidity of entering air |
C. | Lowering the barometric pressure |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
164. |
The commonly used solvent in supercritical extraction is_____________________? |
A. | Methyl ethyl ketone |
B. | Water |
C. | Carbon tetrachloride |
D. | Carbon dioxide |
Answer» E. | |
165. |
The change in enthalpy per unit weight of adsorbed gas when adsorbed on gas free or “outgassed” adsorbent to from a definite concentration of adsorbate is called its_____________________? |
A. | Integral heat of adsorption |
B. | Heat of wetting |
C. | Differential heat of adsorption |
D. | Heat of normal condensation |
Answer» B. Heat of wetting | |
166. |
The change in enthalpy, when a unit quantity of gas is absorbed by relatively large quantity of adsorbent (on which a definite concentration of the adsorbed gas already exists) is termed as the_________________? |
A. | Differential heat of adsorption |
B. | Heat of wetting |
C. | Integral heat of adsorption |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Heat of wetting | |
167. |
The caking of crystals can be prevented by _____________________? |
A. | Maintaining high critical humidity |
B. | Maintaining low critical humidity |
C. | Coating the product with inert material |
D. | Both A. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
168. |
The boiling points of pure components of a binary system ________________ with increase in total pressure of the system ? |
A. | Decreases |
B. | Increases |
C. | Remains unchanged |
D. | May increase or decrease, depends on the system |
Answer» C. Remains unchanged | |
169. |
The binary diffusivity in gases does not depend upon the ___________________? |
A. | Pressure |
B. | Temperature |
C. | Nature of the components |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
170. |
The binary diffusivity in gases at atmospheric conditions is about ___________________? |
A. | 10-9 cm/sec |
B. | 10-1 cm2/sec |
C. | 10-3 sec/cm |
D. | 10-4 cm2/sec2 |
Answer» C. 10-3 sec/cm | |
171. |
The binary diffusivity in gases and liquids vary respectively as_________________? |
A. | T3/2 and T |
B. | T and T3/2 |
C. | √T and T3/2 |
D. | T3/2 and √T |
Answer» B. T and T3/2 | |
172. |
The assumption made in Elis method in distillation is that enthalpy concentration lines of vapor and liquid are __________________? |
A. | Parallel |
B. | Straight |
C. | Both parallel and straight |
D. | Neither parallel nor straight |
Answer» D. Neither parallel nor straight | |
173. |
The apex of an equilateral-triangular coordinate (in ternary liquid system) represents a/an ___________________? |
A. | Pure component |
B. | Binary mixture |
C. | Ternary mixture |
D. | Insoluble binary system |
Answer» B. Binary mixture | |
174. |
The amount of steam required per unit quantity of distillate in case of steam distillation will be reduced by __________________? |
A. | Raising the temperature |
B. | Lowering the total pressure |
C. | Both A. and B. |
D. | Neither A. nor B. |
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B. | |
175. |
The adiabatic saturation curve for a vapour-gas mixture is__________________? |
A. | Straight line |
B. | Slightly concave upward |
C. | Slightly concave downward |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Slightly concave downward | |
176. |
The absorption factor is defined as (where, L = liquid flow rate, G = gas flow rate and, m = slope of the equilibrium line) ? |
A. | L/mG |
B. | G/mL |
C. | mL/G |
D. | LG/m |
Answer» B. G/mL | |
177. |
Schmidt number is given by ___________________? |
A. | μ/ρDAB |
B. | Re × Pe |
C. | Sh × Pe |
D. | Re/Pe |
Answer» B. Re × Pe | |
178. |
Schmidt number and Lewis number for pure air at atmospheric conditions are respectively__________________? |
A. | < 1 and ≈ 1 |
B. | 1 and 0 |
C. | > 1 and ≈ 1 |
D. | 0 and ≈ 1 |
Answer» B. 1 and 0 | |
179. |
Sand is dried in foundries in a ______________________drier? |
A. | Rotary |
B. | Fluidised bed |
C. | Vacuum |
D. | Spray |
Answer» C. Vacuum | |
180. |
Rotary dryers cannot handle _______________ materials ? |
A. | Free flowing |
B. | Dry |
C. | Sticky |
D. | Granular |
Answer» D. Granular | |
181. |
Rose oil is extracted from rose leaves using ____________ distillation? |
A. | High pressure |
B. | Low pressure |
C. | Extractive |
D. | Steam |
Answer» E. | |
182. |
Reverse osmosis is also called_________________? |
A. | Dialysis |
B. | Electrodialysis |
C. | Diffusion |
D. | Ultra-filtration |
Answer» E. | |
183. |
Removal of ______________ exemplifies an adsorption unit operation? |
A. | Uranium from its ore |
B. | Water from petrol |
C. | Ammonia from coke oven gas |
D. | Mustard oil from mustard seed |
Answer» C. Ammonia from coke oven gas | |
184. |
Relative volatility varies with the concentration of component for an ideal solution. The relative volatility of a binary mixture may be defined as the ratio of vapor pressure of component ‘A’ to that of component ‘B’, when_________________? |
A. | Only vapor phase follows Raoult’s law |
B. | Only liquid phase obeys Dalton’s law |
C. | Liquid phase obeys Dalton’s law and vapor phase obeys Raoult’s law |
D. | Vapor phase obeys Dalton’s law and liquid phase obeys Raoult’s law |
Answer» E. | |
185. |
Relative volatility does not change appreciably with the change in_____________________? |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Vapour pressure of either component |
C. | Total pressure |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Vapour pressure of either component | |
186. |
Relative humidity is the ratio of the______________________? |
A. | Partial pressure of the vapour to the vapour pressure of the liquid at room temperature |
B. | Partial pressure of the vapour to the vapour pressure of the liquid at gas temperature |
C. | Actual humidity to saturation humidity |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Actual humidity to saturation humidity | |
187. |
Refractory bricks are usually dried in a ________________ dryer? |
A. | Tray |
B. | Tunnel |
C. | Conveyor |
D. | Festoon |
Answer» C. Conveyor | |
188. |
Reboiler is considered as one theoretical plate, because_____________________? |
A. | Of the assumption that vapour and liquid leaving the reboiler are in equilibrium |
B. | Vapour is recycled to the column |
C. | Reboiler itself contains one plate |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Vapour is recycled to the column | |
189. |
Rayleigh equation applies to _________________ distillation ? |
A. | Differential |
B. | Flash |
C. | Equilibrium |
D. | Molecular |
Answer» B. Flash | |
190. |
Rayleigh’s equation applies to _________________ distillation? |
A. | Continuous |
B. | Steam |
C. | Differential |
D. | Flash |
Answer» D. Flash | |
191. |
Rayleigh’s equation applies to ________________ distillation? |
A. | Continuous |
B. | Steam |
C. | Differential |
D. | Flash |
Answer» D. Flash | |
192. |
Rate of leaching increases with increasing______________________? |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Viscosity of solvent |
C. | Pressure |
D. | Size of the solid |
Answer» B. Viscosity of solvent | |
193. |
Raschig ring made of porcelain cannot be used for treating concentrated___________________? |
A. | Hydrochloric acid |
B. | Nitric acid |
C. | Alkalis |
D. | Sulphuric acid |
Answer» D. Sulphuric acid | |
194. |
Raoult’s law is applicable to the_____________________? |
A. | Ideal solutions |
B. | Real solutions |
C. | Mixture of water and alcohol |
D. | Non-ideal gases |
Answer» B. Real solutions | |
195. |
Raoult’s law does not apply, when the___________________? |
A. | Size of component molecules are not equal |
B. | Attractive forces between like and unlike molecules in the solution are approximately equal |
C. | Component molecules are non-polar |
D. | Chemical combination or molecular association between unlike molecules takes place in the formation of solution |
Answer» D. Chemical combination or molecular association between unlike molecules takes place in the formation of solution | |
196. |
Raoult’s law applies to the___________________? |
A. | All liquid solutions |
B. | Non-ideal solution only |
C. | Non-volatile solute |
D. | Solvents |
Answer» E. | |
197. |
Radioactive nuclear waste is treated in____________________? |
A. | Mixer-settler extractor |
B. | Rotating-disc contactor |
C. | Pulsed column extractor |
D. | Bollman extractor |
Answer» D. Bollman extractor | |
198. |
Psychrometry deals with the properties of gas-vapor mixture. Humidity can be determined by the measurement of the ________________ of a fibre ? |
A. | Electrical resistance |
B. | Thermal conductivity |
C. | Strength |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Thermal conductivity | |
199. |
Priming in a distillation column_________________? |
A. | Results from very low gas velocity |
B. | Is desirable from point efficiency consideration |
C. | Is characterised by the presence of foam throughout the space between trays |
D. | Reduces the overall pressure drop |
Answer» D. Reduces the overall pressure drop | |
200. |
Pressure drop through plate tower as compared to that through packed tower, for the same duty will be___________________? |
A. | Less |
B. | More |
C. | Equal |
D. | Either A. or B.; depends on the packing height |
Answer» C. Equal | |