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301.

_ Absorption accompanied by heat evolution results in$?

A. Increased capacity of the absorber
B. Increase in equilibrium solubility
C. Decrease in equilibrium solubility
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
302.

_ In distillation where q is defined as the moles of liquid flow in the stripping section per mole of feed introduced, for saturated liquid feed$?

A. q > 1
B. q < 1
C. q = 1
D. q = 0
Answer» D. q = 0
303.

_ Boiling point diagram is$?

A. Not affected by pressure
B. Affected by pressure
C. A plot of temperature vs. liquid composition
D. A plot of temperature vs. vapour composition
Answer» C. A plot of temperature vs. liquid composition
304.

_ The humid volume may be increased by increasing the$?

A. Temperature at constant humidity
B. Humidity at constant temperature
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
305.

_ McCabe-Thiele method of binary distillation does not assume that the$?

A. Sensible heat changes are negligible compared with latent heat changes
B. Molar latent heats of all components are equal
C. Heat of mixing is negligible
D. None of these
Answer» E.
306.

_ The diffusivity (D) in a binary gas mixture is related to the temperature (T) as$?

A. D ‚Äö√ √π T
B. D ‚Äö√ √π T0.5
C. D ‚Äö√ √π T1.5
D. D ‚Äö√ √π T2
Answer» D. D ‚Äö√ √π T2
307.

_ The film penetration model of mass transfer was enunciated by$?

A. Gilliland
B. Toor and Marchello
C. Stefan
D. Fick
Answer» C. Stefan
308.

_ For the gas absorption, the height of a transfer unit, based on the gas phase is given by (G: superficial molar gas velocity, L: superficial molar liquid velocity, FG:mass transfer co-efficient, mols/m² , a: in-terfacial area per unit volume of tower)$?

A. F/(FG.a)
B. FG/(G.a)
C. (G.a)/FG
D. L/(FG.G)
Answer» B. FG/(G.a)
309.

_ In a packed bed absorption column, the channelling will be noted by the$?

A. Increase in flow rate
B. Sharp drop in pressure drop
C. Sharp rise in pressure drop
D. None of these
Answer» C. Sharp rise in pressure drop
310.

__When the gas to be dissolved in liquid is a/an __________ then normally co-current adsorber are used.__

A. Mixture of two gases
B. Pure gas
C. Ideal gas
D. Sparingly soluble gas
Answer» C. Ideal gas
311.

__The 'shanks system' of leaching (i.e., counter-current multiple contact leaching) is used for__

A. Recovery of tannis from the tree barks and woods
B. Leaching sodium nitrate from Chilean nitrate bearing rock
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
312.

__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
313.

__Out of two equilibrium curves, first one lies above the diagonal and the second lies below the diagonal in the x-y plot. It means that separation by distillation is__

A. Not possible in the second case unless vacuum is applied
B. Not possible in the second case unless high pressure is applied
C. More readily done in the second case compared to first one
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
314.

__Pick out the wrong statement. Generally for physical adsorption, a gas of__

A. Higher molecular weight is adsorbed in preference to a gas of low molecular weight
B. High critical temperature is adsorbed in preference to a gas of low critical temperature
C. Low volatility is adsorbed in preference to a gas of high volatility
D. None of these
Answer» E.
315.

__Overall efficiency of the distillation column is__

A. The ratio of number of ideal plates to actual plates
B. The ratio of number of actual plates to ideal plates
C. Same as the Murphree efficiency
D. Always more than the point efficiency
Answer» B. The ratio of number of actual plates to ideal plates
316.

__In case of a desorber (stripper), the__

A. Operating line always lies above the equilibrium curve
B. Operating line always lies below the equilibrium curve
C. Temperature remains unaffected
D. Temperature always increases
Answer» C. Temperature remains unaffected
317.

__The reflux to a distillation column is 100 moles/hr, when the overhead product rate is 50 moles/hr. The reflux ratio is__

A. 2
B. 0.5
C. 50
D. 150
Answer» B. 0.5
318.

__The relative saturation of a partially saturated mixture of vapour and gas can be increased by __________ of the mixture.__

A. Reducing the total pressure
B. Increasing the total pressure
C. Reducing the temperature
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
319.

__Dryer widely used in a textile industry is __________ dryer.__

A. Festoon
B. Cylinder
C. Conveyor
D. Tunnel
Answer» D. Tunnel
320.

__Which of the following employs an accessory known as 'drift eliminator' ?__

A. Multiple effect evaporator
B. Mechanical draft cooling tower
C. Rotary dryer
D. Rotating disc contactor
Answer» C. Rotary dryer
321.

__The recovery of pencillin from the acidified fermentation broth is done by__

A. Distillation
B. Evaporation
C. Absorption
D. Liquid extraction
Answer» E.
322.

__For absorbers, high pressure drop results in__

A. Increased efficiency
B. Decreased efficiency
C. High operating cost
D. Better gas liquid contact
Answer» D. Better gas liquid contact
323.

__Solvent used in extractive distillation__

A. Is of low volatility
B. Forms a low boiling azeotrope
C. Forms a high boiling azeotrope
D. Does not alter the relative volatility of the original components
Answer» C. Forms a high boiling azeotrope
324.

__Mass transfer co-efficient of liquid is__

A. Affected more by temperature than that for gases
B. Affected much less by temperature than that for gases
C. Not affected by the temperature
D. None of these
Answer» B. Affected much less by temperature than that for gases
325.

__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
326.

__Steam distillation is used to__

A. Reduce the number of plates
B. Avoid thermal decomposition of a component
C. Increase the efficiency of separation
D. Increase the total pressure of distillation
Answer» C. Increase the efficiency of separation
327.

__According to Chilton-Colburn analogy for mass transfer, NSt.NSc2/3 is equal to__

A. F
B. F/2
C. 2f
D. 1/f
Answer» C. 2f
328.

__Flooding results in__

A. High tray efficiency
B. Low tray efficiency
C. High gas velocity
D. Good contact between the fluids
Answer» C. High gas velocity
329.

__Which of the following solutions will follow Raoult's law most closely?__

A. A solution of benzene, toluene and oxylene
B. 35% solution of camphor in water
C. 35% solution of NH‚ÇÉ in water
D. A solution of polar organic compounds (not of homologs of a series)
Answer» B. 35% solution of camphor in water
330.

__Physical absorption is__

A. An irreversible phenomenon
B. A reversible phenomenon
C. Accompanied by evolution of heat
D. Both B & C
Answer» E.
331.

__Absorption (liquid-gas system) with evolution of heat as compared to isothermal absorption results in__

A. Decreased solute solubility
B. Large minimum liquid to gas (L/G) ratio
C. Large number of trays
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
332.

__Design calculation for multiple component distillation is done by__

A. Ponchon-Savarit method
B. Mccabe-Thiele method
C. Enthalpy concentration method
D. Tray to tray calculations
Answer» E.
333.

__Chemisorption (chemical adsorption) is__

A. Same as "Van der Waals" adsorption
B. Characterised by adsorption of heat
C. An irreversible phenomenon
D. A reversible phenomenon
Answer» D. A reversible phenomenon
334.

__Azeotropism for ethyl alcohol-water system disappears by__

A. Increasing temperature
B. Decreasing pressure
C. Increasing pressure
D. No means
Answer» C. Increasing pressure
335.

__In case of absorption with exothermic reaction, for fluids having__

A. Pr = Sc; percentage change in heat and mass transfer flux will be the same for a given change in the degree of turbulence
B. Pr = Sc = 1; total mass, momentum and thermal diffusivity will be the same
C. Both A & B
D. Pr = Sc ; there won
Answer» D. Pr = Sc ; there won
336.

__As complete saturation of an adsorbent is approached, the differential heat of adsrop-tion approaches__

A. That of normal condensation
B. Integral heat of adsorption
C. Zero
D. None of these
Answer» B. Integral heat of adsorption
337.

__Ammonia present in the coke oven gas is removed by washing with__

A. Caustic solution
B. Dilute ammoniacal liquor
C. Dilute HCl
D. Ethanolamine
Answer» C. Dilute HCl
338.

__For contacting a highly soluble gas with a liquid__

A. Bubble the gas through liquid
B. Spray the liquid on gas stream
C. Either A or B would suffice
D. None of these
Answer» B. Spray the liquid on gas stream
339.

__The relative humidity of air decreases in-spite of an increase in the absolute humidity, when the__

A. Temperature rises
B. Pressure rises
C. Temperature falls
D. Pressure falls
Answer» B. Pressure rises
340.

__Drying of refractory is normally carried out in a __________ dryer.__

A. Open pan
B. Tray
C. Rotary vacuum
D. Truck/tunnel
Answer» E.
341.

__In case of unsaturated air__

A. Dew point < wet bulb temperature
B. Wet bulb temperature < dry bulb temperature
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
342.

__In azeotropic mixture, the equilibrium vapour composition is__

A. More than liquid composition
B. Less than liquid composition
C. Same as liquid composition
D. Independent of pressure
Answer» D. Independent of pressure
343.

__Which of the following remains constant during sensible cooling process ?__

A. Specific humidity
B. Partial pressure of vapour
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
344.

__Gaseous diffusion co-efficient increases with increase in the__

A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» C. Both A & B
345.

_Molecular diffusion is caused by the$?

A. Transfer of molecules from low concentration to high concentration region
B. Thermal energy of the molecules
C. Activation energy of the molecules
D. Potential energy of the molecules
Answer» C. Activation energy of the molecules
346.

_With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases due to$?

A. Decreased liquid viscosity
B. Increased diffusivity
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
347.

_In case of non-ideal gases and liquids, the molal diffusivity$?

A. Varies inversely as the pressure
B. Varies directly as the pressure
C. Is independent of pressure
D. Is equal to the volumetric diffusivity
Answer» D. Is equal to the volumetric diffusivity
348.

_Minimum possible diameter of a packed coloumn is decided mainly by the$?

A. Flooding
B. Gas viscosity
C. Liquid density
D. Liquid hold up
Answer» B. Gas viscosity
349.

_Langmuir equation is associated with$?

A. Leaching
B. Adsorption
C. Steam distillation
D. Multicomponent absorption
Answer» C. Steam distillation
350.

_Diffusion co-efficient generally depends upon the temperature, pressure & the nature of the components of the system. Its dimension is not the same as that of the$?

A. Mass transfer co-efficient
B. Thermal diffusivity
C. Kinematic viscosity
D. Volumetric diffusivity
Answer» B. Thermal diffusivity