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151.

Normality of a solution does not change with the increase in the __________________?

A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Solute concentration
D. Dilution of the solution
Answer» B. Temperature
152.

No cooling occurs, when an ideal gas undergoes unrestrained expansion, because the molecules____________________?

A. Collide without loss of energy
B. Do work equal to loss in kinetic energy
C. Are above the inversion temperature
D. Exert no attractive force on each other
Answer» D. Exert no attractive force on each other
153.

Na2SO4. 10H2O crystals are formed by cooling 100 Kg of 30% by weight aqueous solution of Na2SO4. The final concentration of the solute in the solution is 10%. The weight of crystals is________________?

A. 20
B. 32.2
C. 45.35
D. 58.65
Answer» E.
154.

N2 content in a urea sample was found to be only 42%. What is the actual urea content of the sample? (Molecular weight of urea = 60) ?

A. 80%
B. 90%
C. 95%
D. 98%
Answer» C. 95%
155.

Molar heat capacity of water in equilibrium with ice at constant pressure is_____________________?

A. 0
B.
C. 1
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1
156.

Molality is defined as the number of gm moles of solute per _____________ of solvent?

A. Litre
B. kg
C. gm.mole
D. gm
Answer» C. gm.mole
157.

Methane is mixed with stoichiometric proportion of oxygen and completely combusted. The number of additional specifications required to determine the product flow rate and composition is_______________?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» B. 1
158.

Measurement of the amount of dry gas collected over water from volume of moist gas is based on the___________________?

A. Charle’s law
B. Dalton’s law of partial pressures
C. Avogadro’s hypothesis
D. Boyle’s law
Answer» C. Avogadro’s hypothesis
159.

Maximum alumina content in high alumina refractory can be as high as ____________ percent?

A. 30
B. 50
C. 70
D. 90
Answer» E.
160.

Mass number of an atom is the sum of the numbers of_________________?

A. Neutrons and protons
B. Protons and electrons
C. Neutrons and electrons
D. Both A. & B.
Answer» E.
161.

Magnesite refractories are used for the construction of those furnaces, which are_______________?

A. Not required to resist the corrosive action of basic slag
B. Not subjected to fluctuation in temperature
C. Used for raising & maintaining high temperature
D. Both B. and C.
Answer» E.
162.

Magnesite refractories are generally not used in the__________________?

A. Electric furnace walls
B. Steel melting furnace
C. Open hearth furnace
D. Burning zone of cement kilns
Answer» C. Open hearth furnace
163.

Lower wall courses of soaking pits are made of _____________ bricks to avoid the action of molten slag & scale?

A. Chrome or magnesite
B. Silicon carbide
C. Silica
D. Low duty fireclay
Answer» B. Silicon carbide
164.

Kopp’s rule is useful for the determination of_____________________?

A. Molal heat capacities of gases
B. Heat capacities of solids
C. Activation energy
D. Heat capacities of gases
Answer» C. Activation energy
165.

Kopp’s rule is helpful in finding the__________________?

A. Heat capacities of solids
B. Heat capacities of gases
C. Molal heat capacities of gases
D. Activation energy
Answer» B. Heat capacities of gases
166.

Kopp’s rule is concerned with the calculation of__________________?

A. Thermal conductivity
B. Heat capacity
C. Viscosity
D. Surface tension
Answer» C. Viscosity
167.

Kinetic theory of gases stipulates that, the____________________?

A. Energy is lost during molecular collisions
B. Molecules possess appreciable volume
C. Absolute temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of molecules
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
168.

Kinematic viscosity of 1 m2 /second is equivalent to _____________ stokes?

A. 10
B. 102
C. 103
D. 104
Answer» E.
169.

_____________ kg of CaC03 on heating will give 56 kg of CaO?

A. 56
B. 100
C. 144
D. 1000
Answer» C. 144
170.

Isotopes are atoms having the same _____________________?

A. Mass number
B. Number of neutrons
C. Atomic mass
D. None of these
Answer» E.
171.

Isotonic solutions must have the same__________________?

A. Viscosity
B. Molar concentration
C. Normality
D. Critical temperature
Answer» C. Normality
172.

Internal energy of a substance comprises of the _____________ energy?

A. Vibrational
B. Rotational
C. Translational
D. All A., B. & C.
Answer» E.
173.

Internal energy is independent of the ____________ for an ideal gas?

A. Pressure
B. Volume
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
174.

Increasing the temperature of an aqueous solution will cause decrease in its________________?

A. Molality
B. Mole fraction
C. Weight percent
D. Molarity
Answer» E.
175.

In the reaction, represented by Na2CO3 + HC1 → NaHO3 + NaCl, the equivalent weight of Na2CO3 is________________?

A. 53
B. 5.3
C. 106
D. 10.6
Answer» D. 10.6
176.

In the reaction, Ca + 2H2O = Ca(OH)2 + H2; what volume (c.c.) of hydrogen at STP would be liberated, when 8 gm of calcium reacts with excess water ? (Atomic weight of calcium = 40) ?

A. 4480
B. 2240
C. 1120
D. 0.4
Answer» B. 2240
177.

In _______________ process, ions of salts react with water to produce acidity or alkalinity ?

A. Hydration
B. Hydrolysis
C. Electrolysis
D. Dialysis
Answer» C. Electrolysis
178.

In physical adsorption, as compared to chemisorption, the________________________?

A. Quantity adsorbed per unit mass is higher
B. Rate of adsorption is controlled by the resistance to surface reaction
C. Activation energy is very high
D. Heat of adsorption is very large
Answer» B. Rate of adsorption is controlled by the resistance to surface reaction
179.

In panel test for spalling resistance, the average face temperature of panel assembly is maintained at _____________ °C for 24 hours?

A. 700
B. 1000
C. 1600
D. 2000
Answer» D. 2000
180.

In osmosis through a semi-permeable membrane, diffusion of the___________________?

A. Solvent is from low concentration to high concentration region
B. Solvent is from high concentration to low concentration region
C. Solute takes place
D. None of these
Answer» B. Solvent is from high concentration to low concentration region
181.

In general, the specific heats of aqueous solutions _____________ with increase in the concentration of the solute?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unchanged
D. None of these
Answer» C. Remain unchanged
182.

In case of vapor-liquid equilibria, which of the following does not account for gas phase deviation from ideality ?

A. Use of equation of state
B. Fugacity co-efficient
C. Activity co-efficient
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
183.

In case of an unsaturated vapor-gas mixture, the humid volume increases with increase in the________________?

A. Total pressure
B. Absolute humidity at a given temperature
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
184.

In case of a ternary system involving two liquid components and a solute, the ratio of the concentration of the solute in the two phases at equilibrium is called the distribution co-efficient. The distribution co-efficient depends upon the______________?

A. Solute concentration
B. Temperature
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
185.

In case of a solution (not of a solid in a liquid), whose total volume is more than the sum of volumes of its components in their pure states, solubility is__________________?

A. Independent of the temperature
B. Increased with the increase in pressure
C. Decreased with the increase in pressure
D. Unchanged by the pressure change
Answer» D. Unchanged by the pressure change
186.

In case of a solution (not of a solid in a liquid), whose total volume is less than the sum of the volumes of its components in their pure states, solubility is__________________?

A. Independent of temperature
B. Increases with rise in pressure
C. Increased with decrease in pressure
D. Unchanged with pressure changes
Answer» C. Increased with decrease in pressure
187.

In a neutral solution _________________?

A. H+ ions are absent
B. OH- ions are absent
C. Both H+ and OH- ions are present in very small but equal concentration
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
188.

In a mixture of benzene vapor and nitrogen gas at a total pressure of 900 mm Hg, if the absolute humidity of benzene is 0.2 kg benzene/kg nitrogen, the partial pressure of benzene in mm Hg is__________________?

A. 180
B. 60.3
C. 720
D. 200
Answer» C. 720
189.

In a chemical process, the recycle stream is purged for______________________?

A. Increasing the product yield
B. Enriching the product
C. Limiting the inerts
D. Heat conservation
Answer» D. Heat conservation
190.

In a binary liquid system, the composition expressed as _______________ is independent of the temperature & pressure?

A. Kg of solute/kg of solvent
B. Kg-mole of solute/kg-mole of solvent
C. Kg-mole of solute/1000 kg of solvent
D. All A., B. & C.
Answer» E.
191.

In a binary liquid solution of components „A‟ and „B‟, if component „A‟ exhibits positive deviation from Raoult’s law, then component „B‟ ?

A. Exhibits positive deviation from Raoult’s law
B. Exhibits negative deviation from Raoult’s law
C. Obeys Raoult’s law
D. May exhibit either positive or negative deviation from Raoult’s law
Answer» B. Exhibits negative deviation from Raoult’s law
192.

If the pressure of a gas is reduced to half & its absolute temperature is doubled, then the volume of the gas will_________________?

A. Be reduced to 1/4th
B. Increase four times
C. Increase two times
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
193.

If the partial pressure of the solvent in the vapor phase is equal to the vapor pressure of the solvent at that temperature, then the system is said to be at its___________________?

A. Bubble point
B. Saturation temperature
C. Dew point
D. Both B. and C.
Answer» E.
194.

If the absolute temperature of an ideal gas is tripled and simultaneously the pressure is reduced to one third; then the volume of gas will _______________?

A. Remain unaltered
B. Increase nine fold
C. Increase three fold
D. Decrease three fold
Answer» C. Increase three fold
195.

If pH value of an acidic solution is decreased from 5 to 2, then the increase in its hydrogen ion concentration is _____________ times?

A. 10
B. 10
C. 1000
D. 10000
Answer» D. 10000
196.

If pH value of a solution is 8, then its pOH value will be ____________________?

A. 6
B. 1
C. 7
D. 10
Answer» B. 1
197.

If a solution of eutectic composition is cooled, _______________ reaching the eutectic temperature ?

A. The solvent begins to freeze out even before
B. It will undergo no change until
C. It will not solidify even on
D. None of these
Answer» C. It will not solidify even on
198.

If 1.5 moles of oxygen combines with aluminium to form Al2O3, then the weight of aluminium (atomic weight = 27) used in this reaction is __________ gm?

A. 27
B. 54
C. 5.4
D. 2.7
Answer» C. 5.4
199.

If 1 Nm3 of O2 contains ‘N’ number of molecules, then number of molecules in 2Nm3 of SO2 will be_________________?

A. N
B. N/2
C. 2N
D. 4N
Answer» D. 4N
200.

Hot metal runner in blast furnace are lined with ______________ bricks?

A. Silica
B. Carborundum
C. Fireclay
D. Magnesite
Answer» D. Magnesite