Explore topic-wise MCQs in Chemical Engineering.

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1.

What separates system and surroundings?

A. Boundary
B. Temperature
C. Pressure
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Temperature
2.

What is the fraction of a gas in a system at partial pressure 1 mm Hg, if the 0.2 fraction of the same gas is at partial pressure 2 mm Hg and 0.3 fraction at partial pressure 3 mm Hg (Use Freundlich Isotherm)?

A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.3
D. 0.4
Answer» B. 0.2
3.

Which of the following is an intensive variable?

A. Moles
B. Enthalpy per mole
C. Enthalpy
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Enthalpy
4.

You shake a thermos so that the temperature of tea inside increases by 2°C, if you transferred Q amount of heat to the thermos, which of the following satisfies Q?

A. Q > 0
B. Q < 0
C. Q = 0
D. Cannot say
Answer» D. Cannot say
5.

According to Henry’s Law, what is the fraction of a gas with partial pressure p and Henry’s constant H?

A. p*H
B. p/H
C. p + H
D. p – H
Answer» C. p + H
6.

Which of the following is then property of adsorbtion isotherm?

A. Linear
B. Decreasing
C. Monotonous
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
7.

What is the fraction of a gas in a system at partial pressure 3 atm, if the 0.2 fraction of the same gas is at partial pressure 4 atm and 0.3 fraction at partial pressure 6 atm (Use Freundlich Isotherm)?

A. 0.1
B. 0.15
C. 0.2
D. 0.25
Answer» C. 0.2
8.

Which of the following is an intensive property?

A. Mole
B. Gibbs Free energy
C. Enthalpy
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
9.

Internal energy is which of the following function?

A. Path function
B. State function
C. Cannot say
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Cannot say
10.

0.2 mole glucose reacts completely with excess air, if 5 liter of bone dry air is produced at 27°C and 5 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 40%
B. 80%
C. 120%
D. 160%
Answer» D. 160%
11.

1 mole glucose reacts completely with excess air, if 25 liter of bone dry air is produced at 27°C and 5 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 40%
B. 80%
C. 120%
D. 160%
Answer» D. 160%
12.

10 mole glucose reacts completely with excess air, if 25 liter of bone dry air is produced at 27°C and 30 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 100%
B. 200%
C. 300%
D. 400%
Answer» C. 300%
13.

1.5 mole glucose reacts completely with excess air, if 5 liter of bone dry air is produced at 27°C and 30 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 50%
B. 150%
C. 200%
D. 300%
Answer» C. 200%
14.

Which of the following adsorbs on the adsorbing surface?

A. Adsorbate
B. Adsorbent
C. Absobate
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Adsorbent
15.

Which of the following is an extensive variable?

A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Volume
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
16.

An object moved forward 10 meters and then comes back 5 meter all with a constant force of 5 N, what is the work done by the force?

A. 5 Joule
B. 25 Joule
C. 50 Joule
D. 75 Joule
Answer» C. 50 Joule
17.

What is the partial pressure of a 10% gas in a system, if H = 2 mm Hg?

A. 0.1 mm Hg
B. 0.2 mm Hg
C. 0.3 mm Hg
D. 0.4 mm Hg
Answer» C. 0.3 mm Hg
18.

A 40% gas in a system has partial pressure 4 atm, what is Henry’s constant?

A. 1.6 atm
B. 4 atm
C. 10 atm
D. 16 atm
Answer» D. 16 atm
19.

Which of the following has steepest P-V curve?

A. Adiabatic
B. Isothermal
C. Isobaric
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Isothermal
20.

What is the total pressure of a system having 25% CO₂ with 4 atm partial pressure and 30% O₂ with 10 atm partial pressure, and 45% SO₂ with partial pressure 20 atm?

A. 9 atm
B. 13 atm
C. 17 atm
D. 19 atm
Answer» C. 17 atm
21.

A piston cylinder is compressed with some pressure, what is the work done on the system?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Cannot say
Answer» B. Negative
22.

A piston cylinder expands from 7 liter to 15 liter with external pressure of 500 Pa, what is the work done by the system?

A. – 1.5 Joule
B. – 4 Joule
C. 1.5 Joule
D. 4 Joule
Answer» C. 1.5 Joule
23.

Which of the following satisfies the first derivative of adsorbtion isotherms?

A. Greater than 1
B. Less than 1
C. Equal to 1
D. Cannot say
Answer» B. Less than 1
24.

An object is moved from one position to another with a specific force, what type of work is it?

A. Shaft Work
B. Flow Work
C. Mechanical Work
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
25.

Which of the following is true for open system?

A. Flow system
B. Non flow system
C. Cannot say
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Non flow system
26.

What is the fraction of a gas in a system at partial pressure 2 mm Hg, if the 0.2 fraction of the same gas is at partial pressure 8 mm Hg and 0.3 fraction at partial pressure 18 mm Hg (Use Freundlich Isotherm)?

A. 0.0125
B. 0.0250
C. 0.0375
D. 0.0450
Answer» B. 0.0250
27.

What is the fraction of a gas in a system at partial pressure 1 atm, if the 0.1 fraction of the same gas is at partial pressure 2 atm and 0.2 fraction at partial pressure 4 atm (Use Freundlich Isotherm)?

A. 0.01
B. 0.03
C. 0.05
D. 0.08
Answer» D. 0.08
28.

Which of the following is correct about an isothermal process?

A. ∆T = 0
B. dT = 0
C. ∆T /= 0
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. ∆T /= 0
29.

Which of the following is called for the adsorbing the molecules?

A. Adsorbate
B. Adsorbent
C. Absobate
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Absobate
30.

What is called the ratio of partial pressure of vapor and partial pressure of dry gas?

A. Humidity
B. Relative humidity
C. Molal humidity
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
31.

What is the molal saturation of a gas with 10 moles of gas vapor and 25 moles of dry gas?

A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 0.8
D. 1
Answer» C. 0.8
32.

What is the molal saturation of a gas with 10 Pa partial pressure without vapor and 0.5 atm partial pressure with vapor?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 5
D. 101.3
Answer» D. 101.3
33.

What is the K value of a gas with partial pressure 50 Pa and total pressure of the system is 1 mm Hg?

A. 0.37
B. 0.45
C. 0.79
D. 0.91
Answer» B. 0.45
34.

What is the molal humidity of a gas with partial pressure with vapor 1 mm Hg and partial pressure without vapor 1 atm?

A. 90%
B. 131%
C. 214%
D. 288%
Answer» C. 214%
35.

A piston cylinder contracts from 10 Liter to 5 Liter with and external pressure of 10 Pa, what is the work done on the system?

A. 0.5 mJ
B. 5 mJ
C. 10 mJ
D. 50 mJ
Answer» E.
36.

What is the total pressure of a system having 50% H₂CO₃ with 6 atm partial pressure and 50% O₂ with 12 atm partial pressure?

A. 3 atm
B. 6 atm
C. 9 atm
D. 12 atm
Answer» D. 12 atm
37.

Q amount of heat is transferred in an adiabatic process, which of the following is correct?

A. Q > 0
B. Q = 0
C. Q < 0
D. Cannot say
Answer» C. Q < 0
38.

Which of the following is not the type of energy?

A. Enthalpy
B. Heat
C. Entropy
D. Work
Answer» D. Work
39.

An object is moved at a distance of 10 m with the force of 5 N, what is the work done by the force?

A. 5 Joule
B. 50 Joule
C. 500 Joule
D. 5000 Joule
Answer» C. 500 Joule
40.

Which of the following is true about closed system?

A. Flow system
B. Non flow system
C. Cannot say
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Cannot say
41.

A piston cylinder expands with some pressure, what is the work done by the system?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Cannot Say
Answer» B. Negative
42.

What is the mass of water vapor, if the mass of dry gas is 10 lb and humidity 10%?

A. 254 g
B. 453 g
C. 746 g
D. 1 Kg
Answer» C. 746 g
43.

What is the humidity if the moles of dry gas are 25 and mole of water vapor are 15?

A. 60%
B. 90%
C. 150%
D. 200%
Answer» B. 90%
44.

What are moles of dry gas if the moles of water vapor is 14 at 25% humidity?

A. 3.5
B. 7
C. 14
D. 56
Answer» E.
45.

A reaction has produced 1 mole of water vapor and 5 liter of bone dry air at 27°C and 5 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 100%
B. 104%
C. 115%
D. 169%
Answer» B. 104%
46.

A reaction has produced 5 moles of water vapor and 10 liter bone dry air at 27°C and 15 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 24%
B. 49%
C. 83%
D. 106%
Answer» D. 106%
47.

A reaction has produced 1.5 moles of water and 2 liter of bone dry air at 27°C and 25 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 5%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer» E.
48.

A reaction has produced 0.4 mole of water vapor and 1 liter of bone dry air at 27°C and 5 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 85%
B. 143%
C. 178%
D. 200%
Answer» E.
49.

A reaction has produced 45 moles of water and 25 liter of bone dry air at 27°C and 25 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 25%
B. 104%
C. 180%
D. 209%
Answer» D. 209%
50.

50 mole of CH₄ reacts completely with excess air, if 25 liter of bone dry air is produced at 27°C and 25 atm, what is the humidity?

A. 20%
B. 80%
C. 200%
D. 400%
Answer» E.