chemical engineering Mcqs
2101. Pick out the correct statement ?
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A. tem separation

B. ponents is linear in the case of steady state equimolal counter-diffusion</strong>

C. Higher hold up of the solid in the rotary dryer results in better exposure of the solids to the gas

D. The Hatta number is important in problems involving gas absorption without chemical

E. ction

F. For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases, the partial pressure distribution of both
2102. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. A sharp increase in pressure drop gives an indication of the flooding in a distillation column

B. Separation of components is not possible in liquid extraction, if selectivity is unity

C. uum</strong>

D. Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high

E. Critical moisture content is not a property of the material itself

2103. Air initially at 101. 3 kPa and 40C and with a relative humidity of 50%, is cooled at constant pressure to 30C. The cooled air has a____________________?
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A. Higher wet bulb temperature

B. Higher relative humidity

C. Higher absolute (specific) humidity

D. Higher dew point

2104. Which of the following same diameter columns gives lowest pressure drop per unit height ?
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A. Sieve-plate column

B. Randomly packed column

C. Bubble-cap column

D. Packed column (stacked)
2105. Which of the following liquid-vapor contacting devices provides maximum contact surface area for a particular duty ?
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A. Wetted wall column

B. Randomly packed column

C. Bubble cap column

D. Sieve plate column

2106. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. The slope of the stripping line is always less than unity

B. reases

C. For a given separation in a binary distillation column, with increase in reflux ratio (above the

D. imum reflux ratio), the fixed cost of the distillation column first increases and then

E. tifying operating lines are vertical at total reflux</strong>

F. Kremser-Brown-Souders equation is used to calculate the efficiency of a plate tower

2107. In case of steam distillation, the steam leaving the liquid is not completely saturated with distillate vapour, because_______________?
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A. Temperature is less

B. dition</strong>

C. Total pressure is less

D. Saturated steam is used for steam distillation

E. Mixing of steam with the material being vaporised is not so intimate as to result in equilibrium
2108. McCabe-Thiele method of binary distillation does not assume that the__________________?
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A. None of these

B. Sensible heat changes are negligible compared with latent heat changes

C. Molar latent heats of all components are equal

D. Heat of mixing is negligible

2109. Steady state equimolal counter diffusion occurs in case of ____________________?
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A. Leaching

B. Liquid-liquid extraction

C. Binary phase distillation

D. Absorption

2111. In an operating distillation column, the______________________?
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A. bottom to the top of the column</strong>

B. Driving force for the vapor flow is the pressure drop, as the pressure decreases gradually from

C. Driving force for the liquid flow is its specific weight

D. Vapors and liquids are at their dew point and bubble point respectively

E. Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column

2113. The term approach in a cooling tower refers to the difference in the temperature of the____________________?
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A. None of these

B. Cold water leaving the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air

C. Hot water entering and the cooled water leaving the cooling tower

D. Hot water entering the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air

2114. At minimum reflux ratio for a given separation__________________?
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A. Separation is most efficient

B. Minimum number of the theoretical plates is required

C. Number of plates is zero

D. Number of plates is infinity
2115. Positive deviation from Raoults law means a mixture whose total pressure is___________________?
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A. Less than that computed for ideality

B. Less than the sum of the vapour pressure of the components

C. None of these

D. Greater than that computed for ideality
2116. Air at a particular humidity is heated in a furnace. The new dew point_____________________?
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A. Remain unchanged

B. Depends on the extent of heating

C. Increases

D. Decreases

2117. The adiabatic saturation curve for a vapour-gas mixture is__________________?
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A. Slightly concave upward

B. None of these

C. Slightly concave downward

D. Straight line

2119. Which of the following equipments is not used in liquid-liquid extraction ?
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A. Centrifugal extractors

B. Pachuka tank

C. Agitated vessels

D. Packed towers

2120. Deaeration (removal of O2) of water is done by_________________?
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A. Absorption

B. Ion-exchange

C. Adsorption

D. Rectification

2121. Which of the following is not a continuous drier ?
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A. Drum drier

B. Tunnel drier

C. Spray drier

D. Tray drier
2123. Sides of equilateral-triangular co-ordinates (on which ternary liquid system is plotted) represent ______________________?
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A. A ternary mixture

B. Partially miscible ternary system

C. A binary mixture

D. A pure component

2124. Which of the following quantities need not be fixed before starting the design of a cocurrent absorber ?
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A. None of these

B. Flow rate of entering liquid

C. Heat gain or loss

D. Flow rate of gas

2125. An example of elution is______________________?
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A. Recovery of vegetable oils from seeds

B. Separation of sugar from sugar beet by hot water

C. Separation of uranium oxide from its ore by H2SO4 in a Pachuca tank

D. Dissolution of tannin out of tree barks by water

2126. A good solvent used for absorption should not have very high____________________?
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A. Vapor pressure

B. Viscosity

C. All A., B. & C.

D. Freezing point

2127. If xD = overhead product molal composition and RD = reflux ratio, then slope and intercept of the operating line for rectifying section are respectively ?
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A. [xD/(RD + 1)], [RD/(RD + 1)]

B. [RD/(RD + 1)], [xD/(xD + 1)]

C. None of these

D. [xD/(RD + 1)], [(RD + 1)/RD]

2128. One mole feed of a binary mixture of a given composition is flash vaporised at a fixed P and T. If Raoults law is obeyed, then changing the feed composition would effect ?
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A. The fraction vaporised but not the product composition

B. Neither the product composition nor the fraction vaporised

C. The product composition but not the fraction vaporised

D. The product composition as well as the fraction vaporised

2129. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. Freeze drying is used for the drying of fish

B. brane is called dialysis

C. Reboiler is not used in open steam distillation

D. Fenske-Underwood equation is used for calculating theoretical number of plates in a

E. tillation column at normal operating reflux condition</strong>

F. The separation of solutes of different molecular sizes in a liquid solution by use of a suitable

2130. In a counter-current liquid extractor___________________?
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A. Both liquids flow at fixed rate

B. Both liquids can have any desired flow rate

C. Only one of the liquids may be pumped at any desired rate

D. Liquids flow rate depends upon the temperature and pressure

2131. Which of the following binary systems is an example of a maximum boiling azeotrope ?
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A. Acetone-carbon disulphide

B. n-heptane-n-octane

C. Water-ethyl alcohol

D. Water-hydrochloric acid
2133. Pick out the correct statement ?
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A. Solvent used in extractive distillation should be of high volatility

B. Ponchan-Savarit method is more accurate than McCabe-Thiele method to determine the

C. A sharp decrease in pressure drop is an indication of flooding in a distillation coloumn

D. tillation</strong>

E. Flash distillation is suitable for separating components which have very close boiling

F. ber of theoretical stages required for the separation of non-ideal binary system by

2134. The dimension of diffusivity is same as that of the__________________?
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A. Kinematic viscosity

B. dimension of diffusivity is same as that of the

C. Molal concentration

D. Velocity head

E. Density

2135. Total reflux in a distillation operation requires minimum____________________?
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A. Condenser load

B. Reboiler load

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Number of plates
2138. Low viscosity absorbent is preferred for reasons of ____________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Rapid absorption rates and good heat transfer characteristics

C. Low pressure drop on pumping

D. Improved flooding characteristics

2139. When the liquid over a plate is of uniform concentration, then ______________________?
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A. Murphree efficiency < point efficiency

B. Murphree efficiency > point efficiency

C. Murphree efficiency ? point efficiency

D. Murphree efficiency = point efficiency
2140. Which of the following assumes constant molal vaporisation and overflow ?
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A. Ponchan-Savarit method

B. McCabe-Thiele method

C. Enthalpy concentration method

D. Plate absorption column

2142. The wetted wall tower is used to determine_________________________?
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A. Individual mass transfer co-efficient (M.T.C.) in gaseous system

B. M.T.C. of liquid in liquid-gas system

C. M.T.C. of individual components in a liquid-liquid system

D. The overall M.T.C. of the system

2143. Agitator is provided in a crystalliser for____________________?
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A. Crystal growth

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Avoiding deposition on cooler surfaces

D. Formation of nuclei

2145. Flights in a rotary dryer are provided to________________?
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A. None of these

B. Lift and shower the solids thus exposing it thoroughly to the drying action of the gas

C. Reduce the residence time of solid

D. Increase the residence time of the solid

2146. Raoults law is applicable to the_____________________?
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A. Real solutions

B. Non-ideal gases

C. Ideal solutions

D. Mixture of water and alcohol

2147. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. ther

B. Elutriation process refers to when the soluble material is largely concentrated on the surface of

C. Zirconia probe is used for the humidity measurement

D. insoluble solid and is simply washed off by the solvent

E. Cellulose acetate membranes are used in dialysis process

F. Cascade means a group of stages interconnected so that various streams flow from one to

2148. Fenske equation determines the __________________?
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A. Height of the distillation column

B. Optimum reflux ratio

C. Minimum number of theoretical plates

D. Maximum number of ideal plates

2149. Can a cooling tower cool water below the wet bulb temperature of inlet air ?
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A. Yes; but height of cooling tower will be prohibitively high

B. Yes; but the air flow rate should be excessively high

C. No

D. Yes

2150. Flooding in a column results due to___________________?
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A. Low pressure drop

B. Low velocity of the liquid

C. High temperature

D. High pressure drop