Description : Effectiveness factor (E) of a catalyst pellet is defined as, E = (actual rate within pore of the catalyst)/(rate if not snowed by pore diffusion), Effectiveness factor for a first order reaction is given by (where, T = Thiele modulus) (A) tan hT/T (B) tan T/T (C) tan hT/tan T (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) tan hT/T
Description : A spherical porous catalyst particle of radius R is subjected to reactant A which reacts to form B by a zero order surface reaction A → B. Film mass transfer resistance is negligible and pore diffusion of A ... (D) Effectiveness factor for a zero order reaction cannot be 7/8 as it must always be 1
Last Answer : (A) Inner catalyst core of radius R/8 does not participate in reaction (
Description : Which of the following factors control the deactivation of a porous catalyst pellet? (A) Decay reactions (B) Pore diffusion (C) Form of surface attack by poison (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following resistances is not involved in a gas phase catalytic (gas-solid) reaction? (A) Ash resistance (B) Gas film and pore surface diffusion resistances for reactants (C) Surface phenomenon resistance (D) Gas film and pore surface diffusion resistances for products
Last Answer : (A) Ash resistance
Description : If Thiele modulus is __________, then the pore diffusion resistance in a catalyst may be considered as negligible. (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) < 0.5 (D) > 0.5
Last Answer : (C) < 0.5
Description : Which one is the rate controlling step in a solid-gas non-catalytic reaction occurring at very high temperature? (A) Pore diffusion (B) Film diffusion (C) Ash layer diffusion (D) Chemical reaction
Last Answer : (B) Film diffusion
Description : If a solid-gas non-catalytic reaction occurs at very high temperature, the rate controlling step is the __________ diffusion. (A) Film (B) Ash layer (C) Pore (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Film
Description : A first order reaction A → B occurs in an isothermal porous catalyst pellet of spherical shape. If the concentration of A at the centre of the pellet is much less than at the external surface, the ... A) Diffusion within the pellet (B) Reaction (C) External mass transfer (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (A) Diffusion within the pellet
Description : If pore diffusion is the controlling step in a solid catalysed reaction, the catalyst (A) Porosity is very important (B) Porosity is of less importance (C) Internal surface area is utilised efficiently (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Porosity is of less importance
Description : Bulk diffusion in catalyst pore __________ with increase in pressure. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Increases exponentially
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : For a first order chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the Thiele modulus is 10. The effectiveness factor is approximately equal to (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 0.1 (D) 0.5
Last Answer : (C) 0.1
Description : For a first order isothermal chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the effectiveness factor is 0.3. The effectiveness factor will increase if the (A) Catalyst size is reduced or the ... the catalyst diffusivity is reduced (D) Catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
Last Answer : (B) Catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
Description : Use of catalyst is a must in the ammonia manufacture, because the reaction is reversible as well as the heat of dissociation of N2 & H2 is high. The presence of promoter along with the catalyst helps in ... B) Increasing the effectiveness (C) Improving the strength & heat resistance (D) All a, b & c
Last Answer : (D) All a, b & c
Description : The importance of diffusion in a catalyst are increased by (A) Large catalyst particle size (B) An active surface of the catalyst (C) Small pore diameter (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : For a solid catalysed chemical reaction, the effectiveness of solid catalyst depends upon the __________ adsorption. (A) Physical (B) Chemical (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Chemical
Description : For the non catalytic reaction of particles with surrounding fluid, the same needed to achieve the same fractional conversion for particles of different unchanging sizes is proportional to the particle diameter, when the ... through ash layer (C) Chemical reaction (D) Either (A), (B) or (C)
Last Answer : (C) Chemical reaction
Description : For the non-catalytic reaction of particles with surrounding fluid, the time needed to achieve the same fractional conversion for particles of different but unchanging sizes is proportional to the square of particle diameter, ... through ash layer (C) Chemical reaction (D) Either (A), (B) or (C)
Last Answer : (B) Diffusion through ash layer
Description : What is the Thiele modulus of the solid catalysed first order reaction as shown in the bellow figure, if the pore diffusion offers negligible resistance to reaction? (A) < 5 (B) < 0.5 (C) > 1 (D) 5
Last Answer : (B) < 0.5
Description : __________ is the controlling step in a highly temperature sensitive fluid-solid non-catalytic reaction. (A) Gas film diffusion (B) Ash diffusion (C) Chemical reaction (D) None of these
Description : The effectiveness factor for large value of Thiele modulus [L√(K/D1 )] of a solid catalysed first order reaction is equal to (where, L = length of the reactor, cm, D1 = diffusion co-efficient, cm2 /second). (A) L √(K/D1 ) (B) 1/[L√(K/D1 )] (C) 1 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (B) 1/[L√(K/D1 )]
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A lower temperature favours the reaction of lower activation energy (B) The dispersion number for a reactor/vessel is uL/D (C) The rate controlling step in ... step (D) Pore volume and porosity of a catalyst is measured by BrunauerEmmett-Teller (BET) technique
Last Answer : (A) A lower temperature favours the reaction of lower activation energy
Description : In solid catalysed reactions the diffusional effects are more likely to affect the overall rate of reaction for (A) Fast reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter (B) Fast reaction in catalyst ... reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter (D) Slow reactions in catalyst of large pore diameter
Last Answer : (C) Slow reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Exit age description function (E) and internal age distribution function (I) are related as, E = -(dI/dθ) (B) Chemisorption studies are useful in the ... energy (D) A catalyst increases the potential energy barrier over which the reactants must pass to form products
Last Answer : (D) A catalyst increases the potential energy barrier over which the reactants must pass to form products
Description : Helium-mercury method can be used to determine the __________ of the catalyst particle. (A) Pore volume (B) Solid density (C) Porosity (D) All (A), (B), & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B), & (C)
Description : Helium-mercury method is used for the measurement of the __________ of the catalyst. (A) Surface area (B) Porosity (C) Pore volume (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
Description : . B.E.T. method can be used to determine the __________ of a porous catalyst. (A) Solid density (B) Pore volume (C) Surface area (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Surface area
Description : If the pore diffusion controls in a catalytic reaction, the apparent activation energy Ea is equal to (A) The intrinsic activation energy E (B) (E + ED) where ED is activation due to diffusion (C) (E + ED)/2 (D) ED/2
Last Answer : (D) ED/2
Description : __________ resistance is not involved in the combustion of a carbon particle. (A) Gas film (B) Ash (C) Chemical reaction (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Ash
Description : Effective diffusivity (DE) in a catalyst pellet is related to molecular diffusivity (DN) and Knudsen diffusivity (DK) as (A) DE = DM + DK (B) 1/DE = 1/DN + DK (C) DE = DM . DE (D) DE = DN/DE
Last Answer : (B) 1/DE = 1/DN + DK
Description : The Knudsen diffusivity is dependent on the (A) Molecular velocity only (B) Pore radius of the catalyst only (C) Molecular mean free path only (D) Molecular velocity and pore radius of the catalyst
Last Answer : (D) Molecular velocity and pore radius of the catalyst
Description : If the catalyst pore size is small in comparison with the mean free path, collisions with the pore wall controls the process'. The diffusivity under this condition is called 'Knudsen diffusivity', which is affected by the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Temperature
Description : BET apparatus is used to determine the (A) Specific surface of a porous catalyst (B) Pore size distribution (C) Pore diameter (D) Porosity of the catalyst bed
Last Answer : (A) Specific surface of a porous catalyst
Description : Brunauer, Emmet and Teller (BET) equation is used to determine the specific surface area of a porous particle but not the pore volume & the porosity of the catalyst bed. Which of the following postulates ... (except the first one) is involved in each of the evaporation process (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) There is no dynamic equilibrium between successive layer
Description : A catalyst in a chemical reaction __________ free energy change in the reaction. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Either (A) or (B); depends on the type of catalyst (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Either (A) or (B); depends on the type of catalyst
Description : Catalyst is a substance, which __________ chemical reaction. (A) Increases the speed of a (B) Decreases the speed of a (C) Can either increase or decrease the speed of a (D) Alters the value of equilibrium constant in a reversible
Last Answer : (C) Can either increase or decrease the speed of a
Description : The equilibrium constant of a catalytic chemical reaction __________ due to the presence of a catalyst. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Unpredictable from the data
Last Answer : (C) Remain unaffected
Description : The equilibrium constant of chemical reaction __________ in the presence of catalyst. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Can either increase or decrease (depends on the type of catalyst)
Description : Assertion :- Catalyst change Gibbs free energy of system. Reason :- Catalyst changes preexponential factor of a chemical reaction.
Last Answer : Assertion :- Catalyst change Gibbs free energy of system. Reason :- Catalyst changes preexponential factor ... . If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Higher hold up of the solid in the rotary dryer results in better exposure of the solids to the gas (B) The 'Hatta number' is ... reflux in case of distillation operation requires infinite number of plates for a binary system separation
Last Answer : (C) For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases, the partial pressure distribution of both components is linear in the case of steady state equimolal counter-diffusion
Description : The role of a catalyst in a chemical reaction is to change the (A) Equilibrium constant (B) Activation energy (C) Final products (D) Heat of reaction
Last Answer : (B) Activation energy
Description : Catalytic action in a catalytic chemical reaction follows from the ability of catalyst to change the (A) Activation energy (B) Equilibrium constant (C) Heat of reaction (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Activation energy
Description : A catalyst (A) Initiates a reaction (B) Lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules (C) Is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants (D) Cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction
Last Answer : (C) Is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Use of different catalysts in a reversible catalytic chemical reaction does not change the equilibrium composition (B) Alumina is added as a promoter to ... Arrhenius plot (D) Presence of inerts affects the equilibrium conversion of reactants in a chemical reaction
Last Answer : (C) Activation energy for a reaction is obtained from the intercept of the Arrhenius plot
Description : Rate of a chemical reaction is not influenced by the (A) Catalyst (B) Temperature (C) Reactants concentration (D) Number of molecules of reactants taking part in a reaction
Last Answer : (D) Number of molecules of reactants taking part in a reaction
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) In catalytic reactions, the catalyst reacts with the reactants (B) A catalyst initiates a chemical reaction (C) A catalyst lowers the activation energy of ... molecules (D) A catalyst cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of the chemical reaction
Last Answer : (C) A catalyst lowers the activation energy of the reacting molecules
Description : Promoter (A) Initiates a chemical reaction and is a catalyst by itself (B) Alters the position of equilibrium in a reversible reaction (C) Increases the number of active centres by increasing the unevenness of catalyst surface and by creating discontinuities in the crystals (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Increases the number of active centres by increasing the unevenness of catalyst surface and by creating discontinuities in the crystals
Description : The catalyst in a first order chemical reaction changes the (A) Equilibrium constant (B) Activation energy (C) Heat of formation of the product (D) Heat of reaction
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A catalyst does not alter the final position of equilibrium in a reversible reaction (B) A catalyst initiates a reaction (C) A catalyst is specific in reaction (D) A catalyst remains unchanged in chemical composition at the end the reaction
Last Answer : (B) A catalyst initiates a reaction
Description : When a catalyst increases the rate of chemical reaction, the rate constant (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain constant (D) Become infinite
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : A catalyst in a chemical reaction (A) Decreases the activation energy (B) Alters the reaction mechanism (C) Increases the frequency of collisions of reacting species (D) All (A), (B) and (C)