Humidification involves mass transfer between a pure liquid phase and
a fixed gas, which is
(A) Insoluble in the liquid
(B) Soluble in the liquid
(C) Non-ideal in nature
(D) At a fixed temperature
Description : 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
Last Answer : (B) Pure gas
Description : Binary distillation involves the mass transfer by __________ at the gasliquid interface. (A) Unidirectional diffusion from liquid to gas phase (B) Unidirectional diffusion from gas to liquid phase (C) Either 'a' or 'b' (D) A counter diffusion at an almost equal molar rate
Last Answer : (D) A counter diffusion at an almost equal molar rate
Description : an eutectic system, two elements are completely (A) Soluble in solid state (B) Insoluble in liquid state (C) Insoluble in both solid & liquid state (D) Soluble in liquid state
Last Answer : Option D
Description : For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid (A) Gas side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased (B) Liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased (C) Liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be decreased (D) Mass transfer co-efficient must be kept constant
Last Answer : (B) Liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased
Description : In an interphase mass transfer process, the lesser the solubility of a given solute in a liquid, the higher are the chances that the transfer process will be (A) Liquid phase resistance-controlled (B) Gas phase resistance controlled (C) Impossible (D) Driven by a non-linear driving forc
Last Answer : (B) Gas phase resistance controlled
Description : Co-current absorbers are usually used when the gas to be dissolved in the liquid is (A) Sparingly soluble (B) Highly soluble (C) A pure substance (D) A mixture
Last Answer : (C) A pure substance
Description : Food digestion is conversion of (a) Macromolecules to micromolecules (b) Non diffusable to diffusable molecules (c) Insoluble to soluble (d) All
Last Answer : (d) All
Description : If G = insoluble gas in gas stream and L = non-volatile solvent in liquid stream, then the slope of the operating line for the absorber is (A) L/G (B) G/L (C) Always < 1 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) L/G
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) When the concentration difference for the mass transfer becomes zero at the bottom of the gas absorption tower, then the upper end of the operating line touches the ... fixed gas flow rate, the slope of the operating line decreases, in case of gas absorption process
Last Answer : (C) The operating line lies above the equilibrium curve in case of a gas desorber
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) If an insoluble gas is passed through a volatile liquid placed in a perfectly insulated container, the temperature of the liquid will increase (B) A ... compound is defined as the heat of reaction leading to the formation of the compound from its reactants
Last Answer : (D) The heat of formation of a compound is defined as the heat of reaction leading to the formation of the compound from its reactants
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Cellulose acetate membranes are used in dialysis process (B) Elutriation process refers to when the soluble material is largely concentrated on the surface of an ... that various streamflow from one to another (D) Zirconia probe is used for the humidity measurement
Last Answer : (D) Zirconia probe is used for the humidity measurement
Description : The operation involved when the soluble material is largely on the surface of an insoluble solid and is merely washed off by the solvent is called (A) Decoction (B) Percolation (C) Elutriation or elution (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Elutriation or elution
Description : In the desorption of highly soluble gas from the liquid, the main resistance will be in the __________ phase. (A) Gas (B) Liquid (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Liquid
Description : In a vapor-liquid contacting equipment, the overall gas phase mass transfer co-efficient (M.T.C), KG is related to individual co-efficients (KG and KL ) as (A) KG = 1/KG + m/KL (B) 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL (C) 1/KG = 1/KL + m/KG (D) KG = 1/KL + m/KG
Last Answer : (B) 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL
Description : Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a stagnant medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass transfer coefficient based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the above was estimated to be 4 ... -4 (C) 5.6 10 -3 (D) 8.5 10 -3
Last Answer : (B) 8.5 × 10 -4
Description : To obtain integrated form of Clausius-Clapeyron equation, ln (P2/P1) = (∆HV/R) (1/T1- 1/T2) from the exact Clapeyron equation, it is assumed that the (A) Volume of the liquid phase is negligible compared to ... gas (C) Heat of vaporisation is independent of temperature (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : The equipment frequently used for adiabatic humidification-cooling operation with recirculating liquid is (A) Natural draft cooling tower (B) Induced draft cooling tower (C) Spray chamber (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Spray chamber
Description : Soluble vs. insoluble fiber?
Last Answer : Alternative NamesInsoluble vs. soluble fiber; Fiber - soluble vs. insolubleInformationThere are two different types of fiber -- soluble and insoluble. Both are important for health, digestion, and ... .See fiber.ReferencesBurleson K. Coronary artery disease. In: Rakel D, ed. Integrative Medicine
Description : Is Na3PO4 insoluble or soluble?
Last Answer : soluble
Description : Lipids have the following properties: (A) Insoluble in water and soluble in fat solvent (B) High energy content (C) Structural component of cell membrane (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A cereal protein soluble in 70% alcohol but insoluble in water or salt solution is (A) Glutelin (B) Protamine (C) Albumin (D) Gliadin
Description : Only two of the following Statements accurately describe what happens in the mouth. 1. 2. 3. 4. Amylase breaks down large starch molecules into smaller maltose molecules. Chewing increases the surface area of food for digestion. Saliva emulsifies ... ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
Last Answer : (a) 1 and 2
Description : Which of the following are correct statements concerning unsaturated hydrocarbons? (a) All unsaturated hydrocarbons are insoluble in water. (b) All unsaturated hydrocarbons are soluble in nonpolar solvents. (c) All unsaturated hydrocarbons are more dense than water. (d) (a) & (c)
Last Answer : (a) & (c)
Description : Which of the following is not a characteristic of organic compounds? (a) They usually have low melting points. (b) They usually are only slightly soluble or insoluble in water. (c) If water ... they seldom conduct an electric current. (d) Bonds which bind the atoms together are nearly always ionic.
Last Answer : Bonds which bind the atoms together are nearly always ionic.
Description : The apex of an equilateral-triangular coordinate (in ternary liquidsystem) represents a/an (A) Pure component (B) Binary mixture (C) Ternary mixture (D) Insoluble binary system
Last Answer : (A) Pure component
Description : One of the methods of purification of leach liquor is ion exchange, which involves (A) Exchange between two liquid phases (B) Exchange between a gaseous phase and a liquid phase (C) Exchange between a liquid phase and an organic resin phase (D) Exchange between a solid phase and a gas phase
Last Answer : (C) Exchange between a liquid phase and an organic resin phase
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The controlling resistance in case of heating of air by condensing steam is in the air film (B) The log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for ... a pure fluid at a given pressure from liquid to vapor or vice-versa occurs at saturation temperature
Last Answer : (C) In case of a 1 - 2 shell and tube heat exchanger, the LMTD correction factor value increases sharply, when a temperature cross occurs
Description : A reasonably general expression for vapour-liquid phase equilibrium at low to moderate pressure is φi yi P = Yi xifi° where, Φ is a vapor fugacity component, Yiis the liquid activity co- ... and liquid composition xi only (D) Temperature, pressure, liquid composition xi and vapour composition yi
Last Answer : (C) Temperature, pressure and liquid composition xi only
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) At constant pressure, solubility of a gas in a liquid diminishes with rise in temperature (B) Normally, the gases which are easily liquefied are more soluble ... (D) At constant pressure, solubility of a gas in a liquid increases with rise in temperature
Last Answer : (A) At constant pressure, solubility of a gas in a liquid diminishes with rise in temperature
Description : For which of the following unit operations, Lewis number is ofsignificance? (A) Adsorption (B) Binary distillation (C) Gas absorption (D) Humidification
Last Answer : (D) Humidification
Description : Even though bubble cap towers are very effective for humidification operation, they are not used commonly in industries, because of the (A) High evaporation losses of water (B) High pressure drop of the gas (C) Difficulty in its fabrication (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) High pressure drop of the gas
Description : Which of the following processes is followed by unsaturated air (with dry bulb temperature 12°C and relative humidity 47%) passing through water spray washer (temperature of water being constant at 40°C ... (B) Heating only (C) Both heating and humidification (D) Evaporative cooling
Last Answer : (C) Both heating and humidification
Description : If two pure liquid constituents are mixed in any proportion to give an ideal solution, there is no change in (A) Volume (B) Enthalpy (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Activity co-efficient is a measure of the (A) Departure from ideal solution behaviour (B) Departure of gas phase from ideal gas law (C) Vapour pressure of liquid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Departure from ideal solution behaviour
Description : The relation among various mass transfer co-efficients (M.T.C) for ideal gases is given by (where, Kc & Km are M.T.C. for equimolar counter diffusion with concentration & mole fraction respectively as the driving ... (C) Kc = Kp . RT = Km . RT/p (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Kc = Kp . RT = Km . RT/p
Description : Nitrogen 1. Is non-essential for the animal bodies 2. In air dilutes oxygen which, otherwise, is very active in the pure form 3. Makes oxygen soluble in blood 4. Is present in DNA and RNA The correct statements are: (a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1 and 2 only
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Bromine is- (1) Colorless gas insoluble in water (2) A highly inflammable gas (3) A Black solid (4) A red liquid
Last Answer : (4) A red liquid Explanation: Bromine is a chemical element with symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest halogen, and is a fuming liquid with a deep red color. At room temperature, Bromine evaporates readily to form a red to amber colored gas.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A particular chemical reaction is more temperature sensitive at low temperatures (B) A very high value of equilibrium constant, K (K >> 1) indicates that the ... ) Non-ideal flow takes place in reactors due to recycling, channeling or by creation of stagnant regions
Last Answer : (C) The intercept of the Arrhenius plot is called the 'activation energy
Description : Which of the following is the best description of propane, CH3CH2CH3, at room temperature? (a) liquid, soluble in H2O (b) gas, soluble in gasoline (c) liquid, soluble in gasoline (d) gas, soluble in water
Last Answer : gas, soluble in gasoline
Description : 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
Last Answer : (A) Mass transfer co-efficient
Description : An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should (A) Be a good absorber of neutrons (B) Be capable of attaining high temperature, only when it is pressurised (C) Have high density, but low heat transfer co-efficient (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
Last Answer : (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
Description : Humidification is the process of addition moisture in air at A. constant wet bulb temperature B. constant dry bulb temperature C. constant latent heat D. none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : The temperature at which the air cannot hold all the water vapour mixed in it and some vapour starts condensing is called as A. humidification temperature B. dehumidification temperature C. dew point temperature D. none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER : C
Description : In case of staged packed bed reactors carrying out exothermic reaction, use (A) High recycle for pure gas (B) Plug flow for dilute liquid requiring no large preheating of feed (C) Cold shot operations for a ... preheating to bring the stream upto the reaction temperature (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Like internal energy and enthalpy, the absolute value of standard entropy for elementary substances is zero (B) Melting of ice involves increase in enthalpy and ... of an ideal gas depends only on its pressure (D) Maximum work is done under reversible conditions
Last Answer : (D) Maximum work is done under reversible conditions
Description : Drying of a solid involves __________ transfer. (A) Only heat (B) Only mass (C) Both heat and mass (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Both heat and mass
Description : A first order gaseous phase reaction is catalysed by a non-porous solid. The kinetic rate constant and the external mass transfer co-efficients are k and kg respectively. The effective rate constant (ke ff) is given by (A) ke ff = k + kg ( ... + kg )/2 (C) ke ff = (kkg ) 1/2 (D) 1/ke ff = 1/k + 1/kg
Last Answer : (D) 1/ke ff = 1/k + 1/kg
Description : (3) Detergents give lather even with hard water Explanation: Soaps are made of materials found in nature. Detergents are synthetic a big drawback of washing with soap is that the minerals in water ... ions in hard water to create an insoluble residue that can clog drains and stick to clothing.
Last Answer : What is the objective of the 'Kyoto Protocol'? (1) To abolish child labour (2) To eliminate nuclear weapons (3) To increase ground water levels (4) To reduce greenhouse gases
Description : (3) Detergents give lather even with hard water Explanation: Soaps are made of materials found in nature. Detergents are synthetic. a big drawback of washing with soap is that the minerals in water ... ions in hard water to create an insoluble residue that can clog drains and stick to clothing.
Last Answer : Cement is usually a mixture of – (1) Calcium silicate and calcium alurninate (2) Calcium silicate and calcium ferrate (3) Calcium aluminate and calcium ferrate (4) Lime stone and silicon dioxide
Description : The reaction A (l) → R(g) is allowed to reach equilibrium conditions in an autoclave. At equilibrium, there are two phases, one a pure liquid phase of A and the other a vapor phase of A, R and S. Initially A alone is present. The numbers of degrees of freedom are: (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
Last Answer : (B) 2