With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases due to
(A) Decreased liquid viscosity
(B) Increased diffusivity
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases because of the (A) Increased diffusivity (B) Decreased viscosity of liquid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : With increase in temperature, the rate of leaching increases, because the (A) Diffusivity of solute increases (B) Viscosity of solvent decreases (C) Thermal conductivity of solute increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Diffusivity of solute increases
Description : Diffusivity in concentrated solutions differs from that in dilute solutions, because of the changes in (A) Viscosity with concentration (B) Degree of ideality of the solution (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Rate of leaching increases with increasing (A) Temperature (B) Viscosity of solvent (C) Pressure (D) Size of the solid
Last Answer : (A) Temperature
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 : Molecular diffusivity of a liquid (A) Increases with temperature (B) Decreases with temperature (C) May increase or decrease with temperature (D) Is independent of temperature
Last Answer : (A) Increases with temperature
Description : __________ increases with increase in pressure. (A) The melting point of wax (B) The boiling point of a liquid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : 1. __________ of air does not increase with increase in temperature. (A) Density (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Viscosity (D) Thermal conductivi
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The 'shanks system' of leaching (i.e., counter-current multiple contact leaching) is used for (A) Recovery of tannis from the tree barks and woods (B) Leaching sodium nitrate from Chilean nitrate bearing rock (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level, the (A) Capacity of the evaporator is decreased (B) Capacity of the evaporator is increased (C) True temperature drop increases (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Capacity of the evaporator is decreased
Description : With increase in temperature, the rate of extraction in leaching (solidliquid extraction system). (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Increases Linearly
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : Gaseous diffusion co-efficient increases with increase in the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The 'transition temperature' for ductile to brittle behaviour of steel increases with increase in the __________ content in steel. (A) Carbon (B) Manganese (C) Both 'a' nor 'b' (D) Neither 'a' nor 'b'
Last Answer : (A) Carbon
Description : Leaching of phosphate rock by strong __________ acid produces phosphoric acid. (A) Sulphuric (B) Hydrochloric (C) Either (A) or (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Either (A) or (B)
Description : During constant rate period, the rate of drying decreases with the (A) Decrease in air temperature (B) Increase in air humidity (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Diffusivity decreases with increase in temperature (B) Diffusivity increases with increase in molecular weight (C) Diffusivity increases with the size of the individual molecule (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : With increase in the temperature, viscosity of a liquid (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain constant (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the liquid
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : . Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The eddy viscosity is a function of the type of turbulence involved (B) The eddy viscosity is a fluid property (C) The viscosity of gas increases with increase in temperature (D) The viscosity of a liquid increases with decrease in temperature
Last Answer : (B) The eddy viscosity is a fluid property
Description : Noise produced by cooling fans (employed in air cooled heat exchangers or cooling tower) is mainly caused due to the turbulence created by blade passage through air. It can be reduced by use of a slower fan (A) With greater ... (B) Of increased diameter (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
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 : Has there been a steady decrease in the height of Greenland in the 20th Century? (a) Yes. (b) No. (c) The height has increased and decreased due to changing wind patterns. (d) Yes, because of dramatic increases in the calving rate of glacial ice into the surrounding ocean.
Last Answer : (b) No
Description : During drying of a solid, the critical moisture content increases with (A) Decreased drying rate (B) Increased thickness of the solid (C) Increased drying rate (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : With increase in carbide/graphite ratio in cast iron, its (A) Hardness & brittleness increases (B) Ductility decreases (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : In a packed absorption tower, if the equilibrium and operating lines are both straight lines, then the ratio, HETP/HTUOG __________ the absorption factor. (A) Increases with increase in (B) Is one at unity value of (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The humid volume may be increased by increasing the (A) Temperature at constant humidity (B) Humidity at constant temperature (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : The cake resistance increases steadily with the time of filtration in a plate and frame filter employing constant __________ filtration. (A) Rate (B) Pressure (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Description : Diffusion in concentrated solutions differs from that in dilute solutions, because of the change in the __________ with the concentration of the solution. (A) Degree of ideality (B) Viscosity (C) Both 'a '& 'b' (D) Neither 'a' nor 'b'
Last Answer : (C) Both 'a '& 'b
Description : Forced circulation evaporators are normally used for concentrating liquids having (A) Scaling characteristics (B) High viscosity (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Rise of liquid in a capillary tube is due to (A) Cohesion (B) Adhesion (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B
Description : Which of the following has the same dimension as mass diffusivity? (A) Momentum flux (B) Kinematic viscosity (C) Thermal diffusivity (D) Both (B) and (C)
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 : Increase in water content in a cement concrete (i) Increases workability (ii) Increases the strength [ A ] i [ B ] ii [ C ] both (i) and (ii) [ D ] neither (i) nor (ii)
Last Answer : [ A ] i
Description : Tower diameter may be decreased by (A) Using higher reflux ratio (B) Use of increased tray spacing (C) Increasing the liquid flow rate (D) Increasing the vapour flow rate
Last Answer : (B) Use of increased tray spacing
Description : The function of gypsum addition during cement making is to (A) Increase the density of cement (B) Decrease the cement setting rate (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Decrease the cement setting rate
Description : When the water is warm, the height to which it can be lifted by a pump (A) Decreases due to reduced viscosity (B) Decreases due to reduced vapour pressure (C) Increases due to increased vapour pressure (D) Decreases due to increased frictional resistance
Last Answer : (B) Decreases due to reduced vapour pressure
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis (B) In laminar flow, Newton's law of viscosity does not apply (C) A free vortex occurs, when fluid rotates as a solid (D) In turbulent flow, there are neither cross-currents nor eddies
Last Answer : (A) A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis
Description : Stage efficiency in a leaching process depends on the (A) Time of contact between the solid and the solution (B) Rate of diffusion of the solute through the solid and into the liquid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Vapour pressure of the solution
Description : With increase in temperature, the equilibrium __________ rises in case of endothermic reaction. (A) Constant (B) Conversion (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Conversion
Description : The dimension of diffusivity is same as that of the (A) Density (B) Molal concentration (C) Kinematic viscosity (D) Velocity head
Last Answer : (C) Kinematic viscosity
Description : Dimension of mass diffusivity is the same as that of (A) Kinematic viscosity (B) Dynamic viscosity (C) Surface tension (D) Pressure
Last Answer : (A) Kinematic viscosity
Description : The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the __________ number. (A) Peclet (B) Prandtl (C) Stanton (D) Nusselt
Last Answer : (B) Prandtl
Description : For __________ drying, the effects of velocity, temperature and humidity of the gas and the thickness of the solid are the same. (A) Unsaturated surface (B) Constant rate (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Breathing loss" on storage of gasoline occurs due to the (A) Presence of unsaturated air (B) Fluctuation of ambient temperature during day and night (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Fluctuation of ambient temperature during day and night
Description : Choose the wrong statement (A) Viscosity of a fluid is that property which determines the amount of its resistance to a shearing force (B) Viscosity is due primarily to interaction between fluid molecules (C) Viscosity of liquids decreases with increase in temperature (D) Viscosity of liquid
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : In case of liquid-liquid binary diffusion, diffusivity of one constituent into another is not dependent on the (A) Temperature and pressure (B) Concentration (C) Nature of the constituents (D) None of these
Description : Marginal Propensity to Consume is (a) Increase in consumption due to one unit increase in income. (b) Total consumption divided by total income. © Both (a) and (b). (d) Neither (a) nor (b).
Last Answer : (a) Increase in consumption due to one unit increase in income.
Description : Increasing the liquor level in the evaporator results in the (A) Decreased capacity (B) Increase in liquor film co-efficient (C) Decreased effect of hydrostatic head (D) Increased true temperature drop
Last Answer : (A) Decreased capacity
Description : Due to circumferential action of the spiral in a spirally reinforced column (A) Capacity of column is decreased (B) Ductility of column reduces (C) Capacity of column is decreased but ductility of column increases (D) Both the capacity of column and ductility of column increase
Description : With diminishing cross-sectional area in case of subsonic flow in a converging nozzle, the (A) Velocity increases (B) Pressure decreases (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Second order consecutive irreversible reaction as shown in the bellow figure, were carried out in a constant volume isothermal batch reactor with different initial feed compositions. Reactor temperature was same in all the cases. In experiments ... constants (k1 /k2 )? (A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 2 (D) 4
Last Answer : (A) 1/4