In case of absorption, both the operating and equilibrium lines will be
straight for
(A) Isothermal operation
(B) Dilute solutions
(C) Dilute solutions and isothermal operation
(D) None of these
Description : For an absorber, both equilibrium and operating line will be straight for (A) Concentrated solution and non-isothermal operation (B) Dilute solution and non-isothermal operation (C) Dilute solution and isothermal operation (D) Concentrated solution and isothermal operation
Last Answer : (C) Dilute solution and isothermal operation
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Absorption factor is constant, when the equilibrium and operating lines are straight (B) In case of a stripper, the equilibrium curve is always below ... (D) In the absorption of low solubility gases, the liquid film is the controlling resistance
Last Answer : (B) In case of a stripper, the equilibrium curve is always below the operating line
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)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) Co-current absorbers are usually used, when the gas to be dissolved in the liquid is a pure substance (B) In case of gas absorption, HETP is ... reaction (D) In actual practice, absorption is an endothermic process, while stripping is an exothermic process
Last Answer : (D) In actual practice, absorption is an endothermic process, while stripping is an exothermic process
Description : Absorption factor method is used to calculate the number of ideal stages, when (A) Operating line lies above the equilibrium line (B) Operating line lies below the equilibrium line (C) Both operating and equilibrium lines are parallel (D) Pressure drop in the column is very high
Last Answer : (C) Both operating and equilibrium lines are parallel
Description : In a packed tower, the value of HETP equals HTUOG, when the equilibrium and the operating lines are (where, HETP = height equivalent to a theoretical plate HTUOG = overall gas phase height of a transfer unit). (A) Straight (B) Parallel (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : If the overall efficiency and Murphree plate efficiency are equal, then both the equilibrium and operating lines are: (A) Straight (B) Parallel (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
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 : Acetone is to be removed from air in an isothermal dilute absorber using pure water as solvent. The incoming air contains 5 mole% of acetone (yin = 0.05). The design equation to be used for obtaining the number of trays ( ... of acetone, the number of trays required is/are: (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
Last Answer : (C) 9
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 : 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 : In case of absorption & stripping, the interface of the liquid & gas phases are present in equilibrium, when the diffusional resistance of __________ is zero. (A) Interface (B) Gas phase (C) Liquid phase (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (A) Interface
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 : HETP is numerically equal to HTU, only when the operating line (A) Lies below the equilibrium line (B) Lies above the equilibrium line (C) And equilibrium lines are parallel (D) Is far from the equilibrium line
Last Answer : (C) And equilibrium lines are parallel
Description : Centrifugal pump made of pyrex or glass can't be used to pump (A) Milk and fruit juices (B) Alkaline solutions (C) Dilute H2SO4 at room temperature (D) Brine
Last Answer : (B) Alkaline solutions
Description : Wrought iron is a suitable material of construction for handling __________ solutions (A) Dilute acidic (B) Concentrated acidic (C) Alkalis & alkaline (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Alkalis & alkaline
Description : Wrought iron is a suitable material of construction for handling __________ solutions. (A) Dilute acidic (B) Concentrated acidic (C) Alkalis & alkaline (D) None of these
Description : Freundlich equation applies to the adsorption of solute from (A) Dilute solutions, over a small concentration range (B) Gaseous solutions at high pressure (C) Concentrated solutions (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Dilute solutions, over a small concentration range
Description : Very dilute solutions are generally used in fermentation reactions for which the optimum temperature range is __________ °C. (A) -5 to 0 (B) 5 to 10 (C) 30 to 50 (D) 75 to 80
Last Answer : (C) 30 to 50
Description : When dilute aqueous solutions of two salts are mixed, the process is associated with (A) Decrease in temperature (B) Increase in temperature (C) No change in temperature (D) Change in temperature which is a function of composition
Last Answer : B) Increase in temperature
Description : The heat of neutralisation remains constant, when there is a reaction between dilute solutions of strong (A) Base and strong acid (B) Base and weak acid (C) Acid and weak base (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option A
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 : Absorption (liquid-gas system) with evolution of heat as compared to isothermal absorption results in (A) Decreased solute solubility (B) Large minimum liquid to gas (L/G) ratio (C) Large number of trays (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : The overall mass transfer co-efficient for the absorption of SO2 in air with dilute NaOH solution can be increased substantially by (A) Increasing the gas film co-efficient (B) Increasing the liquid film co-efficient (C) Increasing the total pressure (D) Decreasing the total pressure
Last Answer : (A) Increasing the gas film co-efficient
Description : Acetic acid will be most economically separated from a dilute solution of acetic acid in water by (A) Solvent extraction (B) Continuous distillation (C) Evaporation (D) Absorption
Last Answer : (A) Solvent extraction
Description : Coke oven gas is stripped of its H2S and mercaptans content by (A) Absorption in wash oil (B) Adsorption on bog iron bed (C) Bubbling it through dilute sulphuric acid (D) Adsorption on silica gel
Last Answer : (B) Adsorption on bog iron bed
Description : H2S is scrubbed from refinery gases by absorption using (A) Dilute H2SO4 (B) Ethanol amine (C) Chilled water (D) Tri-butyl phosphate
Last Answer : (B) Ethanol amine
Description : In case of a desorber (stripper), the (A) Operating line always lies above the equilibrium curve (B) Operating line always lies below the equilibrium curve
Last Answer : (B) Operating line always lies below the equilibrium curve
Description : In case of an absorber, the operating (A) Line always lies above the equilibrium curve (B) Line always lies below the equilibrium curve (C) Line can be either above or below the equilibrium curve (D) Velocity is more than the loading velocity
Last Answer : (A) Line always lies above the equilibrium curve
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The operating line always lies above the equilibrium solubility curve in case of a single component absorber (B) The operating line always lies below the equilibrium ... (D) The solubility of a particular gas in ideal solution in any solvent is always the same
Last Answer : (C) The operating pressure in solvent extraction system should be below vapor pressures of all components
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Change in barometric pressure does not affect the relative humidity (B) In case of a packed tower, the operating velocity is about half of the ... (D) The equilibrium moisture content of the solid can be reduced by increasing the absolute humidity
Last Answer : (D) The equilibrium moisture content of the solid can be reduced by increasing the absolute humidity
Description : Which one of the following statements does NOT apply to antiseptics? a. They Are Used On Living Objects. b. They Usually Are Microbicidal. c. They Should Be Useful As Dilute Solutions. d. They Can Sanitize Objects.
Last Answer : d. They Can Sanitize Objects.
Description : The theory of interionic attraction attributed to Debye and Hückel: w) was disproved by Arrhenius x) accounts quantitatively for the attraction between ions in dilute aqueous solutions y) does not account for kindered "ion-activity" z) accounts for intra-molecular polar bonds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ACCOUNTS QUANTITATIVELY FOR THE ATTRACTION BETWEEN IONS IN DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
Description : In case of two identical charges placed at certain distance, the electric lines of force are: (a) Curved (b) Straight lines (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
Last Answer : a) Curved
Description : For operating rotavator in trashy soils, which lines are better? (a) L-shaped (b) Hook shaped (c) Backward curved (d) Straight blade
Last Answer : (a) L-shaped
Description : Which of the following is the most suitable for isothermal operation? (A) Batch reactor (B) Back-mix reactor (C) Plug-flow reactor (D) Fixed bed reactor
Last Answer : (B) Back-mix reactor
Description : For nearly isothermal operation involving large reaction time in a liquid-phase reaction, the most suitable reactor is a __________ reactor. (A) Stirred tank (B) Tubular flow (C) Batch (D) Fixed bed
Last Answer : (A) Stirred tank
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The mole fraction of solute is directly proportional to the molality of a 'dilute' solution (B) For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases, the partial ... at all temperature (D) The relative volatility of a binary mixture at the Azeotropic composition is 1
Last Answer : (C) Azeotropes obey Raoult's law at all temperature
Description : The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2s) for absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are, KL = 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3. Which of ... A) Liquid side (B) Gas side (C) Interfacial (D) Both liquid and gas side
Last Answer : (B) Gas side
Description : An isothermal irreversible reaction is being carried out in an ideal tubular flow reactor. The conversion in this case will __________ with decrease in space time. (A) Increase (B) Increase exponentially (C) Decrease (D) Remain unchanged
Last Answer : (C) Decrease
Description : In case of an __________ process, the temperature of the system increases. (A) Isothermal compression (B) Isothermal expansion (C) Adiabatic expansion (D) Adiabatic compression
Last Answer : (D) Adiabatic compression
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)
Description : . The absorption factor is defined as (where, L = liquid flow rate, G = gas flow rate and, m = slope of the equilibrium line). (A) L/mG (B) G/mL (C) mL/G (D) LG/m
Last Answer : (A) L/mG
Description : Absorption accompanied by heat evolution results in (A) Increased capacity of the absorber (B) Increase in equilibrium solubility (C) Decrease in equilibrium solubility (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Decrease in equilibrium solubility
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A chemical reaction accompanied by absorption of heat is called an exothermic reaction (B) A chemical reaction accompanied by evolution of heat is called an ... does not change on changing the concentration units (D) Chemical equilibrium state is dynamic in nature
Last Answer : (C) The rate constant for a first order reaction does not change on changing the concentration units
Description : The rate expression for a heterogeneous catalytic reaction is given by, - rA = K.KA PA(1 + KA.PA + KR.PR), where K is surface reaction rate constant and KA and KR are absorption equilibrium constants of A and R respectively. If KR PR ... R and A) (A) E (B) E + ΔHA (C) E + ΔHA - ΔHR ) (D) ΔHA + ΔHR
Last Answer : (C) E + ΔHA - ΔHR )
Description : The assumption made in Elis method in distillation is that enthalpy concentration lines of vapor and liquid are (A) Parallel (B) Straight (C) Both parallel and straight (D) Neither parallel nor straight
Last Answer : (C) Both parallel and straight
Description : During drying operation, it is easier to remove the __________ moisture. (A) Equilibrium (B) Critical (C) Unbound (D) Bound
Last Answer : (C) Unbound
Description : The value of ‘L/mG’ ratio for economical absorption operation ranges from (A) 0.5 to 0.8 (B) 0.8 to 1.2 (C) 1.25 to 2.0 (D) 2.5 to 3.5
Last Answer : (C) 1.25 to 2.0
Description : Separation of fresh water from sea water can be done by the __________ operation. (A) Osmosis (B) Reverse osmosis (C) Absorption (D) Adsorption
Last Answer : (B) Reverse osmosis