Description : Catalyst used in isomerisation process is (A) H2SO4 (B) H3PO4 (C) HF (D) AlCl3
Last Answer : (D) AlCl3
Description : Pick out the correct statement about catalytic polymerisation. (A) H2SO4 polymerisation process gives gasoline rich in unsaturates (B) In H2SO4 polymerisation, H3PO4 is always used with 2% steam to prevent meta & ortho H3PO4 formation, which are inactive (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (B) In H2SO4 polymerisation, H3PO4 is always used with 2% steam to prevent meta & ortho H3PO4 formation, which are inactive
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Alkylation produces a larger iso-paraffin (having higher octane number) from the reaction of an olefin with smaller iso-paraffin (B) Catalytic alkylation processes use HF ... (> 1000°C) (D) Gasoline having an octane number of 90 can be produced by alkylation process
Last Answer : (C) All the alkylation processes use very high temperature (> 1000°C)
Description : Zeigler - Natta catalyst (AlR3 - AlCl3 ) is used in the polymerisation of (A) Vinyl acetate (B) Vinyl chloride (C) Propylene (D) Styrene
Last Answer : (C) Propylene
Description : Sulphur containing amino acids after catabolism produces a substance which is excreted: (A) SO2 (B) HNO3 (C) H2SO4 (D) H3PO4
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Concentration of H2SO4 catalyst in alkylation is kept between 90-98%, because H2SO4 having concentration. (A) Less than 90% promotes polymerisation (B) More than 98% promotes cracking (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Catalyst used in the catalytic polymerisation is (A) Phosphoric acid on kieselguhr (B) Aluminium chloride (C) Nickel (D) Vanadium pentoxide
Last Answer : (A) Phosphoric acid on kieselguhr
Description : Polycondensation reaction of polymerisation (A) Does not produce linear polymers (B) Produces only thermoplastic material (C) Produces epoxy polymers (D) Does not need any catalyst
Last Answer : (C) Produces epoxy polymers
Description : Low pressure Zeigler process of polythene manufacture (A) Employs a pressure of 30 kgf/cm2 (B) Achieves an yield of 95-98% based on ethylene (C) Produces very low density polythene (D) Does not use any catalyst for polymerisation
Last Answer : (B) Achieves an yield of 95-98% based on ethylene
Description : During nitric acid manufacture, catalytic oxidation of ammonia at 800°C in presence of platinum catalyst produces nitrogen oxide. Conversion of NH3 to NO is about __________ percent. (A) 38 (B) 68 (C) 82 (D) 98
Last Answer : (D) 98
Description : Which of the following statements is false about toluene? (a) can be prepared by treating benzene with methyl chloride in the presence of AlCl3. (b) is converted to benzoic acid on refluxing with ... (d) can be nitrated with concentrated nitric acid to give a mixture of ortho and meta nitrotoluene.
Last Answer : can be nitrated with concentrated nitric acid to give a mixture of ortho and meta nitrotoluene
Description : Iodobenzene can be prepared by (a) treating chlorobenzene with I2 using FeCl3 catalyst. (b) treating phenol with I2 in NaOH solution. (c) treating benzenediazonium chloride with KI (d) treating benzene with CH3I using AlCl3 catalyst
Last Answer : treating benzenediazonium chloride with KI
Description : Which of the following agents is used in order to make benzene react with acetyl chloride to give acetophenone? (a) Ultraviolet light (b) AlCl3 catalyst (c) Platinum catalyst (d) Al2O3 catalyst
Last Answer : AlCl3 catalyst
Description : Name the endothermic reaction out of the following: (A) Catalytic cracking (B) Hydrocracking (C) Dehydrogeneration of Naphthene to produce aromatic (D) Catalytic polymerisation
Last Answer : (C) Dehydrogeneration of Naphthene to produce aromatic
Description : Straight run naphtha is converted into high octane number petrol (gasoline) by catalytic (A) Cracking (B) Polymerisation (C) Reforming (D) Isomerisation
Last Answer : (C) Reforming
Description : The chamber process is (A) Preferred over contact process for producing 98 to 100% H2SO4 and various oleums (B) Non-catalytic and operates only on pyrites (C) A batch process for directly producing high strength (98 to 100%) H2SO4 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The catalyst used in the manufacture of DDT (from chloral and chlorobenzene) is (A) Dilute H2SO4 (B) Oleum (C) Ultraviolet light (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Oleum
Description : In the manufacture of H2SO4 , vanadium catalyst as compared to platinum catalyst (A) Gives higher conversion efficiency (B) Has a longer life and is not poisoned by arsenic (C) Handles lower SO2 content gas (7 -10% SO2 ), thus increasing the capital cost of the plant (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Lower boiling paraffins have higher octane number than higher paraffins (B) Dehydrogenation of naphthenes to aromatics is a desirable reaction in reforming ... is dearomatised kerosene (D) Catalyst used in catalytic reforming is platinum on silica-alumina base
Last Answer : (C) The most ideal feedstock for thermal reforming is dearomatised kerosene
Description : Catalytic desulphurisation process used for sweetening of straight run gasoline and kerosene uses __________ as catalyst. (A) Bauxite (B) Fuller’s earth (C) Activated clay (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : . Which of the following is used as a catalyst in fluidised bed catalytic cracking? (A) Silica-magnesia (B) Silica-alumina (C) Bentonite clays (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Description : Catalyst used in the catalytic cracking is (A) Silica-alumina (B) Silica gel (C) Vanadium pentoxide (D) Nickel
Last Answer : (A) Silica-alumina
Description : Catalyst used in catalytic reforming is (A) Platinum on alumina (B) Nickel (C) Iron (D) Aluminium chloride
Last Answer : (A) Platinum on alumina
Description : Pick out the correct statement pertaining to catalytic cracking. (A) With increase in the reactor pressure, octane number of gasoline decreases (B) With increase in the reactor temperature, gasoline yield decreases for a given ... with increase in the catalyst to oil ratio (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which is a catalyst promoter used in catalytic ammonia synthesis reaction? (A) Al2O3 (B) Cr2O3 (C) K2O (D) MnO
Last Answer : (C) K2O
Description : Multistage operation (as in the case of catalytic oxidation of SO2 ) is not carried out for NH3 synthesis, because of (A) Comparatively higher pressure drop (B) High cost of the high pressure ... for the reactor (C) Higher pumping cost (D) Chances of entrainment and disturbance of catalyst bed
Last Answer : (B) High cost of the high pressure vessel used for the reactor
Description : Automobile exhaust is passed through two compartments catalytic converter employing platinum as catalyst for (A) Conversion of CO into CO2 in the second compartment (B) Conversion of NOx into N2 and NH3 in the first ... of unburnt hydrocarbon fuel in the second compartment (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : A reaction in which one of the products of reaction acts as a catalyst is called a/an __________ reaction. (A) Catalytic (B) Autocatalytic (C) Photochemical
Last Answer : (C) Photochemical
Description : For a heterogeneous catalytic reaction (A) Free energy of activation is lowered in the presence of catalyst, which remains unchanged at the end of reaction (B) A relatively small amount of catalyst ... with the reactant (D) The surface of the catalyst does not play an important role during reaction
Last Answer : (A) Free energy of activation is lowered in the presence of catalyst, which remains unchanged at the end of reaction
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 loses its activity due to (A) Loss in surface area of the active component (B) Agglomeration of metal particles caused by thermal sintering of the solid surface (C) Covering of the catalytic active sites by a foreign substance (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : 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 : The reaction in which one of the products of reaction acts as a catalyst is called a/an __________ reaction. (A) Biochemical (B) Photochemical (C) Catalytic (D) Autocatalytic
Last Answer : (D) Autocatalytic
Description : Overall rate of reaction in a heterogeneous catalytic reaction depends upon the mass and energy transfer from the fluid to solid surface and its rate of reaction is usually __________ the concentration of ... to (B) Independent of (C) Inversely proportional to (D) Proportional to the square o
Last Answer : (A) Proportional to
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 : . Catalyst used in the catalytic converter employed in automobiles to convert CO into CO2 and for complete oxidation of un-burnt hydrocarbons is (A) Nickel (B) Cobalt (C) Vanadium (D) Platinum
Last Answer : (D) Platinum
Description : Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' employed in automobile exhaust line for complete combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is (A) Alumina (B) Platinum (C) Vanadium pentoxide (D) Iron oxide
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Which among the following is used as a catalyst in the production of high octane fuels? (1) HNO3 (2) H2SO4 (3) HCl (4) HF
Last Answer : (2) H2SO4 Explanation: Sulfuric acid is used as a catalyst for refining and for producing alkylate, an essential component of highoctane fuel. The hydrocarbon molecules are reformed into more complex molecules with a higher octane rating value.
Description : Benzene reacts with propene in the presence of H2SO4 catalyst to give (a) n-Propylbenzene (b) Benzophenone (c) Cumene (d) Nothing happens
Last Answer : Cumene
Description : Benzene undergoes Friedel-Crafts reaction with isopropyl alcohol in the presence of H2SO4 catalyst to give (a) n-Propylbenzene (b) Benzophenone (c) Isopropylbenzene (d) Nothing happens
Last Answer : Isopropylbenzene
Description : Which of the following agents is used in order to make benzene react with concentrated nitric acid to give nitrobenzene? (a) Concentrated H2SO4 (b) FeCl3 catalyst (c) Lindlar's catalyst (d) Ultraviolet light
Last Answer : Concentrated H2SO4
Description : Polymerisation of poly functional monomers produces polymers having (A) Good mechanical strength (B) Low viscosity (C) Low melting point (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Good mechanical strength
Description : Condensation polymerisation of __________ produces Bakelite. (A) Propylene (B) Phenol & formaldehyde (C) Phenol & acetaldehyde (D) Urea & formaldehyde
Last Answer : (B) Phenol & formaldehyde
Description : Polymerisation (A) Produces i-octane from cracked gases containing i-butane and butene (B) Causes olefins to combine with each other (C) Causes aromatics to combine with each other (D) Is aimed at producing lubricating oil
Last Answer : (B) Causes olefins to combine with each other
Description : Finely divided catalyst has greater surface area and has greater catalytic activity than the compact solid. If a total surface area of 6291456 `cm^(2)
Last Answer : Finely divided catalyst has greater surface area and has greater catalytic activity than the compact solid. If a total ... B. `80` C. `20` D. `22`
Description : The temperature at which the catalytic activity of the catalyst is maximum, is called (1) room temperature (2) critical temperature (3) absolute temperature (4) optimum temperature
Last Answer : d) optimum temperature
Description : 2-Butyne undergoes catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of Lindlar's catalyst to give (a) 2-Butene (b) Butane (c) 1-Butene (d) 2-Methylpropene
Last Answer : 2-Butene
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Dehydration of ammonium carbamate to produce urea is endothermic (B) Direct use of liquid ammonia as a fertiliser for a tropical country like India ... manufacture of ortho-phosphoric acid (D) Phosphate rock when reacted with dilute H2SO4 produces superphosphate
Last Answer : (B) Direct use of liquid ammonia as a fertiliser for a tropical country like India is suitable
Description : Reaction of phosphate rock with 98% H2SO4 produces (A) Ortho-phosphoric acid (B) Superphosphate (C) White phosphorous (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Ortho-phosphoric acid