The formation of pockets of gas in a liquid is called: w) absorption x) cavitation y) adsorption z) dissolving

The formation of pockets of gas in a liquid is called: w) absorption x) cavitation y) adsorption z) dissolving
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The phenomenon occuring during pumping of a liquid solution containing dissolved gases, which may come out of the solution giving rise to gas pockets, is termed as (A) Evaporation (B) Cavitation (C) Sublimation (D) Stripping

Description : The phenomenon occuring during pumping of a liquid solution containing dissolved gases, which may come out of the solution giving rise to gas pockets, is termed as (A) Evaporation (B) Cavitation (C) Sublimation (D) Stripping

Last Answer : (B) Cavitation

What is the molarity of a salt solution prepared b dissolving three moles of salt in 500 milliliters of water? w) 1 x) 2 y) 4 z) 6

Description : What is the molarity of a salt solution prepared b dissolving three moles of salt in 500 milliliters of water? w) 1 x) 2 y) 4 z) 6

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 6

A negative heat of solution indicates that: w) an endothermic dissolving process occurs x) solute solubility increases with rising solution temperature y) solute solubility decreases with rising solution temperature z) super-saturation conditions exist

Description : A negative heat of solution indicates that: w) an endothermic dissolving process occurs x) solute solubility increases with rising solution temperature y) solute solubility decreases with rising solution temperature z) super-saturation conditions exist

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOLUTE SOLUBILITY DECREASES WITH RISING SOLUTION TEMPERATURE

Pick out the wrong statement about cavitation. (A) Sudden reduction of pressure in a fluid flow system caused by flow separation, vortex formation or abrupt closing of valve leads to cavitation (B) Cavitation may be caused due to boiling of liquid by decreasing the pressure resulting in formation & collapse of vapor cavities (C) Cavitation begins at higher static pressure and lower velocity in larger diameter pipelines resulting in audible noise(D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow anddamage steam turbine blades

Description : Pick out the wrong statement about cavitation. (A) Sudden reduction of pressure in a fluid flow system caused by flow separation, vortex formation or abrupt closing of valve leads to cavitation ... (D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine blades

Last Answer : (D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine blades

The dark lines constituting the absorption spectrum exhibited by sunlight are frequently called: w) Fresnel lines x) Fraunhofer lines y) Fermi lines z) Franklin lines

Description : The dark lines constituting the absorption spectrum exhibited by sunlight are frequently called: w) Fresnel lines x) Fraunhofer lines y) Fermi lines z) Franklin lines

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FRAUNHOFER LINES

The change of a gas to a liquid is called: w) vaporization x) sublimation y) condensation z) freezing

Description : The change of a gas to a liquid is called: w) vaporization x) sublimation y) condensation z) freezing

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CONDENSATION

Which of the following is NEVER used as a coolant in nuclear reactors: w) liquid nitrogen x) liquid sodium y) water z) helium gas

Description : Which of the following is NEVER used as a coolant in nuclear reactors: w) liquid nitrogen x) liquid sodium y) water z) helium gas

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LIQUID NITROGEN

The amount of heat required to change a boiling liquid to a gas at the same temperature depends on one of the following properties of the liquid. Does it depend on the liquid's: w) heat of fusion x) heat of vaporization y) temperature z) density

Description : The amount of heat required to change a boiling liquid to a gas at the same temperature depends on one of the following properties of the liquid. Does it depend on the liquid's: w) heat of fusion x) heat of vaporization y) temperature z) density

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEAT OF VAPORIZATION

Kinetic energy is energy of: w) position x) radiation y) motion z) formation

Description : Kinetic energy is energy of: w) position x) radiation y) motion z) formation

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOTION

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Last Answer : (C) Constant

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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

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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

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Last Answer : (B) Cryogenic operations (low temperature cooling)

Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.

Description : Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS MODERATED TO RELATIVELY LOW ENERGIES.

Liquid "X" is at equilibrium with its vapor in a cylinder and piston apparatus. When the volume of the space above the liquid is 50 ml and the temperature 25!, the vapor pressure of "X" is 120 torr. What will the vapor pressure of "X" be when the volume above the liquid is 100 ml and the temperature 25!C? Some liquid is always present. w) 30 torr x) 60 torr y) 120 torr z) 240 torr

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Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 120 TORR

What is the only non-metal element that is a liquid at room temperature and one atmosphere? w) bromine x) argon y) silicon z) selenium

Description : What is the only non-metal element that is a liquid at room temperature and one atmosphere? w) bromine x) argon y) silicon z) selenium

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BROMINE

The term "laminar flow" is most often associated with the description of: w) conduction of sound by waves x) current flow in transistors y) effects of viscosity of liquids z) passage of light rays through a liquid

Description : The term "laminar flow" is most often associated with the description of: w) conduction of sound by waves x) current flow in transistors y) effects of viscosity of liquids z) passage of light rays through a liquid

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- EFFECTS OF VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS

When a liquid moves through a pipe having a varying diameter, the pressure against the inside walls of the pipe will be: w) the same throughout x) lowest where the diameter is smallest y) lowest where the diameter is largest z) lowest where the velocity of flow is lowest

Description : When a liquid moves through a pipe having a varying diameter, the pressure against the inside walls of the pipe will be: w) the same throughout x) lowest where the diameter is smallest y) lowest where the diameter is largest z) lowest where the velocity of flow is lowest 

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LOWEST WHERE THE DIAMETER IS SMALLEST

Erosion and pits formation on the impeller of a centrifugal pump may be due to (A) Cavitation (B) Low speed of impeller (C) Its operation with delivery valve closed for considerable time after starting the pump (D) Off centering of pump with motor

Description : Erosion and pits formation on the impeller of a centrifugal pump may be due to (A) Cavitation (B) Low speed of impeller (C) Its operation with delivery valve closed for considerable time after starting the pump (D) Off centering of pump with motor

Last Answer : (A) Cavitation

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Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'

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Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- INSOLATION

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Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEATING IT IN STEAM

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Description : To increase the solubility of a gas in a liquid as much as possible, we would use: w) low temperature and high pressure. x) high temperature and high pressure. y) high temperature and low pressure. z) low temperature and low pressure.

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LOW TEMPERATURE AND HIGH PRESSURE.

Which of the following best describes Chlorine? w) colorless liquid x) reddish-brown liquid y) colorless gas z) greenish-yellow gas

Description : Which of the following best describes Chlorine? w) colorless liquid x) reddish-brown liquid y) colorless gas z) greenish-yellow gas

Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- GREENISH-YELLOW GAS

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Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- YELLOW-GREEN GAS

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Description : Solubility of a gas in a liquid exhibits what type proportionality to the liquid temperature? w) direct x) inverse y) logarithmic z) exponential

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- INVERSE

"The solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas above the liquid" is a fair statem of: w) Dalton's secondary law x) Le Chatelier's solubility principle y) Henry's law z) none of the above

Description : "The solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas above the liquid" is a fair statem of: w) Dalton's secondary law x) Le Chatelier's solubility principle y) Henry's law z) none of the above

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HENRY'S LAW

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Description : Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are: w) pressurized water reactors x) boiling water reactors y) high-temperature gas-cooled reactors z) liquid-metal fast breeder reactors

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS 

At room temperature, most elements are in which phase of matter? w) solid x) liquid y) gas z) plasma

Description : At room temperature, most elements are in which phase of matter? w) solid x) liquid y) gas z) plasma

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SOLID

The excess of the sum of pressure & velocity heads over the vaporpressure of the liquid at the suction is called the(A) Static submergence(B) Net positive suction head (NPSH)(C) Cavitation sensitivity(D) Priming

Description : The excess of the sum of pressure & velocity heads over the vaporpressure of the liquid at the suction is called the (A) Static submergence (B) Net positive suction head (NPSH) (C) Cavitation sensitivity (D) Priming

Last Answer : (B) Net positive suction head (NPSH)

. A special type of liquid transporting device is the diffuser pump, in which __________ are minimised. (A) Bearing losses (B) Disk friction (C) Shock losses (D) Cavitation

Description : . A special type of liquid transporting device is the diffuser pump, in which __________ are minimised. (A) Bearing losses (B) Disk friction (C) Shock losses (D) Cavitation

Last Answer : (C) Shock losses

In centrifugal pump operation, the cavitation can be eliminated by maintaining suction pressure __________ the vapor pressure of the liquid at the suction temperature. (A) Lower than (B) Higher than (C) Equal to (D) None of these

Description : In centrifugal pump operation, the cavitation can be eliminated by maintaining suction pressure __________ the vapor pressure of the liquid at the suction temperature. (A) Lower than (B) Higher than (C) Equal to (D) None of these

Last Answer : (B) Higher than

Cavitation occurs in a centrifugal pump when the suction pressure is (A) Less than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature (B) Greater than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature (C) Equal to the vapour pressure (D) Equal to the developed head

Description : Cavitation occurs in a centrifugal pump when the suction pressure is (A) Less than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature (B) Greater than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature (C) Equal to the vapour pressure (D) Equal to the developed head

Last Answer : (A) Less than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature

In centrifugal pumps, cavitation occurs, when pressure of the impeller eye or vane becomes (A) Less than atmospheric pressure (B) More than liquid vapor pressure (C) Less than liquid vapor pressure (D) More than atmospheric pressure

Description : In centrifugal pumps, cavitation occurs, when pressure of the impeller eye or vane becomes (A) Less than atmospheric pressure (B) More than liquid vapor pressure (C) Less than liquid vapor pressure (D) More than atmospheric pressure

Last Answer : (C) Less than liquid vapor pressure

The major reason of hydrodynamic noise (i.e., noise resulting from liquid flow) is (A) Pipe vibrations (B) Cavitation (C) Boundary layer separation (D) Fluctuation in liquid flow

Description : The major reason of hydrodynamic noise (i.e., noise resulting from liquid flow) is (A) Pipe vibrations (B) Cavitation (C) Boundary layer separation (D) Fluctuation in liquid flow

Last Answer : (B) Cavitation

Cavitation will begin when (A) The pressure at any location reaches an absolute pressure equal to the saturated vapour pressure of the liquid (B) Pressure becomes more than critical pressure (C) Flow is increased (D) Pressure is increased

Description : Cavitation will begin when (A) The pressure at any location reaches an absolute pressure equal to the saturated vapour pressure of the liquid (B) Pressure becomes more than critical pressure (C) Flow is increased (D) Pressure is increased

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

The temperature of a gas is held constant while its volume is reduced. The pressure the gas exerts on the walls of its container increases because its molecules: w) strike the container walls more often x) strike the container walls with higher speeds y) strike the container walls with greater force z) all of the above

Description : The temperature of a gas is held constant while its volume is reduced. The pressure the gas exerts on the walls of its container increases because its molecules: w) strike the container walls more ... walls with higher speeds y) strike the container walls with greater force z) all of the above

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- STRIKE THE CONTAINER WALLS MORE OFTEN

At zero degrees Celsius and one atmosphere (STP), the volume of a gas is 1,000 milliliters. If the temperature is increased to 25 degrees Celsius and the pressure is doubled, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 546 milliliters x) 500 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 273 milliliters

Description : At zero degrees Celsius and one atmosphere (STP), the volume of a gas is 1,000 milliliters. If the temperature is increased to 25 degrees Celsius and the pressure is doubled, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 546 milliliters x) 500 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 273 milliliters

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 546 MILLILITERS

At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 10,000 milliliters x) 400 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 4,000 milliliters

Description : At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 10,000 milliliters x) 400 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 4,000 milliliters

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 400 MILLILITERS

The energy of molecular motion in a gas appears in the form of: w) friction x) internal energy y) temperature z) potential energy

Description : The energy of molecular motion in a gas appears in the form of: w) friction x) internal energy y) temperature z) potential energy

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TEMPERATURE

How many molecules are present in 2.5 liters of gas at STP? w) 5.6 x 1024 molecules x) 1.5 x 1024 molecules y) 6.0 x 1023 molecules z) 6.7 x 1022 molecules

Description : How many molecules are present in 2.5 liters of gas at STP? w) 5.6 x 1024 molecules x) 1.5 x 1024 molecules y) 6.0 x 1023 molecules z) 6.7 x 1022 molecules

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 6.7 X 1022 MOLECULES

What is the molecular mass of a gas that effuses through a small hole at twice the rate as oxygen gas at the same temperature. (The molecular mass of O2 is 32.) w) 8.0 atomic mass units x) 16 atomic mass units y) 48 atomic mass units z) 64 atomic mass units

Description : What is the molecular mass of a gas that effuses through a small hole at twice the rate as oxygen gas at the same temperature. (The molecular mass of O2 is 32.) w) 8.0 atomic mass units x) 16 atomic mass units y) 48 atomic mass units z) 64 atomic mass units

Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 8.0 ATOMIC MASS UNITS

The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas

Description : The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES IN THE GAS 

A high voltage applied to a gas discharge tube containing neon gas at very low pressure causes a current to flow through the tube. Which one of the following are the particles that flow towards the cathode? Are they w) electrons x) protons y) negatively charged neon ions z) positively charged neon ions

Description : A high voltage applied to a gas discharge tube containing neon gas at very low pressure causes a current to flow through the tube. Which one of the following are the particles that flow towards the ... Are they w) electrons x) protons y) negatively charged neon ions z) positively charged neon ions

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POSITIVELY CHARGED NEON IONS

A gas at 0 degrees C and at normal atmospheric pressure has a volume of 273 cubic centimeters. If it is held at constant pressure until its volume is doubled, its temperature will be which one of the following? Will it be w) 2 degrees Celsius x) 200 degrees Celsius y) 273 degrees Celsius z) 546 degrees Celsius

Description : A gas at 0 degrees C and at normal atmospheric pressure has a volume of 273 cubic centimeters. If it is held at constant pressure until its volume is doubled, its temperature will be which one of the ... it be w) 2 degrees Celsius x) 200 degrees Celsius y) 273 degrees Celsius z) 546 degrees Celsius

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 273 DEGREES CELSIUS

Which of the following is NOT a noble gas? w) radon x) xenon (pron: zee-non) y) astatine (pron: as-tah-teen) z) krypton

Description : Which of the following is NOT a noble gas? w) radon x) xenon (pron: zee-non) y) astatine (pron: as-tah-teen) z) krypton

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ASTATINE

Assuming all other parameters remain constant, what happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the gas is increased? w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates sinusoidally z) remains the same

Description : Assuming all other parameters remain constant, what happens to the pressure of a gas when the volume of the gas is increased? w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates sinusoidally z) remains the same

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES

Under which of the following conditions does the behavior of a real gas resemble that of an ideal gas? Is it: w) under all conditions of temperature and pressure x) only at very high pressure y) only when the gas is near condensation z) only at low densities when the molecules are relatively far apart

Description : Under which of the following conditions does the behavior of a real gas resemble that of an ideal gas? Is it: w) under all conditions of temperature and pressure x) only at very high pressure ... when the gas is near condensation z) only at low densities when the molecules are relatively far apart  

Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ONLY AT LOW DENSITIES WHEN THE MOLECULES ARE RELATIVELY FAR APART

According to the kinetic theory, the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is proportional to which one of the following. Is the temperature proportional to the gas's average molecular: w) velocity x) momentum y) kinetic energy z) potential energy

Description : According to the kinetic theory, the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is proportional to which one of the following. Is the temperature proportional to the gas's average molecular: w) velocity x) momentum y) kinetic energy z) potential energy

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- KINETIC ENERGY

An increase in the motion of the molecules of a gas confined in a steel tank will be observed in one of the following ways. Will it be observed as an increase in: w) the temperature of the gas only x) the pressure of the gas only y) both the temperature and pressure of the gas z) the temperature of the gas and a decrease in its pressure

Description : An increase in the motion of the molecules of a gas confined in a steel tank will be observed in one of the following ways. Will it be observed as an increase in: w) the temperature of the ... both the temperature and pressure of the gas z) the temperature of the gas and a decrease in its pressure 

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BOTH THE TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE OF THE GAS