CRE Questions and Answers
CRE Questions and Answers
SECTION 1
1. Which of the following will give maximum gas conversion?
A. Fixed bed reactor.
B. Fluidized bed reactor.
C. Semi-fluidized bed reactor.
D. Plug-flow catalytic reactor.
4. The fractional volume change of the system for the isothermal gas phase reaction, A 3B,
between no conversion and complete conversion is
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
5. A catalyst
A. initiates a reaction.
B. lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules.
C. is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants.
D. cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction.
7. For high conversion in a highly exothermic solid catalyzed reaction, use a __________ bed
reactor.
A. fixed
B. fluidized bed reactor followed by a fixed
C. fixed bed reactor followed by a fluidized
D. fluidized
8. For every 10°C rise in temperature, the rate of chemical reaction doubles. When the temperature is
increased from 30 to 70°C, the rate of reaction increases __________ times.
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 32
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9. The single parameter model proposed for describing non-ideal flow is the __________ model.
A. tank in series
B. dispersion
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
10. A first order reaction requires two equal sized CSTR. The conversion is
A. less when they are connected in series.
B. more when they are connected in series.
C. more when they are connected in parallel.
D. same whether they are connected in series or in parallel.
11. In case of physical adsorption, the heat of adsorption is of the order of __________ kcal/kg-mole.
A. 100
B. 1000
C. 10000
D. 100000
12. The most unsuitable reactor for carrying out reactions in which high reactant concentration
favors high yields is
A. backmix reactor
B. plug flow reactor
C. series of CSTR
D. PFR in series
13. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to space velocity of flow reactors.
A. The unit of space velocity is (time)-1 .
B. The space velocity of 3 hr-1 means that three reactor volumes of feed at specified conditions
are being fed into the reactor every hour.
C. The space velocity of 3 hr-1 means that one third reactor volume of feed at specified
conditions are being fed into the reactor.
D. none of these.
15. 6 Kg of carbon is burnt with an amount of air containing 18 gm oxygen. The product contains
16.5 gms CO2 and 2.8 gms CO besides other constituents. What is the degree of conversion on the
basis of disappearance of limiting reactant?
A. 100%
B. 95%
C. 75%
D. 20%
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C. temperature
D. duration of reaction
dC R
17. Reaction rate equation for the reaction, R 2S X Y is K C R C S2 . If S at is present
dt
in large excess, what is the order of this reaction?
A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three
dp A
18. Rate of a gaseous phase reaction is given by, K p 2A . The unit of rate constant is
dt
A. (atm)-1
B. (hr)-1
C. (atm)-1.(hr)-1
D. atm.(hr)-1
19. __________ is the response curve for a step input signal from a reactor.
A. S-curve
B. C-curve
C. I-curve
D. none of these
20. '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)
21. Which of the following is the most suitable for very high pressure gas phase reaction?
A. Batch reactor
B. Tubular flow reactor
C. Stirred tank reactor
D. Fluidized bed reactor
22. The reaction between oxygen and organic material is a/an __________ reaction.
A. exothermic
B. endothermic
C. biochemical
D. photochemical
23. With decrease in temperature, the equilibrium conversion of a reversible endothermic reaction
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unaffected
D. increases linearly with temperature
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24. In an exothermic chemical reaction, the reactants compared to the products have
A. higher temperature
B. more energy
C. less energy
D. same energy.
27. A reversible liquid phase endothermic reaction is to be carried out in a plug flow reactor. For
minimum reactor volume, it should be operated such that the temperature along the length
A. decreases.
B. increases.
C. is at the highest allowable temperature throughout.
D. first increases and then decreases.
28. The rate constant of a chemical reaction increases by 100 times when the temperature is
increased from 400 °K to 500 °K. Assuming transition state theory is valid, the value of E/R is
A. 8987°K
B. 9210°K
C. 8764°K
D. 8621°K
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A. increase in the number of effective collisions.
B. decrease in activation energy.
C. increase in the average kinetic energy of the reacting molecules.
D. none of these.
33. 'N' plug flow reactors in series with a total volume 'V' gives the same conversion as a single plug
flow reactor of volume 'V' for __________ order reactions.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. any
36. For an isothermal variable volume batch reactor, the following relation is applicable for a first
order irreversible reaction.
A. XA = k . t
C A 0 dX A
B. k
1 A X A dt
C. -ln(1 - XA) = kt
D. εA . ln (1 - XA) = k . t
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D. none of these.
40. The excess energy of reactants in a chemical reaction required to dissociate into products is
termed as the __________ energy.
A. activation
B. potential
C. binding
D. threshold
41. For a solid catalyzed chemical reaction, the effectiveness of solid catalyst depends upon the
__________ adsorption.
A. physical
B. chemical
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
43. The dimensions of rate constant for reaction 3A B are (l/gm mole)/min. Therefore the reaction
order is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
45. If the time required to complete a definite fraction of reaction varies inversely as the
concentration of the reactants, then the order of reaction is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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A. hydrogenation of oils.
B. gas phase oxidation of SO2 in chamber process.
C. alkylation of hydrocarbons.
D. none of these.
47. Fractional conversion __________ with increase in pressure for ammonia synthesis reaction i.e.,
N2 + 3H2 2NH3.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
D. unpredictable from the data
49. The reason why a catalyst increases the rate of reaction is that, it
A. decreases the energy barrier for reaction.
B. increases the activation energy.
C. decreases the molecular collision diameter.
D. none of these.
50. A first order irreversible reaction, A B is carried out separately in a constant volume as well as
in a variable volume reactor for a particular period. It signifies that __________ in the two reactors.
A. both conversion as well as concentration are same
B. conversion in both will be the same but concentrations will be different
C. both the conversion as well as concentrations will be different
D. none of these.
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SECTION 2
1. When the density of the reaction mixture is constant in a chemical reaction, the ratio of the mean
residence time to space time is
A. > 1
B. < 1
C. 1
D. 0
3. At a given value of E/R (ratio of activation energy and gas constant), the ratio of the rate constants
at 500°K and 400°K is 2, if Arrhenius law is used. What will be this ratio, if transition state theory is
used with the same value of E/R?
A. 1.6
B. 2
C. 2.24
D. 2.5
5. An autothermal reactor is
A. most suitable for a second order reaction.
B. most suitable for a reversible reaction.
C. completely self-supporting in its thermal energy requirements.
D. isothermal in nature.
7. 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
D. none of these
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8. The ratio of volume of mixed reactor to the volume of P.F.R. (for identical flow rate, feed
composition and conversion) for zero order reaction is
A. ∞
B. 0
C. 1
D. > 1
9. Which of the following will favor the reverse reaction in a chemical equilibrium reaction?
A. Increasing the concentration of one of the reactants.
B. Increasing the concentration of one or more of the products.
C. Removal of at least one of the products at regular interval.
D. None of these.
11. Effective diffusivity (DE) in a catalyst pellet is related to molecular diffusivity (DN) and Knudsen
diffusivity (DK) as
A. DE = DM + DK
1 1 1
B.
DE DN DK
C. DE = DM DE
D. DE = DN/DE
14. In a/an __________ reactor, there is exchange of heat with the surroundings with sizeable
temperature variation.
A. adiabatic
B. isothermal
C. non-adiabatic
D. none of these.
16. For a vapor phase catalytic reaction (A + B P) which follows the Ridel mechanism and the
reaction step is rate controlling, the rate of reaction is given by (reaction rate is irreversible, product
also absorbs).
kPA PB
A. rA
1 k A PA k p PP
kPA2 k 1 PP
B. rA
1 k A PA k p PP
kPA PB
C. rA
1 k A PB k B PB k p PP
kPA PB
D. rA
1 k A PA
17. If a solid-gas non-catalytic reaction occurs at very high temperature, the rate controlling step is
the __________ diffusion.
A. film
B. ash layer
C. pore
D. none of these
19. Which of the following is not a chemical step in a fluid solid catalytic reaction?
A. Surface chemical reaction
B. Adsorption
C. Desorption
D. None of these
20. For a series of reactions A k1
B k2
C having k1 << k2, the reaction system can be
approximated as
A. A k1
B
B. A
k2
B
C. A
k2
C
D. A
k1
C
21. At a given temperature, K1, K2 and K3 are equilibrium constants for the following reactions 1, 2,
3 respectively.
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CO(g) + H2O(g) CO2(g) + H2(g)
CH4(g) + 2H2 O(g) CO2(g) + 4H2(g)
22. In case of __________ reactions, the reaction rate does not decrease appreciably as the reaction
proceeds.
A. catalytic
B. parallel
C. series
D. auto catalytic
23. 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
24. What is the Thiele modulus of the solid catalyzed first order reaction, X
k
Y , if the pore
diffusion offers negligible resistance to reaction ?
A. < 5
B. < 0.5
C. > 1
D. 5
25. B.E.T. method can be used to determine the __________ of a porous catalyst.
A. solid density
B. pore volume
C. surface area
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
26. Rate constant for a first order reaction does not depend upon reaction time, extent of reaction and
the initial concentration of reactants; but it is a function of reaction temperature. In a chemical
reaction, the time required to reduce the concentration of reactant from 100 gm moles/liter to 50 gm
moles/liter is same as that required to reduce it from 2 gm moles/liter to 1 gm mole/liter in the same
volume. Then the order of this reaction is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
27. Which of the following is an independent variable for a batch tank reactor with uniform
concentration and temperature?
A. Time
B. Useful volume of the tank
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C. Diameter of the reactor
D. None of these
28. For reactions in parallel viz A P (desired product) and A Q (unwanted product), if the order
of the desired reaction is higher than that of the undesired reaction, a
A. batch reactor is preferred over a single CSTR for high yield.
B. tubular reactor is preferred over a single CSTR for high yield.
C. both (a) and (b).
D. single CSTR is the most suitable.
29. For a gaseous phase reaction, rate of reaction is equal to K CA CB. If the volume of the reactor is
suddenly reduced to l/4th of its initial volume, then the rate of reaction compared to the original rate
will be __________ times.
A. 8
B. 16
C. 1/8
D. 1/16
30. In a reversible chemical reaction having two reactants in equilibrium, if the concentration of the
reactants is doubled, then the equilibrium constant will
A. remain the same
B. be halved
C. also be doubled
D. become one fourth
31. The equilibrium constant of a catalytic chemical reaction __________ due to the presence of a
catalyst.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unaffected
D. unpredictable from the data
33. The catalytic activity of enzymes is due to their capacity to lower the __________ energy.
A. activation
B. potential
C. kinetic
D. none of these
34. A first order reaction requires two unequal sized CSTR. Which of the following gives higher
yield?
A. Large reactor followed by smaller one.
B. Smaller reactor followed by larger one.
C. Either of the arrangement (a) or (b) will give the same yield.
D. Data insufficient can't be predicted.
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35. Pick out the correct statement.
A. A lower temperature favors the reaction of lower activation energy.
B. The dispersion number for a reactor/vessel is uL/D.
C. The rate controlling step in a reaction involving many steps is the fastest step.
D. Pore volume and porosity of a catalyst is measured by Brunaver-Emmet-Teller (BET)
technique.
36. The effect of increasing pressure on the gaseous equilibrium of the reaction 2X + 3Y 3X + 2Y
indicates that
A. pressure has no effect.
B. backward reaction is favored.
C. forward reaction is favored.
D. none of these.
37. If in the gaseous phase reaction, N2O4 2NO2, x is the part of N2O4 which dissociates, then the
number of molecules at equilibrium will be
A. (1 + x)
B. (1 - x)
C. (1 + x)2
D. (1 - x)2
39. When a catalyst increases the rate of forward reaction, the value of rate constant
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remain same
D. becomes infinite
40. Rate determining step in a reaction consisting of a number of steps in series is the __________
step.
A. fastest
B. slowest
C. intermediate
D. data insufficient; can't be predicted
41. The rate of a chemical reaction is almost doubled for every 10°C rise in temperature. The rate
will increase __________ times, if the temperature rises from 10 to 100°C.
A. 256
B. 512
C. 112
D. 612
42. A catalyst in a chemical reaction __________ free energy change in the reaction.
A. increases
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B. decreases
C. either (a) or (b); depends on the type of catalyst
D. neither (a) nor (b).
43. Signal normally used to study non-ideal flow by stimulus response technique is __________
input.
A. pulse
B. step
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
44. When all the limiting reactant is consumed in the reaction, the operational yield __________ the
relative yield.
A. is greater than
B. is smaller than
C. equals
D. can be either greater or smaller than (depends on the type of reaction)
46.The catalyst in a second order reversible reaction increases the rate of the forward reaction
A. and decreases that of backward reaction.
B. and backward reaction equally.
C. only.
D. to a greater extent than that of the backward reaction.
48. For the liquid phase zero order irreversible reaction A B, the conversion of A in a CSTR is
found to be 0.3 at a space velocity of 0.1min-1 . What will be the conversion for a PFR with a space
velocity of 0.2 min-1? Assume that all the other operating conditions are the same for CSTR and
PFR.
A. 0.15
B. 0.30
C. 0.60
D. 0.90
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50. In flow reactors, the performance equations interrelate the rate of reaction to the
A. feed rate.
B. reactor volume,
C. extent of reaction.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
SECTION 3
1. Space velocity
A. describes the extensive operating characteristics of a tubular flow reactor.
B. is the maximum feed rate pre unit volume of reactor for a given conversion.
C. is a measure of the ease of the reaction.
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
2. The rate of the chemical reaction A B doubles as the concentration of A i.e.., CA is doubled. If
rate of reaction is proportional to CAn, then what is the value of n for this reaction?
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
3. A reaction which is catalyzed by a base is catalyzed by all substances which have a tendency to
A. lose a proton
B. gain a proton
C. gain an electron
D. none of these
4. For a homogeneous reaction of nth order, the dimension of the rate constant is given by
A. l/(time)n
B. (concentration)1 - n/(time)
C. (concentration)n - 1/(time)
D. none of these
5. The fractional volume change between no conversion and complete conversion, for the isothermal
gas phase reaction, 2A R, is
A. 0.5
B. -0.5
C. 1
D. 1.5
6. 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
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B. methanol synthesis.
C. reformation of methane.
D. polymerization of ethylene.
9. In autocatalytic reactions,
A. one of the reactants acts as a catalyst.
B. one of the products acts as a catalyst.
C. catalysts have very high selectivity.
D. no catalyst is used.
12. For identical flow rate, feed composition and for elementary first order reactions, 'N' equal sized
mixed reactors in series with a total volume 'V' gives the same conversion as a single plug flow
reactor of volume 'V' for constant density systems. This is true, when the value of 'N' is
A. 1
B. >1
C. ∞
D. ≥1
13. Helium-mercury method is used for the measurement of the __________ of the catalyst.
A. surface area
B. porosity
C. pore volume
D. both (b) & (c).
14. What is the order of a chemical reaction whose rate is deter-mined by the variation of one
concentration term only?
A. zero
B. first
C. second
D. third
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15. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Visible radiation provides the necessary activation energy in photochemical reactions.
B. The order and molecularity of a complex reaction may not be the same.
C. For a second order reaction, the slope of the graph/plot between rate and (concentration) is
equal to the rate constant (k).
D. Molecularity of the reaction is always a whole number greater than zero.
7. The exit age distribution of a fluid leaving a vessel (denoted by E) is used to study the extent of
non-ideal flow in the vessel. The value of E dt is
0
A. 0
B. 1
C. ∞
D. 2π
19. Three plug flow reactors (PFR's) of 4, 5 & 6 m3 volumes are arranged in two branches as shown
below in the figure.
If the total feed rate is 300 tons/hr, then for the same conversion in each branch, the feed rate through
branch II should be __________ tons/hr.
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 225
20. For a tubular reactor with space time 'τ' and residence time 'θ', the following statement holds
good.
A. τ and θ are always equal.
B. τ = θ, when the fluid density changes in the reactor.
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C. τ = θ, for an isothermic tubular reactor in which the density of the process fluid is
constant.
D. τ = θ, for a non-isothermal reactor.
22. Which of the following curves shows the effect of temperature on the extent of gas-solid
adsorption at a given pressure?
A. Langmuir adsorption isotherm
B. Adsorption isobar
C. Freundlich adsorption isotherm
D. None of these
23. For an ideal mixed flow reactor (CSTR), the exit age distribution E(t) is given by
A. a dirac delta function
B. a step function.
C. a ramp function.
D. none of the above
24. Fluid flow in a real packed bed can be approximated as __________ model.
A. plug flow
B. dispersion
C. mixed flow
D. tank in series
26. The 'E' curve for a non-ideal reactor defines the fraction of fluid having age between t and t + dt
A. at the inlet
B. at the outlet
C. in the reactor
D. averaged over the inlet and outlet
A + B R , rR = 2CA0.5CB2
A + B S , rS = 1.5 CA CB
We should have
A. low CA, low CB
B. low CA, high CB
C. high CA, low CB
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D. high CA, high CB
28. A reaction which is catalyzed by an acid is also catalyzed by any substance, which has a
tendency to
A. lose a proton.
B. gain a proton.
C. lose an electron
D. none of these.
30. A chemical reaction, A 3B, is conducted in a constant pressure vessel. Starting with pure A,
the volume of the reaction mixture increases 3 times in 6 minutes. The fractional conversion is
A. 0.33
B. 0.5
C. 1
D. data insufficient, can't be predicted
32. In chamber process of sulphuric acid manufacture in industry, the gas phase oxidation of SO2 to
SO3 is accomplished by a __________ reaction.
A. non-catalytic homogeneous
B. non-catalytic heterogeneous
C. catalytic homogenous
D. catalytic heterogeneous
33. If the rate of a chemical reaction becomes slower at a given temperature, then the
A. initial concentration of the reactants remains constant.
B. free energy of activation is lower.
C. entropy changes.
D. free energy of activation is higher.
34. The conversion XA and residence time data are collected for zero order liquid phase reaction in a
stirred tank reactor. Which of the following will be a straight line ?
A. XA Vs τ
B. XA Vs ln τ
C. XA/(1 - XA) Vs τ
D. XA(1 - XA) Vs τ
35. The rate of the reaction, X Y, quadruples when the concentration of 'X' is doubled. The rate
expression for the reaction is, r = K Cxn, the value of 'n' in this case will be
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A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
36. The value of steric factor 'P' in the equation k = PZeE/RT usually ranges from
A. l.0 to 10-8
B. l.l.to 102
C. 0.1 to 0.9
D. none of these
37. For a zero order reaction, the concentration of product increases with the
A. increase of reaction time.
B. increase in initial concentration.
C. total pressure.
D. decrease in total pressure.
40. The rate expression for a heterogeneous catalytic reaction is given by, - rA = KKA 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 >> (1 + KA PA), the apparent activation energy EA is equal
to (given E is the activation energy for the reaction and ΔHR and ΔHA are the activation energies of
adsorption of R and A)
A. E
B. E + ΔHA
C. E + ΔHA - ΔHR)
D. ΔHA + ΔHR
41. Given,
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D. l00.67
43. In case of the irreversible uni-molecular type, first order reaction, the fractional conversion at any
time for constant volume system as compared to variable volume system is
A. more
B. less
C. same
D. either (a) or (b), depends on other factors
44. The reaction in which the rate equation corresponds to a stoichiometric equation is called a/an
__________ reaction.
A. elementary
B. non-elementary
C. parallel
D. autokinetic
45. The reaction A B is conducted in an isothermal batch reactor. If the conversion of A increases
linearly with holding time, then the order of the reaction is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 2
46. A first order gaseous phase reaction is catalyzed by a non-porous solid. The kinetic rate constant
and the external mass transfer coefficient are k and kg respectively. The effective rate constant (keff) is
given by
A. keff = k + kg
B. keff = (k+ kg)/2
C. keff = (kkg)1/2
1 1 1
D.
k eff k k g
47. Arrhenius equation represents graphically the variation between the __________ and
temperature.
A. rate of reaction
B. frequency factor
C. rate constant
D. activation energy
48. __________ catalytic reaction is involved in the thermal cracking of gas oil.
A. Homogeneous
B. Non- Homogeneous
C. Heterogeneous
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D. Non-Heterogeneous
50. A chemical reaction occurs when the energy of the reacting molecules is __________ the
activation energy of the reaction.
A. less than
B. equal to
C. more than
D. equal to or more than
SECTION 4
1. Which of the following resistances is not involved in a gas phase catalytic (gas-solid) reaction?
A. Ash resistance.
B. Gas film and pore surface diffusion resistances for reactants.
C. Surface phenomenon resistance.
D. Gas film and pore surface diffusion resistances for products.
2. If the time required to change the concentration of reactant to half its original value is independent
of the initial concentration, the order of reaction is
A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three
3. A batch adiabatic reactor at an initial temperature of 373°K is being used for the reaction, A B.
Assume the heat of reaction is - 1kJ/mole at 373°K and heat capacity of both A and B to be constant
and equal to 50J/mole-K. The temperature rise after a conversion of 0.5 will be
A. 5°C
B. 10°C
C. 20°C
D. 100°C
4. If CA is the quantity of reactants initially present, the quantity left after 'n' half periods will be
equal to
n
C
A. A
2
n
1
B. C A answer
2
1/ n
C
C. A
2
D. (CA)1/2n
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5. A photochemical reaction is
A. accompanied with emission of light.
B. catalyzed by light.
C. initiated by light.
D. all (a), (b) & (c).
6. The rate controlling step for the heterogeneous irreversible catalytic reaction A(g) +B(g) C(g) is
the surface reaction of absorbed A with absorbed B to give adsorbed C. The rate expression for this
reaction can then be written as (where, KA, KB and KCare the equilibrium constants and is the rate
constant of the rate controlling step.)
k K A p A pB
A.
1 K A p A K B p B
k K A K B p A pB
B.
1 K A p A K B p B
k K A K B p A pB
C.
1 K A p A K B p B K C pC
k K A K B p A pB
D. answer
1 K A p A K B p B K C pC 2
7. The optimum performance for reactors operating in parallel is obtained when the feed stream is
distributed in such a way, that the
A. space time for each parallel line is same.
B. space time for parallel lines is different.
C. larger reactors have more space time compared to smaller ones.
D. none of these.
9. For the non catalytic reaction of particles with surrounding fluid, the same needed to achive the
same fractional conversion for particles of different unchanging sizes is proportional to the particle
diameter, when the __________ is the controlling resistance.
A. film diffusion
B. diffusion through ash layer
C. chemical reaction
D. either (a), (b) or (c)
10. Pure ethanol vapor is fed to a reactor packed with alumina catalyst, at the rate of 100 kmole / hr.
The reactor products comprise: ethylene: 95 kmole / hr, water vapor: 97.5 k mole / hr and diethyl
ether: 2.5 kmole/hr. The reactions occurring can be represented by:
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A. 100
B. 97.5
C. 95
D. 2.5
k2
11. The conversion for a second order, irreversible reaction (constant volume), A B , in batch
mode is given by
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A.
1 k 2C A0 t
k 2C A 0 t
B. answer
1 k 2C A 0 t
k 2C A 0 t 2
C.
1 k 2C A 0 t
k2C A 0 t
D.
1 k2C A0 t 2
12. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. The integral method of analyzing kinetic data is used when the data is scattered.
B. The differential method of analyzing kinetic data requires more accurate or larger amounts
of data.
C. When the reaction rate is independent of temperature, the reaction is said to be of zero
order.
D. The ratio of volumes of plug flow reactor to that of mixed reactor is always less than one for
identical feed composition, flow rate, conversion and for all positive reaction orders.
16. The reaction A B is conducted in an adiabatic plug flow reactor (PFR). Pure A at a
concentration of 2 kmol/m3 is fed to the reactor at the rate of 0.01 m3 /s and at a temperature of 500
K. If the exit conversion is 20%, then the exit temperature (in k)is (Data: Heat of reaction at 298 K =
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- 50000 kJ/ kmole of A reacted Heat capacities CPA = CPB = 100kJ/kmole. K (may be assumed to be
independent of temperature))
A. 400
B. 500
C. 600
D. 1000
18. A first order homogeneous reaction of the type X Y Z (consecutive reaction) is carried out
in a CSTR. Which of the following curves respectively show the variation of the concentration
of X, Y and Z with time?
A. I, II, III
B. III, II, I
C. III, I, II
D. II, III, i
21. Which of the following is a controlling factor in very fast heterogeneous reaction?
A. Heat and mass transfer effects
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. Composition of reactant
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A. temperature is very high,
B. reactant's concentration is very high.
C. reactant's concentration is very low.
D. reaction rate is independent of the reactant's concentration.
25. Sometimes, batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the product
A. quality & yield cannot be achieved in continuous processes, because of long residence time.
B. sales demand is fluctuating.
C. both (a) & (b).
D. neither (a) nor (b).
k
26. In a chemical reaction X Y Z
P , it is observed that the
27. The half life period of a first order reaction is given by (where, K = rate constant.)
A. 1.5 K
B. 2.5 K
C. 0.693/K
D. 6.93 K
29. In the gaseous phase ammonia formation reaction (N2 + 3H2 2NH3), the value of the
equilibrium constant depends on the
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A. total pressure of the system.
B. volume of the reactor.
C. temperature.
D. initial concentration of N2 and H2.
31. Photochemical reaction rate does not depend significantly on temperature, because
A. it is a reversible reaction.
B. it is an exothermic reaction.
C. the energy of reacting molecules exceeds the activation energy by absorption of light.
D. none of these.
32. A CSTR is to be designed in which an exothermic liquid phase first order reaction of the
type, A R, is taking place. The reactor is to be provided with a jacket in which coolant is flowing.
Following data is given: CA0 = 5 kmole/m3; XA = 0.5; Feed temperature = reactor temperature = 40°C.
Rate constant at 40°C = 1 min-1; (ΔH) = - 40kJ/mole; ρ = 1000kg/m3 CP = 4 J/gm-°C ; q = 10-
3
m3/min (ρ and CP are same for the reactant and product streams). The amount of heat to be
removed is
A. 2/3 kW
B. 1kW
C. 5/3 kW
D. 4kW
33. According to the 'law of mass action', the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the
A. equilibrium constant.
B. volume of the reaction vessel.
C. nature of the reactants.
D. molar concentration of the reactants.
35. For an ideal gas mixture undergoing a reversible gaseous phase chemical reaction, the
equilibrium constant
A. is independent of pressure.
B. increases with pressure.
C. decreases with pressure.
D. increases /decreases with pressure depending on the stoichiometric coefficients of the
reaction.
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B. neither of the reactions will be endothermic.
C. the combination reaction will be exothermic, while the dissociation reaction will be
endothermic.
D. the combination reaction will be endothermic, while the dissociation reaction will be
exothermic.
38. For a first order reaction carried out in a plug flow reactor, the space time is
1 C
A. ln 0
k C
1 C
B. ln answer
k C0
C
C. k ln 0
C
C
D. k ln
C0
39. For an isothermal second order aqueous phase reaction, A B, the ratio of the time required for
90% conversion to the time required for 45% conversion is
A. 2
B. 4
C. 11
D. 22
40. A chemical reaction is of zero order, when the reaction rate is (where, CA = concentration of
reactant)
A. ∝ CA.
B. ∝ 1/CA.
C. independent of temperature.
D. none of these.
k1 k2
41. Second order consecutive irreversible reactions A B C 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 where the ratio of concentration of B to that
of A in the initial feed was less than 0.5, the concentration of B increased first, reached a maximum
and then declined with time. However, for all experiments where this concentration ratio was 0.5 or
above, concentration of B decreased monotonically with time right from the beginning. What is the
ratio of the two rate constants (k1/k2)?
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. 4
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42. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Catalytic activity of enzyme catalyzed reactions which is affected by temperature, pH value
& chemical agents, is maximum at a temperature of about 45°C.
B. Most of the enzyme catalyzed reactions involve at least two substrates.
C. Enzymes help in increasing the activation energy of the reaction.
D. Equilibrium concentrations in enzyme catalyzed reactions can be calculated by using the
thermodynamic properties of substrates & products.
43. There is no correspondence between stoichiometry and the rate equation in case of a/an
__________ reaction.
A. elementary
B. multiple
C. autocatalytic
D. non-elementary
44. A spherical porous catalyst particle of radius R is subjected to reactant A which reacts to form B
by a zero order surface reaction A B. Film mass transfer resistance is negligible and pore diffusion
of A is rate controlling. The effectiveness factor of the catalyst is reported as 7/8. Which of the
following statement is true?
A. Inner catalyst core of radius R/8 does not participate in reaction.
B. Inner catalyst core of radius R/2 does not participate in reaction.
C. Inner catalyst core of radius 7R/8 does not participate in reaction.
D. Effectiveness factor for a zero order reaction cannot be 7/8 as it must always be 1.
45. Which of the following is used for calcination of limestone and dolomite in industrial practice?
A. Fluidized bed reactor
B. Moving bed reactor
C. Fixed bed reactor
D. None of these
47. For the chemical reaction P Q, it is found that the rate of reaction doubles as the concentration
of 'P' is doubled. If the reaction rate is proportional to Cpn, then what is the value of 'n' for this
chemical reaction?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 0
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49. Velocity of a reaction depends upon the
A. nature of the reactants.
B. concentration of the reactants.
C. temperature at which the reaction is carried.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
SECTION 5
1. An isothermal aqueous phase reversible reaction, P R, is to be carried out in a mixed flow
reactor. The reaction rate in kmole/m3-h is given by, r = 0.5CP - 0.125CR. A stream containing
only P enters the reactor. The residence time required (in hours) for 40% conversion of P is
A. 0.80
B. 1.33
C. 1.60
D. 2.67
C1 C2
3. A consecutive reaction, A B C , is characterized by
A. maxima in the concentration of A.
B. maxima in the concentration of B.
C. maxima in the concentration of C.
D. high exothermicity.
4. What is the unit of the rate constant in a chemical reaction in which 10% of the reactant
decomposes in one hour, 20% in two hours, 30% in three hours and so on?
A. Liter/mole-second
B. Moles/liter-second
C. Liter/mole
D. Liter/second
5. For a fluidized bed reactor, the most suitable/relevant model is a __________ model.
A. tank in series
B. bubbling bed
C. plug flow
D. none of these
7. In a reaction, the threshold energy is equal to (where, A = activation energy N = normal energy of
reactants)
A. A
B. N
C. A + N
D. A – N
10. Which of the following chemical reactions will be favored by low pressure?
A. 2HI H2 + I2
B. N2O2 2NO2
C. N2 + O2 2NO
D. none of these
14. Consider the nth order irreversible liquid phase reaction A B. Which one of the following plots
involving half-life of the reaction (t1/2) and the initial reactant concentration (CA0) gives a straight line
plot?
A. CA0 Vs t1/2
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B. ln CA0 Vs t1/2
C. CA0 Vs ln t1/2
D. ln CA0 Vs ln t1/2
15. The rate of forward reaction, at chemical equilibrium is ____ the rate of backward reaction.
A. more than
B. less than
C. equal to
D. either (b) or (c)
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