1.What are the two processes in distillation? 7.

Which type of distillation is called evaporative

a) Distilling and freezing distillation?
b) Distilling and condensation reflux A. Simple distillation
c) Freezing and condensation reflux B. Fractional distillation
d) Only condensation reflux C. Molecular distillation
Explanation: Distillation is the process where it consists of D. Steam distillation
two processes of distilling and condensation reflux. It is
usually carried out in distillation column, the gas-liquid 8. Separation of liquid by distillation is based upon one of
two-phase flow through the countercurrent contact. the following?
A. Boiling point
2.What is the use of vacuum distillation? B. Miscibility
a) Mix components at lower temperature C. Vapour pressure
b) Separate components at higher temperature D. Viscosity
c) Separate components at lower temperature
d) Mix components at higher temperature 9. Complete separation is not possible in which of the
Explanation: The main principle is that the compounds boil following?
at lower Temperature when pressure is reduced. A. Simple distillation
Therefore vacuum distillation is useful to separate B. Flash distillation
components at lower temperature. C. Molecular distillation
D. Steam distillation
3. Which of the following statements about batch
processes are correct? 11. Which of the following is not separated through the
Statement 1: These are economical for large volumes. distillation process?
Statement 2: These are not flexible in changing production A. Acetone and water
rate. B. Aniline and chloroform
a) True, False C. Impurities in Sea water
b) True, True D. Milk and water
c) False, True
d) False, False 12. Which type of the liquid evaporates first in the
Explanation: Batch processes are economical for small distillation
volumes. These are flexible in changing production rate. A. Immiscible liquid
These are flexible in accommodating changes in product B. Less volatile
formulation. C. More volatile
D. Non-volatile
4. Equilibrium distillation is also known as
A. Azeotropic distillation 13. As the reflux ratio, in a continuous counter-current
B. Flash distillation extraction is increased, the number
C. Molecular distillation of stages
D. Steam distillation A.Increase
B. Decrease
5. Which liquid distills first among the following C.Remain unchanged
A.Benzene D. Can either increase or decrease, depends on the
B.Ethanol system
C.Furfural
D.Glycerine 14. In stripping section of continuous distillation column,
the
6. Which type of distillation is used for the preparation of A. Liquid is stripped of high boiler
aromatic spirit of ammonia? B. Liquid is enriched with high boiler
A. Flash distillation C. Vapour is stripped of low boiler
B. Fractional distillation D. None of these
C. Molecular distillation
D. Simple distillation 15. When the liquid phase and vapour phase of a binary
system obeys Raoult's and Dalton's law respectively, the
relative volatility is the ratio of
A. vapour pressure of component A to that of component B.use molecular distillation.
B. C.use high pressure distillation.
B. vapour pressure of component A to the total pressure. D.an azeotrope may be formed during distillation
C. vapour pressure of component A to the partial pressure
of A. 23. Differential Distillation is also known as:
D. partial pressure of component A to the total pressure. A. Simple Distillation
B. Fractional Distillation
16. Flooding in a distillation column is detected by a sharp C. Molecular Distillation
A. increase in Murphree plate efficiency. D. Steam Distillation
B. decrease in pressure drop.
C. decrease in liquid hold up in the column. 24. In the fractionating column of fraction distillation, as we
D. increase in pressure drop. go higher in the column the ___.
Explanation: Once fully developed, flooding causes a A. Temperature becomes lower
significant increase in pressure drop between the B. Temperature becomes higher
distillation column stages (due to liquid accumulation) and C. Temperature remains constant
a reduction in the separation performance of the D. No changes occur
distillation column.
25. This method of distillation is used for the purification &
17. Flash distillation is suitable for the separation of separation of chemicals of low vapor pressure,
components A. Steam Distillation
A. having very close boiling points. B. Destructive distillation
B. which form a maximum boiling azeotrope. C. Simple Distillation
C. having very wide boiling points. D. Vacuum Distillation
D. which form minimum boiling azeotrope Explanation: Vacuum distillation is ideal for separating
mixtures of liquids with very high boiling points and
18. The relative volatility of a binary mixture at constant substances with low vapor pressures have high boiling
temperature __________ the total pressure. point, therefore the pressure of the surroundings is
A. decreases with increase in lowered to lower the boiling point.
B. increases with increase in
C. is independent of
D. none of these

19. High pressure at the bottom of a distillation tower

handling heat sensitive materials results in A. thermal
decomposition of bottoms.
B. increased relative volatility.
C. erosion of the tower.
D. very efficient operation

20. The relative volatility of a binary mixture at the

azeotropic composition is
A.1
B.> 1
C.0
D. Infinity

21. In extractive distillation, solvent is

A. added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture.
B. of high volatility.
C. present in overhead stream.
D. of high viscosity to give high tray efficiency

22. For a binary mixture with low relative volatility,

A.use steam distillation.