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Chemical Engineering Mcqs 9594 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Chemical Engineering MCQs designed for job test and interview preparation, particularly for fresh graduates, students, and candidates appearing in competitive exams. These multiple-choice questions cover important topics such as the fundamentals of chemical engineering, chemical processes, chemical reactions, process control, and instrumentation, along with other key concepts in the field.

For a first order isothermal chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the effectiveness factor is 0.3. The effectiveness factor will increase if the____________________?
A Catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is reduced
B Catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
C Catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is reduced
D Catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
Correct Answer: Catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
Batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the___________________?
A Product yields and quality cannot be achieved in continuous process, because of long
B Sales demand of product is not steady
C Same equipment cannot be used for several processes of the same nature
D All A., B. & C.
Correct Answer: All A., B. & C.
Rate of a chemical reaction is not affected by the____________________?
A Catalyst
B Temperature
C Reactant’s concentration
D Number of molecules of reactants taking part in the reaction
Correct Answer: Number of molecules of reactants taking part in the reaction
On application of pressure to the equilibrium system, ice ⇌ water; which of the following phenomenon will occur ?
A Water will evaporate
B Equilibrium will not be attained
C More ice will be formed
D More water will be formed
Correct Answer: More water will be formed
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.
Correct Answer: Surface area
In an exothermic reaction, the energy of the reacting substances as compared to that of products is____________________?
A More
B Less
C Same
D Either A. or B., depends on order of reaction
Correct Answer: More
Semibatch reactor is preferred, when a/an__________________?
A A highly exothermic reaction is to be controlled
B Undesirable side reaction (at high concentration of one of the reactants) is to be avoided
C A gas is to be reacted with liquid (e.g. hydrogenation of fat)
D All A., B., and C.
Correct Answer: All A., B., and C.
The half life period ‘t’ of a zero order reaction as shown in the bellow figure, is equal to_________________?
A CA0/2K
B CA0/K
C 0.693/K
D 1/K
Correct Answer: CA0/2K
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
Correct Answer: Film
The order of a chemical reaction is__________________?
A An experimentally determined quantity
B Always equal to the total stoichiometric number of reactants
C Never fractional
D None of these
Correct Answer: An experimentally determined quantity