Chemical Reaction Engineering MCQs

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Q111.
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

Discuss
Answer: (d).autocatalytic
Q112.
A typical example of an exothermic reversible reaction conducted at high pressure in industry is

a.

dehydration of ethanol.

b.

methanol synthesis.

c.

reformation of methane.

d.

polymerisation of ethylene.

Discuss
Answer: (a).dehydration of ethanol.
Q113.
Study of chemical kinetics is the easiest in the case of __________ reactions.

a.

irreversible

b.

reversible

c.

surface

d.

side

Discuss
Answer: (a).irreversible
Q114.
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.

Discuss
Answer: (b).one of the products acts as a catalyst.
Q115.
Semibatch reactor is preferred, when a/an

a.

a highly exothermic reaction is to be controlled.

b.

undersirable 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).

Discuss
Answer: (d).all (a), (b), and (c).
Q116.
Exposure of a photographic plate to produce a latent image is an example of __________ reaction.

a.

very slow

b.

very fast

c.

photochemical

d.

both (b) and (c)

Discuss
Answer: (d).both (b) and (c)
Q117.
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

Discuss
Answer: (c).∞
Q118.
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).

Discuss
Answer: (d).both (b) & (c).
Q119.
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

Discuss
Answer: (b).first
Q120.
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.

Discuss
Answer: (b).The order and molecularity of a complex reaction may not be the same.
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