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1.

Diffusion is a process of

A. movement of particles from higher concentration to lower concentration B.


movement of particles through a semipermeable membrane

C. rarefaction of particles D. accumulation of particles on a solid surface

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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2. The diffusivity of a constituent A in solution B has the units.

A. m/s B. m2/s

C. m3/s D. kmol/(m2-s)

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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3. For steady-state molecular diffusion of gas A through non-diffusing B the ratio NA/(NA + NB) is

A. 0 B. 1

C. ?

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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4. For steady-state equimolal counterdiffusion of two gases A and A the ration NA/(NA + NB) is

A. 0 B. 1

D. ?

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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5. Methane is being cracked on a catalyst CH4?C + 2H2 under circumstances that CH4 (A) diffuses
to the cracking surface and H2(B) diffuses back. At steady-state the ratio NA(NA + NB)is

A. ? B. 1

C. ? D. 2

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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6. The binary diffusivity in gases is dependent upon

A. the temperature B. the pressure

C. the nature of components D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
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7. The binary diffusivity in gases varies almost as where T = absolute temperature of the system

A. T B. T1/2

C. T3/2 D. T2

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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8. The binary diffusivity in gases varies

A. directly as the pressure B. inversely as the pressure

C. inversely as the square root of pressure D. directly as the square root of pressure

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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9. The binary diffusivity in gases at atmospheric conditions is of the order of

A. 10-1 cm2/sec B. 10-5 cm2/sec

C. 105 cm2/sec D. 10-7 cm2/sec


Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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10. The binary diffusivity in liquids is of the order of

A. 10-5 cm2/sec B. 10-5 m2/sec

C. 10-5 mm2/sec D. 10-5 ft2/sec

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

11. The partial pressure distribution of both components of a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases
is linear

A.in the case of steady-state equimolal counter-diffusion B. in the case of steady-state


unimolal unidirectional diffusion

C.both in the case of steady-state equimolal counter-diffusion and steady-state unimolal unidirectional
diffusion

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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12. The partial pressure distribution of both components of a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal
gases is non-linear

A. in the case of steady-state equimolal counter-diffusion B. in the case of steady-state


unimolal unidirectional diffusion
C. both in the case of steady-state equimolal counter-diffusion and steady-state unimolal
unidirectional diffusion

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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13. The diffusivity DAB for A diffusing in B is the same as the fiffusivity DBA for B diffusing in A for a
binary mixture of

A. ideal gases only B. real gases only

C. both ideal and real gases D. real liquids only

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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14. At steady-state the partial pressure distribution of an ideal gas A diffusing through a stagnant
ideal gas B follows

A. linear law B. hyperbolic law

C. parabolic law D. exponential law

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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15. Select the wrong statement

A. Molecular diffusion in solids is much faster than molecular diffusion in gases and liquids B.
Molecular diffusion in solids is much slower than molecular diffusion in gases and liquids

C. The diffusion coefficient in a liquid is 10-4 to 10-5 times times the diffusion coefficient in a gas
D. Molecular diffusion in gases is much faster than molecular diffusion in liquids

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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16. The Knudsen diffusivity is proportional to where T = absolute temperature

A. T B. T 3/2

C. T 1/2 D. T2

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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17. For flow of gas through a capillary according to Poiseuilles law the permeability

A. varies inversely as the gas viscosity B. is proportional to the gas viscosity

C. varies as the square root of gas viscosityD. varies as the square of the gas viscosity

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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18. For flow of a gas through a given capillary according to Poiseuilles law the permeability

A. remains unaffected with change in temperature B. increases with increase in temperature

C. decreases with increase in temperature D. varies as the square root of temperature

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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19. The permeability increases with increase in temperature for the flow of gases through a capillary
according to

A. Knudsen law B. Poiseuilles law

C. both Knudsen law and Poiseuilles law D. none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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20. The binary diffusivity in liquids varies almost as

A. T B. T 3/2

C. T2 D. T3

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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21. The diffusivity has the same dimensions as

A. absolute viscosity B. kinematic viscosity

C. density D. concentration

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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22. The Schmidt number (NSc) is the ratio of

A. the momentum diffusivity to the mass diffusivity B. the mass diffusivity to the
momentum diffusivity

C. the thermal diffusivity to the mass diffusivity D. the momentum diffusivity to the
thermal diffusivity

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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23. The Schmidt number (NSc) is defined as

A. ?/DAB B. ?/?DAB
C. ??/DAB D. ?DAB/?

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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24. For water at 20?C the Prandtl number (NPr) is

A. 0.702 B. 7.02

C. 70.2 D. 120

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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25. Peclet number (NPe) for mass transfer is defined as

A. NRe/NSc B. NReNSc

C. NSc/NRe D. NShNSc

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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26. Stanton number (NSt) for mass transfer is defined as

A. NSh/NReNSc) B. NPeNSh

C. NSh/NSc D. NShNSc

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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27. The eddy momentum diffusivity the thermal diffusivity and the mass diffusivity will be the same
for

A. NPr = NSc = 0.7 B. NPr = NSc = 1

C. NPr = NSc = 7.02 D. NPr = NSc = 297

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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28. The temperature at which a vapour-gas mixture becomes saturated when cooled at constant
total pressure out of contact with a liquid is called

A. bubble point B. dew point

C. wet-bulb temperature D. dry-bulb temperature

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
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29. The dew point of an unsaturated mixture of vapour and gas does not depend on

A. the temperature of the mixture B. the total pressure of the mixture

C. the composition of the mixture D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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30. The relative saturation of an unsaturated mixture of vapour and gas

A. is always equal to its percentage saturation B. is always lower than its percentage
saturation

C. is always greater than its percentage saturation D. may be smaller or greater than its
percentage saturation depending on the composition of the mixture

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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31. The relative saturation of an unsaturated mixture of vapour and gas depends on

A. the composition of the mixture B. the temperature of the mixture

C. the nature of the vapour D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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32. For a vapour-gas mixture the wet and dry-bulb temperature are 20?C and 35?C respectively if
the mixture is heated to 50?C at constant pressure the wet bulb temperature will be

A. 20?C B. >20?C

C. <20?C D. ? 20?C

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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33. At the boiling point of the liquid at the prevailing pressure the saturated absolute humidity
becomes

A. one B. zero

C. infinity D. none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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34. The dew point of an unsaturated mixture of water vapour and air at constant temperature and
pressure

A. does not change with change in absolute humidity B. increases with increase in
absolute humidity

C. decreases with increase in absolute humidity D. decreases linearily with increase in


absolute humidity.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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35. The steady-state temperature reached by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large
amount of unsaturated vapour-gas mixture is called

A. dry-bulb temperature B. dew point

C. wet-bulb temperature D. bubble point

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option C

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36. For any vapour-gas mixture the adiabatic saturation curve is

A. straight line B. slightly concave upward

C. slightly concave downward

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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37. The psychrometric ratio is defined as

A. hG/ky B. ky/hG

C. hG/ky Cs D. NSc/NPr

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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38. The Lewis number of a mixture is defined as

A. NPr/NSc B. NPr NSc


C. NSc/NPr D. Cs (NSc/NPr)

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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39. For the system air-water vapour hG/ky Cs is approximately equal to

A. 1 B. 0.24

C. 2.4 D. 3

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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40. The lewis number of a mixture is one when mass diffusivity is equal to

A. momentum diffusivity B. thermal diffusivity

C. thermal conductivity D. 1/thermal diffusivity

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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41. For pure air at atmospheric conditions the Lewis number is

A. <<1 B. >>1

C. ? D. ?

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
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42. For pure air at atmospheric conditions the Schmidt number is

A. <1 B. 1

C. >1 D. >>1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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43. The temperature of water cooled in a cooling tower is

A. always less than the wet-bulb temperature of entering air B. always equal to the
wet-bulb temperature of entering air

C. always greater than the wet-bulb temperature of entering air D. always equal to the dry-
bulb temperature of entering air.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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44. In the design of cooling towers the wet-bulb temperature approach is ordinarily specified to be

A. from 5 to 10?F B. from 20 to 30?F

C. from 30 to 35?FD. from 10 to 25?F


Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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45. In a cooling tower makeup fresh water must be added to replace losses from

A. entrainment B. evaporation losses

C. blowdown D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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46. In an operating cooling tower the wet-bulb temperature of entering air is increased keeping all
other variable constant. The outlet water temperature will

A. remain constant B. decrease

C. increase

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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47. The cooling effect in a cooling tower can be increased by


A. lowering the barometric pressure B. reducing the humidity of entering air

C. increasing the air velocity over the wet surfaces D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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48. When can the relative humidity of air decrease inspite of an increase in the absolute humidity?

A. When the pressure rises B. When the pressure falls

C. When the temperature rises D. When the temperature falls

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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49. Under the same conditions

A. 1 m3 of dry air is lighter than 1 m3 of humid air B. 1 m3 of humid air is lighter than 1 m3 of
dry air

C. both 1 m3 of dry air and 1 m3 of humid air have the same weight

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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50. The percentage saturation and relative saturation of a vapour-gas mixture approach equality
when the vapour concentration approaches

A. 0 B. 1

C. 0.5 D. 0.6

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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51. The Lewis number is the ratio of

A. thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity B. mass diffusivity to thermal diffusivity

C. mass diffusivity to momentum diffusivity D. momentum diffusivity to thermal


diffusivity

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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52. Lewis number plays an important role in problems of

A. heat transfer only B. mass transfer only

C. simultaneous heat and mass transfer D. momentum transfer only

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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53. Relative volatility ? for a binary system

A. decreases with increase in pressure B. increases with increase in pressure


C. increases with increase in temperature at constant pressure D. has no significance in
distillation operation

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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54. Relative volatility ? for a binary system is a measure of separability by distillation. If ? = 1 the
separation by distillation is

A. maximum possible B. least possible

C. impossible D. optimum possible

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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55. If y* = x the relative volatility ? for a binary system is always

A. zero B. one

C. infinity D. one except at x = 0 or 1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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56. To separate a binary mixture the relative volatility should be

A. equal to one B. less than one

C. greater than one D. greater than zero

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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57. Component A is said to be more volatile than component B if for all temperature in the closed
interval TA < T < TB.

A. the vapour pressure of A is less than the vapour pressure of B B. the vapour pressure of
A is more than the vapour pressure of B

C. the vapour pressure of A is equal to 1 atm D. the vapour pressure of A is equal to the
vapour pressure of B

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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58. A two-phase is said to be in physical equilibrium if

A. the temperature of the vapour phase is equal to the temperature of the liquid phase B.
the total pressure throughout the vapour phase is equal to the total pressure throughout the
liquid phase

C. the tendency of each phase is exactly equal to its tendency to escape from the vapour phase to
the liquid phaseD. all of the above
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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59. The normal boiling points of benzene and toluene are 80.1?C and 110.6?C respectively. A
mixture containing 50 mole per cent benzene and 50 mole per cent toluene will boil at 1 atm at

A. 80.1?C B. 110.6?C

C. a temperature in between 80.1?C and 110.6?C D. a temperature of more than 110.6?C.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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60. Ethanol-water solution containing 50 mole per cent ethanol can be separated to get 97 mole per
cent ethanol by

A. atmospheric distillation B. distillation at higher pressures

C. vacuum distillation D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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61. The ratio of the actual equilibrium partial pressure of a component to the ideal value is called

A. activity coefficient B. turbdown ratio

C. relative volatility D. fugacity

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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62. Azeotropes

A. are mixtures with constant boiling point at the specified pressure B. obey Raoults
law at all temperature

C. are mixtures of partially miscible liquids D. none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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63. Which one of the folliwing systems does not form azeotrope at 1 atm ?

A. Ethanol-water B. Benzene-toluene

C. Hydrochloric acid-waterD. Acetone-chloroform

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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64. An azeotropic mixture of two liquids has boiling point lower than either of them when it

A. shows no deviation from Raoults law B. shows positive deviation from Raoults law

C. shows negative deviation from Raoults law D. is saturated

Answer & Explanation


Answer: Option B

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65. An azeotropic mixture of two liquids has boiling point higher than either of them when it

A. is saturated B. shows negative deviation from Raoults law

C. shows positive deviation from Raoults law D. shows no deviation from Raoults law

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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66. Which of the following is the most important to separate a mixture of two volatile liquids by
distillation?

A. Solubility B. Relative volatility

C. Density difference D. Selectivity

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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67. At the azeotropic composition of a binary mixture the relative volatility is

A. 0 B. ?
C. 1 D. <1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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68. Which of the following systems is an example of minimum boiling azeotrope at 1 atm?

A. Carbon disulphide-acetone B. Ethanol-water

C. Benzene-ethanol D. Acetone-chloroform

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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69. The relative volatility of aomponent A relative to component B is equal to the ratio of vapour
pressure of component A to vapour pressure of component B at the existing temperature if

A. the total pressure is 1 atm B. the liquid phase behaves as an ideal solution

C. the vapour phase behaves as an ideal gas D. both the liquid phase and vapour phase
are ideal

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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70. The ethanol-water azeotrope at 1 atm occurs at

A. 89.4 mole per cent ethanol and 78.2?C B. 89.4 mole per cent water and 78.2?C

C. 96.0 mole per cent ethanol and 78.2?C D. 96.0 mole per cent ethanol and 100?C

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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71. The flash process is carried out by

A. reducing the pressure on the feed stream B. cooling the feed at constant pressure

C. increasing the pressure on the feed steam D. none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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72. Flash distillation operation is suitable for separating components which

A. boil at very close temperature B. boil at widely different temperature

C. form minimum boiling azeotrope D. form maximum boiling azeotrope

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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73. If there is no condensation of carrier steam in the steam distillation of high-boiling organic
materials the steam consumption is minimum at

A. the highest permissible temperature and pressure B. the lowest practicable


temperature and pressure
C. the highest permissible temperature and the lowest practicable pressure D. the
lowest temperature and the highest practicable pressure

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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74. If there is no condensation of carrier steam in the steam distillation of high-boiling organic
materials

A. both temperature and pressure must be fixed B. either the temperature or the pressure
may be fixed

C. the temperature is always more than 100?C at 1 atm D. the temperature is always equal
to 100?C at 1 atm

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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75. An ideal plate is defined as one where

A. the vapour and liquid leaving streams are in equilibrium B. the vapour and liquid entering
streams are in equilibrium

C. the vapour leaving stream is in equilibrium with the liquid entering stream D. the
vapour entering stream is in equilibrium with the liquid leaving stream

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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76. The intercept on y-axis of the operating line for the rectifying section of a distillation column is
where L and V are the liquid and vapour rates in the rectifying section taken to be constant over the
section

A. xD Ri/Ro B. xD L/V

C. D xB/L D. none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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77. The slope of the opeating line for the stripping section of distillation column is

A. 0 B. ?

C. <1 D. >1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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78. If q is interpreted to be the fraction of the feed that is liquid then the slope of the feed line in
distillation operation is

A. ?(1-q)/q B. ?q/(1-q)

C. ?q D. ?q/(q-1)
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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79. When a dephlegmator is also used to condense partially the overhead vapour from a distillation
column the liquid reflux at its bubble-point

A. has the same composition as the overhead product B. is richer in less volatile
component than overhead product

C. is richer in more volatile component than overhead product

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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80. If q is interpreted to be the fraction of the feed stream that is liquid then for saturated vapour
feed to a distillation column

A. q=1 B. q=0

C. q>1 D. q<0

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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81. If q is interpreted to be the fraction of the feed stream that is liquid then for saturated liquid
feed to a distillation column

A. q=0 B. q<0

C. q>1 D. q=1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D
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82. If the feed to a distillation column is a saturated liquid then the slope of the feed line is

A. 0 B. ?

C. >1 D. <1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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83. The slope of operating line in the rectifying section of a distillation column is unity if the reflux
ratio is where Rmin = minimum reflux ration

A. 0 B. 1

C. ? D. Rmin

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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84. In a distillation operation the heat removed in condenser

A. remains unaffected with change in reflux ratio B. increases with increase in reflux ration
C. decreases with increase in reflux ration D. and the heat required in reboiler decrease with
increase in reflux ratio

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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85. In a distillation operation the reflux ratio may vary between

A. zero and one B. zero and infinity

C. minimum and infinity D. one and two

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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86. In a distillation operation total reflux requires

A. minimum number of plates B. infinite number of plates

C. minimum reboiler and condenser load D. that the flow of fresh feed must continue

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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87. Most distillation columns are designed for reflux ratios between where Rmin = minimum reflux
ratio

A. 3 to 5 times Rmin B. 1.2 to 1.7 times Rmin

C. 2 to 10 times Rmin D. 0.2 to 0.7 times Rmin

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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88. At minimum reflux ratio the fixed cost of a distillation column is

A. minimum number of plates B. infinite

C. optimum

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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89. At minimum reflux ratio the operating cost of a distillation column is

A. maximum possible B. optimum

C. minimum D. infinite

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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90. At total reflux the capacity of a distillation colum is

A. zero and one B. maximum

C. minimum D. optimum

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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91. In a distillation column the minimum reflux ratio

A. is the maximum ratio which will require an infinite number of trays for the separation desired
B. corresponds to the maximum reboiler heat load for the separation desired

C. corresponds to the maximum condenser colling load for the separation desired D. is
always zero

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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92. For obtaining a given separation in distillation column the minimum number of theoretical
stages is obtained with

A. minimum reflux ratio B. optimum reflux ratio

C. total reflux D. zero reflux ratio

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

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93. Solvent used in extractive distillation


A. alters the relative volatility of the original components B. is of low volatility

C. must form no azeotrope with the original substances D. all of these answers

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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94. Entrainer used in azeotropic distillation of binary mixture

A. forms no azeotrope with the original substancesB. forms a minimum boiling azeotrope
with one or both of the feed components

C. should be of very high viscosity to provide high tray efficiencies D. should have very high
latent heat of vaporization

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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95. Which of the following is more accurate to determine the number of theoretical stages required
for the separation of nonideal binary systems by distillation?

A. McCabe ? Thiele method B. Ponchon ? Savarit method

C. Both McCabe ? Thiele and Ponchon ? Savarit methods are equally good.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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96. McCabe ? Thiele method is used to find the number of theoretical stages required in a
distillation operation. This method is based on the assumption(s) that

A. the liquid/vapour loading in each section of the tower remains constant B. Troutons rule is
applicable

C. the sensible heat differences are small because the temperature change from tray to tray is
small D. all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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97. The flooding in a distillation column is detected by

A. a sharp increase in pressure drop B. a sharp increase in Murphree plate efficiency

C. a sharp decrease in pressure drop D. a sharp decrease in liquid hold up in the column

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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98. Entrainment in a distillation column

A. is defined as the liquid carried with the vapour from one tray to the tray above B. is
detected by decrease in Murphree plate efficiency
C. may be detrimental since it can carry non-volatile constituents upward D. all of these
answers

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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99. Inside the distillation column

A. the driving for the vapour flow is the pressure drop B. the driving force for the liquid
flow is its weight

C. the liquids and vapours are always at their bubble point and dew point respectively D.
all of these answers

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

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100. Inside the distillation column

A. the pressure decreases gradullay from bottom to top of the column B. the highest
temperature is at the top of the column

C. the pressure increases gradually from bottom to top of the column D. the pressure
remains constant

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
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