ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS REVIEWER

NAME:__________________________ DATE:______________
TIME:______________

1. Which of the following is not correct description of 16.0 grams of methane, CH4?
A. It is one mole of methane.
B. It is amount of methane that contains 12.0 g of carbon.
C. It is 16.0 g x 6.02 x 1023 molecules of methane.
D. It is the amount of methane that contains 4.0 grams of hydrogen.

2. A mole of a compound composed of nitrogen and oxygen (N xOy) has a

molecular weight of 92.0g/mol. What is its formula?
A. NO
B. N2O4
C. NO3
D. N2O

3. An ore of Lead is 45.0% pure lead sulphide, PbS, and 55.0% impurities in which
no other lead compounds are present. What mass of lead is contained in 150.0
grams of this ore?
A. 71.4 g
B. 67.5 g
C. 58.5 g
D. 9.05 g

4. What scientific (natural) law serves as the basis for balancing chemical equations
by requiring that there be no observable change in the quantity of matter during a
chemical reaction?
A. Law of Conservation of Energy
B. Law of Multiple Proportions
C. Law of Conservation of Matter
D. Law of Definite Proportions

5. Consider the following balanced equation:

2H2 + O2 2H2O
Which one of the following statements is false?
A. One molecule of O2 will react with 2 molecules of H2.
B. One mole of O2 will react with 2 moles of H2.
C. The complete reaction of 2.0 g of H2 will produce 36.0 g of H2O
D. The complete reaction of 2.0 g of H2 will produce 36.0 g H2O.

6. Which of the following sets illustrates the Law of Multiple Proportions?

A. Li 2O, Na2O, K2O
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 B. Kcl, CaCl2, ScCl3
1 2 3
C. H , H , H
1 1 1
D. BrF, BrF3, BrF5

7. Ethyl butyrate (C16H12O2) “oil of pineapple”, can be produced in the laboratory

from butyric acid (C4H8O2), a foul-smelling liquid, and ethyl alcohol (C2H6O).
First, butyric acid is reacted with PCl5 to produce butyryl chloride (C4H7ClO)
which is then reacted with the ethyl reacted with the ethyl alcohol to produce the
ethyl butyrate. What mass of ethyl butyrate could be produced from 12.8 g of
butyric acid if the first reaction gave a 65.8% yield of butyryl chloride and the
second reaction gave an 88.4% yield of ethyl butyrate?

C4H8O2 + PCl5 C4H7ClO + HCl + POCl3

C4H7ClO + C2H6O C6H12O2+HCl

A. 8.80 g
B. 9.01 g
C. 8.47 g
D. 9.81 g

8. Calculate the molarity of a solution that contains 70.0 g of H 2SO4 in 280. ml of

solution.
A. 2.55 M
B. 6.84 M
C. 8.62 M
D. 9.78 M

9. How many grams of PI3 could be produced from 250.g of I2 and excess
phosphorus if the reaction gives a 98.5% yield?

P4 + 6I2 4PI3
A. 246 g
B. 254 g
C. 266 g
D. 270 g

10. A rigid container is heated by the sun. There is no shaft work associated with the
container. From the first law of thermodynamics, the resulting work is:
A. Equal to the heat transfer
B. Equal to the change in internal energy
C. Equal to the volume times the change in pressure
D. Equal to zero

11. This law states that all energy received as heat by a heat-engine cannot be
converted into mechanical work.
A. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
B. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
C. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics
D. All of the above

12. Which ideal gas law is used for an isobaric process?

A. Charles’ Law
B. Dalton’s Law

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 C. Joule’s Law
D. Boyle’s Law

13. It is the ratio of the unit weight of a fluid to the unit weight of water at 4ºC.
A. Specific Volume
B. Weight Density
C. Specific Weight
D. Relative Density

14. The fact that the buoyant force on a bloating object is equal to the weightof
displaced liquid is known as
A. Bernoulli’s Theorem
B. Continuity Equation
C. Archimedes’ Principle
D. Law of Conservation of Mass

15. It is the most thermal efficient cycle consisting of two(2) isentropic processes and
two (2) isothermal processes.
A. Carnot Cycle
B. Otto Cycle
C. Rankine Cycle
D. Diesel Cycle

16. An automobile tire is inflated to 35 psig at 54ºF. After being driven, the
temperature rises to 80ºF. Determine the final gage pressure assuming that the
tire is inflexible.
A. 36.51psig
B. 38.51 psig
C. 37.51 psig
D. 39.51psig

17. Find the power of a rotating shaft which develops a torque of 188 N-m at 1350
rpm.
A. 101.54 hp
B. 63.35 hp
C. 53.63 hp
D. 35.63 hp

18. A pressure gage registers 50 psig in a region where the barometer reads 14.8
psia. Find the absolute pressure in kPa.
A. 666.66 kPa
B. 446.66 kPa
C. 566.66 kPa
D. 336.66 kPa

19. One kilogram of air is compressed adiabatically and in a steady-flow manner.

The compression efficiency is 80% and the work done on the air is 265 Kj/kg.
Compute the heat.
A. 212 kJ/kg
B. 0 kJ/kg
C. 100 kJ/kg
D. 331.25 kJ/kg

20. At a pressure of 60ºF, a motorbike tire is inflated to 33 psig. As it is driven along

the C-5 road, the temperature rise to 76ºF. Assuming the volume remains
constant. Determine the final gauge pressure.
A. 34.47 psig

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 B. 35.00 psig
C. 49.19 psig
D. 34.30 psig

21. Kerosene is pumped into an aircraft fuel tank through a hose that has an inside
diameter of 4cm. If the velocity of the kerosene is 8m/s through the hose.
Determine the mass flow rate. Assume that the kerosene has a density of 800
kg/m3 .
A. 7.06 kg/s
B. 7.56 kg/s
C. 8.06 kg/s
D. 8.56 kg/s

22. In a circuit, the total voltage and current are 10 and 3 respectively. The total real
power is 17 W. How much is the reactive power?
A. 24.72
B. 611
C. 30
D. None of the above

23. It is characteristic of a material to oppose any flow of AC current.

A. Inductance
B. Capacitance
C. Resistance
D. Resistor

24. When a 10Ω inductor and a 10Ω capacitor are connected in series, the
impedance will be
A. 0
B. Infinite
C. 10
D. 14.14

25. An inductor is placed across a 50 10ºV source and had a current of 25

-70ºA. What is the resistance of this inductor?
A. 0
B. 3.47Ω
C. 19.70Ω
D. None of the above

26. For a 50Hz source, how many cycles are completed in 0.5 seconds?
A. 100 cycles
B. 50 cycles
C. 75cycles
D. 25 cycles

27. A capacitance of 150 μf is connected in parallel with the capacitance of 200μF.

What is the resistance of the combination at the frequency of 60 Hz?
A. 7.58 x10-6 Ω
B. 7.58 x10-4 Ω
C. 7.58 x10-2 Ω
D. 7.58Ω

28. At the time equal to zero, the instantaneous voltage of an AC source is 233V.
The maximum instantaneous current is 260V and the frequency of 60 Hz. What
is the phase angle of the source?
A. 66.368
B. 66.638

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 C. 63.668
D. 36.668

29. A sinusoidal voltage wave has a maximum value of 200 volts and a frequency of
50 Hz. What is the value of the voltage 0.005 seconds after the wave crosses the
ωt axis going in the positive direction?
A. 200 volts
B. 141 volts
C. 100 volts
D. 282 volts

30. An impedance draws a current I = 10 cos (ωt -30) ampere from a voltage V =
220sin ωt volts. What is the power?
A. 2200 watts
B. 190.5 watts
C. 1100 watts
D. 1320 watts

31. A DC ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. A shunt 1.010x10 -3 ohm is
connected to the ammeter. What is the multiplier of the set up?
A. 80
B. 100
C. 50
D. 10

32. A load of 20 +j35 ohm is connected across a 220 volts source. Determine the
power factor and the VARS.
A. 49.6%, 1042 VARS
B. 85.3%, 975 VARS
C. 52.2%, 1023 VARS
D. 42.3%, 1087 VARS

33. Determine the power angle of ɵ in the series circuit which consists of R = 25
ohms, L = 0.2 ohms, across a power supply of 200 Volts, 30 Hz.
A. 36.4º
B. 52.4º
C. 46.4º
D. 56.4º

34. A coil of a 50 ohm resistance and 150 mH inductance is connected in parallel

with a 50 μf capacitor. The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt +30º) Volts. What is the
equation of the line current?
A. 1.91 sin (ωt + 52.5º)
B. 1.25 sin (ωt + 75.5º)
C. 1.25 sin (ωt - 62º)
D. 1.32 sin (ωt – 75.5º)

35. A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220 volts.
What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the power factor to
about 95%?
A. 3 KVAR
B. 2 KVAR
C. 2.5 KVAR
D. 3.5 KVAR

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 36. A 100 Volt carbon filament lamp takes 1 Amp when glowing with a filament
temperature of 1615ºC. Calculate the momentary current when the lamp is first
switched on in air temperatures of 15ºC. the temperature coefficient of resistance
for carbon may be taken as -0.000265ºC -1 at 15ºC over the range of temperature
under consideration.
A. 1.724 A
B. 0.56 A
C. 0.58 A
D. 0.84 A

37. A hunter fires a 50 gram bullet at a tiger. The bullet left the gun with a speed of
600 m/s. What is the momentum of the bullet?
A. 15 kg-m/s
B. 30 kg-m/s
C. 300 kg-m/s
D. 150 kg-m/s

38. A cast-iron governor ball 3 inches in diameter has its center 18 inches from the
point of support. Neglecting the weight of the arm itself, find the tension in the
arm if the angle with the vertical axis is 60º.
A. 7.63 lb
B. 6.36 lb
C. 7.56 lb
D. 7.36 lb

39. The seats of a carousel are attached to a vertical rotating shaft by a flexible cable
8 m long. The seats have a mass of 75 kg. What is the maximum angle of tilt for
the seats if the carousel operates at 12 rpm?
A. 30º
B. 35º
C. 45º
D. 39º

40. A block weighing 200 N rests on a plane inclined upwards to the right at a slope
of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal. The block is connected to a cable initially parallel to
the plane, passing through the pulley and connected to another block weighing
100 N. moving vertically downward. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
200 N block and the inclined plane is 0.10. Which of the following most nearly
gives the acceleration (a) of the system?
A. a = 2.93 m.sec2
B. a = 0.37 m/sec2
C. a = 1.57 m/sec2
D. a = 3.74 m/sec2

41. A 50-kilogram block of wood rest on top of the smooth plane whose length is 3
m. and whose altitude is 0.8 m. How long will it take for the block to slide to the
bottom of the plane when released?
A. 1.51 N
B. 2.41 N
C. 2.51 N
D. 2.14 N

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 42. A skier wishes to build a rope tow to pull herself up a ski that is inclined at 15º
with the horizontal. Calculate the tension needed to give the skier’s 54-kg body
an acceleration of1.2m/s2. Neglect friction
A. 202 N
B. 403 N
C. 106 N
D. 304 N

43. A car whose wheels are 30 cm in radius is travelling with a velocity of 110 kph. If
it is decelerated at a constant rate of 2 m/s2, how many complete revolutions
does it make before it comes to rest?
A. 121
B. 122
C. 123
D. 124

44. A man in a hot –air balloon drops an apple at a height of 150 m. If the balloon is
rising at 15 m/s, find the highest point reached by the apple.
A. 151.15 m
B. 161.15 m
C. 171.15 m
D. 141.15 m

45. A shot is fired at an initial velocity of 300 ft per sec. Find the height and range of
the projectile.
A. 600 ft and 2500 ft
B. 700 ft and 2800 ft
C. 1000 ft and 4800 ft
D. 750 ft and 3000 ft

46. A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 350 m/s and an angle of 50º with the
horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, find its range on the horizontal plane
through the point it was fired.
A. 12,298 km
B. 12.298 km
C. 12.298 km
D. 12, 298 km

47. A mango falls from a branch 5 meters above the ground. With that speed in
meters per second will it strike the ground? Assume g = 10 m/s 2?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 10
D. 14

48. A car was travelling at a speed of 50 mph. The driver saw a road block 80 m
ahead and stepped on the brake causing the car to decelerate uniformly at 10
m/s2. Find the distance from the roadblock to the point where the car stopped.
Assume perception reaction time is 2 seconds.
A. 12.48 m
B. 6.25 m
C. 10.28 m
D. 8.63 m

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 49. A car starting from the rest moves with a constant acceleration of 10 km/hr 2 for 1
hour then decelerates at a constant -5 km/hr 2 until it comes to a stop. How far has
it travelled?
A. 10 km
B. 20 km
C. 12 km
D. 15 km

50. A train upon passing point A at a speed of 72 kph accelerates at 1.0 ms 2 for one
minute along a straight path then decelerates at 1.0m/s 2. How far in kilometers
from the point A will it be 2 minutes after passing point A.
A. 4.95
B. 4.75
C. 4. 85
D. 4.65

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