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CHE REVIEW REVIEW WEEKLY EXAM 10

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

1. For the reaction N2O4(g)  2NO2(g) at 30°C, k =5.1E6/s and the activation energy is 54.0 kJ/mol. The
reaction is
A. first order * B. second order C. exothermic D. third order
2. For the reaction N2O4(g)  2NO2(g) at 30°C, k =5.1E6/s and the activation energy is 54.0 kJ/mol. The
rate constant at 451C is
A. 5.1E6/s B. 1.4E7/s * C. 5.2E7/s D. 8.3E8/s
3. A gaseous reaction A 2B + C takes place isothermally in a constant pressure reactor. Starting with a
gaseous mixture containing 50% A and the rest inert materials, the ratio of final to initial volume is found
to be 1.8. The percent conversion of A is
A. 80% * B. 50% C. 60% D. 74%
4. For the gas phase reaction A + B  C + 2D, what is the fractional change in volume (expansion factor),
if the feed consist of 40% A, 50% B and 10% inerts.
A. 0.40 * B. 0.50 C. 0.60 D. 0.70
{5-6} A liquid phase reaction, A→B, is conducted isothermally in a CSTR having a residence time of 2s. The
inlet concentration of species A is 2 moles/litre, and the outlet concentration is 1 mole/litre. The rate law for
the reaction is where k = 5 moles/litre/s.
5. The value of K, in moles/litre, is
A. 11 B. 9 * C. 5 D. 2
6. If the same reaction is conducted in a series of two CSTRs with residence times 1 s and 0.2 s, then the
inlet concentration of A, in moles/litre, required to attain an outlet concentration of A of 1 mole/litre, is
A. 2.64 B. 2.00 C. 1.64 * D. 0.54
7. The material cost at erection site for a 10,000 bbl/stream day vacuum distillation unit is P600000.
Estimate the cost of a similar unit with a capacity of 30,000 bbl/stream day?
A. P715,300 B. P1,160,000 * C. P 890,650 D. 934,200
8. The tubes of an evaporator costs P8000, last 8 years, and require a labor cost of P2000/yr of cleaning.
Tubes can be operated under essentially non-scaling conditions. This will shorten the life of the tubes
but will reduce the labor cost for cleaning to P500/yr and result in an estimated additional savings of
P1200/yr because of better heat transfer. If current cost of capital is 10% how long must the tubes last
under the second set of conditions to permit this method of operation?
A. 4-5 years B. 2-3 years * C. 6-7 years D. 8-9 years
9. A present investment of P10,000 is expected to yield an income of P1500/yr for 15 years. What is the
equivalent rate of return?
A. 10.2% B. 12.4% * C. 14.1% D. 16.5%
10. If the total percentage of particles larger than the screen opening in the feed, product, and undersize are
36%, 84%, and 3%, respectively, the effectiveness of the screen is____%
A. 93.4 B. 85.5 * C. 95.0 D. 64.0
11. Fine silica is fed at 1500 lbs/hr to a double-deck vibrating screen combination to obtain a 48/65 mesh
(Tyler) product. The silica feed is introduced into the upper screen of the 48 mesh and the product is
discharged off the surface of the lower screen of 65 mesh. During the screening operation, the ratio of
oversize to product to undersize is 2:1-1/2:1. Laboratory analysis of the different fractions (in mass
fraction) :
Screen Mesh Feed Oversize Product Undersize
10/35 0.2821 0.5855 0.3385 0.00453
35/48 0.2580 0.3370 0.3220 0.00360
48/65 0.2810 0.0660 0.5260 0.34400
65/100 0.0910 0.0050 0.0670 0.29900
100/200 0.0870 0.0060 0.0260 0.35300
Calculate the effectiveness of the screening equipment.
A. 58.7% B. 48.7%* C. 68.6% D. 45.6%

12. The US Standard Sieve series equivalent to a 24 mesh Tyler Standard is ________ microns.
A. 600 B. 100 C. 805 D. 707 *
13. The standard equipment recommended for automatically carrying out sieve test procedures with
accuracy and dependability.
A. end-shake sieve shaker B. braunsieve shaker C. ro-tap shaker* D. dynamic sieve shaker
14. Another name for revolving screen is
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 A. shaking screen B. vibrating screen C. stationary screen D. trommel screen *
15. The material passing one screening surface and retained on a subsequent surface is called
A. intermediate material* B. minus material C. plus material D. oversize
16. A material is crushed in a Blake jaw crusher such that the average size of particle is reduced from 50
mm to 10 mm, with the consumption of energy of 13.0 kW/(kg/s). What will be the consumption of
energy needed to crush the same material of average size 75 mm to average size of 25 mm assuming
Rittinger’s law applies?
A. 4.33 kJ/kg * B. 8.88 kJ/kg C. 12.1 kJ/kg D. 15.8 kJ/kg
17. From the data in problem#16, what will be the consumption of energy needed assuming Kick’s law
applies?
A. 4.33 kJ/kg B. 8.88 kJ/kg* C. 12.1 kJ/kg D. 15.8 kJ/kg
18. In crushing a certain ore, the feed is such 80% is less than the 50.0 mm in size and the product size is
such that 80% is less than 6.35 mm. The power required is 89.5 kW. Use the Bond equation, calculate the
power required using the same feed so that 80% of the resulting product is less than 3.18 mm in size.
A. 147.6 kW B. 157.6 kW C. 146.7 kW * D. 124.8 kW
19. Which of the following is a soft material?
A. quartz B. topaz C. sapphire D. gypsum *
20. Which of the following is a hard material? (Note : Refer to Moh’s Scale hardness)
A. gypsum B. fluorite C. apatite D. corundum *
21. The work index for galena is ____. (Hint : Use the ChE Handbook by Perry )
A. 10.19 * B. 12.37 C. 18.45 D. 5.39
22. The work index for sandstone is ____. (Hint : Use the ChE Handbook by Perry)
A. 2.68 B. 12.12 C. 11.53 * D. 16.40
23. It is a type of jaw crusher with a movable jaw pivoted at the top, giving greatest movement to the
smallest lumps.
A. Dodge B. Blake * C. gyratory D. overhead eccentric
24. A screw conveyor is to be installed to convey 800 bushels of wheat per hour over a distance of 80 ft.,
the horsepower requirements for the installation is
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2.5 * D. 3.5
25. It is a type of conveyor consist of one or two chains to which are attached cross bars, usually of wood,
which drag on a flat-bottom trough.
A. redler conveyor B. slat conveyor * C. belt conveyor D.screw conveyor
26. A solid handling equipment used for moving powdered or granular materials to and from storage or
between reaction vessels as in moving bed catalytic.
A. bucket elevator * B. screw conveyor C. belt conveyor D. pneumatic conveyor
27. It is an auxiliary equipment of an elevating conveyor which prevents reversal of travel and subsequent
jamming when power is unexpectedly cut off.
A. cleaners B. holdback * C. check valve D. torque limiting
28. It is the most important and versatile flow assisters which are used to enlarge the storage-bin opening
and to cause flow by breaking up material bridges.
A. striker skirt B. idlers C. rollers D. vibrating hoppers *
29. It is a portable flatform on which packaged materials can be handled and stored.
A. pallets * B. steel drums C. hopper trucks D. baler bags
{30-31} Tests on a small scale tank 0.3 m diameter (Rushton impeller, diameter 0.1 m) have shown that a
blending process between two miscible liquids (aqueous solutions, properties approximately the same as
water, i.i., viscosity 1E-3 Pa-s, density 1000 kg/m³) is satisfactorily completed after 1 minute using an
impeller speed of 250 rev/min. It is decided to scale up the process to a tank of 2.5 m diameter using the
criterion of constant tip-speed.
30. What speed should be chosen for the larger impeller?
A. 5 rpm B. 21 rpm * C. 45 rpm D. 78 rpm
31. What power will be required?
A. 0.045 W B. 9.81 W * C. 35.88 W D. 142.15 W
32. What will be the blend time in the large tank?
A. 50.5 min B. 42.1 min C. 22.8 min D. 1.15 min *
33. Assume that spheres having diameters of 0.005 cm and a density of 1.2 g/cm³ are settling in water
(0.01 poises) under free settling conditions where the particles do not interfere with each other. What
would be the fee settling velocity in cm per seconds.
A. 2.05 B. 1.08 C. 0.57 D. 0.027 *
34. Drops of oil 15 microns in diameter are to be settled from their mixture with air. The specific gravity of
the oil is 0.90, and the air is at 70ºF and 1 atm and a settling time of 1 min is available. How high
should the chamber be to allow settling of these particles?
A. 1.2 ft * B. 1.5 ft C. 2 ft D. 2.4 ft
35. Estimate the terminal free settling velocity in air of a dust sphere with diameter of 1 microns and
specific gravity of 2.
A. 1.99 E -4 ft/s * B. 2.98 E -5 ft/s C. 3.12 E -6 ft/s D. 4.12 E -3 ft/s
36. A solid steel sphere of specific gravity of 7.85 and diameter of 0.02 m is falling at its terminal velocity
through water. What is its velocity in ft/s?
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 A. 1488 B. 4880 C. 6.21 * D. 0.42
37. A device used to separate solids from gases which is consist of a vertical cylinder with the inlet stream
introduced tangentially near the top, giving the suspension a spinning motion in the cylinder.
A. cyclone * B. dust collector C. scrubber D. filter
38. A classification technique where materials of equivalent size are separated according to their densities.
A. sizing B. screening C. sedimentation D. sorting *
39. If the motion of a particle is impeded by other particles, which will happen when the particles are near
each other even though they are not actually colliding, the process is called
A. free settling B. unhindered settling C. gravity settling D. hindered settling *
40. The drag coefficient in hindered settling is ________ compared to free settling.
A. greater than * B. less than C. constant D. varying
41. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. rougher B. classifier * C. scavenger / recleaner D. cleaner
42. A flotation plant process 3000 tons/day of CuFeS2 (chalcopyrite). It produce 80 ton copper concentrate
assaying 25% copper. If ore analyze 0.7% copper, calculate the percent recovery.
A. 90.55 B. 95.245 * C. 98% D. 92.54%
43. A plate and frame press gave a total of 8 m³ of filtrate in 1800 s and 11.3 m³ in 3600 s when filtration
was stopped. Estimate the washing time if 3m³ of wash water is used. The resistance of the cloth may
be neglected and a constant pressure is used throughout.
A. 8400s * B. 9880 s C. 11240 s D. 12448 s
44. A plate and frame filter press is used to filter a certain sludge for 2 hr at constant pressure. Washing is
done by using 10% of the filtrate volume collected. The time of washing is
A. 100 min B. 96 min* C. 1.6 min D. 100 hr
45. A P and F filter press with 10 frames is used to filter a slurry at a constant pressure. Total filtration
area is 75ft2 and the filter delivers 400 lb of filtrate in half an hour. If 10 more frames are added to the
filter press, the other conditions remaining the same, the time to produce 400 lb of filtrate, assuming Rm
= 0, is
A. 10 min. B. 0.5 hr. C. 7.5 min.* D. 15 min.
46. It is an induced motion of a material in a specified way, usually in a circulatory pattern inside some sort
of container.
A. agitation * B. mixing C. blending D. Sedimentation
47. A measure of the ratio of the drag force acting on a unit area of the impeller and the inertial stress.
A. Froude number B. Reynold’s number C. Mach number D. Power number*
48. A 70°C aqueous solution initially containing 15 mol % KNO3 is to be boiled so as to give a final yield of
solid KNO3 of 60 percent. How much (in percentage of initial water content) of the initial water must be
boiled off?
A. 30% B. 45% C. 60% D. 72% *
49. Crystals of Na2CO3 – 10H2O are dropped into a saturated solution of Na2CO3 in water at 100°C, what
percent in mole is the Na2CO3 in the Na2CO3 – H2O system. Data at 100°C ; the saturated solution is
31.2 %by weight Na2CO3; Molecular weight of Na2CO3 is 106.
A. 20.1% B. 12.5% C. 8.20% D. 7.15% *
50. NaSO4-10H2O crystals are formed by cooling 100 kg of 30% by weight aqueous solution of NaSO4.
The final concentration of the solute in the solution is 10%. The weight of crystals is
A. 22.33 kg B. 32.2 kg C. 45.35 kg D. 58.65 kg *
{51-53} A solution of sodium nitrate in water at a temperature of 40ºC contains 49% NaNO3 by weight.
51. Calculate the percentage saturation of this solution.
A. 65% B. 72% C. 83% D. 91% *
52. Calculate the weight of NaNO3 that may be crystallized from 1000 lb of this solution by reducing the
temperature to 10ºC.
A. 81 lb * B. 90 lb C. 103 lb D. 110 lb
53. Calculate the percentage yield of the process.
A. 10.8% B. 16.5% * C. 28.7% D. 35.2%
54. A solution of sodium bicarbonate in water is saturated at 60ºC. Calculate the temperature to which this
solution must be cooled in order to crystallize 40% of the NaHCO3.
A. 10ºC B. 17ºC C. 23ºC * D. 34ºC
55. Which of the following ratios describes Reynolds number?
A. inertial forces/viscous forces * B. drag forces/buoyant forces
C. buoyant forces/inertial forces D. viscous forces/drag forces

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