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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

LONG QUIZ Part II (General Engineering)
ChE 426:ChE Applications with Comprehensive Examination
2nd Semester 2021 -2022

Name: Section: Date: Score:

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Strictly no ERASURES in the answer sheet. Write the letter of your choice
in the answer sheet provided. You may use the questionnaire as scratch. Good luck!

1. The differential equation (d2y/dx2)^2 + (dy/dx)2=1 has an order and degree equivalent to,
respectively.
a. 2, 1 b. 2,1 c. 2,2 d. 1,1

2. A body falls from rest against a resistance that is proportional to the speed at any instant. If the
terminal speed of the body is 128 feet per second, find its speed after 2 seconds.
a. 54.4 b. 50.4 c. 58.9 d. 55.7

3. “If a plane arc is revolved about a coplanar axis not crossing the arc, the area of the surface
generated is equal to the product of the length of the arc by circumference of the circle described
by the centroid of the arc.” This statement is otherwise known as?
a. None of these c. First Theorem of Varignon
b. Second theorem of Pappus d. First Theorem of Pappus

4-5. Refer to the problem below;

A Chemical engineering student, feeling alone, is on top of the CEAFA building, around 60 m high.
The student throws a stone upward with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. If the height, s at any time t is
given by the law, s = 60 + 20t - 5t2,
4. Find the maximum height the stone will reach.
a. 40 m b. 60 m c. 80 m d. 100 m

5. Find the time the stone will reach that height

a. 2 s b. 4 s c. 6 m d. 8 m

6. A thermometer reading 18 deg D is brought into a room where the temperature is 70 deg F, a
minute later; the reading of the thermometer decreased 31 deg F. What was the temperature of the
thermometer 5 min. After it was brought out (in deg F)?
a. 56 b. 58 c. 60 d. 62
7. At 2:00 PM, a thermometer reading 80 deg F is taken outside where the air temperature is 20 deg
F. At 2:03 PM, the reading became 42 deg F. Later, the thermometer is brought inside where the
air is at 80 deg F, At 2:10 PM, the reading is 71 deg F, when was the thermometer brought
indoors?
a. 2:04 PM b. 2:08 PM c. 2:05 PM d. 2:07 PM

8. A high jumper leaps into the air with an initial speed of 30 ft/s. How high will she be at the top of
her flight?
a. 4.26m b. 5.26m c. 6.26m d. 7.26m

dy 2
9. Solve: y =3 x
dx
a. y2= x3 + c b. y2= 2x3 + c c. y3= 2x2 + c d. y2 =2x2 +c

10. A golf club strikes a golf ball. The club and the ball remain in contact for 0.6 ms. The 45 gram
ball leaves the club with a speed of 229.6 ft/s. Calculate the average force of the club to the ball.
a. 5.25kN b.6.25 kN c.7.26kN d. 8.25kN

11. Assume that the auditory canal of the outer ear is a 5.0cm long pipe closed by one end by the
eardrum. Calculate the fundamental frequency of this pipe when in air at 5 degree Celsius.
a. 1750Hz b. 2800Hz c.1675Hz d. 1700Hz

12. What is the power required to transfer 93600 coulombs of charge through a potential rise of 50
volts in one hour?
a. 2.8kW b. 1.3kW c.0.9kW d. 0.5kW

13. A ball leaves at a velocity of 30 m/s with an angle of 30 degree with the horizontal. Find the
maximum height that it could reach.
a. 14.71m b. 11.47m c.17.14m d. 11.74m

14. A 10g mass is moving at 30m/s while a 3g mass is moving in an opposite direction at 50 m/s.
They collide head on and stick together. What is their velocity after collision?
a. 14.51 m/s b. 11.54m/s c15.14 m/s d. 13.51m/s

15. The resistance of a wire is 126.48 ohms at 100 degree Celsius and 100 ohms at 30 degree Celsius.
Determine the temperature when the resistance is 115 ohms.
a. 65.15 b. 69.65 c.71.25 d. 75.45

16. What force is required to punch a 1 inch diameter hole on a 0.5 inch thick plate if the ultimate
shearing strength of the plate is 42000 psi?
a. 67,359lbf b. 65,180lbf c.60,975lbf d. 65,973lbf
 17. A 20mm diameter cable AB is made of steel with modulus of elasticity of 200GPa. The
maximum stress in the cable must not exceed 150MPa. Also, the elongation of the cable must not
exceed 4mm. Determine the maximum tensile load that can be applied to the cable AB is L=5m.
a. 50.3N b. 47.1N c. 50.3kN d. 47.1kN

18. A cylindrical water tank is 4m in diameter and 8m high. If the tank is to be completely filled,
determine the minimum thickness of the tank plating if the ultimate stress is limited to 80MPa.
The factor of safety to use is 2.
a. 3.924mm b. 11.77mm c.4.392mm d. 17.71mm

19. How fast in m/s does light travel in glass of refractive index 1.5?
a. 2 x 108 b. 3 x 108 c. 4 x 108 d. 5 x 108
20. At the surface of the earth, g= 9.806m/s2. Assume the earth to be a sphere of radius 6,371 kg
compute the mass of the earth in kg.
a. 5.12x1023 b. 5.12x1024 c.5.97x1023 d. 5.97x1024

21. What is the magnitude of the resultant force of the tree forces 30N at 30 degree, 20N at 135
degree and 10N at -90 degree?
a. 22.51N b. 19.14N c. 11.84N d. 35.35N

22. A gate in an irrigation canal is in the form of a trapezoid 3 feet wide at the bottom, 5 feet wide at
the top, with height equal to 2 feet. It is placed vertically in the canal, with the water extending to its
top. For simplicity, take the density of water to be 60 lb/ft3. Find the hydrostatic force in pounds on
the gate.
a. 360 b. 380 c.440 d. 420

23. Two bodies undergo a perfectly elastic collision. Which of the following is true?
a. Their kinetic energy is increase and they separate afterwards
b. Their kinetic energy is decreased and they separate afterwards
c. Their kinetic energy does not change and they separate afterwards
d. Their kinetic energy does not change and they wont separate afterwards

24. If a car is to gain momentum, it must

a. Lose inertia b. accelerate c.move rapidly d. Lose weight

25. A ball rolling to the right on a level table at 2.5m/s strikes head-on an identical ball that is at rest.
Find the velocity of the first ball after collision. Assume a perfectly elastic collision.
a. Zero c. 2.5 m/s moving to the right
b. 2.5 m/s moving to the left d. 1.2 m/s moving to the right

-end of exam-

Prepared by:
Engr. REJIE C. MAGNAYE
Engr. DAVE T. DE RAMOS
ChE 426 Instructor