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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. 18. Calculate the pressure of oxygen in a mixture at 105.9 kPa
containing 0.400 mol of oxygen and 0.200 mol of nitrogen.
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means A. 176.5 kPa C. 141.2 kPa
exponentiation. B. 35.3 kPa D. 70.6 kPa *

1. Find the percent concentration of oxygen in KClO3. 19. Oxygen is converted into ozone by
A. 28.9 % C. 32.9 % A. great heat* C. high pressure
B. 31.9 % D. 39.2 % * B. electric discharge D. a catalyst

2. A process which occur without the addition or withdrawal of heat 20. According to Gay-Lussac law for a perfect gas, the absolute
from the surroundings is called pressure of given mass varies directly as
A. isothermal C. adiabatic * A. temperature
B. isotropic D. isochoric B. absolute
C. absolute temperature, if volume is kept constant*
3. What is the molarity of a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution D. volume, if temperature is kept constant
prepared by mixing 20 grams of H2O2 per 500 mL of solution?
A. 2.43 M C. 1.43 M 21. According to Dalton's law, the total pressure of the mixture of
B. 2.18 M D. 1.18 M * gases is equal to
A. greater of the partial pressures of all
4. Twenty grams of NaOH is present in one liter of solution. What is B. average of the partial pressures of all
its normality? C. sum of the partial pressures of all*
A. 0.25 N C. 0.5 N * D. sum of the partial pressures of all divided by average molecular
B. 1.5 N D. 1 N weight

5. Calculate the r.m.s. speed of N2 molecule at 25 degrees Celsius. 22. According to Avogadro's Hypothesis
A. 115 m/s C. 515 m/s * A. the molecular weights of all the perfect gases occupy the same
B. 55.1 m/s D. 51.5 m/s volume under same conditions of pressure and temperature*
B. the sum of partial pressure of mixture of two gases is sum of the
6. Millions of years after, an archeologist found a fossil that is said to two
contain 0.15 ppm of carbon. How many carbon atoms would there C. product of the gas constant and the molecular weight of an ideal
be in a 500-gram piece of fossil? gas is constant
A. 2.76 x 1018 C. 4.76 x 1018 D. gases have two values of specific heat
B. 3.76 x 1018 * D. 5.76 x 1018
23. How many molecules are present in 2.5 liters of gas at STP?
7. Find the pH of 0.010 moles of HCl in 10L of water. A. 6.7 x10^22* C. 5.7 x10^22
A. 3 * C. 5 B. 3.4 x10^22 D. 4.3 x10^22
B. 4 D. 6
24. Which law states that the specific heat of a gas remains constant
8. Which of the following equations has two constants at all temperatures and pressures
A. Vander Waals Equation * A. Charles' Law C. Joule's Law
B. Beattle – Bridgeman Equation B. Regnault's Law* D. Boyle's Law
C. Benedict – Webb – Rubin Equation
D. Strobridge Equation 25. Temperature of a gas is produced due to
A. its heating value C. kinetic energy of molecules*
9. Substances having molecules composed of long chains of B. repulsion of molecules D. attraction of molecules
repeated units.
A. Monomers C. polymers* 26. Calculate the average kinetic energy of O2 molecules at 1.00 atm
B. Plastics D. HDPE and 300 K.
A. 6.50 x 10^-21 J C. 6.21 x 10^-21 J*
10. Give the correct formula for Calcium Hydroxide. B. 3.4 x 10^-21 J D. 5.3 x 10^-21 J
A. Ca(OH)2 * C. CaOH
B. Ca(OH)3 D. Ca2(OH)3 27. Boyle's law i.e. pV = constant is applicable to gases under
A. all ranges of pressures
11. It is defined as a measure of the amount of negative ions in the B. only small range of pressures*
water. C. high range of pressures
A. alkalinity * C. turbidity D. steady change of pressures
B. acidity D. solubility
28. Which of the following variables controls the physical properties of
12. If 4.88 g of a gas occupies 2.75 L at 103 kPa and 22 deg C, a perfect gas?
calculate the molar mass. A. pressure C. temperature
A. 24.1 g/mol C. 42.1 g/mol * B. volume D. all of the above*
B. 21.4 g/mol D. 12.4 g/mol
29. Calculate the pressure of oxygen in a mixture at 105.9 kPa
13. Calculate the number of moles in 4.00 L of a gas mixture at 25 deg containing 0.4 mol of oxygen and 0.2 mol of nitrogen.
C if the total pressure is 0.995 atm. A. 70.6kPa* C. 71.4 kPa
A. 0.136 mol C. 0.163 mol * B. 65.4 kPa D. 35.3 kPa
B. 0.153 mol D. 0.135 mol
30. If the atomic weight of Carbon-12 is exactly 12 amu, find the mass
14. Calculate the concentration of 500-mL solution 1.71 mol of solute. of a single carbon-12 atom.
A. 2.29 M C. 2.92 m A. 3.0 x10^-23 g C. 2.0 x10^-23 g*
B. 4.32 M D. 3.42 M * B. 3.0 x 10^-24 g D. 2.0 x 10^-24 g

15. If 200 cc. of a gas weighs 0.268 g at S. T.P, what is the molecular 31. When exposed to the atmosphere, which of the following is the
weight? coldest?
A. 10 C. 20 A. oxygen C. nitrogen
B. 30* D. 40 B. argon D. helium*

16. The chemical shorthand for molybdenum is 32. Calculate the rms velocity of 275 K argon (MW=39.9) molecules.
A. Mo * C. Mb A. 313.7 m/s C. 515.7 m/s
B. Md D. Mn B. 414.7 m/s* D. 616.7 m/s

17. What is the mass number of an atom with 9 protons, 11 neutrons, 33. A Carnot machine operates between the hot reservoir at 200 deg
and 9 electrons? C and cold reservoir at 20 deg C. when operated as an engine, it
A. 9 C. 18 receives 1000 kJ/kg. Find the work output
B. 20 * D. 29 A. 400 kJ/kg C. 440 kJ/kg
B. 390 kJ/kg D. 381 kJ/kg*

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50. A heat pump takes heat form groundwater at 7C and maintaind a

34. Air is compressed in a diesel engine from an intial pressure of 13 room temperature at 21C. What is the maximum COP for this ehat
psia and temperature of 120 deg F to one-twelfth its initial volume. pump?
Assuming the compression to be adiabatic. What is the final A. 17 C. 29
temperature? B. 13 D. 21*
A. 1226 deg F C. 1107 deg F*
B. 986 deg F D. 896 deg F 51. A Carnot engine takes in 3000 calories of input heat and rejects
2000 calories of heat. The temperature of the waste heat is 600
35. In a certain process, 500 cal of heat are supplied to a system, and deg C. Determine the temperature of the input heat.
at the time 100 J of work are done. What is the increase in the A. 1000K C. 1500 K
internal energy of the system? B. 1900 K D. 1300 K*
A. 546.8 cal C. 427.6 cal
B. 476.1 cal D. 523.9 cal* 52. Determine the maximum horsepower output from an engine
burning 1 million Btu/hr of fuel with temperature between 1540F
36. Two liters of air at atmospheric pressure are compressed and 40F.
isothermally to a volume of 2L. Approximate the work done. A. 281 hp C. 486 hp
A. 16 L-atm* C. 18 L-atm B. 295 hp* D. 173 hp
B. 12 L-atm D. 24 L-atm
53. After combustion, the pressure in a cylinder is 1200kPa and the
Note: Erroneous answer, bunos temperature is 35 degC. The gases are expanded to 140kPa with
an adiabatic process. Calculate the final temperature.
37. Which of the following is the emissivity of a white body? A. 31 degC C. 87 degC
A. zero* C. 1 B. 58 degC D. 64 degC*
B. 0.5 D. 0<e<1 Note: use 350C instead of 35C, 35C is very low temperature for
combustion (aka burning)
38. What head in feet of air, at ambient conditions of 14.7 psia and 68
deg F, is equivalent to 2 psia? 54. A gas at 2MPa 200C and 0.5 cu m expands in accordance with the
A. 146 C. 1560 polytrophic process PV^1.35 = C to 0.2MPa. Determine the work
B. 395 D. 3840* for the expansion process.
A. 1.54 MJ C. 1.38 MJ
39. A Carnot heat engine operating between 1540 deg F and 440 deg B. 1.36 MJ D. 1.29 MJ*
F has an efficiency of
A. 0.51 C. 0.52 55. If PV^1.2 =C, find T2 if the pressure triples and T1=10 deg C.
B. 0.59 D. 0.55* A. 50 degC C. 67 degC*
B. 83 degC D. 29 degC
40. How much heat is required to change 30 kg of 20 deg C water into
100 deg C steam at one atmosphere?
A. 77,757 kJ* C. 42,556 kJ 56. In a nonflow process, there was specific internal energy decrease
B. 67,255 kJ D. 94,555 kJ of 50kJ/kg and a work transfer from the substance of 85kJ/kg.
There is a total flow of 5.4 kg of substance. Determine the heat
41. Which is not covered by thermodynamics? transfer.
A. Utilization of energy* C. Transformation of energy A. 146 kJ C. 174 kJ
B. Transfer of energy D. storage of energy B. 129 kJ D. 189kJ*

42. Adiabatic process is 57. A Carnot engine absorbs 500Btu of heat at 500F and performs
A. No heat transfer* C. reversible 100,000 ft-lb of work. What is the exhaust temperature?
B. Irreversible D. constant pressure A. 132 degF C. 683 degF
B. 437 degF D. 253 degF*
43. A gas expands at a constant pressure of 600 kPa. During the
expansion 54 kJ are work are done by the gas. If T1 = 290 K and 58. A small boy pumps up his bicycle tires on a day when the
V1 = 0.01 cu. m. find the final temperature of the gas. temperature is 300K. Find the temperature of the air in the bicycle
A. 3500 K C. 2600 K pump if the tire pressure is to be 24.5psi and the air in the pump
B. 2900 K* D. 26900 K assumed to be compressed adiabatically. Use k=1.40.
A. 72.5 degC C. 97.0 degC
44. Convert 100 deg F to deg C B. 74.1 degC* D. 62.7 degC
A. 43.33 C. 42.22*
B. 40.23 D. 46.32 59. A turbine receives 150lbm/s of air at 63 psia and 2450 R and
Note: use 108F instead of 100 expands it polytropically to 14.7 psia. Determine the power. Use
n=1.45.
45. A piston allows air to expand from 6 MPa to 200 kPa. The initial A. 25,583 hp C. 57,293 hp
volume and temperature are 500 cu. m. and 800 degC.If the B. 18,386 hp D. 37,492 hp*
temperature is held constant, calculate the heat transfer.
A. 10.20 kJ* C. 12.60 kJ 60. A Carnot refrigerator absorbs 800BTU at lower temperature, and
B. 9.62 kJ D. 8.46 kJ delivers 1000BTU to the high temperature reservoir. Find its COP.
A. 1.0 C. 3.5
46. An 85% efficient turbine accepts 0.8 cu.m/s of water at a pressure B. 2.9 D. 1.5*
of 600 kPa. What is the maximum power output, in kW if it
exhausts to the atmosphere? 61. A 30-g ice cube at 00C is dropped into 200 g of water at 300C.
A. 320 C. 410* What is the final temperature in degree C?
B. 560 D. 640 A. 15.5 * C. 12.4
B. 16.7 D. 13.9
47. The transfer of heat energy from molecule to molecule is known as
A. absorption C. conduction* 62. An ice cube whose mass is 50 gm is taken from a refrigerator
B. radiation D. convection
where its temperature was -10 C and it is dropped into a glass of
water at 0 C . If no heat is gained or lost from outside. How much
48. A 9-cu ft ideal gas at 75 deg F and 22psia is compressed
water will freeze onto the cube?
isothermally to 2 cu ft. Find the resulting pressure.
A. 5.22 gm C. 2.55 gm
A. 95 psia C. 97 psia
B. 4.33 gm D. 3.44 gm*
B. 94 psia D. 99 psia*
63. A steam engine operates between 150 C and 550 C . What is its
49. Calculate the COP of a heat pump is it delivers 20,000 kJ/hr with a theoretical maximum thermal efficiency?
1.39kW input. A. 27% C. 73%
A. 2 C. 3 B. 49%* D. 95%
C. 3 D. 4*
64. A lift station sewage pump initially costs $20,000. Annual
maintenance costs are $300. The pump salvage value is 10

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percent of the initial cost in 20 years. Using 4% interest, the A. $7000 C. $8050
annual cost of the pump is most nearly: B. $8500 D. $14,500*
A. $1,200 C. $1,705* 78. A machine is purchased for $1000 and has a useful life of 12
B. $1,772 D. $1,840 years. At the end of 12 years, the salvage value is $130. By
straight-line depreciation, what is the book value of the
65. An investment option is available with continuous compounding at machine at the end of 8 years?
5% interest. If you invest $8,000 now, how much interest income A. $290 C. $330
will you earn if you cash out in 3.5 years? B. $420 * D. $580
A. $1,172 C. $1,261
79. The maintenance cost for an investment is $2000 per year for
B. $1,490 D. $1,530* the first 10 years and $1000 per year thereafter. The
investment has infinite life. With a 10% interest rate, the
66. You are considering investing in a 5-yr CD (certificate of deposit) present worth of the annual disbursement is most nearly
with an annual yield of 6.5% and monthly compounding. If you A. $10,000 C $16,000 *
invest $5,000, your effective interest earned is most nearly: B. $20,000 D. $24,000
A. 6.5% C. 6.6%
80. With an interest rate of 8% compounded semiannually, the
B. 6.7% * D. 6.8%
value of a $1000 investment after 5 years is most nearly
A. $1400 C. $1470
67. You are buying your first car and need to borrow $16,000 over 5 B. $1480 * D. $1800
years. If interest is 6%, what are your monthly payments?
A. $267 C. $309 * 81. How much money would have to be placed in a sinking fund
B. $347 D. $389 each year to replace machine B at the end of 25 years if the
fund yields 10% annual compound interest and if the first cost
68. You are saving up for a big investment in six years. You estimate of the machine is assumed to increase at a 6% annual
it will take $14,500 to secure this investment. How much do you compound rate? (Assume the salvage value does not
need to put into a savings account at the end of each year if the change.)
savings account earns 4%? Neglect taxes. A. $2030 C. $2510
A. $2,185 * C. $2,375 B. $2540 D. $4110*
B. $2,415 D. $2,485
82. Maintenance cost for a new piece of manufacturing equipment
69. Tom’s retirement account in a company currently totals $416,384. is expected to be $5,000 in the first year and increase $250
What perpetual income can Tom and his heirs receive per year if per year for every year thereafter. If the cost of funds is 10%,
he retires now and the money is invested in an annuity earning 6% what is the present worth cost of maintenance for the next 5
interest? years?
A. $20,980 C. $22,980 A. $20,669* C. $24,859
B. $24,980 * D. $26,980 B. $23,449 D. $29,473

70. At age 30 you invest $5,000 into a mutual fund. If the fund 83. A construction company plans to accelerate the payments on
averages an 8% annual return, your investment is worth how much an equipment loan as production increases. The initial
at age 55? payment is $10,000 per year and the plan is to increase the
A. $23,300 C. $34,240 * payment, beginning in year 2, by an additional $1,000 each
B. $50,310 D. $344,570 year through year 10. Determine the equivalent annual
payment if the loan interest rate is 12%.
71. What will be the capitalized cost of a public work project that will A. $14,298 C. $15,301
cost P25,000,000 now and will require P2,000,000 in annual B. $13,585* D. 418,276
maintenance? Effective interest rate is 12%.
A. P41.67M* C. P43.54M 84. To what height will pure 60 deg F water in a 0.1 inch diameter
B. P47.32M D. P40.58M glass tube rise if the tube is open to the atmosphere in the
other end?
72. An asset is purchased that costs $9000. It has a 10-year life and A. 0.36 in C. 0.46 in*
a salvage value of $200. Find the straight-line depreciation B. 0.16 in D. 0.26 in
charge.
A. $780/yr C. $540/yr 85. A piece of lead is tied to 8 cubic inches of cork with a specific
B. $620/yr D. $880/yr* gravity of 25. The combination floats submerged in the water.
What is the weight of the lead?
73. What is the maximum amount an investor would pay for a 25-year A. 0.3725 lb C. 0.4375 lb
bond with a P20,000 face value and 8% coupon rate (interest only B. 0.2375 lb* D. 0.0126 lb
paid semiannually)? The effective annual interest rate is 10%.
A. P15,239 C. P13,977 86. A 50-hp motor (75% efficiency) drives a 900 rpm pump (90%
B. P16,727* D. P17,932 efficiency) that moves 5.0 cubic feet per second of gasoline
(SG=0.728). Assuming no change in efficiency, what size of
74. What is the uninflated present worth of $2000 in 2 years if the motor would be required to move 8 cubic feet/sec of gasoline?
average inflation rate is 6% and i is 10%? A. 104.5 hp C. 105.6 hp
A. $1471* C. $1580 B. 204.8 hp* D. 75.8 hp
B. $1389 D. $1452
87. Water flows in a pipe of varying cross-sectional ar. At a
75. It costs $75 per year to maintain a cemetery plot. If the interest rate section where the pipe has a diameter of 5 cm, the velocity of
is 6.0%, how much must be set aside to pay for maintenance on the water is 5m/sec. What is the velocity of the water at a
each plot without touching the principal? section of the pipe where the diameter is 10 cm?
A. $1150 C. $1200 A. 1.25 m/s* C. 2 m/s
B. $1250 * D. $1300 B. 1.3 m/s D. 1.4 m/s

76. It costs $1000 for hand tools and $1.50 labor per unit to 88. A cylindrical tank having a diameter of 1.5 m and a height of 4
manufacture a product. Another alternative is to manufacture the m is open at one end and closed at the other end. It is placed
product by an automated process that costs $15,000, with a $0.50 below the water surface with its open end down. How deep
per-unit cost. With an annual production rate of 5000 units, how below the water surface should the tank be placed if the depth
long will it take to reach the break-even point? of water inside the tank is 1.8 m?
A. 2.0 yr C. 2.8 yr* A. 8.41 m C. 6.21 m*
B. 3.6 yr D. 4.2 yr B. 7.22 m D. 5.84 m

77. A loan of $10,000 is made today at an interest rate of 15%, and the 89. A jet of water issues from a 90mm diameter nozzle with a
first payment of $3000 is made 4 years later. The amount that is velocity of 18 m/s. find the hp of the jet.
still due on the loan after the first payment is most nearly A. 25* C. 21

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B. 28 D. 29

90. A pipeline 0.2 m in diameter, flowing full of water has a

constriction of 0.1 m in diameter. If the velocity in the 0.2 m
portion is 2 m/s, find the velocity in the constriction.
A. 6.44 m/s C. 7.20 m/s
B. 6.88 m/s D. 8.00 m/s*

91. Falling drops of water become spherical due to:

A. Surface Tension* C. Compressibility
B. Viscosity D. Capillarity

92. A floating cylinder 8 cm in diameter and weighing 950 grams

is placed in a cylindrical container 20 cm in diameter partially
full of water. The increase in depth of water in the container
due to placing the float in it is
A. 10 cm C. 3 cm*
B. 5 cm D. 2 cm

93. A pump 550 feet of pressure head to 100 lbm/sec of water.

What is the hydraulic power in horsepower?
A. 180 C. 125
B. 250 D. 100*

94. Combination of laminar and turbulent flow.

A. critical* C. continuous
B. laminar D. turbulent

95. A laboratory room keeps a differential vacuum of 0.1 kPa.

How much force is exerted on a 1 m x 2 m door?
A. 20.245 kN C. 0.2 kN*
B. 202.45 kN D. 2.02 Kn

96. How much work W is done by a pump in raising 5.00 cu.m. o

water 20.0 m and forcing it into a main at a gauge pressure of
150 kPa?
A. 1.84 MJ C. 1.62 MJ
B. 1.95 MJ D. 1.73 MJ*

97. Compute the average speed of water in a pipe having an

inside diameter of 5.0 cm and delivering 2.5 cu. m. of water
per hour.
A. 0.35 m/s * C. 0.20 m/s
B. 0.40 m/s D. 0.25 m/s

98. If the pressure in a tank of oil (spr. gr. = 0.80) is 400 kPa, what
is the equivalent head in meters of water.
A. 50.97 * C. 40.77
B. 59.70 D. 47.70

99. A rectangular open box, 25 ft by 10 ft in plan and 12 ft deep,

weighs 40 tons and is launched in fresh water. How deep will
it sink?
A. 5.12 ft * C. 6.24 ft
B. 4.18 ft D. 3.62 ft

100. What is the Reynold’s number of flow of 0.4 cu m/s of oil

(sg=0.86, μ=0.025 Pa-s) through a 450-mm diameter pipe?
A. 38 932* C. 19 453
B. 39 237 D. 32 456

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