A catalyst in a chemical reaction __________ free energy change in the reaction.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Either A or B; depends on the type of catalyst
D. Neither A nor B
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The rate of a homogeneous reaction is a function of
A. Temperature and pressure only
B. Temperature and composition only
C. Pressure and composition only
D. All of the above
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Space time equals the mean residence time
A. When the density of the reaction mixture is constant
B. For large diameter tubular reactor
C. For narrow diameter tubular reactor
D. For CSTR
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An imbalanced chemical reaction equation is against the law of
A. Multiple proportion
B. Conservation of mass
C. Constant proportion
D. None of these
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Reverse reaction in a chemical equilibrium is favoured by the
A. Removal of one of the products regularly
B. Increase in the concentration of oneof the products
C. Increase in the concentration of one of the reactants
D. None of these
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For an isothermal second order aqueous phase reaction, A → B, the ratio of the time required for 90% conversion to the time required for 45% conversion is
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A batch adiabatic reactor at an initial temperature of 373°K is being used for the reaction, A → B. Assume the heat of reaction is - 1kJ/mole at 373°K and heat capacity of both A and B to be constant and equal to 50J/mole.K. The temperature rise after a conversion of 0.5 will be
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Carrier in a catalyst increases its
A. Surface area
B. Activity
C. Performance
D. None of these
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The dimensions of rate constant for reaction 3A → B are (l/gm mole)/min. Therefore the reaction order is
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Rate determining step in a reaction consisting of a number of steps in series is the __________ step.
A. Fastest
B. Slowest
C. Intermediate
D. Data insufficient; can't be predicted
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For the gaseous reaction 2A → B, where the feed consists of 50 mole % A and 50 mole % inerts, the expansion factor is
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The exit age distribution curve E(t) for an ideal CSTR with the average residence time, τ , is given by
A. e − τ t
B. T e − τ t
C. 1 − e − τ t
D. 1 − T e − τ t
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With increase in temperature, the equilibrium conversion of a reversible exothermic reaction
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains unaffected
D. Decreases linearily with temperature
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Arhenious equation shows the variation of __________ with temperature.
A. Reaction rate
B. Rate constant
C. Energy of activation
D. Frequency factor
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Chemical reaction rate of a component depends upon the
A. Composition of the component only
B. Temperature of the system
C. Pressure of the system
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal plug flow reactor?
A. Axial dispersion
B. Flat velocity profile
C. Uniform mixing
D. None of these
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What is the order of a chemical reaction in which doubling the initial concentration of the reactants doubles the half life time of the reaction?
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A pulse tracer is introduced in an ideal CSTR (with a mean residence time ι) at time, t = 0. The time taken for the exit concentration of the tracer to reach half of its initial value will be
A. 2τ
B. 0.5τ
C. τ/0.693
D. 0.693τ
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An irreversible aqueous phase reaction, A + B → P, is carried out in an adiabatic mixed flow reactor. A feed containing 4 kmole/m3 of each A and B enters the reactor at 8 m3 /hr. If the temperature of the exit stream is never to exceed 390 K, what is the maximum inlet feed temperature allowed?
(Data: Heat of reaction = -50 kJ/mole, Density of the reacting mixture = 1000 kg/m3 , Specific heat of reacting mixture = 2 kJ/kg.K)
The above data can be assumed to be independent of temperature and composition.
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. In catalytic reactions, the catalyst reacts with the reactants
B. A catalyst initiates a chemical reaction
C. A catalyst lowers the activation energy of the reacting molecules
D. A catalyst can not be recovered chemi cally unchanged at the end of the chemical reaction
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