Enzymes are destroyed, when the
A. Temperature is very high
B. Reactant's concentration is very high
C. Reactant's concentration is very low
D. Reaction rate is independent of the reactant's concentration
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A catalyst is said to be a negative catalyst, ifit
A. Retards the rate of reaction
B. Reduces the value of equilibrium constant
C. Does not initiate the reaction
D. All of the above
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For a zero order chemical reaction, the
A. Half life period is directly proportion to the initial concentration of the reac-tants
B. Plot of products concentration with time is a straight line through the origin
C. Products concentration increases linerarly with time
D. All of the above
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The equilibrium constant of a catalytic chemical reaction __________ due to the presence of a catalyst.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unaffected
D. Unpredictable from the data
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From Arhenius law, a plot of loge K versus T 1 gives a straight line with a slope of ( − R E ) . The unit of R E is
A. K cal
B. K cal/°K
C. °K
D. K cal. °K
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Which of the following factors control the deactivation of a porous catalyst pellet?
A. Decay reactions
B. Pore diffusion
C. Form of surface attack by poison
D. All of the above
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Velocity of a reaction depends upon the
A. Nature of the reactants
B. Concentration of the reactants
C. Temperature at which the reaction is carried
D. All of the above
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Inversion of cane sugar is an example of
A. Unimolecular reaction with first order
B. Bimolecular reaction with second order
C. Bimolecular reaction with first order
D. Unimolecular reaction with second order
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Most important characteristics of gas-liquid reactors are the
A. Specific inter-facial area
B. Liquid hold-up
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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The enzyme which can catalyse the conversion of glucose to ethyl alcohol is
A. Invertase
B. Maltase
C. Diastase
D. Zymase
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The irreversible reaction is a special case of reversible reaction, if the
A. Equilibrium constant is 1
B. Conversion of the reactant at equilibrium condition is zero
C. Reactant concentration at equilibrium condition is zero
D. All of the above
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Effectiveness factor of a catalyst pellet is a measure of the __________ resistance.
A. Pore diffusion
B. Gas film
C. Chemical reaction
D. None of these
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In a first order reaction, the time required to reduce the concentration of reactant from 1 mole/litre to 0.5 mole/litre will be __________ that required to reduce it from 10 moles/litre to 5 moles/litre in the same volume.
A. More than
B. Less than
C. Same as
D. Data insufficient; can't be predicted
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A first order reaction requires two unequal sized CSTR. Which of the following gives higher yield?
A. Large reactor followed by smaller one
B. Smaller reactor followed by larger one
C. Either of the arrangement A or B will give the same yield
D. Data insufficient, can't be predicted
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For a tubular reactor with space time 'τ' and residence time 'θ', the following statement holds good.
A. τ and θ are always equal
B. τ = θ , when the fluid density changes in the reactor
C. τ = θ , for an isothermic tubular reactor in which the density of the process fluid is constant
D. τ = θ , for a non-isothermal reactor
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With the same reaction time, initial concentration and feed rate, the reaction 2A → B is carried out separately in CSTR and P.F. reactor of equal volumes. The conversion will be
A. Higher in P.F. reactor
B. Higher in CSTR
C. Same in both the reactors
D. Data insufficient; can't be predicted
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The fractional volume change of the system for the isothermal gas phase reaction, A → 3B, between no conversion and complete conversion is
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The rate constant of a chemical reaction decreases by decreasing the
A. Pressure
B. Concentration of reactants
C. Temperature
D. Duration of reaction
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Calcination reaction of limestone (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 ) goes to completion in the rotary kiln, because
A. CaO is not dissociated
B. CO2 escapes continuously
C. Of high calcination temperature
D. CaO is more stable than CaCO3
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For every 10°C rise in temperature, the rate of chemical reaction doubles. When the temperature is increased from 30 to 70°C, the rate of reaction increases __________ times.
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