The order of a chemical reaction is
A. An experimentally determined quantity
B. Always equal to the total stoichiometric number of reactants
C. Never fractional
D. None of these
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With increase in initial concentration, the fractional conversion of a first order reaction in a given time
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Unpredictable
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Pick out the wrong statement:
A. Chemical reactions with high activation energy are very temperature sensitive
B. A flat velocity profile exists in a plug flow reactor
C. The residence time for all the elements of fluid in case of a P.F.R. need not be same
D. Half life of a reaction increases with increased initial concentration for reaction orders more than one
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The rate of the heterogenous catalytic reaction A(g) + B(g) → C(g) is given by − r A = 1 + K A . P A + K C . p C k . K A . p A . P B , where KA and KC are the adsorption equilibrium constants. The rate controlling step for this reaction is
A. Absorption of A
B. Surface reaction between absorbed A and absorbed B
C. Surface reaction between absorbed A and B in the gas phase
D. Surface reaction between A in the gas phase and absorbed B
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The knowledge of initial concentration and rate constant is necessary to determine the half life time of a reaction of __________ order.
A. Zero
B. First
C. Second
D. None of these
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The irreversible reaction, X → Y, is the special case of the reversible reaction, X ⇋ Y, in which the
A. Equilibrium constant is infinite
B. Fractional conversion of
C. Concentration of
D. All of the above
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Photo-chemical reactions occur in presence of
A. Sunlight
B. Darkness
C. Solid catalysts
D. Monochromatic radiation only
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In an ideal mixed reactor (at steady state), the
A. Space time is equivalent to holding time for constant density systems
B. Composition throughout the reactor remains same
C. Exit stream has the same composition as the fluid within the reactor
D. All of the above
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An endothermic aqueous phase first order irreversible reaction is carried out in an adiabatic plug flow reactor. The rate of reaction
A. Is maximum at the inlet of the reactor
B. Goes through a maximum along the length of the reactor
C. Goes through a minimum along the length of the reactor
D. Is maximum at the exit of the reactor
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The synthesis of proteins and metabolism in biological objects occur in the presence of biocatalyst called
A. A ferment or an enzyme
B. Haemoglobin
C. Fungi
D. None of these
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'Unreacted core model' represents the reaction involving
A. Combustion of coal particles
B. Roasting of sulphide ores
C. Manufacture of carbon disulphide from elements
D. None of these
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If the pore diffusion controls in a catalytic reaction, the apparent activation energy Ea is equal to
A. The intrinsic activation energy E
B. E + ED where ED is activation due to diffusion
C. 2 E + E D
D. 2 E D
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. In a multistep reaction, the slowest step is the rate determining step
B. In general, the rate of a reaction becomes triple for every 10°C rise in temperature
C. Slow chemical reactions have generally high values of activation energy
D. Molecularity of a reaction can not be zero but the order of a reaction can be zero
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Half life period of a chemical reaction is
A. The time required to reduce the concentration of the reacting substance to half its initial value
B. Half of the space time of a reaction
C. Half of the residence time of a reaction
D. None of these
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Fluid flow in a real packed bed can be approximated as __________ model.
A. Plug flow
B. Dispersion
C. Mixed flow
D. Tank in series
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Participation of __________ is involved in the occurrence of a chemical reaction.
A. Protons
B. Neutrons
C. Electrons
D. None of these
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With decrease in temperature, the equilibrium conversion of a reversible endother- mic reaction
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains unaffected
D. Increases linearly with temperature
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'n' number of plug flow reactors (P.F.R) in series with a total volume 'V' gives the same conversion as one P.F.R. of volume
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For a first order isothermal chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the effectiveness factor is 0.3. The effectiveness factor will increase if the
A. Catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is reduced
B. Catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
C. Catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is reduced
D. Catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. For a first order consecutive reaction, a tubular flow reactor as compared to a stirred tank reactor provides higher overall selectivity
B. For an ideal mixed reactor at steady state, the exit stream has the same composition as fluid within the reactor and the space time is equivalent to holding time for constant density system
C. Plug flow reactor (PFR) is always smaller than mixed reactor for all positive reaction orders for a particular duty
D. Reaction rate does not decrease appreciably as the reaction proceeds in case of an autocatalytic reaction
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