A photochemical reaction is
A. Accompanied with emission of light
B. Catalysed by light
C. Initiated by light
D. All of the above
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A rise in temperature
A. Normally tends to increase the reaction rate
B. Does not affect a catalysed reaction
C. Does not affect photo-chemical reaction rates
D. All of the above
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Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to space velocity of flow reactors.
A. The unit of space velocity is (time)-1
B. The space velocity of 3 hr-1 means that three reactor volumes of feed at specified conditions are being fed into the reactor every hour
C. The space velocity of 3 hr-1 means that one third reactor volume of feed at specified conditions are being fed into the reactor
D. None of these
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A first order reaction A → B occurs in an isothermal porous catalyst pellet of spherical shape. If the concentration of A at the centre of the pellet is much less than at the external surface, the process is limited by
A. Diffusion within the pellet
B. Reaction
C. External mass transfer
D. None of the above
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Fractional conversion __________ with increase in pressure for ammonia synthesis reaction i.e., N2 + 3H2 ⇋ 2NH3 .
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Unpredictable from the data
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Half life period of a chemical reaction is proportional to CA0 -1 , if the reaction is of __________ order.
A. First
B. Zero
C. Second
D. Third
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The unit of frequency factor in Arhenious equation is
A. Same as that of rate constant
B. Same as that of activation energy
C. Dimensionless
D. None of these
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The rate of reaction of a/an __________ reaction is not affected by temperature rise.
A. Autocatalytic
B. Photochemical
C. Consecutive
D. Zero order
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For a first order chemical reaction, the rate constant
A. Changes on changing the concentration units
B. Is not a function of the unit of time
C. Has unit of time-1
D. None of these
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When a catalyst increases the rate of chemical reaction, the rate constant
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. Becomes infinite
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If pore diffusion is the controlling step in a solid catalysed reaction, the catalyst
A. Porosity is very important
B. Porosity is of less importance
C. Internal surface area is utilised efficiently
D. None of these
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Oil is hydrogenated using nickel catalyst in a __________ reactor.
A. Batch
B. Slurry
C. Fluidised bed
D. Fixed bed
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Exposure of a photographic plate to produce a latent image is an example of __________ reaction.
A. Very slow
B. Very fast
C. Photochemical
D. Both B and C
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An autothermal reactor is
A. Most suitable for a second order reaction
B. Most suitable for a reversible reaction
C. Completely self-supporting in its thermal energy requirements
D. Isothermal in nature
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A reaction which is catalysed by an acid is also catalysed by any substance, which has a tendency to
A. Lose a proton
B. Gain a proton
C. Lose an electron
D. None of these
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Thermodynamic equilibrium constant in a system is affected by
A. Inerts
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. All of the above
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With increase in temperature, the rate constant obeying Arhenious equation
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Decreases exponentially
D. Can either increase or decrease ; depends on the frequency factor
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A backmix reactor
A. Is same as plug-flow reactor
B. Is same as ideal stirred tank reactor
C. Employs mixing in axial direction only
D. Is most suitable for gas phase reaction
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For reaction, P + 2 → 3R, molar rate of consumption of P is
A. Double of that of Q
B. Same as that of Q
C. Half of that of Q
D. 3 2 rd of that of Q
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A catalyst
A. Initiates a reaction
B. Lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules
C. Is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants
D. Can not be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction
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