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Chemical Engineering Mcqs 9594 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Chemical Engineering MCQs designed for job test and interview preparation, particularly for fresh graduates, students, and candidates appearing in competitive exams. These multiple-choice questions cover important topics such as the fundamentals of chemical engineering, chemical processes, chemical reactions, process control, and instrumentation, along with other key concepts in the field.

The third law of thermodynamics states that the__________________?
A Heat capacity of a crystalline solid is zero at absolute zero temperature
B Heat transfer from low temperature to high temperature source is not possible without external
C Gases having same reduced properties behaves similarly
D None of these
Correct Answer: Heat capacity of a crystalline solid is zero at absolute zero temperature
Which of the following identities can be most easily used to verify steam table data for superheated steam ?
A (∂T/∂V)S = (∂p/∂S)V
B (∂T/∂P)S = (∂V/∂S)P
C (∂P/∂T)V = (∂S/∂V)T
D (∂V/∂T)P = -(∂S/∂P)T
Correct Answer: (∂V/∂T)P = -(∂S/∂P)T
In case of vapour compression refrigeration system, elevating the evaporator temperature (keeping the condenser temperature constant) results in_____________?
A Enhanced COP
B Decreased COP
C No change in the value of COP
D Increased or decreased COP; depending upon the type of refrigerant
Correct Answer: Enhanced COP
“At the absolute zero temperature, the entropy of every perfectly crystalline substance becomes zero”. This follows from the __________________?
A Third law of thermodynamics
B Second law of thermodynamics
C Nernst heat theorem
D Maxwell’s relations
Correct Answer: Third law of thermodynamics
On a P-V diagram of an ideal gas, suppose a reversible adiabatic line intersects a reversible isothermal line at point A. Then at a point A, the slope of the reversible adiabatic line (∂P/∂V)s and the slope of the reversible isothermal line (∂P/∂V)T are related as (where, y = Cp/Cv) ?
A (∂P/∂V)S = (∂P/∂V)T
B (∂P/∂V)S = [(∂P/∂V)T]Y
C (∂P/∂V)S = y(∂P/∂V)T
D (∂P/∂V)S = 1/y(∂P/∂V)T
Correct Answer: (∂P/∂V)S = y(∂P/∂V)T
In the reaction, C + O2 → CO2; ΔH = – 94 kcal. What is the heat content (enthalpy) of O2 ?
A -94 kcal
B > -94 kcal
C < – 94 kcal
D Zero
Correct Answer: Zero
Refrigeration cycle_________________?
A Violates second law of thermodynamics
B Involves transfer of heat from low temperature to high temperature
C Both A. and B
D Neither A. nor B
Correct Answer: Involves transfer of heat from low temperature to high temperature
Measurement of thermodynamic property of temperature is facilitated by ____________ law of thermodynamics?
A 1st
B Zeroth
C 3rd
D None of these
Correct Answer: Zeroth
The expression for the work done for a reversible polytropic process can be used to obtain the expression for work done for all processes, except reversible _____________ process?
A Isobaric
B Isothermal
C Adiabatic
D None of these
Correct Answer: Isothermal
A system undergoes a change from a given initial state to a given final state either by an irreversible process or by a reversible process, then (where, Δ S1 and Δ SR are the entropy changes of the system for the irreversible and reversible processes respectively) ?
A Δ S1 is always Δ SR
B
C Δ S1 is always > Δ SR
D Δ S1 is always = Δ SR
Correct Answer: Δ S1 is always > Δ SR