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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.

In a packed bed absorption column, the channelling will be noted by the ____________________?
A Increase in flow rate
B Sharp drop in pressure drop
C Sharp rise in pressure drop
D None of these
Correct Answer: Sharp drop in pressure drop
Mass transfer co-efficient ‘K’ according to penetration theory varies with mass diffusivity as____________________?
A D0.5
B D
C 1/D
D D1.5
Correct Answer: D0.5
A binary mixture of benzene and cyclohexane is separated by___________________?
A Flash vaporisation
B Extractive distillation
C Solvent extraction
D Ordinary distillation
Correct Answer: Extractive distillation
Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the____________________?
A Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the
B Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
C Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channelling/flooding
D None of these
Correct Answer: Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the
The expression, y(1 – x)/x(1 – y) is for_____________________?
A Absorption factor
B Relative volatility
C Selectivity
D Murphree efficiency
Correct Answer: Relative volatility
In McCabe-Thiele method, at infinite reflux ratio___________________?
A Number of plates is maximum
B Overhead product is maximum
C Both the operating lines coincide with the diagram
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both the operating lines coincide with the diagram
Weeping in a distillation column_____________________?
A Increases tray efficiency
B Provides large interfacial surface for mass transfer
C Results due to very high gas velocity
D Results due to very low gas velocity
Correct Answer: Results due to very low gas velocity
The ratio of Murphree plate efficiency to point efficiency is 1 in a ______________________ flow model?
A Plug
B Perfectly mixed
C Both A. & B.
D Neither A. nor B.
Correct Answer: Perfectly mixed
The process employing desorption of the absorbed solute by a solvent is called____________________?
A Elution
B Osmosis
C Reverse osmosis
D Sublimation
Correct Answer: Elution
Plate efficiency_______________________?
A Is a function of the mass transfer between liquid and vapour
B Increases due to foaming
C Increases due to liquid entrainment
D Increases due to weeping and dumping of liquid
Correct Answer: Is a function of the mass transfer between liquid and vapour