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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.

A trickle bed reactor is the one, which_________________?

A Has altogether three streams either entering or leaving
B Processes three reactants at different flow rates
C Processes three reactants with same flow rate
D Employs all the three phases (i.e. solid, liquid and gas)
Correct Answer: Employs all the three phases (i.e. solid, liquid and gas)

The rate of reaction of a/an ______________ reaction is not affected by temperature rise ?

A Autocatalytic
B Photochemical
C Consecutive
D Zero order
Correct Answer: Photochemical

The energy balance equation over a tubular reactor under transient conditions is________________?

A An ordinary non-linear differential equation
B An algebraic differential equation
C A linear partial differential equation
D A non-linear partial differential equation
Correct Answer: A linear partial differential equation

Exothermic reactions are best carried out in ________________?

A A CSTR
B CSTR in series
C A plug flow reactor followed by CSTR
D CSTR followed by a plug flow reactor
Correct Answer: CSTR followed by a plug flow reactor

The experimentally determined overall order of the reaction, A + B → C + D, is two. Then the__________________?

A Reaction is elementary with a molecularity of 2
B Molecularity of the reaction is 2, but the reaction may not be elementary
C Reaction may be elementary with molecularity of 2
D Reaction is elementary but the molecularity may not be 2
Correct Answer: Reaction is elementary with a molecularity of 2

Backmixing is most predominant in___________________?

A A well stirred batch reactor
B A plug-flow reactor
C A single CSTR
D CSTR’s connected in series
Correct Answer: A single CSTR

For the chemical reaction X → Y, it is observed that, on doubling the concentration of ‘X’, the reaction rate quadruples. If the reaction rate is proportional to Cx n, then what is the value of „n‟ ?

A 1/4
B 2
C 4
D 16
Correct Answer: 4

An endothermic second order reaction is carried out in an adiabatic plug flow reactor. The rate of heat generation is ___________________?

A Maximum at the inlet of the reactor
B Maximum at the exit of the reactor
C Maximum at the centre of the reactor
D Constant throughout the reactor
Correct Answer: Maximum at the inlet of the reactor

The decomposition of A into B is represented by the exothermic reaction, A ⇌ 2B. To achieve maximum decomposition, it is desirable to carry out the reaction ?

A At high P and high T
B At low P and high T
C At low P and low T
D At high P and low T
Correct Answer: At low P and low T

The excess energy of the reactants required to dissociate into products is known as the ________________ energy?

A Thermal
B Activation
C Threshold
D Binding
Correct Answer: Activation