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  1. For identical flow rate, feed composition and for elementary first order reactions, 'N' equal sized mixed reactors in series with a total volume 'V' gives the same conversion as a single plug flow reactor of volume 'V' for constant density systems. This is true, when the value of 'N' is

  2. A.
    1
    B.
    >1
    C.
    D.
    ≥1

  3. Helium-mercury method is used for the measurement of the __________ of the catalyst.

  4. A.
    surface area
    B.
    porosity
    C.
    pore volume
    D.
    both (b) & (c).

  5. What is the order of a chemical reaction whose rate is deter-mined by the variation of one concentration term only ?

  6. A.
    zero
    B.
    first
    C.
    second
    D.
    third

  7. Pick out the wrong statement.

  8. A.
    Visible radiation provides the necessary activation energy in photochemical reactions.
    B.
    The order and molecularity of a complex reaction may not be the same.
    C.
    For a second order reaction, the slope of the graph/plot between rate and (concentration) is equal to the rate constant (k).
    D.
    Molecularity of the reaction is always a whole number greater than zero.

  9. The rate at which a chemical substance reacts is proportional to its

  10. A.
    active mass
    B.
    equivalent weight
    C.
    molecular weight
    D.
    none of these

  11. A plug-flow reactor is characterised by

  12. A.
    high capacity.
    B.
    presence of axial mixing.
    C.
    presence of lateral mixing.
    D.
    constant composition and temperature of reaction mixture.

  13. Three plug flow reactors (PFR's) of 4, 5 & 6 m3 volumes are arranged in two branches as shown below in the figure.

    If the total feed rate is 300 tons/hr, then for the same conversion in each branch, the feed rate through branch II should be __________ tons/hr.

  14. A.
    100
    B.
    150
    C.
    200
    D.
    225

  15. For a tubular reactor with space time 'τ' and residence time 'θ', the following statement holds good.

  16. A.
    τ and θ are always equal.
    B.
    τ = θ , when the fluid density changes in the reactor.
    C.
    τ = θ , for an isothermic tubular reactor in which the density of the process fluid is constant.
    D.
    τ = θ , for a non-isothermal reactor.

  17. Rate of an autocatalytic chemical reaction is a function of

  18. A.
    temperature only.
    B.
    pressure only.
    C.
    composition only.
    D.
    all (a), (b) and (c).

  19. Which of the following curves shows the effect of temperature on the extent of gas-solid adsorption at a given pressure ?

  20. A.
    Langmuir adsorption isotherm
    B.
    Adsorption isobar
    C.
    Freundlich adsorption isotherm
    D.
    None of these