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  1. In the converter of the contact process for the manufacture of H₂SO₄ the equilibrium conversion of SO₂ __________ (i) __________ with increase in temperature and __________ (ii) __________ with increase in the mole ratio of SO₂ to air.

  2. A.

     (i) increases (ii) decreases

    B.

     (i) decreases (ii) increases

    C.

     (i) increases (ii) increases

    D.

     (i) decreases (ii) decreases


  3. The reaction A → B is conducted in an isothermal batch reactor. If the conversion of A increases linearly with holding time, then the order of the reaction is

  4. A.

     0

    B.

     1

    C.

     1.5

    D.

     2


  5. Rate constant for a first order reaction does not depend upon reaction time, extent of reaction and the initial concentration of reactants ; but it is a function of reaction temperature. In a chemical reaction, the time required to reduce the concentration of reactant from 100 gm moles/litre to 50 gm moles/litre is same as that required to reduce it from 2 gm moles/litre to 1 gm mole/litre in the same volume. Then the order of this reaction is

  6. A.

     0

    B.

     1

    C.

     2

    D.

     3


  7. For the reaction, A + B → 2B + C,

  8. A.

     rA = rB

    B.

     rA = -rB

    C.

     rA = 2rB

    D.

     rA = rB/2


  9. An irreversible first order reaction is being carried out in a CSTR and PFR of same volume. The liquid flow rates are same. The relative conversion will

  10. A.

     Be more in CSTR than in PFR

    B.

     Be more in PFR than in CSTR

    C.

     Be same in both cases

    D.

     Depend on the temperature


  11. Organic catalysts differ from the inorganic catalyst in the sense that the former is

  12. A.

     Active at cryogenic temperatures only

    B.

     Prohibitively costly

    C.

     Proteinous in nature

    D.

     Active at very high temperature only


  13. For an ideal plug flow reactor, the value of Peclet number is

  14. A.

     0

    B.

     ∞

    C.

     1

    D.

     10


  15. If the time required for half change is inversely proportional to the square of initial concentration and the velocity depends on the units in which the concentration term is expressed, then the order of reaction is

  16. A.

     1

    B.

     2

    C.

     3

    D.

     0


  17. If 'n' is the order of reaction, then unit of rate constant is

  18. A.

     1/(time)(concentration)n - 1

    B.

     (time)-1 (concentration)n - 1

    C.

     (time)n - 1 (concentration)

    D.

     None of these


  19. A stirred tank reactor compared to tubular-flow reactor provides

  20. A.

     More uniform operating conditions

    B.

     Permits operation at the optimum temperature for a long reaction time

    C.

     Higher overall selectivity for a first order consecutive reaction

    D.

     All of the above