Chemical Engineering Licensure Examination

Physical and Chemical Principles

12. Coefficient of performance for a refrigeration cycle is:
a. heat absorbed from the heat reservoir divided by the work done by the system
b. heat absorbed from cold reservoir divided by the work done on the system
c. heat absorbed from hot reservoir divided by the work done on the system.
d. heat absorbed from cold reservoir divided by the work done by the system

13. Which thermodynamic property owes its existence to the first law of thermodynamics?
a. enthalpy b. internal energy c. entropy d. temperature

14. Barium sulfate, BaSO4, is needed for use in the “barium cocktail”, a chemical given to
patients prior to x-raying their intestinal tracts, this is based on the equation: Ba (NO3)2 +
Na2SO4 = BaSO4 + 2NaNO3. A chemist began with 75 grams of barium nitrate and excess
sodium sulfate. After collecting and drying the product, 63.45g of barium sulfate was isolated.
The percentage yield of BaSO4 is
a. 48.90% b. 94.80% c. 81.90% d. 74.60%

15. A 5ml of wine vinegar was diluted and titrated with 0.1104M NaOH; 32.88ml was required
to reach the phenolphthalein endpoint. If vinegar has a density of 1.055 g/ml, what is the acidity
as %acetic acid?
a. 4.13% b. 5.20% c. 7.15% d. NOTA

16. Which of these 0.1M solution will give the highest boiling point at 1 atm?
a. table salt solution c. barium chloride
b. sugar solution d. potassium chloride

17. A process where there is no heat transfer is called

a. isothermal b. isobaric c. adiabatic d. isochoric

18. An aqueous solution of gold nitrate is electrolyzed with a current of 0.555A until 1.32g of
Au has been deposited on the cathode. If the atomic weight of Au is 197, determine the duration
of the electrolysis.
a. 65.43 mins b. 23.67 mins c. 58.28 mins d. 60 mins

19. Which is the most acidic?

a. (H+) = 6.31 x 106 c. (H+) = 3.16 x 10-12
b. pOH= 8.3 d. (OH-) = 3.16 x 10-6

20. Spontaneous reactions are characterized by:

a. ∆G>0 b. ∆G<0 c. Go>0 d. ∆G=0

21. A real gas manifest ideal gas behavior at

a. low T and low P b. low T and high P c. high T and low P d. high T and P

22. A mixture of 0.66g of camphor and 0.05g of an organic solute freeze at 157 oC. If the solute
contains 10.5% H by weight, determine the molecular formula of the solute if the freezing point
of camphor is 178.4 and the value of Kf is 38

Reviewer for ChE Board Examination 2

Compiled by Alejandra S. Susi