1)In order to achieve the same conversion under identical reaction conditions and feed

flow rate for a non-autocatalytic reaction of positive order, the volume of an ideal CSTR is

(A) always greater than that of an ideal PFR

(B) always smaller than that of an ideal PFR

(C) same as that of an ideal PFR

(D) smaller than that of an ideal PFR only for first order reaction.

Answer A

2 )A homogeneous reaction (R-->P) occurs in a batch reactor. The conversion of the

reactant R is 67% after 10 minutes and 80% after 20 minutes. The rate equation for this
reaction is

(A)-rR=k

(B)-rR=kCR²

(C)-rR=kCR³

(D)-rR=k(CR)^.5

Answer B

3) Reactions in which the rate equation corresponds to a stoichiometric equation are

called

A) elementary reactions
B) non-elementary reactions

C) heterogeneous reactions

D) None of the above

Answer A

4) The molecularity of a reaction is

a) same as its order

b) different from order

c) may be same or different as compared to order

d) always zero

Answer C

5)A plot of Ink vs 1/T is known as

a) Bode diagram

b) Van't Hoff plot

c) Arrhenius plot

d) None of these

Answer C

6. For a 1st orders reaction in porous spherical catalyst pellet, diffusional effects are most
likely to lower the observed rate of reaction for

A) slow reaction in a pellet of small diameter

B) Slow reaction in a pellet of large diameter

C) fast reaction in a pellet of small diameter

D) fast reaction in a pellet of large diameter

Answer D

7.For an ideal plug flow reactor the value of peclet number is

A) 0

B) infinity

C) 1

D) 10
Answer B

8.Chemical reaction engineering is the study of

A) rate and mechanism only

B) rate only

C) designing only

D) chemical kinetics and design of the reactor

Answer D

9.Zero order reaction gets completed in

A) infinite time

B) finite time

C) depends upon calculation

D) none of the above

Answer B

10.The extent of a reaction is

A) Different for reactant and products

B) Dimensionless

C)Dependent on the stoichiometric

D)All the above

Answer C

11.For an ideal mixed flow reactor (CSTR), the exit age distribution E(t) is given by

A. A dirac delta function X

B. A step function X

C. A ramp function X

D. None of the above

Answer D

12.What is the dispersion number for a CSTR?

A. 1

B. Infinity

C. < 1

D. 0

Answer B

13.The most suitable reactor for carrying out an auto-thermal reaction is a

A. Batch reactor

B. CSTR

C. Semi-batch reactor

D. Plug-flow reactor

Answer B

14.A reactor is generally termed as an autoclave when it is a

a) high pressure batch reactor

b) atmospheric pressure tank

c) high pressure tubular reactor

d)atmospheric pressure cstr

Answer A

15.For the same residence time, which one will give the maximum conversion?

A. Single stirred tank (v = 5 litres)

B. Two stirred tank (each of 2.5 litres) in series

C. Stirred tank followed by tubular flow reactor (each of 2.5 litres)

D. Single tubular flow reactor (v = 5 litres)

Answer D
16)Arrhenius equation shows the variation of _ with temperature

(a) reaction rate

(b)rate constant

(c)energy of activation (d)frequency factor

Answer: (b)

17)Conversion increases with increase in temperature in case of _ reaction

(a) autocatalytic

(b) irreversible

(c)reversible endothermic

(d) reversible exothermic

Answer:(c)

18)With decrease in temperature, the equilibrium conversion of a reversible endothermic

reaction:

(a) decreases

(b) increases

(c) remains unaffected

(d) increases linearly with temperature

Answer:(a)
19)Differential method for analysing the kinetic data is used:

(a) for testing complicated mechanisms.

(b) when the data are scattered.

(c) when rate expressions are very simple.

(d) none of these.

Answer:(a)

20)For an autocatalytic reactor, the suitable reactor set up is:

(a) P.F. reactors in series.

(b) CSTR in series.

(c) CSTR followed by P.F. reactor.

(d) P.F. reactor followed by CSTR.

Answer:(c)