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SOURCE PROBLEM
MRII For the first order batch reaction at constant volume, the half-life and fractional conversion are
reviewer a) inversely proportional to the initial concentration of the limiting reactant
2014 b) dependent on the initial concentration of the limiting reactant
c) independent of the initial concentration of the limiting reactant
d) double when the initial concentration of the reactant is doubled.
MRII Which of the following statement is not true?
reviewer a) All collisions of molecules in a chemical reaction proceed to form products
2014 b) In general, the rate of reaction increases with increase in temperature
c) Reactions that proceed at a fast rate have low activation energies
d) Catalysts speed up the reaction by lowering the activation energy
MRII
reviewer
2014
MRII A reaction 2A  P is carried out in a batch reactor under constant volume at 25 0C. If the rate of reaction of A is rA = 0.0625 CA2
reviewer mols/L-min, determine the percent conversion after 40 minutes when C A0 is 0.2 mols/L.
2014 a) 33.3% b) 25.1% c) 20.0% d) 18.9%

MRII 1. At 378.50C, the half-life for the first order thermal decomposition of ethylene oxide is 363 min and E = 52,000 cal/mole.
reviewer Determine the specific rate of reaction at 4500C
2014 a) 0.19/min b) 0.101/min c) 0.019/min d) 0.011/min

2. Based from the preceding problem, find the time when ethylene oxide be 75% decomposed at 450 0C?
a) 10.1 min b) 10.9 min c) 13.8 min d) 24.5 min

MRII The reaction of acetic anhydride with water to form acetic acid has been found to be a pseudo-first order reaction with half-life
reviewer of 4.4 min at 250C. If two CSTR units of 500 gallon volumes are used with a feed rate of 50 gal/min, determine the percent
2014 conversion.
a) 61 b) 68 c) 85 d) 91
MRII A liquid phase reaction A+ B ⇌ R+ S , where k 1 (forward reaction) = 7 L/mol-min and k2 (backward reaction) = 3 L/mol-min is to
reviewer take place in a 120 L CSTR. Two feed streams, one containing 2.8 mols A/L and the other containing 1.6 mols B/L, are to be
2014 introduced in equal volumes into the reactor, and 75% conversion of the limiting component is desired. What should be the
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flowrate of each stream? Assume a constant density throughput.
a) 1 L/min b) 3 L/min c) 4 L/min d) 8 L/min
MRII A gas-phase reaction A  2.5 R is carried out in a batch reactor at constant temperature and P = 2 atm with 20% inters present.
reviewer The volume increases by 60% in 20 minutes. Determine the specific rate of reaction in min -1.
2014 a) 0.4196 b) 0.0865 c) 0.0572 d) 0.0346
MRII A liquid phase reaction 2A  P, with k=25 ft3/lbmol-h is carried out in a tubular flow reactor. A flow rate of 100 ft 3/h containing
reviewer pure a and CA0 = 0.20 lbmols/ft3 enters the reactor. What reactor volume is required to attain 80% conversion?
2014 a) 80 ft3 b) 125 ft3 c) 159 ft3 d) 178 ft3
MRII
1. For the consecutive reactions
A k 1 B k 2 C , k =0.35/h, k =0.13/h, C
1 2 =4 lbmol/ft3 and CB0=0, CC0=0. Find the time when the
A0
reviewer → →
2014 concentration of B is maximum.
a) 2.7 hrs b) 3.3 hrs c) 4.6 hrs d) 5.5 hrs

2. Based from the preceding problem, what is the maximum concentration of B in lbmols/ft 3 if the reactor used is a single
CSTR?
a) 2.32 b) 1.85 c) 1.54 d) 1.23

3.

1. The reaction 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2, rate = k[H2O2]

a) Zero order reaction c) Second order reaction
b) First order reaction d) Third order reaction
2. It is the study of the rate and mechanism by which one chemical specie is converted to another.
a) Chemical Engineering c) Chemical Reaction
b) Chemical Reaction Eng’g d) Chemical Kinetics
3. A zero order reaction is one whose rate is independent of
a) Temperature of the reaction
b) Concentration of the products
c) Concentration of the reactants
d) Material of vessel in which the reaction is carried out
4. The rate of reaction is not influenced by
a) Concentration of the reactants
b) Molecularity of the reaction
c) Nature of the reactants
d) Temperature
5. Half – life period of second order reaction is
a) Proportional to initial concentration of reactants
b) Independent of initial concentration of reactants
c) Inversely proportional to initial concentration of reactants
d) Inversely proportional to square of initial concentration of reactants
6. If initial concentration of reactants in certain reaction is doubled, the half-life period of the reaction doubles. The order of reaction is
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
7. The law which states that the rate of reaction is directly proportional to active masses or concentration of the reactant is the law of
a) constant composition c) temperature
b) chemical equilibrium d) mass action
8. The rate of reaction A + B → P is given by the equation r=k[A][B]. If B is taken in large excess, the order of reaction would be
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
9. Diazonium salt decomposes as, C6H5N Cl → C6H5Cl + N2. At 0OC, the evolution of N2 becomes two times faster when initial concentration of
+
2
-

the salt is doubled. Thus, it is

a) A first order reaction
b) A second order reaction
c) Independent of square of initial concentration of reactant
d) Cannot be determined
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10. The rate of reaction between A and B increases by a factor of 100, when the concentration with respect to A is increased 10 fold. The
order of reaction with respect to A is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 10
11. Zero order reaction means
a) One reactant will be more in it
b) Reactants do not take part in it
c) Rate of reaction is proportional to velocity of molecules
d) Reactants concentration does not change with time
12. A large increase in the rate of reaction for a rise in temperature is due to
a) Increase in number of collisions
b) Lowering of activation energy
c) Increase in number of activated molecules
d) Shortening of mean free path
13. The elementary hydrolysis of ethyl acetate is order
CH3COOC2H5 + H2O → CH3COOH + C2H5OH
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
14. Which of the following is not always a valid assumption for an ideal PFR
a) There is no axial mixing of the fluid inside the vessel ( i.e. in the direction of flow)
b) The density of the flowing system is constant
c) There is complete radial mixing of fluid
d) The flow through the vessel both input and output streams is continuous
15. The unit of rate constant and that of rate of reaction are same for order
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
16. The rate of reaction can be increased in general by all the factors except by
a) Using a catalyst c) Increasing activation energy
b) Increasing temp. d) Increasing reactant con’c
17. It is an ideal flow reactor that is generally modeled as having no spatial variation in concentration, temperature or reaction rate throughout
the vessel. Thus, the concentration and temperature are the same as the exit point as they are elsewhere in the tank.
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) semicontinuous reactor d) plug flow reactor
18. Unit of rate constant depends on
a) Order of reaction c) Concentration terms
b) Molecularity d) Number of reactants
19. The rate of chemical reaction
a) Increases as reaction proceeds
b) May increase or decrease during reaction
c) Decreases as reaction proceeds
d) Remains constant as reaction proceeds
20. For a reaction of the type A + B → P, it is observed that doubling the concentration of A causes the reaction rate to be four times as
great, but doubling the amount of B does not affect the rate. The rate equation is
a) Rate = k[A][B] c) Rate = k[A]2[B]0
b) Rate = k/4[A] 2
d) Rate = k[A]2[B]2
21. The rates of certain reactions at different times are as follows. The reaction is order
t, sec 0 10 20 30
Rate, 2.8 x 10-2 2.78 x 10-2 2.81 x 10-2 2.79 x 10-2
mol/L.s
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
22. For the elementary step, (CH3)3CBr(aq) → CH3C+ (aq) + Br-(aq). The molecularity is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) unpredictable
23. The term used to designate the number of molecules in an elementary reaction is of reaction.
a) order c) collision factor
b) power d) molecularity
24. The correct expression for the rate of reaction of elementary process A + B → C is
a) d[C]/dt = k[A] c) –d[A]/dt = k[A][B]
b) d[C]/dt = k[B] d) –d[A]/dt = k[A]
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25. The individual reactions which constitute the reaction mechanism are
a) multiple reactions c) chain reactions
b) elementary reactions d) unimolecular reactions
26. For which order unit rate and rate constants are same.
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
27. For a solution, the reaction rate is not greatly affected by
a) temperature c) concentration of reactants
b) catalyst d) pressure
28. -d[H2O2]/dt represents
a) Rate of formation of H2O2 c) Order of reaction
b) Rate of decomposition of H2O2 d) no answer
29. The rate of chemical reaction depends on the nature of chemical reaction because
a) Threshold energy level differs from one reaction to another
b) Some of the reactants are solid at room temp
c) Some of the reactants are inerts
d) All of the above
30. The reaction, CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH → CH3COONa + C2H5OH is
a) Second order b) Bimolecular c) both d) none
31. For the reaction, H2(g) + Br2(g) → 2HBr(g), the reaction, rate = k[H2][Br2]1/2. Which statement is true?
a) The reaction is of second order
b) Molecularity of the reaction is 3/2
c) The unit of k is sec-1
d) Molecularity of reaction is 2
32. A closed vessel in which there is no flow in or out during the time the reaction is taking place.
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) semi- batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
33. The rate of chemical reaction depends on the nature of chemical reaction because
a) Threshold energy level differs from one reaction to another
b) Some of the reactants are colored
c) Some of the reactants are solid at room temperature
d) all
34. The rate of reaction 2NO + O2 → 2NO2, when the volume of the reaction vessel is doubled
a) Rate of reaction will increase 8 times of its initial rate
b) Rate of reaction will decrease 8 times of its initial rate
c) Rate of reaction will increase 4 times of its initial rate
d) Rate of reaction will decrease 4 times of its initial rate

35. The threshold energy of a chemical reaction depends on

a) Nature of reacting species c) Temperature
b) Concentration of species d) Collision frequency
36. If concentration units are reduced by n times, then the value of the rate constant of first order will
a) increase by n times c) not change
b) decrease by factor of n d) no answer
37. Describe how the reaction environment is shaped by the geometry of the reactor, by physical processes like fluid dynamics and heat and
mass transport, and by process variables and conditions.
a) Reactor model c) Reaction model
b) Reaction kinetics d) Kinetics model
38. Describe the response of reaction rates to the reaction
a) Reactor model c) Reaction model
b) Reaction kinetics d) Kinetics model
39. Which statement is correct.
a) Reactions with low activation energy are usually exothermic
b) The rate law for a reaction is an algebraic expression relating the forward reaction rate to the product concentration
c) The rate law sometimes enables to deduce the mechanism of a reaction
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d) Increase in the total pressure of a gas phase reaction increases the fraction of collisions effective in producing reactions
40. Plot of log (a – x) against time t is a straight line. The reaction is of order
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
41. The rate of chemical reaction depends on the nature of chemical reaction because
a) Threshold energy level differs from one reaction to another
b) Some of the reactants are solid at room temp
c) Some of the reactants are inerts
d) All of the above
42. The rate expression rate = k[A][B]2/3 has an overall order of
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 5/2
43. For kinetics studies it is imperative that chemical analyses be obtained at several times during the reaction period. This sometimes poses
problems if the reaction starts before the desired reaction temperature has been reached or if the reaction proceeds so quickly that
multiple samples are not practical.
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) semi- batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
44. What is the type of complex reaction with respect to formaldehyde?
a) series - parallel reaction c) parallel reaction
b) irreversible –series reaction d) series reaction
45. Called a riser and/ or a circulating bed reactor
a) backmix reactor c) CSTR
b) batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
46. Which of the following statement is correct for the reaction X + 2Y → Products
a) The rate of disappearance of X = 2 x disappearance of Y
b) The rate of disappearance of X = ½ x disappearance of products
c) The rate of appearance of products = ½ x rate of disappearance of Y
d) The rate of appearance of products = ½ x rate of disappearance of X
47. The term – dC/dt in rate equation refers to the
a) concentration of reactant
b) decrease in concentration of reactant with time
c) rate constant of reaction
d) velocity of reaction
48. States that equilibrium is attained if for any possible change, the free energy of the system increases.
a) Thermodynamic equilibrium
b) Statistical mechanics equilibrium
c) Kinetic view of equilibrium
d) Non-chain reaction mechanism
49. States that the system is at equilibrium if the rates of change of all the forward and the backward elementary reactions are equal
a) Thermodynamic equilibrium
b) Statistical mechanics equilibrium
c) Kinetic view of equilibrium
d) Non-chain reaction mechanism
50. States that the equilibrium is the state of the system consisting of the greatest number of equally likely molecular configuration which are
macroscopically indistinguishable and can be considered to be identical.
a) Thermodynamic equilibrium
b) Statistical mechanics equilibrium
c) Kinetic view of equilibrium
d) Non-chain reaction mechanism
51. For the reaction 4A + B → 2C + D, which of the following statement is not correct
a) The rate of disappearance of B is one fourth of disappearance of A
b) The rate of appearance of C is one half of disappearance of B
c) The rate of formation of D is one half of disappearance of B
d) The rate of formation of C and D are equal
52. The rate of the reaction 2NO + O2 → 2NO2, when the volume of the reaction vessel is doubled.
a) Will increase 8 times of its initial rate
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b) Reduce to one-eight of its initial rate
c) Will increase 4 times of its initial rate
d) Reduce to one-fourth of its initial rate
53. The rate constant for a reaction is 10.8 x 10-5 mol/L.s. The reaction is of order
a) 0 b) 1st c) 2nd d) 3rd
54. The rate law for a reaction A + B →P is rate = k[A][B]2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
a) If [B] is held constant while [A] is doubled, the reaction will proceed twice as fast
b) If [A] is held constant while [B] is reduced to one quarter, the rate will be halved
c) If [A] and [B] are both doubled, the reaction will proceed 8 times as fast
d) This is a third order reaction
55. A reactor (vessel) in which one of the reactants is placed in the reactor and a second reactant is slowly added to the reactor.
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) Semi- batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
56. Reactor type ideally suited for kinetics studies for many types of reactions, owing largely to the ease with which reaction rates can be
measured directly.
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) Semi- batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
57. Usually a tubular reactor used for gas phase reactions in which it is assumed there are no radial gradients in temperature or concentration
as well as no dispersion of reactants.
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) Semi- batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
58. They are particularly useful for high-volume, low-priced commodity chemicals and if the reaction time is short
a) batch reactor c) CSTR
b) Semi- batch reactor d) plug flow reactor
59. The half-life of a material undergoing second order decay is
a) Proportional to the square of initial concentration
b) Independent of the initial concentration
c) Proportional to the initial concentration
d) Inversely proportional to the initial concentration
60. They are molecular fragments having one or more unpaired electrons, usually short lived and highly reactive
a) Free radicals c) Active sites
b) Intermediate d) Catalyst
61. If the rate expression for a chemical reaction is rate = k[A][B] n, then the order of reaction is
a) 1 b) n – 1 c) n d) n+1
62. For a reaction A  R, where R has autocatalytic effect C A0=1.0 mol/L. The maximum rate will occur at
a) CA = 0 b) CA = 1 c) CA =CR d) CA =CR0
63. In which of the following cases does the reaction goes to completion wherein K is the equilibrium constant.
a) K=0.01 b) K = 1 c) K = 10 d) K = 100
64. In a 10 min run, 75% of A is converted for an irreversible reaction at half order rate. What is the fractional conversion for a half-hour
run?
a) 0.55 b) 0.75 c) 0.95 d) 1.00

65. The gas phase reaction was carried out in a constant volume batch reactor. The time for 50% conversion were determined at various initial
concentration and at a temperature of 1100C, the table reflects the data gathered. The order of the reaction is
CA0 0.01 0.025 0.050 0.075 0.1
time 5 2 1 0.67 0.5
a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 3
66. A fluid flows through 2 stirred tank reactor in series. Each reactor has a capacity of 40,000 liters and the fluid enters at 100 L/h. The
fluid undergoes 1st order decay with a half-life of 24 hrs. find the % conversion of the fluid.
a) 66.8% b) 74.7% c) 85.3% d) 99.4%
67. A solution containing a reactive component (initial concentration = 0.5 lbmole/ft 3) is to be treated in different types of reactors. The feed
rate for continuous flow operation is to be 25 ft 3/h. The reaction rate data for the decomposition of A are as follows:
CA (lbmole/ft3) -rA (lbmole/h-ft3) -1/rA
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0.5 0.85 1.1765
0.4 0.53 1.8868
0.3 0.31 3.2258
0.2 0.18 5.5556
0.1 0.081 12.3457
0.05 0.04 25.00
If the filling and draining time per batch is negligible, the number of batches that can be processed per day in a batch reactor is
a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 20
68. Using the above data, if the reaction is carried out in a continuous mixed flow reactor and the processing rate is 25 ft 3, the volume (in ft3)
of the reactor required to realize 90% conversion is near to
a) 100.4 b) 220.8 c) 281.3 d) 320.6
69. Using the data from the above table, if each vessel has a volume of 50 ft 3, the percentage conversion attained with a 2 continuous mixed
flow reactors is nearer to
a) 75.4 b) 85.2 c) 90.2 d) 95.1
70. Using the data from the above table, if a plug flow reactor is used, the volume (ft 3) of the reactor to effect 90% conversion is close to
a) 60 b) 70 c) 80 d) 90
71. For the reaction: A  B  C wherein k1 = k2 = 0.35/hr. The initial concentration of A is 2.5 lbmols/ft 3. The initial concentration of B is 0.5
lbmols/ft3. The time at which the concentration of B becomes maximum is
a) 2.2 hrs b) 2.2 min c) 2.29 hrs d) 2.29 min
72. For a reaction A  R, where R has autocatalytic effect C A0=1.0 mol/L. What is the time for 80% conversion if CR0 is 1/10 of CA0 and k for
the autocatalytic reaction is 0.1/hr?
a) 1 hr b) 2 hr c) 3 hr d) 4 hr
73. At a 500K, the rate of bimolecular reaction is 10 times the rate at 400K. The E A of this reaction using Arrhenius law is
a) 10,150 cal/gmol c) 8150 cal/gmol
b) 9150 cal/gmol d) 8700 cal/gmol
74. The decomposition of pure A  X + Y + Z at 1.2 atm and 6500C has a space time of 2.7 min (based on entering feed condition) to achieve
95% conversion in a backmix reactor. The size of the reactor to react the 100 ft 3/min pure A should be:
a) 95 ft3 b) 100 ft3 c) 265 ft3 d) 270 ft3
75. At 100 C the gaseous reaction A 2B + C is observed to be 1st order. On starting with pure A, it is found at the end of 10 minutes that the
0

total pressure of the system is 176 mm Hg and after a long time, the total pressure of the system is 300 mm Hg. The initial pressure of A
is
a) 0 mm Hg b) 90 mm Hg c) 100 mm Hg d) 176 mm Hg
76. A certain substance A is mixed with equal amount of B and C. At the end of 1000 seconds, half of A has reacted. How much will be left
unreacted (fraction of original amount) at the end of 2000 seconds, if the rate of reaction is 2 nd order with respect to A only.
a) 1/5 b) 1/4 c) 1/3 d) 1/2
77. Using the Collision theory to estimate the SRR at 321.4 0C for the decomposition of hydrogen iodide 2HI  I2 + H2 and assume the collision
diameter is 3.5 x 10-8 cm and E = 44,000 cal/mol. The frequency factor is
a) 1.03 x 1011 L/s-mol c) 2 x 1011 L/s-mol
b) 3 x 10 L/s-mol
10
d) 1.8 x 1011 L/s-mol
78. An aqueous solution of ethyl acetate is to be saponified with NaOH. The initial concentration of the ethyl acetate is 5 g/L and that of the
caustic soda is 0.10 M. Values of the second-order rate constant in L/mol-min are k= 92.4 at 20 0C. The reaction is essentially irreversible.
The time required to saponify 95% of the water at 40 0C is
a) 20.7sec b) 12.7 sec c) 11.4 sec d) 10.3 sec
79. Several reactors, each of capacity 25 ft3 are available for conducting the reaction A + B  products. These data supply: CA0 = 1.5
lbmol/ft3, CB0 = 2.25 lbmol/ft3, k =0.08 ft3-min/lbmol. Required conversion of A is 80%. The allowable charge rates for five reactors in
series in ft3/min is
a) 80 b) 60 c) 40 d) 20
80. A reaction with rate equation r = kC2 is carried out in a four stage reactor. When k = C = 1.2, the fractional conversion by the algebraic
method is
a) 0.231 b) 0.321 c) 0.597 d) 0.769

81. A liquid phase reaction A + B  P at 200C, suppose 40% conversion of A is desired in steady state operation. The reaction is pseudo – first
order with respect to A with kA = 0.0257/h at 200C. The total volumetric flowrate is 1.8 m3/h. Determine the CSTR vessel volume required
if for safety, it can only be filled to 75% capacity.
a) 25.1 m3 b) 47.5 m3 c) 62.3 m3 d) 74.8 m3
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82. For the following homogenous catalyzed reaction 2A P. The rate law for uncatalyzed reaction and catalyzed reaction are (-r A) = k1CA2 and
(-rA) = k2CCATCA2 the data below show the concentration of a after one hour for two catalyst concentration
CA (mol/L)
Time CCATALYST = 0.05 mol/L CCATALYST = 0.20 mol/L
(hour
)
0 5 5
1 3 2
1
If he observed 2nd order rate constant is equal to k1 –k2CCAT, the specific reaction rate
( mol2 L2 h ) of the catalyzed reaction (k2) is

nearest to
a) 0.07 b) 1.1 c) 1.7 d) 3.1
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83. A liquid phase reaction between cyclopentadiene (A) and benzoquinone (B) is conducted in an isothermal batch reactor, producing a product
C. The reaction is 1st order with respect to each reactant, with k A = 9.92 x 10-3 L/mol-s. Determine the reactor volume (in liters) required
to produce 175 mol/h of C, if the fractional conversion is 0.90. C A0 = CB0 = 0.15 mol/L. Downtime tD between batches is 30 minutes. The
reaction is A + B  C.
a) 1294 b) 1765 c) 2178 d) 2830
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