1.) Which of the following does not affect a chemical reaction?

a) pH
b) Pressure
c) Nature of reactants
d) None of these

2.) It is the type of reaction in which the molecularity is equal to the order of the reaction.
a) Catalytic
b) Homogenous
c) Elementary
d) Parallel

3.) It is the state in which the rate of the forward and backward reaction is equal.
a) Statistical Mechanics equilibrium
b) Kinetic equilibrium
c) Thermodynamic equilibrium
d) None of these

4.) It is the rate equation used for enzyme kinetics.

a) Michaelis Menten
b) Monod
c) Lineweaver burke
d) None of these

5.) It is the vessel which contains a chemical reaction.

a) Reactor
b) Mixer
c) Mixing tank
d) Plug flow

6.) In the reaction 4A + 3B → 6D + C, which of the following is true?

kA kD
a)  
4 6
kB
b)  kC
3
c) 4kA = 6kD
d) -3kB = kC

7.) The liquid reaction 1.5A→2R when studied in an isothermal 200 L batch reactor gave
the same half life (22.39 mins) for different feed compositions. Suppose the same
reaction is conducted at the same temp in four equal sized backmix reactors in series.
What is the space time (mins) for 85 % conversion?

8.) In the previous problem, what is the reaction rate constant (min-1)?

9.) A certain reaction is first order in A. In 30 minutes, A decreases from 0.55 to 0.15
mol/L, The time it will take for A to decrease from 0.35 to 0.15 mol/L is…

10.) In the previous problem, what is the value of the reaction rate constant (min-1)?

11.) The reaction A→1.6 R is said to be of first order. If initially, the reaction started with
80 % A, what is the fractional change in volume?

12.) Using the data from the previous problem, how long will it take for the reactor to
increase its size by 35 % (k = 0.05 /min)?
13.) What is the expression of the half life as a function of the reaction constant and
initial concentration for a zero order reaction?
a) 2Caok c) 0.5Caok
b) 4Caok d) 0.25Caok

14.) The slope of a first order reversible reaction is equal to

a) k1 c) Keq
b) k2 d) k1 + k2

For the questions 15 and 16, use the problem below:

Consider the 1st order parallel reaction below:

K1

A R

K2

A  2S

If the said reaction is carried out isothermally in a batch reactor and after a reaction time
of 50 min, 90 % of reactant A has decomposed and the product is found to contain 9.1
mole of R per mole of S. Neither R nor S is present initially in the reaction vessel.

15.) What is the value of k1?(1/min)

16.) What is the value of k2? (1/min)

17.) It is the only temperature dependent term in a rate equation.

a) order c) molecularity
b) rate constant d) time

18.) Which of the following does not influence a chemical reaction?

a) catalysts c) pH
b) reactor volume d) temperature

19.) It states that the rate of chemical reaction of any substance i is at any instant
proportional to the concentration of the reactants with each raised to a power equal to
their coefficient or the actual number of molecules participating in the chemical reaction.
a) Conservation of energy c) Conservation of mass
b) Law of mass action d) Collision theory

20.) A reaction initially at 780 K is increased to 792 K. If the energy of activation is 175
J/mol K, by how much (in %) will the reaction rate increase?

21.) During incomplete combustion, not all carbon atoms (from the fuel) are fully
converted to carbon dioxide. Some carbon atoms are converted to a more toxic carbon
monoxide. This is an example of a/an…reaction.
a) series c) catalyzed
b) autocatalyzed d) parallel

22.) Which of the following is a downside of using a CSTR?

a.) scaling up
b) spatial variation in concentration
c) low conversion per reactor volume
d) high pressure drop
23.) In a reversible reaction, as the equilibrium concentration is reached,
a. the rate of the reaction decreases
b. the rate of the reaction increases
c. the rate of the reaction remains unchanged
d. cannot be determined

24.) What causes the change in volume in a constant pressure reaction ?

a. change in the temperature of the reactor
b. change in the number of moles of the product
c. change in the total moles of the system
d. not yet discovered

25.) From the method of excess, the reactant of which the order will be determined
becomes the ______ reactant in the reaction.
a. limiting c. rate determining reactant
b. excess d. reacting

26.) It is the order of the reaction in which the design equations of a PFR and CSTR are
the same.
a. zero
b. first
c. second
d. third

For questions 27 and 28. A first order reaction 2A→R took place in a constant pressure
setup which resulted a 20 % decrease in reactor volume after 3 minutes. It was noted that
initially, the reactor contained only 20 % inerts and the rest A.

27.) What is the first order rate constant (per minute)?

28.) What is the conversion attained by the reaction?

For questions 29 - 32. For a zero order reaction with stoichiometry A  2 R taking place
in a constant-volume bomb, π= 1 atm w h en t= 0 an d  = 1 .5 atm w h en t= 1 m in . For the
same reaction, same feed composition and initial pressure taking place in a constant
pressure set-up at t=0 the initial volume is 1 ft3. The reaction temperature is constant at
100oC.

29. At constant volume setup what is the specific rate constant (lbmole/ft3 min)

30. At constant pressure set up what is the fractional change in volume

31. What is the initial concentration of A (lbmole/ft3)

32. At constant pressure set up what is the volume (ft3) at t = 1 min?

Problem for questions 33-37.

Given: First order reaction. FV = 10 Li/min, V1=V2=50Li, CAo = 2 gmole/Li

k = 0.3/min.

FV
CAo

CA2
V1 V2
CA1 XA2
XA1

33. What is the factional conversion of A leaving the backmix reactor?

34. What is the concentration of A leaving the backmix reactor?

35. What is the final conversion of A leaving the Plug flow reactor?

36. What is the Final concentration of A leaving the Plug flow reactor?

37. If ¼ of the product stream is recycled for the same conversion what is the volumetric
flow rate of solution entering the backmix reactor?

Problems 38-40
A 200-dm3 constant-volume batch reactor is pressurized to 20 atm with a mixture of 75%
A and 25% inert. The gas-phase reaction is carried out isothermally at 227 C.

38. Assuming that the ideal gas law is valid, how many moles of A are in the reactor
initially? What is the initial concentration of A?

39. If the reaction is first order:

Calculate the time necessary to consume 99% of A.

40. If the reaction is second order:

Calculate the time to consume 80% of A. Also calculate the pressure in the reactor at this
time if the temperature is 127 C.