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CHE REVIEW REVIEW WEEKLY EXAM 9
Surprise Exam
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

1. The flue gas analysis is 4.62%CO2, 3.08%CO, 8.91%O2 and 83.39%N2. Find the % excess if all fuel is
burnt.
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 50%*
2. What is the heat needed to raise 1 molecule of water by 10ºC in ergs?
A. 1.3E-21 * B. 2.6E-12 C. 2.6E-14 D. 1.3E-12
3. Water at 100°F is flowing through a straight 4-in schedule 40 pipe at a rate of 1 gal/min. The
length of the pipe is 10 feet, find the velocity at the center of the pipe in feet per second.
A. 0.0378 B. 0.0454 C. 0.0504 * D. 0.0252
4. A wooden spherical ball with specific gravity of 0.42 and a diameter of 300 mm is dropped from a height
of 4.3 m above the surface of water in a pool of unknown depth. The ball barely touched the bottom of
the pool before it begin to float. Determine the depth of the pool.
A. 1.22 m B. 2.18 m C. 2.55 m D. 3.11 m*
5. How many liters is 27000 fluid barrels?
A. 3.22E6 * B. 3.22E5 C. 4.29E6 D. 4.29E5
6. How many liters is 27000 oil barrels?
A. 3.22E6 B. 3.22E5 C. 4.29E6 * D. 4.29E5
7. The density of dry air at 0.986 bar and 27 C is 1.146 g/dm3. Calculate the percent N2 in air assuming
only N2 and O2 are present.
A. 75.5% * B. 70.1% C. 79.1% D. 81.5%
8. Oil with the viscosity of 30 cp and density of 60 lb/ft³ flows through a ½ in ID tube. Determine the velocity
in ft/s below which flow is laminar?
A. 13.1 C. 16.9 *
B. 87.2 D. 0.63
9.The distance between plates is Δy = 0.5 cm, Δv = 10 cm/s and the fluid is ethyl alcohol at 273K having
aviscosity of 1.77 cp. Calculate the shear stress in dyne per square centimeter.
A. 0.210 B. 0.354 * C. 0.540 D. 0.720
10. 45 hectoliters of water is in a container.
calculate the heat needed to increase its temperature from 25 C to 85 C?
A. 1.13 JG * B. 1.32 GJ
C. 1.60 GJ D. 156.975 MJ
11. 10.4 g of Ag at 100°C is mixed with 28 g of water. The temperature of water changes from
25°C to 26.31°C. What is the Cp of Ag? Hint Cp of water is 4.184 J/g-°C
A. 0.329 C. 0.113
B. 0.226 * D. 0.256
12. If you mixed 1 kg of water at 10 C and 1 kg water at 30 C, what is its equilibrium temperature?
A. 12 C B. 15 C*
C. 17 C D. 20 C
13. Find the empirical formula of compound containing 5.045 g of C, 0.847 g of H and 3.36 g of O.
A. C2H5O B. C2H4O *
C. C2H4O2 D. C3H6O2
14. Photosynthesis is the reaction of carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight to form glucose
and oxygen.6CO2 + 6H2O + 674000 cal  C6H12O6 + 6O2
Calculate the weight of the products produced for every one mole of CO2.
A. 262 g C. 182 g
B. 62 g * D. 82 g
15. Ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide are obtained from the hydrolysis of sucrose. For 1 metric ton of
sucrose, how may kilos of ethyl alcohol can be obtained?
A. 516 C. 538*
B. 562 D. 589
16. Ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide are obtained from the hydrolysis of sucrose. For 1 metric ton
of sucrose, calculate the volume in liters of carbon dioxide that can be obtained at 80°F and 1
atmosphere.
A. 1.46E5 C. 1.92E4
B. 2.45E4 D. 2.88E5 *
17. What is the test for first order reaction?
A. log Ca vs t * C. Ca vs t
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 B. 1/Ca vs t D. 1/Ca² vs t
18. Establish the separation capability of a single-stage (differential) batch still processing a mixture of two
compounds having a relative volatility of 4.0. At the start of the batch separation , there are 600 mol of
the more-volatile compound A and 400 mol of compound B in the kettle. When the remaining charge in
the kettle is 80 percent B, how much total material has been boiled off?
A. 450 mol B. 520 mol C. 640 mol D. 725 mol *
19. From the data in #18, what is the mole fraction A in the distillate?
A. 0.75 * B. 0.70 C. 0.65 D. 0.60
20.To increase the life of an incandescent lamp it is
A. filled with neon gas C. filled with argon gas *
B. filled with CO2 gas D. evacuated
21. If a heat transfer equipment, dirt or scale may be accounted by introducing a resistance called
A. factor of safety C. X-factor
B. fouling factors * D. max factor
22. What is the unit of heat transfer coefficient?
A. W/m²-K * C. W/m-K
B. Btu/hr-ft-°F D. Btu-°F/hr-ft²
23-25. A contact sulfuric acid plant produces 98.0% sulfuric acid, by absorbing SO3 into a 97.3% sulfuric
acid solution. A gas containing 8.00 % SO3 (remainder inerts ) enters the SO3 absorption tower at the
rate of 28 lb mol per hour. 98.5 % of the SO3 is absorbed in this tower. 97.3% sulfuric acid is introduced
into the top of the tower and 95.9% sulfuric acid from another part of the process is used as a make-up
acid. The flow sheet is given in the figure with all of the known data on it. ( Note of the flow diagram :
Liquid solution leaving at the bottom of the tower is split into product and recycle stream which is mixed
with the make-up acid and introduced as feed solution at the top of the tower) Calculate the :
23. Tons / day of 95.9% H2SO4 make-up acid solution required.
A. 2260 B. 2660 C. 2060 * D 2460
24. Tons / day of 97.3% H2SO4 solution introduced into the top of the tower.
A. 6740 B. 6470 * C. 6070 D. 6670
25. Tons / day of 98% H2SO4 solution produced.
A. 2120 B. 2040 C. 2240 * D. 2420
26-29. Determine the molar volume in cm3 per mole of n-butane at 510 K and 25 bar by each
of the following :
26. The ideal gas equation.
A. 1696.1* B. 1485.8
C. 1544.2 D. 1788.1
27. The generalized compressibility-factor correlation.
A. 1696.1 B. 1480.7 *
C. 1524.7 D. 1766.5
28. Equation (3.61), with the generalized correlation for B.
A. 1489.1* B. 1566.3
C. 1677.8 D. 1788.4
29. Equation (3.68), with the generalized correlations for B and C.
A. 1344.7 B. 1485.8 *
B. 1599.7 D. 1698.1
30. A mixture (58.3mol%n-hexane, 8.33%n-heptane,33.3%steam) is cooled at a constant pressure (1atm)
from an initial temperature of 350ºF. If assume that the hydrocarbons and water are immiscible, calculate the
temperature at which condensation first occurs. For the Antoine equation ; lnP = A+B/T where P = vapor
pressure in mmHg and T = temperature in ºR, the constants are:
A B
n-hexane 17.7109 -6816.4
n-heptane 17.9184 -7547.4
A. 161ºF * C. 150ºF
B. 170ºF D. 142ºF
31. A mixture (58.3mol%n-hexane, 8.33%n-heptane,33.3%steam) is cooled at a constant pressure (1atm)
from an initial temperature of 350ºF. If assume that the hydrocarbons and water are immiscible, calculate
the composition of the first liquid phase as it first appears. For the Antoine equation ; lnP = A+B/T where P =
vapor pressure in mmHg and T = temperature in ºR, the constants are:
A B
n-hexane 17.7109 -6816.4
n-heptane 17.9184 -7547.4
A. pure n-heptane C. pure water *
B. pure n-hexane D. 50%n-heptane, 50%n-hexane
32. A mixture (58.3mol%n-hexane, 8.33%n-heptane,33.3%steam) is cooled at a constant pressure (1atm)
from an initial temperature of 350ºF. If assume that the hydrocarbons and water are immiscible, calculate the
temperature at which the second liquid phase appears. For the Antoine equation ; lnP = A+B/T where P=
vapor pressure in mmHg and T = temperature in ºR, the constants are:
A B
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 n-hexane 17.7109 -6816.4
n-heptane 17.9184 -7547.4
A. 161ºF C. 150ºF *
B. 170ºF D. 142ºF
33. A mixture (58.3mol%n-hexane, 8.33%n-heptane,33.3%steam) is cooled at a constant pressure (1atm)
from an initial temperature of 350ºF. If assume that the hydrocarbons and water are immiscible, calculate the
composition of the second liquid phase as it first appears. For the Antoine equation ; lnP = A+B/T where P =
vapor pressure in mmHg and T = temperature in ºR, the constants are:
A B
n-hexane 17.7109 -6816.4
n-heptane 17.9184 -7547.4
A. 45%n-hexane & 55%n-heptane
B. 72%n-hexane & 28% n-heptane *
C. 24%n-hexane & 76% n-heptane
D. pure water
34. Calculate the absolute entropy of solid NH3 at its melting point at 1 atm pressure, in Btu/lb-R. Boiling
point = -33.4C’ melting point = -77.7C; Cp liquid = 1.06 cal/g-K; Cp solid = 0.502 cal/g-K; λvap = 5581
cal/gmol; λf = 1352 cal/gmol; absolute entropy of gas at 25 C = 46.03 cal/gmol-K.
A. 0.6066* B. 0.8244
C. 1.2288 D. 2.0655
35. Calculate the change in entropy when 1 lb of NH3 is cooled from 400 F to -175 F at a constant pressure
of 1 atm. Boiling point = -33.4C’ melting point = -77.7C; Cp liquid = 1.06 cal/g-K; Cp solid = 0.502 cal/g-K;
λvap = 5581 cal/gmol; λf = 1352 cal/gmol; absolute entropy of gas at 25 C = 46.03 cal/gmol-K.
A. -2.463* B. -1.655
C. 1.859 D. 2.812
36. Calculate the change in entropy when 1 lb of NH3 liquid will change to solid at -77.7 C. Boiling point = -
33.4C’ melting point = -77.7C; Cp liquid = 1.06 cal/g-K; Cp solid = 0.502 cal/g-K; λvap = 5581 cal/gmol; λf =
1352 cal/gmol; absolute entropy of gas at 25 C = 46.03 cal/gmol-K.
A. -0.407 * B. -1.005
C. -1.776 D. 0.407
37. For acetone at 20°C and 1 bar, volume expansivity (β) = 1.487 E-3/°C , isothermal
compressibility (к) = 62 E -6 / bar and specific volume (V) = 1.287 cm³/g. The value of
(∂P/∂T)V is
A. 24 bar/°C *** C. 42 bar/°C
B. 10 bar/°C D. 33 bar/°C
38. For acetone at 20°C and 1 bar, volume expansivity (β) = 1.487 E-3/°C , isothermal
compressibility (к) = 62 E -6 / bar and specific volume (V) = 1.287 cm³/g. The pressure
generated when acetone is heated at constant volume from 20°C and 1 bar to 30°C is
A. 241 bar ** C. 110 bar
B. 177 bar D. 220 bar
39. For acetone at 20°C and 1 bar, volume expansivity (β) = 1.487 E-3/°C , isothermal
compressibility (к) = 62 E -6 / bar and specific volume (V) = 1.287 cm³/g. The volume
change (in cm³/g) when acetone is changed from 20°C and 1 bar to 0°C and 10 bar.
A. 0.038 C. -0.038 **
B. 0.144 D. -0.144
40. The correct unit for the specific rate constant for a first order reaction is
A. L²/mol²-min C. mol/L-min
B. L³/mol³-min D. 1/min *
41. What is the chemical formula of alar ?
A. C7H12N2O3 B. C6H12N2O3 *
C. C6H12N2O2 D. C7H12N2O2
42. A laundry can purchase soap containing 30% water at price of P7 per 100 lb f.o.b. the factory.
The same manufacturer offers soap containing 5% water. If the freight rate is 60 cents per 100
lb, what is the maximum price per 100 lbs that the laundry should pay the manufacturer for the
soap containing 5% water?
A. P9.71* C. P8.90
B. P7.45 D. P10.54
43. For the reaction x + 2y + z + 3w  products, there are 2 moles of x, and 1 mole for each of y, z
and w. What is the limiting reactant?
A. x C. y
B. z D. w *
44. 2320 g of tetra-methanol cyclopentane is detonated in the absence of air in a 1000 L closed
bomb. C9H12N4O18 4CO2 + 5CO + 5H2O + H2 + 2N2 The temperature in the bomb if the
pressure rises to 300 kPa is
A. 425 K * C. 365 K
B. 285 K D. 345 K
45. A 1 in. BWG copper tubing used in a heat exchanger 5.1 m long has an outside surface heating
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 are of :
A. 0.407 sq. m* C. 0.356 sq. m
B. 0.782 sq. m D. 0.800 sq. m
46. Using sixth-tenth factor rule, what is the price of a batch drier having a capacityof 100 tons/hr, given
that a similar drier with a capacity of 150 tons/hr cost P100,000.00.
A. P65,480 C. P78405*
B. P72115 D. P80218
47.The solubility of NaNO3 at 40˚C and 10˚C are 51.4% and 44% respectively. How many grams of NaNO3
may be crystallized from a 10 kg solution initially saturated at 40˚C if the temperature of the solution is
lowered to 10˚C.
A. 6900 C. 4089
B. 3892 D. 1312 *
48. Humid air at temperature 600°F and a total pressure of 1 atmosphere is passed through a dehumidifier
at a rate of 1000 ft³/min. The partial pressure of water vapor in air is reduced from 45 mmHg to 10
mmHg. How many pounds of water is removed per hour?
A. 81.9 C. 45.4
B. 65.4 * D. 76.3
49. Air enters at a rate of 20 kmol/min in a vessel that contains 10 m³ liquid hexane at 20ºC. The leaving
gas mixture contains 91% hexane. How long it takes to vaporize or absorb all the hexane in the vessel?
A. about 0.5 min * C. about 1 hr
B. about 0.5 hrs D. about 20 min
50. An elementary reaction has k=0.18L/mol-s, the order of the reaction is
A. zero C. first
B. second * D. third
51. For the elementary reaction A  P occurring at a constant-volume batch reactor, the half life of the
reaction is a function of the following except
A. rate constant C. temperature
B. activation energy D. initial concentration of A *
52. A catalyst
A. decreases the energy of activation *
B. lowers the entropy of activation
C. increases the equilibrium constant of the reaction
D. increases the time required to attain equilibrium
53. One ingredient present in all baking powder is
A. sodium citrate C. sodium betabisulfate
B. sodium bicarbonate * D. potassium tartrate
54. Reactions generally proceed faster at higher temperatures because of which of the following?
A. the molecules collide more frequently*
B. the molecules are less energetic
C. the bonds are easier to break
D. none of these
55. The law governing the kinetics of reaction is the law of
A. constant composition C. constant temperature
B. equilibrium D. mass action *
56. A valve that controls flow by means of a disk or wedge-shaped dam sliding at right angles to the
direction of flow and seating tightly in the valve body is a
A. gate valve * C. globe valve
B. butterfly valve D. orifice
57. The equation that relates friction factor and Reynold’s number f=64/Re, holds to
A. smooth pipes C. laminar and turbulent flow
B. turbulent flow only D. laminar flow only *
58. The pressure drop in a rotameter is _____.
A. variable C. zero
B. not measurable D. constant *
59. The differential height between two points through which a fluid has to be transported is the
A. pressure head C. dynamic head
B. velocity head D. potential head *
60. The ratio of the viscosity of a fluid to that of water at 20°C is called the
A. kinematic viscosity C. Newtonian viscosity
B. relative humidity D. specific viscosity *
61. The person responsible for coining the term “ unit operation “ is
A. Robert Pigford C. Gililand
B. Arthur Little * D. Treybal
62. Benzene melts at 5.5C with a heat of fusion of 2350 cal/mol. Its normal boiling point is 80.1C, and its
heat of vaporization at that temperature is 94.1 cal/g. Calculate the molar entropy of fusion for
benzene in cal/mol-K.
A. 8.44 * B. 14.32 C. 20.81 D. 27.55
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63. From the data in #62, calculate the molar entropy of vaporization for benzene in cal/mol-K.
A. 8.44 B. 14.32 C. 20.81 * D. 27.5
64.Natural gas containg 95% methane and 5% nitrogen by volume is burned in a furnace with 15% excess
air. How much air at 289 K and 101.3 kPa is required if the fuel consumption is 10 m3/s measured at 289
K and 101.3 kPa.
A. 78.8 m3/s B. 92.1 m3/s C. 103.9 m3/s * D. 116.4 m3/s
65. From the data in #, calculate the mass flow rate of the flue gas.
A. 110.6 kg/s B. 133.28 kg/s * C. 155.8 kg/s D. 170.9 kg/s
66. The main raw material in Solvay process is
A. soda ash C. ethyl alcohol
B. ammonia* D. limestone
67. The inside surface of a pipe has no effect on the friction factor when the flow is
A. turbulent C. passing through a pump
B. streamline ** D. by gravity
68. When pipe joints have to be broken from time to time for maintenance work, the connection that should
be used is
A. nipples C. couplings
B. welded joints D. flanges* *
69. The bursting pressure of a pipe is directly proportional to its
A. schedule number** C. outside diameter
B. inside diameter D. length
70. If pressure drops on the fluid suction line drops, some liquid flashes into vapor. This flashing is called
A. diffusion C. vaporization
B. boiling D. cavitation **
71. A device for increasing the velocity of a fluid in steady flow is a
A. nozzle * * C. orifice
B. vent D. venturi
72. Cavitation is a result of
A. static pressure of fluid being less than the fluid vapor pressure*
B. rivets under impact load
C. exposure of concrete to water salt
D. improper welding technique
73. Which of the following is a unit of kinematic viscosity
A. centipoises C. pascal-second
B. centistokes ** D. lb/ft-s
74. Which of the following is the basis for Bernoulli’s law for fluid flow?
A. the principle of conservation of mass
B. the principle of conservation of energy* *
C. the continuity equation
D. Fourier’s law
75. The equation of continuity is based on
A. energy balance C. mass balance* *
B. pressure balance D. force balance
76. Which fitting is used to connect pipes of different diameters?
A. coupling C. reducer* *
B. flange D. valve
77. Sievings is an operation that is
A. thermal C. chemical
B. mechanical* D. thermochemical
78. It is defined as the efficiency of technical grinding compared with that of laboratory crushing
experiment.
A. grinding efficiency C. Rittinger’s number
B. Bond Work index D. practical energy efficiency * *
79. In size reduction, the ratio of the average diameter of the feed to the average diameter of the
product is the
A. settling ratio C. reduction ratio * *
B. diameter ratio D. classification ratio
80. It states that the energy is proportional to the new surface produced is
A. Rittinger’s law * * C. Kick’s law
B. Bond law D. Energy law
81. What is the boiling point of oxygen?
A. 90.2 K * C. 200.5 K
B. 45 C D. 80 C
82. Is a major expense in crushing and grinding of feed material.
A. cost of labor C. cost of material
B. cost of equipment D. cost of power * *
83. Which of the following is the hardest?
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 A. talc C. apatite
B. topaz * * D. quartz
84. A flotation modifier which assists in selectivity (sharpness of separation) or stop unwanted
minerals from floating is a/an
A. depressants ** C. activators
B. alkalinity regulators D. promoters
85. The separation of a fluid-solid mixture involving passage of most of the fluid through a porous
barrier which retains most of the solid particulates contained in the mixture is known as
A. drying C. filtration **
B. fluid flow D. evaporation
86. Buckingham pi theorem is applied to
A. pressure-velocity relationship in compressible fluid flow
B. heat transfer by natural convection
C. dimensional analysis of a physical system* *
D. the stability of a control system
87. What is the relative humidity of air-water mixture if the vapor has a partial pressure of 11.6
mmHg at 20°C?
A. 66.40% * C. 45.25%
B. 38.62% D. 35.40%
88. The air in the room is at 26.7°C and a pressure of 101.32 kPa and contains water vapor with a partial
pressure pA= 2.76kPa. Calculate the percentage relative humidity.
A. 54.8% C. 60.7%
B. 71.2% D.78.3% *
89. Compare the costs of electricity at P 1.00 per kWh and gas at P15.00 per therm.
A. Cost of electricity is P0.14 per MJ
B. Cost of gas is P0.28 per MJ
C. Cost of electricity is P0.14 per MJ less than cost of gas
90. Air at 1 bar and 25°C enters a compressor at low velocity, discharges at 3 bar, and enters a
nozzle in which it expands to a final velocity of 600 m/s at the initial conditions of pressure and
temperature. If the work of compression is 240 kJ per kilogram of air, how much heat must be
removed during compression?
A. -60 kJ/kg * C. -30 kJ/kg
B. -45 kJ/kg D. -75 kJ/kg
91. In steady-state heat transfer through a series of materials with varying resistances, the heat
transfer rate
A. decreases towards the direction of heat transfer
B. varies with the thermal conductivity of each material
C. through each material is inversely proportional to the thickness of the material
D. is constant throughout the series of materials *
92. The boiling point of a given solution is a linear function of the boiling point of pure water at the
same pressure.
A. Steffi’s rule C. Duhring’s rule**
B. Haviuck rule D. McCabe Thiele rule
93.A steel casting [ Cp = 0.5 kJ/kg-K ] weighing 40 kg and at a temperature of 450ºC is quenched in 150
kg of oil [ Cp=2.5 kJ/kg-K } at 25ºC. If there are no heat losses, what is the change in entropy of the
oil?
A. 26.13 kJ/K * C. -16.33 kJ/K
B. 9.80 kJ/k D. 0
94. A steel casting [ Cp = 0.5 kJ/kg-K ] weighing 40 kg and at a temperature of 450ºC is quenched in 150 kg
of oil [ Cp=2.5 kJ/kg-K } at 25ºC. If there are no heat losses, what is the change in entropy of the casting?
A. 26.13 kJ/K C. -16.33 kJ/K *
B. 9.80 kJ/k D. 0
95. A steel casting [ Cp = 0.5 kJ/kg-K ] weighing 40 kg and at a temperature of 450ºC is quenched in 150 kg
of oil [ Cp=2.5 kJ/kg-K } at 25ºC. If there are no heat losses, what is the change in entropy of the oil and
casting considered together?
A. 26.13 kJ/K C. -16.33 kJ/K
B. 9.80 kJ/K * D. 0
96. In steady state heat conducting system, where there is no generation of heat is involved, which
statement is always true?
A. heat flux is always constant
B. temperature gradient is constant* *
C. rate of heat transfer is constant
D. rate of heat transfer vary along the direction of transfer
97. The total amount of evaporation an evaporator is capable of producing per unit of time.
A. economy B. steam consumption
C. capacity ** D. fouling factors

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98. In evaporation, it is a type of feeding where the fresh solution is introduced in the last effect and goes to
the preceding effects until the first effect where its concentration is highest.
A. forward feeding C. parallel feeding
B. mixed feeding D. backward feeding*
99. Poor performance in large packed towers is due mainly to
A. poor packing C. inefficient heat transfer
B. cavitation D. channeling **
100. The critical speed of a ball mill in rpm whose diameter is 12 inches with grindingballs of diameter ½ in is
approximately _____ rpm.
A. 60 C. 50
B. 90 D. 80*

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