Day 1 - Coaching

 An adiabatic process is one in which

 Iodine forms iodine crystals when it
the system under investigation is
touches a cold surface. What is
thermally isolated so that there is no
the reverse of the process being
exchange of heat with the
described?
surroundings. Thus, the work done on
Ans: sublimation
a closed system in an adiabtic
 The person’s sense of smell and taste
process is _______
depends on specific biochemical
Ans: equal to the increase in internal
receptors present in a person’s nose
energy of the system
and mouth. In 2004, a Nobel Prize was
 State Le Chatelier’s Principle
given to the researchers who
Ans: Le Chatelier’s Principle state
established this fact and identified
that when a stress is placed on a
the type of organic compound
system in equilibrium, the sytem tends
associated with the sense of smell and
to change in a way that relieves the
taste. The chemical identified was
stress.
Ans: rhodopsin
 The ion that would be isoelectronic
 The oxidation number of Chromium in
with the noble gas Xenon is
CrF6^3+
Ans: I- (Iodine ion)
Ans: 3
 In order ro describe the intensive
 Fatty acids such as lauric acid,
state of a system at equilibrium,
palmitic acid, oleic acid are long
specify the degress of freedom for a
unbranched carboxylic acids
one-phase, two-phase, and three-phase
consisting of 12 to 20 carbon atoms.
system.
Which type of fatty acid should people
Ans: F=2, F=1, and F=0
avoid ingesting, saturated or
unsaturated? Why?  if Radon-222 disintegrates to a
Ans: Saturated, because the risk of stable condition by emitting three
cardiovascular disease is increased alpha emissions and two beta
emission, determine the stable
 A voltaic cell is represented by the
nucleus formed.
following equation:
Ans: 210Pb82
Fe + Zn2+ -> Fe2+ + Zn
Which electrode is the anode and which  The compounds are formed by the
electrode is the cathode? reaction of acids with alcohols.
Ans: Anode= Fe ; Cathode= Zn Ans: Esters
 What other particle is formed in the  To which subatomic particle does each
fusion of two protons to yield statement refer to
deuterium? a. has a positive charge
Ans: positron b. is found outside of the nucleus
c. has the smallest mass
 Which isotope is produced
d. has a negative charge
when Polonium-216 decays by emitting
Ans: proton, electron, electron,
an aloha particle followed by two beta
electron
particles?
Ans: Polonium-212  What is the Clapeyron Equation?
Ans: It postulates that the
 Process of breaking down a large
temperature and pressure both change
isotope into smaller isotopes
in such a way as to keep the chemical
Ans: nuclear fission
potentials of two phases equal to each
 In a dehydration reaction where water
other, the rates of change are given
is lost, an organic compound C3H8O
by the equation.
reacts with concentrated phosphoric
 A solution of cation gives a crimson
acid and a product is formed. This
red flame. This flame test is a
product rapidly decolorizes a
confirmatory test for:
solution of bromine in
Ans: Sr2+ ; Strontium (II) ion
tetrachloromethane. What is this
product?  What is the color of nickel chloride?
Ans: propene Ans: yellow
 (Oct 2023) What is the buckyball?
Ans: A fullerene
 Substances whose solutions change  Taurine, a beta amino acid belongs to
color due to changes in pH. the acidic group of:
Ans: Indicator Ans: -SO2OH
 It is an organic reaction  In a standard chemical reaction, rate
that converts alcohol into alkyl is governed by the relationship
chlorine using triphenylphosphine and rate=pze-E/RT, where p and z refer to
carbon tetrachloride. the probability that reacting
Ans: Appel Reaction molecules make a favorable encounter.
 Applying the Gibbs phase rule in the To increase the probability of
degrees of freedom, determine the reaction, enzymes are employed. Based
number of degrees of freedom of: on the above equation, if E is the
1. Liquid water in equilibrium with activation energy, which is more
its vapor favorable and why? A lower of higher
2. Liquid water in equilibrium with a E?
mixture of water vapor and nitrogen Ans: Lower E so that a proton can be
3. A liquid solution of alcohol in donated or stolen for the reactants
water in equilibrium with its vapor leading
Ans: F=1; F=2; F=2  The coexistence curve where the plot
 Which would make more efficient cold of pressure versus temperature along
compress, ethanol or methanol? which the two phases coexist was shown
Ans: Methanol by Clausius-Clapeyron. What did
 Name the major physiologically active Clausius postulate?
substances that comes from: bark of Ans: The Clapyeron equation was
the willow tree, the pituatary gland, simplified by assuming that the vapor
the sap of the poppy, and the obeys the ideal gas law and by
belladenna plant. neglecting the molar volume of the
Ans: Salicin, beta-endomorphin, liquid VL in comparison with the molar
opium, atropine volume of the gas VG.
 Draw the condensed and skeletal  What is the significance of
structures of diethyl ether which is colligative property in physical
used by most doctors and hospitals as chemistry?
an anesthetic during operations. Ans: It refers to the freezing point
Ans: CH3CH2OCH2CH3 depression, boiling point elevation,
 The element Neon was discovered osmotic pressure, and lowering of the
vapor pressure by a nonvolatile solute
in 1898 by:
Ans: Travers and Ramsay  In the collision theory of chemical
 It is the major component of lecithin kinetics, it is suggested that
reaction rate is governed by the
Ans:
relationship rate= Pze-E/RT. What can
Phosphatidylcholine
an enzyme do to the activation energy
 Polymer used in bullet proof vest.
of the reaction E?
Ans: Linear Polyethylene
Ans: Enzymes provide an alternative
 *Author** of octet rule. reaction pathway in lowering the
Ans: energy level of the reaction.
Gilbert Lewis
 What is the theory of two or three-
 Which of the following indicators is dimensional collision to be applied
used in EDTA titration? when playing billiard balls in order
a. solochrome to sink the target ball in the corner
b. calmagite pocket?
c. eriochrome black Ans: Where two equal masses undergo a
d. all of these glancing elastic collision
 The theory of resonance was developed  When a *Thorium-230 atom undersgoes
by ______ in order to further explain alpha decay**, the products of the
the bonding structures of molecules or reaction are usually
ions not covered by Lewis Octet Rule. Ans: Radium and alpha particle
Ans: Linus Pauling
 When traveling at NLEX at 80 mph, a
stopped car in front causes you to
suddenly skid to stop. What happened
to the kinetic energy of the moving
car?
Ans: All of it transferred to the road
and surroundings
 Are reversible process frictionless?
Why?
Ans: Because when reversed, retraces
its forward path and restores the
initial state of the system and
surroundings.
 What is the Nujol Mull in the organic
reactions?
Ans: It is a mass spectrum technique
and is obtained by grinding up a solid
which is mixed with mineral oil to
form a suspension for IR spectroscopy.
Day 2 - Coaching
 Fresh water carrying pipelines in
chemical industries are colored with
__________ color.
Ans: Sea Green
 Which of the following material
is seldom used for pressure vessel
construction?
Ans: Rimmed Steel
 25 percent cut segmental baffle means
that
the baffle
Ans: Height is 75% of the ID of the
shell
 The ratio of shear stress to shear
strain is
called
Ans: Shear Modulus
 Liquid/petroleum fuel storage
tanks are built underground (as in
case of petrol pumps),
when the storage capacity is less than
__________ kilolitres.
Ans: 45
 With increase in the number of shell
passes, the value of Ft
Ans: Increases
 Le/D for fully open globe value may be
around
Ans: 300
 Holes of a sieve tray are arranged
in triangular pitch of __________
times the hole diameter.
Ans: 2.5 to 5
 In case of a shell and tube heat
exchanger, the minimum shell thickness
for carbon steel (inclusive of
corrosion allowance) depends on
shell diameter and is in the range of
__________ mm.
Ans: 5 to 11
 In case of bubble cap distillation
column of diameter greater than 1.2
meters, the cap diameter is roughly
about __________ cm.
Ans: 10
Q Tube side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat Q The main purpose of providing stepping
exchanger (for turbulent flow of fluids on the trays is to
through
the tubes) is about __________ times, A facilitate handling of large flow rate
that in of liquid
a 1-1 heat exchanger having the same Q Needle valves are generally not used
size & for
number of tubes and operated at the same
liquid flow rate. A very large diameter pipes

A 8 Q (Oct 2023) Which of the following is

an undesirable dynamic characteristic of
Q In a heat exchanger, shell side fluid an instrument?
velocity can be changed by changing the
tube A time lag

A layout and pitch Q Response of a system to a sinusoidal

input is called __________ response
Q It is not desirable to design a heat
exchanger for LMTD correction factor, A frequency
FT, of less than
Q Mass transfer rate between two fluid
A 0.8 phases does not necessarily depend on
the __________ of the two phases.
Q Triangular pitch tube layout as
compared to square pitch in a shell and A chemical properties
tube heat exchanger
Q Which of the following is the most
A permits the use of more tubes in a suitable for extraction in a system
given shell diameter having very low density difference ?

Q Bracket supports are the most suitable A centrifugal extractor

for supporting __________ vessels.
Q Which of the following is the most
A thick walled vertical suitable for extraction in a system
having very low density difference ?
Q Two iron pipes of the same nominal
diameter but different schedule numbers A centrifugal extractor
will have the same
Q Total reflux in a distillation
A inside diameter operation requires minimum
A. reboiler load
Q Lessing ring is formed by the addition B. number of plates
of a partition across the centre of a C. condenser load
raschig ring, which results in an area D. all (a), (b) and (c)
increase of about __________ percent.
A number of plates
A 20
Q Fenske’s equation for determining the
Q _ tray arrangement is recommended for minimum
distillation column having diameter up number of theoretical stages in
to 4 ft. distillation column holds good, when the
A Cross Flow A. relative volatility is reasonably
constant.
Q Shell side heat transfer co-efficient B. mixture (to be separated) shows
in case of square pitch as compared to negative deviation
the triangular pitch under similar from ideality.
condition of fluid flow and tube size is C. mixture (to be separated) shows
positive deviation
A Less from ideality.
Q What is the value of ‘q’ for saturated D. multicomponent distillation is
liquid feed to a distillation column ? involved.

A 1 A relative volatility is reasonably

constant.
Q When the temperature and humidity of Q Main constituent of dolomite is
air is low, we usually use __________
draft cooling tower. A MgCO3

A natural Q Conversion of CO to CO2 by steam in

presence of a catalyst is called
Q Which of the following is used to set
the diameter of the distillation column A shift conversion
? Q Bleaching action of bleaching powder
A. Number of theoretical plates. is due to its __________ properties.
B. Static submergence.
C. Allowable vapor velocity. A oxidizing
D. Length of straight rectangular weir
on cross-flow tray. Q Portland cement consists mainly of

A Allowable vapor velocity A CaO and SiO2

QWhich of the following is not a Q __________ glass has the lowest

graphical method (but is an analytical coefficient of thermal expansion and
method) for the calculation of hence is more heat resistant.
theoretical number of stages in case of A Pyrex
continuous binary distillation?
A. Sorel-Lewis method. Q Mannheim furnace is used in the
B. McCabe-Thiele’s method. manufacture of
C. Ponchon-Savarit method.
A hydrochloric acid
D. none of these.
Q Thermosetting materials
A Sorel-Lewis method.
A are cross-linked molecules.
Q Saddle supports are used for
supporting __________ vessels. Q __________ iron is the purest form of
iron.
A Horizontal Cylindrical
A Wrought
Q Solvent extracted oil
A. has low free fatty acid content. Q Enamels
B. is odorless.
C. has more of unsaturates. A give good glossy finish.
D. none of these.
Q Black liquor is converted into white
A none of these. liquor by
A. evaporation and burning the
Q Which of the following is not required concentrate
in the manufacture of soda ash by Solvay followed by causticisation of products.
process ? B. multi-effect evaporation only.
A. Ammonia C. selective liquid extraction.
B. Nitric acid D. extractive distillation.
C. Limestone
D. None of these A A. evaporation and burning the
concentrate followed by
A Nitric Acid causticisation of products.
Q The purpose of tanning in leather Q Varnish does not contain
industry is to
A pigment
A to stiffen the leather
Q Liquor poisoning generally occurs due
Q Kaoline is a/an to the presence of __________ in it.
A Refractory Material A methyl alcohol
Q Phenol is mainly used Q Which of the following same diameter
columns gives lowest pressure drop per
A to produce phenol formaldehyde
unit height ?

A Packed Column
Q Neoprene is chemically known as Q Linde process of gas liquefaction
employs
A Polychlorepene
A adiabatic expansion through a
Q Molecular weights of polymers are in throttle valve (Joule-Thomson expansion)
the range of
Q The major use of butadiene is
A 10^2 to 10^7
A in the manufacture of synthetic
Q In distillation columns, the number of rubber.
bubble caps per tray primarily depends
upon the Q Hydrogenation of oil takes place in
a/an __________ reactor.
A allowable gas and liquid velocities.
A trickle bed reactor
Q Vertical vessels are not supported by
Q Fatty material used in soap making is
A saddles
A Tallow
Q Pick out the wrong statement about the
design of a sieve plate column. Q __________ glass is used for the
A. An increased weir height improves the manufacture of optical glass.
tray efficiency at the cost of high
plate pressure drop; optimum wear height A Flint
being 40-90 mm for column pressure above Q Favorable conditions for the
atmospheric and 6-12 mm for vacuum liquefaction of gases in general are
columns.
B. For segmental downcomers, the chord A high pressure & low temperature.
length is 60-80% of the column diameter.
Q Which of the following is an yellow
An initial value of downcomer area of
12% is taken in the design. pigment ?
C. Width of the calming section provided A. Titanium dioxide C. Ferrous sulphate
at the inlet and outlet sides of the B. Lead chromates D. Zinc sulfides
plate is 75 mm for column diameter below A Ferrous Sulphate
1.5 meters and 100 mm for larger
diameter Q Common salt is generally not produced
columns. commonly by __________ method from
D. Minimum recommended downcomer brine.
residence time for the disengagement of
A Freeze Drying
entrained vapor is the same for both
foaming and non-foaming liquids, which Q Sulphuric acid is mainly used in the
is about 20 seconds. __________ industry.
A D A Fertilizer
Q Rivets are generally specified by the Q Main use of hydrazine is
A Shank Diameter A rocket fuel
Q Oleum produces fumes of Q Main use of liquid nitrogen is in
A SO3 A refrigerant cooling
Q 20% oleum means that in 100 kg oleum, Q Raw materials required for the
there are 20 kg of manufacture of __________ is acetylene
A. SO3 and 80 kg of H2SO4 and hydrochloric acid.
B. H2SO4 and 80 kg of SO3
C. SO3 for each 100 kg of H2SO4 A Vinyl Chloride
D. none of these.
Q Chemical formula of oleum is
A A. SO3 and 80 kg of H2SO4
A H2S2O7
Q Inversion of sucrose produces
Q Yellow glycerine is made into white,
A Glucose using

A Activated Carbon
Q Gypsum is chemically Q Working principle of radiation
pyrometer is based on the
A Calcium Sulfate
A Stefan-Boltzman law
Q Zeigler process
Q Which of the following relates the
A produces high density polyethylene. emf. generated in a single homogeneous
Q Sea weeds are an important source of wire to the temperature difference ?

A Iodine A Thomson effect

Q Which of the following is not the Q Dilute wine was used as a thermometric
triple point of water ? liquid initially to develop temperature
A. 32°R scale. First empirical temperature scale
B. 492°R developed was the __________ scale.
C. 273°K A Fahrenheit scale
D. 32°F
Q Which of the following is a desirable
A A. 32°R characteristic of an instrument ?
Q Pick out the one which is a first A. High drift
order instrument. B. High fidelity
A. Mercury in glass thermometer (without C. High measuring lag
any covering or air gap). D. Poor reproducibility
B. Bare metallic thermometer. A B. High fidelity
C. Bare vapor pressure thermometer.
D. All (a), (b) and (c). Q Response of a system to a
sinusoidal input is called
A D. All (a), (b) and (c). __________ response.
Q Load cells are used for the A Frequency
measurement of
Q Bubble cap tray is the most
A weight commonly used tray in large
Q Pick out the wrong statement. distillation column, because
A. O2, NO and NO2 exhibit paramagnetic A of its flexibility and nearly constant
properties as a result of unpaired efficiency under varying conditions of
electrons. operation.
B. CO2 is the strongest paramagnetic
gas. Q Apex angle of conical heads used in
C. Paramagnetic susceptibility of gases the bottom heads of chemical process
decreases with temperature. equipment is usually
D. Paramagnetic susceptibility of gases
permits the measurement of their A 60 deg
concentration. Q Nominal size of a pipe is an
A B. CO2 is the strongest paramagnetic indication of its __________ diameter.
gas. A approximate
Q A negative gain margin expressed in Q In shell and tube heat exchangers,
decibels means a/an __________ straight tie rods are used to
system.
A hold baffle in space.
A unstable
Q The ratio of pressure forces to
Q Thermistor which has high temperature inertial forces is called the __________
coefficient of resistivity, is used as number.
the sensing element in resistance
thermometer. It is a/an A Euler

A solid-semi conductor Q The ratio of inertial forces to

elastic forces is called the __________
Q Flapper nozzle is used in a/an number.
__________ controller.
A Mach
A pneumatic
Q The friction factor is Q If a nuclear reactor produces
A. always inversely proportional to the more fissile nuclear fuel than it
Reynolds number. consumes, then it is called a
B. not dimensionless. __________ reactor.
C. not dependent on the roughness of the
pipe. A Breeder
D. none of these. Q Foot valves provided in pumps
A None of these are __________ valves.

Q If Blausius or Darcey friction A directional control

factor is ‘f1’ then the Fanning friction Q The most suitable material of
factor is equal to construction for a sewer to carry
A f1/4 sewage under high pressure is

Q The fluid property, due to A steel

which, mercury does not wet Q __________ addition increases
the glass is the depth of hardness of steel.
A surface tension A chromium
Q When the momentum of one fluid
is used for moving another fluid,
such a device is called a/an

A jet pump

Q The normal stress is the same

in all directions at a point in a
fluid, when the fluid is

A having no motion of one fluid layer

relative to the other.

Q When the momentum of one fluid

is used for moving another fluid,
such a device is called a/an

A jet pump

Q Most commonly used joint in

the underground pipe lines
is the

A sleevejoint

Q Water hammer in a pipeline

results from the

A rapid pressure change due to a rapid

change in the rate of flow.

Q Maxwell’s thermodynamic relations

applies to the

A chemical systems in equilibrium.

Q Which of the following is not an

explosive ?
A. TNT
B. CMC
C. RDX
D. Lead azide

A CMC
Day 1 Problem Sets – Coaching Q
Q The following reactions are important in lake
Determine the number of grams of C2H5N and river sediments that are devoid of oxygen
that will heat with 81.81 g of oxygen in the
SO4 (2-) + H (+) + CH2O -> HS (-) + CO2 +
equation:
H2O
C2H5N + O2 -> CO + H2O +NO
Balance this equation.
A A
40 g
1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2
Q Q
Determine the volume in mL of 1 mol of pure
Determine the organic molecular formula of
ethyl alcohol.
melamine used in the process of
A manufacturing formica. It is composed of
58 mL 28.57% carbon, 4.82% hydrogen, and
Q 66.634% nitrogen, and has a molecular mass
The distance of the Earth to the most remote of 126.122.
normal galaxy is calculated to be: A
(CH2N2)3
A
2x10^22 m Q
Q When formic acid is 4.6% ionized in 0.105M
Balance the following chemical equation: of aqueous solution at room temperature,
determine the ionization constant of the acid.
_Al + _NH4ClO4 -> _Al2O3 + _AlCl3 + _NO
If the solution containing 0.25N of 25mL acid
+ _H2O
is diluted to 202 mL and tirated with 0.35
A NaOH, calculate the pH value and the
3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 6
concentration of the hydrogen ion at the
Q equivolume part.
If the high octane gasoline with density 0.71
A
is used by a BMW on NLEX to travel to
2.2x10^-4 ; 8.06 ; 8.7×10^-9
Tarlac 125 mi away and a gas mileage of
19.75 mi/gal estimate the quantity in kg of Q
carbon dioxide produced. Calculate the heat of vaporization in kJ/mol of
the compound with the following
A
52 kg characteristics.

T(K)- 338.12, 369.52

P(torr)- 52.301, 141.801
A Q
33.06 kJ/mol
Determine the number of days it will take for
Q one milligram of rubidium to decay to 0.6 mg
If one gallon of blood was added to three A
gallons of water, and one ounce of that 63
dilution was added to 9 ounces of water, what
Q
is the final dilution when 7mL of that dilution
How many moles of beryllium would a 43.1 lb
was added to 563 mL of water?
sample of pure aquamarine with formula
A Be3Al2(SiO3)6 contain?
3.11x10^-4
A
Q 1.1x10^2 mol
Analyze and determine the mass weight in Q
milligrams of a 2.01 mg sample of an isotope.
Determine the empirical formula of an ionic
83-Bi has a half-life of 1.03 yrs that has not
compound used as a food preservative and
decayed after 3.77x10^3 hrs.
containes 24.21% sodium, 33.7% sulfur, and
A 42.1% oxygen.
1.5mg
A
Q Na2S2O5
Analyze and calculate the percentage of Q
nickel in a 1.201 g sample of nickel ore which
If a person breathes 100 breathes per minute
was analyzed by the volumetric method. A
and is aged 75, how many breathes will
solution of 48 mL containing 1.4x10^-2 g of
she/he have during his lifespan?
KCN/mL and the excess cyanide required
half a milliliter of silver nitrate solution with
A
3.942x10^9
1.25x10^-2 g AgNO3 per milliliter.
Q
A
12.5% In a gas mixture containing 100mg/L H2S gas
at 25 deg C and 1 atm, determine the partial
Q
pressure exerted by the gas.
Determine the volume of carbon dioxide in
cubic feet occupied by 120 lbs at a pressure
A
0.071
of 1.5 atm.

A
750
Q Q
When liquid nitrogen was used to remove What is the empirical formula of a sample of
warts in human beings, what is the cement found to contain 14.21 grams of
temperature in Kelvin if liquid nitrogen has a molybdenum and 8.31 grams of silicon.
freezing point of -210 deg C? A
A MoSi2
63 K
Q
Q Determine the final volume of 0.51 M KBr
Balance this equation which reported the when the starter volume is 100 mL. From a
chemical reaction occurring in the aeration of 50 mL solution of 0.25 M alanine, what
water for drinking purposes: volume will be required using 0.11 alanine.

Fe(HCO3)2 + O2 + H2O -> Fe(OH)3 + CO2 A

196, 114 mL
A
4, 1, 2, 4, 8 Q
A falling raindrop initially has no dissolved
Q
oxygen. The saturation concentration for
As a result of the Aykhal Crystal Denotation
oxygen in the drop of water is 9.20 mg · L−1.
in 1974 (in the former Soviet Union), Cesium-
If, after falling for 2 s, the droplet has an
137 was measured (in 1993) in the soil
oxygen concentration of 3.20 mg · L−1, how
concentration of 2x10^4 Bq/kg soil. If the
long must the droplet fall (from the start of the
background concentration of 137-Cs is 0.5
fall) to achieve a concentration of 8.20 mg ·
Bq/kg soil, how many years will it take before
L−1? Assume that the rate of oxygen
the concentration of 138-Cs reaches
exchange is first-order.
background levels? The decay of
radionuclide occurs by a first-order reaction. A
10.4 s
Half-life is 30 years.
Q
A
459 years Glutamic acid is used as one of the reagents
for a standard to check the BOD test.
Q
Determine the theoretical oxygen of 150 ppm
Calculate the mass of titanium in kilograms in
of glutamic acid.
0.4011 million grams of TiCl4.
A
A 212 ppm
101
Q Q
A water contains 100.0 mg · L−1 CO2−3 and What is the BOD5 of the wastewater sample
75.0mg·L−1 HCO−3 atapHof10(T= 25◦C). if the DO values for the blank and diluted
Calculate the exact alkalinity. Approximate sample after 5 days are 8.7 and 4.2 mg/L,
the alkalinity by ignoring the appropriate respectively?
chemical species.
A
A 205 mg/L
233 mg/L as CaCO3
Q
Q Compute the theoretical NBOD of a
If the 3-day BOD of a waste is 75 mg/L and wastewater containing 30 mg/L of ammonia
the BOD decay constant, k = 0.345/d, what is as nitrogen. If the wastewater analysis was
the ultimate BOD? reported as 30 mg/L of ammonia (NH3), what
would the theoretical NBOD be?
A
116 mg/L A
Q 137 mg/L and 113 mg/L
A waste is being discharged into a river that Q
has a temperature of 100C. What fraction of
The town of Aveta discharges 17,360 m3/day
the maximum oxygen consumption has
of treated wastewater into the Tefnet Creek.
occurred in 4 days if the BOD rate constant k,
The treated wastewater has a BOD5 of 12
determined in the laboratory under standard
mg/L and a BOD decay constant, k, of 0.12
conditions is 0.115/d?
day−1 at 20◦C. Tefnet Creek has a flow rate
A of 0.43 m3/s and an ultimate BOD, Lo, of 5.0
0.12 mg/L. The DO of the river is 6.5 mg/L and the
Q DO of the wastewater is 1.0 mg/L. Compute
The BOD of a wastewater sample is the DO and initial ultimate BOD, Lo, after
estimated to be 180 mg/L. What volume of mixing.
undiluted sample should be added to a 300- A
mL bottle? Assume that 4 mg /L BOD can be 4.75 mg/L and 12 mg/L
consumed in the BOD bottle.
Q
A Given the following data for Marikina River
7 mL
and Pasig River, determine the best
combination of plant and location to conserve
the environment.

kunwari may table basta sauluhin ang sagot

XD
A Q
Plant B in Marikina River Given the following temperature and
elevation data, determine the stability of the
Q
atmosphere.
The following mineral analysis was reported
for a water sample taken from well No. 1 at Elevation (m)- 2.00, 324.00
the Eastwood Manor Subdivision near Temperature (deg C)- 14.35, 11.13
McHenry Illinois (Woller and Sanderson,
A
1976a). Well No. 1, Lab No. 02694, -1 deg C, neutral
November 9, 1971). (Note: All reported as
Q
mg/L as the ion unless stated otherwise.)
A power plant in a college town is burning
Determine the total, carbonate and non-
coal on a cold, clear winter morning at 8:00
carbonate hardness (in mg/L as CaCO3)
A.M. with a wind speed of 2.6 m · s−1
using the predominant polyvalent cation.
measured at 30 m elevation and an inversion
insert imaginary table layer with its base at a height of 697 m. The

A effective stack height is 30 m. Calculate the

distance downwind XL at which the plume
TH = 332.8, CH = 284.0 and NCH = 48.8
released will reach the inversion layer and
Q begin to mix downward.
The design flow and overflow rates for a
settling tank are 0.044 m3 · s−1 and 20 m ·
A
5.8 km
day−1, respectively. Determine the surface
area of this tank. Determine the length of the
Q
tank, using conventional wisdom for length- A town of 20,000 in Laguna generates 0.96

to-width ratios. Determine the tank depth, kg/(capita)-day of MSW. A town of the same

assuming a detention time of 2 hours. size in the Makati City in Metro Manila
generates 1.9 kg/(capita)-day of MSW.
A
How much MSW is generated in each town?
190 m^2, 16 m and 1.7 m
How many trucks would be needed to collect
Q the waste twice weekly? The trucks each
If a 1.0 m3 · s−1 flow water treatment plant have a capacity of 4.5 MT and operate 5 days
uses ten sedimentation basins with an per week. Assume that the trucks average
overflow rate of 15 m3 · day−1 · m−2, what two loads per day at 75% capacity. Calculate
should be the surface area (m2) of each the number and volume of MSW in tons that
tank? enter the landfill.

A A
576 m^2
19100 kg/d and 39000 kg/d, 4 and 8 trucks,
58 m^3/d, 105 m^3/d
Q Q
Determine the area required for a new landfill A landfill with a gas collection system is in
site with a projected life of 30 years for a operation and serves a population of
population of 250,000 generating 2.02 kg per 200,000. MSW is generated at a rate of 1.95
capita per day. The density of the compacted kg · (capita)−1 · day−1. Gas is produced at
waste is 470 kg/m3. The height of the landfill an annual rate of 6.2 L · kg−1 of MSW
cannot exceed 15 m. delivered to the landfill. The gas contains
55% methane. Gas recovery is 15% of that
A
78.4 ha generated. The heat content of the landfill
gas is approximately 17,000 kJ · m−3 (a
Q
value lower than the theoretical value
Calculate the volumetric flow rate of leachate
because of dilution of the methane with air
through a compacted clay liner if the area of
during recovery). The landfill company and a
the landfill is 15 ha and the liner thickness is
developer have proposed to build a
1 m. The hydraulic conductivity is 7.5 ×
subdivision in the vicinity of the landfill and
10−10 m · s−1. Assume that the head of
pipe the methane generated to the homes to
water is 0.6 m.
be used for heating. The homes are
A estimated to use an average of 110 × 106 kJ
6.75 x10-5 m3/s
of heat energy each year. Peak usage during
Q winter is 1.5 times the average usage. How
The Nairyosangha landfill located in many homes can be built in the subdivision?
Peshdadians serves a population of 562,400
A
people generating MSW at a rate of 1.89 kg · 7 homes
capita−1 · day. The volume of the landfill is
Q
11,240,000 m3. At the present time, 63% of
A solution of calcium chloride is prepared in a
the landfill is used. The ratio of cover to
1 L volumetric flask. A 60-g sample of CaCl2
compacted fill is 1.9. Determine projected life
is added to a small amount of water in the
remaining for the landfill. Assume the density
flask, and then additional water is added to
of the compacted waste to be 490 kg · m−3.
bring the total volume of the solution to 1 L.
A What is the concentration of calcium chloride
2.76 years
in units of molarity?

A
0.5406 M
Q Q
A solution of HOCl is prepared in water by Assuming that air at sea level is composed of
adding 15 mg HOCl to a volumetric flask, and 20% oxygen and 80% nitrogen, determine the
adding water to the 1-L mark. The final pH is pressure and air composition on top of Mount
measured to be 7.0. What are the Everest at 0 C̊ and air altitude of 29143ft.
concentrations of HOCl and OCl? What
A
percent of the HOCl is dissociated? Assume
0.333bar, yO2=0.177, yN2=0.823
the temperature is 25degC.
Q
A
One mole of A at one bar and one mole of B
[OCl-] = 6.39x10-5 M, [HOCl] =2.22x10-4 M,
at 2 bar are separated by a partition and
22.4%
surrounded by a heart reservoir. Determine
Q the change in entropy when partition is
The concentration of carbon dioxide in water withdrawn.
at 20degC is determined to be 1x10-5 M. The A
Henry’s constant for carbon dioxide 12.5 J/K/mol
dissolution in water is 3.91x10-2 M/atm at
Q
20degC. What is the partial pressure of the
Determine the number of moles of an
CO2 in the air?
unknown base in a solution when titrated with
A 0.150 M HCl and 22.01ml of acid were
2.56x10-4
needed to reach the end point of the titration.
Q A
You are working in a site where a leaking 3.30x10^-3 ml
underground storage tank has contaminated
Q
the soil and groundwater was analyzed and
Determine the pH of 0.21 M solution of
the concentrations of benzene and methyl
sodium benzoate in water at room
tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) were found to be
temperature.
45 and 500 micro grams per liter,
respectively. At the soil temperature
A
8.74
(10degC) the dimensionless Henry’s
constants, H for benzene and MTBE are 0.09 Q
and 0.01, respectively. Calculate the soil Balance the following equation: 225Ac82 = ?

vapor concentrations of both chemical + 4He2; when one alpha particle is lost from

compounds. actinium.

A A
Benzene = 0.36 micro g/L and MTBE = 5 225Ac89 = 221Fr87 + 4He2

micro g/L
Q
A certain solid compound was tested in a
laboratory and was analyzed to contain 6.5%
hydrogen, 42.2% carbon, and 5.5% oxygen,
with a molecular weight of approximately
341.2. Determine the chemical formula.

A
C12H12O11

Q
Determine the:
1. Moles of analyte
2. Volume of titrant to reach end point
3. pH at the start, halfway and at the endpoint
for each of the titrations performed.

For the titration shown as follows: 50mL of a

weak base (pKb=5), 0.072M with 0.153M
HCl.

A
3x10-3mol; 24mL; 10.84, 8.82, 5.06
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