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PRACTICE EXAM
FLUID MECHANICS-CHEMISTRY
BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
0920 . 644 . 6246

1. What mass in grams of solute is needed to prepare 3.5 L of 400 M NaOH?b

a. 54 b. 56 c. 52 d. 58

2. The molality of ethyl alcohol C2H5OH in water is 1.54 mole/kg. How many grams of
alcohol are dissolved in 2.5 kg of water?c
a. 192 b. 188 c. 177 d. 162

3. A certain gas occupies a volume of 6L under a pressure of 720 mm Hg at 25°C. What

volume in liter will this gas occupy under STP condition of temperature and pressure?d
a. 4.5 b. 3.5 c. 4.0 d. 5.2

4. How many moles are there in the sample of gas that occupies 245 mL and exerts a
pressure of 409 Torr at 38°C?d
a. 0.0428 b. 0.00428 c. 0.0516 d. 0.00516

5. A gas occupies 0.213 L at STP. How many moles are there in this sample of gas?b
a. 0.0089 mol b. 0.0095 mol c. 0.089 mol d. 0.095 mol

6. An ideal gas is contained in a vessel of unknown volume at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The

gas is released and allowed to expand into a previously evacuated vessel whose volume is
0.500 L. Once equilibrium has been reached, the temperature remains the same while the
pressure is recorded as 500 mm of mercury. What is the unknown volume, V, of the first
vessel?b
a. 0.853 L b. 0.962 L c. 1.07 L d. 1.18 L

7. What is most nearly the combined volume of 1.0 g of hydrogen gas (H2) and 10.0 g of helium
gas (He) when confined at 20°C and 5 atm?c
a. 10 L b. 12 L c. 14 L d. 16 L

8. The valve between a 9 L tank containing gas at 5 atm and a 6 L tank containing gas at 10
atm is opened. What is the equilibrium pressure obtained in the two tanks at constant
temperature? Assume ideal gas behavior. c
a. 5 atm b. 6 atm c. 7 atm d. 8 atm

9. A bicycle tire has a volume of 600 cm3. It is inflated with CO2 to a pressure of 5.4 atm at
20°C. Approximately how many grams of CO2 are contained in the tire?c
a. 3.8 g b. 4.8 g c. 6.0 g d. 6.4 g
10. 200 mL of oxygen gas (O2) are collected over water at 23°C and a pressure of 1 atm. What
volume would the oxygen occupy dry at 273K and 1 atm? At 23°C, the vapor pressure of water
is 0.0277atm.a
a. 179 mL b. 184 mL c. 190 mL d. 194 mL

11. What is the pressure of 4.87 g of hydrogen H2 that occupy 6.8L at 10°C?d
a. 7.56 atm b. 6.93 atm c. 7.72 atm d. 8.31 am

12. The density of nitrogen is 1.25 kg/m3 at STP. Determine the density of nitrogen at 42°C
and 730 mm mercury.b
a. 1.40 kg/m3 b. 1.04 g/m3 c. 1.90 kg/m3 d. 1.09 kg/m3

13. A cold tire contains 1000 in3 of air at 24 psig and 32 °F. What is the pressure in the tire if
the temperature and volume are increased to 35 °F and 1020 in3 respectively?b
a. 33.24 psia b. 38.17 psia c. 49.24 psia d. 42.17 psia

14. Chemical analysis of methyl ether showed it to be composed of 52.17% C, 13.05% H and
34.78% O. Determine its empirical formula.b
a. C3H6O2 b. C2H6O c. C4H2O2 d. CH4O2,

15. Find the percent composition of sodium in borax, Na2B2O7. Atomic mass: Na = 23;
B = 10.81; O = 16.d
a. 22.89% b. 38.18% c. 48.25% d. 25.60%

16. What is the rms speed of nitrogen molecule N2 in air at 300 K?c
a. 498 m/s b. 508 m/s c. 517 m/s d. 521 m/s

17. How many liters of 2M solution can be produced from 184 g of ethyl alcohol
CH3CH2OH?b
a. 1.5L b. 2L c. 2.5L d. 5L

18. For a single year, the motor vehicles in a large city produced a total of 9.1 x 10 to the 6 kg
of poisonous gas carbon monoxide (CO). How many moles of CO does this correspond to?
Atomic weight of carbon = 12 g/mole of oxygen = 16 g/mole.a
a. 3.3 x 10 to the 8 moles b. 3.3 x 10 to the 9 moles
c. 4.3 x 10 to the 8 moles d. 4.3 x 10 to the 9 moles

19. At 0 deg C and under a pressure of 100 atm the compressibility factor of oxygen is 0.927.
Calculate the weight of oxygen in kg necessary to fill a gas cycle of 100 L capacity under given
condition?b
a. 9.00 b. 15.42 c. 13.4 d. 12.00

20. If the atomic weight of carbon-12 is exactly 12 amu, find the mass of a single carbon-12
atom?d
a. 3.0 x 10 to the -23 g/atom b. 3.0 x 10 to the -24 g/atom
c. 2.0 x 10 to the -23 g/atom d. 2.0 x 10 to the -24 g/atom
21. What is the pressure of 4.87 grams of hydrogen that occupy 6.8 liters at 10 deg C?c
a. 8.65 atm b. 9.64 atm c. 8.31 atm d. 9.84 atm

22. Calculate the volume occupied by 0.151 mol of Cl2 at 100 deg C and 73.7 kPa.b
a. 3.56 L b. 6.35 L c. 4.28 L d. 5.82 L

23. How many atoms of hydrogen atoms are present in 2.00 molecules of ammonia?c
a. 2 b. 3 c. 6 d. 8

24. What is the acid concentration of nitric acid, HNO3 with pH value of 0.55?d
a. 2.33M b. 4.55M c. 5.33M d. 3.55M

25. The molality of a solution of ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH in water is 1.54 mol/kg, How many
grams of alcohol are dissolved in 2.5 kg of water?c
a. 192 b. 188 c. 177 d. 162

26. Is 200 cc of a gas weighs 0.268 g at S.T.P what is its molecular weight?c
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

27. An atom of beryllium consists of 4 protons, 5 neutrons and 4 electrons. The mass number
of this atom is.b
a. 13 b. 9 c. 8 d. 5

28. How many kilograms of O2 are contained in a tank whose volume is 2 cu. ft. when the
gauge pressure is 2000 lb/sq.in. and the temperature is 27 deg C?c
a. 9.8 b. 12.2 c. 10.1 d. 16.4

29. How many grams are represented in 2.50 mol of H2O?a

a. 45.0 b. 21.7 c. 43.9 d. 32.7

30. Calculate the molality of an alcohol in aqueous solution if the mole fraction of the alcohol
is 0.150.d
a. 9.6 m b. 9.4 m c. 9.2 m d. 9.8 m

31. A mass of oxygen occupies 0.0200 cu.m at atmospheric pressure 101 kPa and 5.0 deg C.
Determine its volume if its pressure increased to 108 kPa while its temperature is changed to
30 deg C. c
a. 0.023 cu.m b. 0.23 cu.m c. 0.0204 cu.m d. 0.204 cu.m

32. What is the pressure of 4.87 grams hydrogen that occupy 6.8 liters at 10 deg C?c
a. 8.65 atm b. 9.64 atm c. 8.31 atm d. 9.84 atm

33. Calculate the mass of nitrogen at 150 K and 2 MPa contained in 0.2 cu.m.b
a. 10.2 kg b. 8.98 kg c. 6.23 kg d. 2.13 kg
34. What is the most nearly the resulting pressure when 400 g of air at 103.6 kPa and 93 deg
C heated at constant volume to 427 deg C?b
a. 918 kPa b. 198 kPa c. 819 kPa d. 189 kPa

35. Calculate the number of moles in 4 L of a gas mixture at 25 deg C if the total pressure is
.995 atm,b
a. 0.136 mol b. 0.163 mol c. 0.153 mol d. 0.135 mol

36. If a 4.88 g of gas occupies 2.75L at 103 kPa and 22 deg C. Calculate the molar mass.b
a. 24.1 g/mol b. 42.1 g/mol c. 21.4 g/mol d. 12.4 g/mol

37. A 1 cu.m tank is filled with gas at room temperature 20 deg C and a pressure of 100 kPa.
How much is there if the gas is propane with R = 0.18855?a
a. 1.809 b. 26.518 c. 1.942 d. 2.062

38. Calculate the concentration of a 500-ml solution containing 1.71 mol of solute.d
a. 2.29M b. 2.92M c. 4.32M d. 3.42M

39. The surface tension of water in air is approximately 0.0756 N/m. If the atmospheric
pressure is 101 kPa(abs), what is the pressure inside a droplet 0.254 mm in diameter?d
a. 99.83 kPa(abs) b. 101 kPa(abs) c. 101.5 kPa(abs) d. 102.2 kPa(abs)

40. What is most nearly the gage pressure at point A in the tank of water if h = 2m?d
a. 12 kPa b. 13 kPa c. 16 kPa d. 20 kPa

41. A drinking glass filled with a fluid of density ρ is quickly inverted. The top of the glass
which becomes the bottom after the glass is inverted, is open. What is the pressure at the
closed end of the glass?c
a. patm b. patm + ρgh c. patm – ρgh d. ρgh

42. The pressure drop across a turbine is 200 kPa. The flow rate is 0.25m3/min. What is most
nearly the power output of the turbine?b
a. 0.41 kW b. 0.83 kW c. 0.95 kW d. 1.3 kW

43. A circular window with a radius of 0.25 m has its center 3m below the water surface. The
window is vertical. What is most nearly the force acting on the window?b
a. 2.9 kN b. 5.8 kN c. 18 kN d. 29 kN

44. What is most nearly the overturning moment per unit width of dam due to 3m of water
acting on the vertical face of the dam?c
a. 15 kN-m b. 30 kN-m c. 44 kN-m d. 72 kN-m
45. A pipe has a diameter of 100 mm at section AA and a diameter of 50mm at section BB.
The velocity of an incompressible fluid is 0.3 m/s at section AA. What is the flow velocity at
section BB?b
a. 0.95 m/s b. 1.2 m/s c. 2.1 m/s d. 3.5 m/s

46. A constant-volume mixing tank mixes two inlet streams containing salt. The salt
concentration in stream 1 is 5% by weight, and in stream 2 it is 15% by weight. Stream 1
flows at 25 kg/s and stream 2 flows at 10 kg/s. There is only one exit stream. Find the salt
concentration in the exit stream.b
a. 5.5% b. 7.9% c. 11% d. 13%

47. A pump produces a head of 10m. The volumetric flow rate through the pump is 6.3 x 10-4
m3/s. The fluid pumped is oil with a specific gravity of 0.83. Approximately how much
energy does the pump consume in one hour?c
a. 8.7 kJ b. 17 kJ c. 180 kJ d. 200 kJ

48. A pump has an efficiency of 65%. It is driven by a 550 W motor. The pump produces a
pressure rise of 120 Pa in water. What is the required flow rate?a
a. 3.0 m3/s b. 3.4 m3/s c. 4.6 m3/s d. 4.8 m3/s

49. Determine the velocity of the liquid which is 1.5m deep at the exit on the side of a tank
which is 0.3m above the base.d
a. 1.9 m/s b. 2.9 m/s c. 3.9 m/s d. 4.9 m/s

50. Two tubes are mounted to the roof of a car. One tube points to the front of the car while
the other points to the rear. The tubes are connected to a manometer filled with a fluid of
specific gravity 0.62. The density of air is approximately 1.202 kg/m3. When the height
difference is 75mm, what is the cars speed?c
a. 11 m/s b. 15 m/s c. 28 m/s d. 96 m/s

51. Calculate the Reynolds number for water at 20°C flowing in an open channel. The water
is flowing at a volumetric rate of 0.8 m3/s. The channel has a height of 1.2m and a width of
2.5m. At this temperature, water has a kinematic viscosity of 1.02 x 10-6 m2/s.a
a. 6.5 x 105 b. 8.5 x 105 c. 9.2 x 105 d. 1.2 x 105

52. The Reynolds number of sphere falling in air is 1 x 106. If the sphere’s radius is 0.5m,
what is most nearly its velocity?d
( ρair = 1.225 kg/m3, µair = 1.789 x 10-5 Pa.s)
a. 2.5 m/s b. 5.2 m/s c. 11 m/s d. 15 m/s

53. What is most nearly the friction factor for flow in a circular pipe where the Reynolds
number is 1000?b
a. 0.008 b. 0.06 c. 0.08 d. 0.1
54. What is the hydraulic radius of the semicircular channel with a radius of 4m?a
a. 2m b. 3m c. 4m d. 6m

55. The flow rate of water through a cast-iron pipe is 20m3/min. The diameter of the pipe is
0.3m and the coefficient of friction is f = 0.0173. What is most nearly the pressure drop over
a30m length of pipe?d
a. 9.8 kPa b. 13 kPa c. 17 kPa d. 19 kPa

56. Air flows past a 50mm diameter sphere at 30 m/s. What is most nearly the drag force
experienced by the sphere? The sphere has a coefficient of drag of 0.5. The density of the air
is 1.225 kg/m3,c
a. 0.26 N b. 0.34 N c. 0.54 N d. 0.68

57. What is most nearly the minimum required force per unit width of the dam due to 3m of
water acting on the vertical face of the dam to prevent the dam from sliding?c
a. 15 KN b. 30 kN c. 44 kN d. 72 Kn

58. Water pumped at 1 m^3/s to an elevation of 5m through a flexible hose using a 100%
efficient pump rated at 100 kW. Using the same length of hose, what size motor is needed to
pump 1m^3/s of water to a tank with no elevation gain? Both ends of the hose are at
atmospheric pressure. Neglect kinetic energy effects.d
a. 18 kW b. 22 kW c. 37 kW d. 51 kW

59. A jet of water is discharged through a 1-inch diameter orifice under a constant head of 2.1
ft. The jet is observed to pass through a point 2 ft downward and 4 ft away from the vena
contracta. Compute the coefficient of velocity.b
a. 0.893 b. 0.976 c. 0.783 d. 0.912

60. A vertical test tube has 2 cm of oil (ρ = 0.80 g/cm3) floating on 8 cm of water. What is the
pressure at the bottom of the tube due to the fluid in it?a
a. 0.94 kPa b. 1.17 kPa c. 1.21 kPa d. 0.72 kPa

61. The mass of a block of aluminum (density = 2700 kg/m^3) is 25g. What will be the tension
in a string that suspends the block when the block is totally submerged in water?a
a. 0.154 N b.0.138 N c. 0.128 N d. 0.142 N

62. At what rate does water flow from a 0.80 cm i.d., faucet if the water pressure is 200 kPa?a
a. 0.001 m3/s b. 0.003 m3/s c. 0.002 m3/s d. 0.004 m3/s

63. A calibrated flask has a mass of 30 g when empty, 81 g when filled with water, and 68 g
when filled with an oil. Find the density of the oil.c
a. 510 kg/m3 b. 636 kg/ m3 c. 745 kg/ m3 d. 568 kg/ m3
64. The pressure inside a 4-cm diameter hose is 700 kPa. If the water exits through a 2-сm
nozzle, what velocity in m/s can be expected inside the hose?d
a. 20.42 b. 12.14 c. 16.31 d. 9.66

65. A piece of metal weighs 350N in air and when it is submerged completely in water it
weighs 240N. Find the volume of the metal.b
a. 0.0211 cu.m b. 0.0112 cu.m c. 0.0416 cu.m d. 0.0318 cu.m

66. An open cylindrical vessel 1 meter in diameter contains water at a depth of 3.56m. If it is
rotated at a speed of 80 rpm about its vertical axis, determine the least depth of the vessel so
that no water will be spilled out.c
a. 4.8m b. 4.56m c. 4m d. 5m

67. Modern airplane design calls for a lift of about 1000N per sq.m. of wing area. Assume that
air flow past the wing of an aircraft with streamline flow. If the velocity of flow past the lower
wing surface is 100 m/s, what is the required velocity over the upper surface to give a lift of
1000N per sq. m? The density of air is 1.3 kg/cu.M.b
a. 123.1 m/s b. 107 m/s c. 123 m/s d. 115.5 m/s

68. A liquid compressed in a cylinder has a volume of 1500 cu.cm at MN/sq.m and a volume
of 1495 cu.cm at 2 MN/sq.m. Determine the bulk modulus of elasticity?d
a. 100 MPa b. 150 MPa c. 200 MPa d. 300 MPa

69. A sphere of radius 5 x 10 to the negative two cm and density of 1.1 gm/cc falls at a constant
velocity through a liquid density of 1.00 gm/cc and viscosity of 1.00 poise. What is the velocity
of the falling sphere in cm/sec?b
a. -0.04 b. -0.0544 c. -0.0744 d. 0.01533

70. A surveyor carried a barometer from the office approximately at sea level to the peak of
the mountain. At the office, the barometer reads at 765 mmHg abs. On the mountain peak, the
barometer reads 726 mmHg abs. The average density of air is 1.19 kg/cu.m and the average
gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/sec sq. What is the height?c
a. 510 m b. 524 m c. 446 m d. 488 m

71. A pump driven by 440 V, 3 phase induction motor lifts 1100 cubic feet of water per minute
against a total head of 100 feet of water. The efficiencies of the pump and motor are 0.75 and
0.92 respectively. The power factor of the motor is 0.90. What would be the cost of operating
this pump for a 24-hr a day duty when power costs 0.30 peso per KWHR?c
a. 2230 b. 1500 c. 1620 d. 3000

72. The position of a vertical piston-cylinder device containing a gas has a mass of 60 kg and
a cross-sectional area of 0.04 sq.m. The local atmospheric pressure is 0.97 bar and the
gravitational acceleration is 9.81 m/sec^2 . Determine the pressure in bar inside the cylinder.c
a. 1.23 b. 1.01 c. 1.12 d. 0.94
73. A garden hose fills a 32 L wastebasket in 120 seconds. The opening at the end of the hose
has radius of 1cm. How fast is the water traveling as it leaves the hose in m/s.b
a. 0.63 b. 0.85 c. 0.50 d. 0.38

74. A 0.15 m diameter pipe discharges into a 0.10 m-diameter pipe. Determine the velocity
head (meter/s) in the 0.10 m-diameter pipe if the pipes are carrying 0.12 m^3/s of kerosene.b
a. 10.39 b. 10.93 c. 10.48 d. 10.84

75. A reservoir dam holds an 8 sq. km lake behind it. Just behind the dam, the lake is 12m
deep. What is the water pressure at the base of the dam?a
a. 118 kPa b. 181 kPa c. 125 kPa d. 132 kPa