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NPTEL Online Certification Courses

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science – Fundamental and Sustainability


Concepts
Assignment- 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total Marks 15 x 2 = 30
1. What is partial pressure?
a. The partial pressure of one of the gases in a mixture is the pressure that it would exert if
it alone occupied the whole container.
b. The partial pressure of one of the gases in a mixture is the pressure that it would exert if it
occupied with oxygen in the whole container.
c. The partial pressure of one of the gases in a mixture is the pressure that it would exert if it
released into atmosphere
d. None of these

Correct Answer: - a
Detailed Solution:

2. What is the molarity of 50 grams of calcium carbonate?


a. 2.0 moles/L
b. 1.0 moles/L
c. 0.5 moles/L
d. 1.5 moles/L

Correct Answer: - c
Detailed Solution:
Molecular weight of Calcium carbonate = 40+ (12 + 16*3) = 100g
Molarity = Number of moles of solute per litre of solution
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Moles of Calcium carbonate = 50/100 = 0.5


Molarity = 0.5 moles/litre

3. Calculate the molality of 30.0 grams of NaCl dissolved in 500.0 mL of water.


a. 0.10 m
b. 0.50 m
c. 1.50 m
d. 1.03 m

Correct Answer: - d
Detailed Solution:
Molality = moles of solute ÷ kilograms of solvent
Moles of NaCl = 30/(23+35.5) = 0.513
Molality = 0.513/0.5 = 1.03 m

4. Which pollutants can be measured using a High volume sampler?


a. Particles in wastewater
b. Particulate matter in Air
c. TDS in water
d. CO2 in Air
Correct Answer:- b
Detailed Solution:
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5. What is the equivalent weight of Na2CO3?


a. 106
b. 35
c. 212
d. 53
Correct Answer: - d
Detailed Solution:

Molecular weight = 23*2 + 12 + 16*3 = 106


Equivalent weight = 106/2 = 53

6. What is the normality (N) of 1 M Solution of HCl?


a. 0.5 N
b. 2N
c. 1N
d. 1.5 N
Correct Answer: - c
Detailed Solution:
Normality = Molarity * n
n = number of equivalents = 1
Normality = 1*1 = 1N

7. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?


a. Water vapour
b. Ozone
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Oxygen
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Correct Answer: - d
Detailed Solution:
Oxygen is not a greenhouse gas.

8. A laboratory provides the following analysis from a 50 mL wastewater sample: total solids =
250 mg/L, total suspended solids = 190 mg/L, fixed suspended solids = 60 mg/L, and volatile
solids = 130 mg/L. What is the concentration of total dissolved solids in this sample?
a. 60 mg/L
b. 50 mg/L
c. 40 mg/L
d. 65 mg/L
Correct Answer: - a
Detailed Solution:

TDS = TS - TSS

TDS = 250 – 190 = 60 mg/L

9. State whether the following statement is true or false.


The total solids of a water sample are composed of both total suspended solids and total dissolved
solids.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer:- a
Detailed Solution:
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10. Match the following


Solids in Water Estimation method
a)TS i) After filtering, dry the filter at 103 °C – 24 h
ii) Place the filtered water sample in the crucible and dry at 103 °C – 24
b)TSS h
c)VSS iii) Place the sample in the crucible and dry at 103 °C – 24 h
d)TDS iv) Place the dried filter in the muffle furnace at 550 °C – 2h

a. a)ii, b)iii, c)iv, d)i


b. a)iii, b)iv, c)i, d)ii
c. a)iii, b)i, c)iv, d)ii
d. a)iv, b)iii, c)ii, d)i
Correct Answer: - c
Detailed Solution:

11. State whether the following statement is true or false.


The ideal gas law states that pressure (P) times volume occupied (V) equals the Number of moles (n)
times the gas constant (R) times the absolute temperature (T) in degrees Celsius.
a. True.
b. False
Correct Answer: - b
Detailed Solution:
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The ideal gas law states that pressure (P) times volume occupied (V) equals the Number of moles (n)
times the gas constant (R) times the absolute temperature (T) in degrees Kelvin.

12. Match the following chemical units with the correct formula
Chemical
unit Formula
a) Molarity i) Weight/molecular weight
b) Normality ii) Moles of solute/ 1 Litre of solution
c) Molality iii) Weight of solute/(gram eq. wt * 1 Litre of solution)
d) Mole iv) Moles of solute/Mass of solvent
a. a)ii, b)iii, c)iv, d)i
b. a)iii, b)iv, c)i, d)ii
c. a)ii, b)i, c)iv, d)iii
d. a)iv, b)iii, c)ii, d)i
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:

Please go through the lecture slides 32, 33 and 40

13. Which of the following ions are responsible for Alkalinity in water?
a. Na+
b. CO3-2
c. Ca+2
d. Al+3
Correct Answer: - b
Detailed Solution:
Alkalinity in water is due to carbonate, bicarbonate and hydroxyl ions.

14. Which of the following statements is correct?


a. 1 mg of solute in 1 kg of a solvent is equivalent to 1 ppm
b. 1 mg/L = 1 ppm is valid for chemical measurement in solids only
c. 1 mg/L = 1 ppm is valid for organic solvents in water
d. 1mg/L = 1ppm is valid in all three phases of chemical measurements
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution:
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15. Which gas exerts the lowest partial pressure in the atmosphere?
a. Argon
b. Methane
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Oxygen
Correct Answer: - b
Detailed Solution:

Out of the given gases, Methane exerts the slightest partial pressure because Air contains
significantly less content of Methane content when compared to the other given gases.
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