A first order reaction A → B occurs in an isothermal porous catalyst pellet of spherical shape. If the concentration of A at the centre of the pellet is much less than at the external surface, the process is limited by External mass transfer None of these Reaction Diffusion within the pellet TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In the hydrodealkylation of toluene to benzene, the following reactions occur:C₇H₈ + H₂ → C₆H₆ + CH₄2C₆H₆ ⇋ C₁₂H₁₀ + H₂Toluene and hydrogen are fed to a reactor in a molar ratio 1:5.80% of the toluene gets converted and the selectivity of benzene(defined as moles of benzene formed/moles of toluene converted) is 90%. The fractional conversion of hydrogen is 0.152 0.144 0.136 0.16 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The half life period of a first order reaction is Dependent on initial concentration of the reactants Always the same irrespective of the reaction Half the specific rate constant Proportional to the initial concentration of reactants TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In an exothermic chemical reaction, the reactants compared to the products have Same energy More energy Higher temperature Less energy TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The fractional volume change of the system for the isothermal gas phase reaction, A 3B , between no conversion and complete conversion is 3 0.5 2 1 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a tubular flow reactor with uniform concentration and temperature, the independent variable is Diameter Time Length None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A first order reaction is to be treated in a series of two mixed reactors. The total volume of the two reactors is minimum, when the reactors are Of different sizes Of such size that the ratio of their volumes is < 5 None of these Equal in size TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In a reversible reaction, a catalyst increases the rate of forward reaction And decreases that of the backward reaction Only And the backward reaction equally To a greater extent than that of the backward reaction TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Exothermic reactions are best carried out in A CSTR CSTR followed by a plug flow reactor A plug flow reactor followed by CSTR CSTR in series TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Enzymes (a protein) are catalysts found in organisms. Its efficiency of catalysing a reaction is due to its capacity to lower the activation energy of the reaction. The enzyme ptyalin used for food digestion is present in Gland Intestine Blood Saliva TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?