ChE Practice Questions

CPQ SET 1
CPQ SET 2
1. Which of the following is insoluble in H20?
1. A uniform current deposits 0.6332 grams of Ag in 90 minutes. The 45.2 mL volume o
a. aluminum sodium silicate
a. 50.8 mL
b. aluminum sulfate
b. 60.2 mL
c. ammonium oxalate
c. 30.5 mL
d. ammonium bromide
d. 45.2 mL
2. A compound is found to contain by mass: 22.79% C, 1.42% He.
and
None
75.9%
of the
Br. above
What is the molecular formula of the compound if its molecular weight i
a. C4H6Br4
2. A compound has the following percent composition: Na-19.3%, S-26.9%, O-53.8%. Its
b. C2H3Br2
a. NaSO4
c. ???
b. Na2SO4
d. ???
c. Na2S2O8
d. Na2SO3
3. Defines a base as a compound that dissolves in water to produce
e. NaSO3
OH- is
a. Arrhenius
3. In the flow processes, neglecting KE and PE changes, the expansion -? PV represents
b. Bronsted-Lowry
a. heat transfer
c. Lewis
b. shaft work
d. ???
c. closed system work
d. enthalpy change
4. Defines an acid as a compound that dissolves in water to produce
e. none
H+ofions
theisabove
a. Arrhenius
4. If 0.680gramof an unknown acid, H2B, required 25 mL of 0.125 N NaOH, the equiva
b. Bronsted-Lowry
a. 229.8
c. Lewis
b. 459.6
d. ???
c. 435.2
d. 217.6
5. One gmole of a species is that weight of the species equal to e.
its333
a. molecular weight
5. From which of the given alkanes should be easiest to prepare asinglepure monochlo
b. atomic mass
a. n-butane
c. ???
b. isobutene
d. ???
c. n-hexane
d. cyclohexane
6. Arrange Ca, Be and Mg according to increasing size
e. isohexane
a. Ca < Mg < Be
6. Thermolar solubility of salt AB2 with Ksp = 10^-12 is
b. Be < Mg < Ca
a. 6.29 x 10^5
c. Ca < Be < Mg
b. 1 x 10^4
d. Mg < Ca < Be
c. 3.16 x 10^ 4
d. 7.93 x 10^5
7. Arrange Ca, Be and Mg according to increasing ionization energy
e. 2 x 10^3
a. Be < Mg < Ca
7. A 0.2 molal solution of KCl freezes at 0.680 degC. The osmotic P at 0 degC is
b. Mg < Ca < Be
a. 7.3 atm
c. Ca < Mg < Be
b. 6.5 atm
d. Ca < Be < Mg
c. 8.2 atm
d. 5.6 atm
8. Arrange Ca, Be and Mg according to increasing electron affinity
e. none of the above
a. Mg < Ca < Be
8. Which of the following aqueous salt solution will have a pH below neutral value?
c. Ca < Be < Mg
a. NaACO
c. Be < Mg < Ca
b. Na2CO3
d. Ca < Mg < Be
c. Na2S
d. KCl
9. 19.6 grams of Carbon Disulfide is reacted with excess oxygene.tonone
formof
carbon
the above
dioxide and sulfur dioxide. What is the amount of sulfur dioxide formed
a. 32 grams
9. For HOAc, the melting point at 1 atm is 16.61 degC. Delta Hf = 2800 cal/mol, Delta V
b. ???
a. 16.61 degC
c. ???
b. 17.24 degC
d. ???
c. 9.02 degC
10. The ionization constant of NH4 OH is 1.8 x 10-5. What is thed.
formality
16.85 degC
of a solution of NH4OH which is 1.3% ionized?
a. 0.10
e. none of the above
b. ???
10. In following pair of elements, the pair belonging to metalloids is
c. ???
a. B and C b. Ca and Mg c. P and S d. As and Te e. K and Sr
d. ???

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CPQ SET 5
1. In the titration of water sample using double indicator, the volume of standard acid required for the methyl orange end point is equal to the volume
a. NaOH only
b. Na2CO3 only
c. NaHCO3 only
d. Na2CO3 and NaOH
e. Na2CO3 and NaHCO3
2. If equal volumes of saturated silver chloride and silver bromide solution are mixed
a. silver chloride will precipitate
b. silver bromide will precipitate
c. silver chloride and silver bromide will precipitate
d. there will be no precipitate
e. none of the above
3. 3000 cfm of 65 degF air is required to maintain a house at 76 degF. 25% of the air entering the air conditioner is from outside at 90 degF and the rem
a. 3.95
b. 9.8
c. 2.68
d. 4.05
e. none of the above
4. Which of the following gases has lifting power?
a. nitrogen
b. oxygen
c. sulfur trioxide
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
5. The relative abundance of 2 naturally occurring isotopes of boron of atomic weights 11.009 and 10.01 is 80.80% and 19.80% respectively. Calculate
a. 19.5
b. 10.81
c. 10.00
d. 11.4
e. 11.00
6. A solution of a weak acid and its salt which resists appreciable change In pH value is called
a. normal solution b. colloidal solution c. neutral solution d. buffer solution
e. molal solution
7. Ideally, in a chromatographic technique, the individual compound ina samplewill
a. leave theadsorbenton a different physical state than in which they entered it
b. become separated from each other as they pass through theadsorbent
c. become bonded to one another
d. attach irreversibly to theadsorbent
e. none of the above
8. The atom with the highest first ionization energy is
a. sodium b. phosphorus c. chlorine d. aluminum e. potassium
9. If the repulsive forces are dominant, the compressibility factor, z, is
a. greater than 1
b. less than 1
c. equal to one
d. cannot be determined
e. none of the above
10. 10.5 L of N2 at 75 degC and 760 mmHg are bubbled through an aqueous solution of a non-volatile solute, whereby the solution loses 0.2455 grams
a. 0.982 b. 0.018 c. 0.653 d. 0.347 e. none of the above

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CPQ SET 7
CPQ SET 8
1. Given the equilibrium reaction at 250 ?C and 1 atm, PCl5 (g) <-> PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g). The density was
to be
4.4 g/L.
fraction
of PCl5 of
dissoci
1. found
A carnot
engine
withThe
thermal
efficiency
40%
a. 0.81
a. 5000 KJ b. 3000 KJ c. 2000 KJ d. 10,000 KJ e.
b. 0.093
2. The percent sulfur in barium sulfate is:
c. 0.103
a. 34.30
d. 0.42
b. 13.74
e. none of the above
c. 58.85
2. The solubility product constant is valid:
d. 65.70
a. for all soluble compounds
e. 76
b. for all insoluble salts
3. Which of the following is incorrectly named?
c. only of saturated solutions
a. p-chloro aniline
d. only for fairly insoluble electrolytes
b. 3-methyl pentane
e. only for fairly soluble electrolytes
c. methylbenzene
3. 55,000 gallons of water passes through a heat exchanger andabsorbs28,000,000 Btu. The exit temperature
is 110 degF. Theentrancewater temper
d. ethyl benzene
a. 49
e. 2-ethyl butane
b. 56
4. In the reaction H2O2 + KI -> KOH + I2, hydroge
c. 68
a. catalyst
d. 73
b. oxidizing agent
e. none of the above
c. solvent
4. If 5.0 grams of KMnO4 are dissolved in 1 L solution, the normality when used for titration in acid medium
is agent
d. reducing
a. 0.0316
e. none of the above
b. 0.2215
5. The Volhard method, a volumetric technique fo
c. 0.1582
a. Eosin
d. 0.0949
b. Fluorescein
e. 0.4469
c. Ferric Alum
d. Potassium Chromate
5. The maximum thermal efficiency that can be obtained in an ideal reversible heat engine operating e.
between
Ferroin 300 degC and 100 degC is
a. 0.67
6. The proper sequence of steps for the conversio
b. 0.35
a. nitration, then Friedel Crafts Alkylation
c. 0.54
b. Friedel Crafts Alkylation, then nitration
d. 0.82
c. Simultaneous nitration and alkylation
e. none of the above
d. Any order will do
e. None of the above
6. Which of the following statements is not correct?
7. The state of a thermodynamic system is always
a. The absolute temperature of a gas is directly proportional to its volume at constant P.
a. absolute temperature
b. Nitrogen will diffuse faster than oxygen gas at fixed T & P.
b. process
c. The product of P & V of a fixed amount of gas is constant.
c. degrees of freedom
d. Most gases are cold during a freeadiabaticexpansion.
d. nature
e. None of the above
e. none of the above
8. Following Markonikoff rule, when 1 butene is re
7. A compound whose molecules are not associated by H-bonding is
a. n-butane
a. CH3OH
b. 1-chloro-2-butanol
b. CH3NH2
c. 2-butanol
c. (CH3)3N
d. 2-chloro-3-butanol
d. HCOOH
e. 2-chloro butane
e. HCONH2
9. Equation of state for a single component can be
a. ideal gas law
8. The most probable valence of an element with an electronic configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 is
b. Z=PVm/RT
a. +1
c. Any relationship interrelating 3 or more state fu
b. +2
d. A mathematical expression defining a path betw
c. +3
e. None of the above
d. 2
10. The percent of MnO2 (MW=86.94) in a 0.5 gra
e. 1
a. 16.17 b. 32.34 c. 48.51 d. 64.68 e. 40
9. The process that has no heat transfer is called
a. isentropic
b. isothermal
c. quasistatic
d. polytropic
e. none of the above
10. A 1.0gramsample of impure K2CO3 is taken for analysis. The solution of the dissolved sample required 58.10 mLof 0.14 N HCl. However, 0.65 mL
a. 38.14%
b. 40.23%
c. 34.4%
d. 42.1%
e. 36.7%

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CPQ SET 9
1. Which of the following is considered a start-up cost?
a. expense oftrainingsales representatives
b. expenses oftrainingplant personnel even if insured before start-up
c. costs associated with starting a new company
d. Profit loss due to timing

CPQ SET 10 -11

1. If a man touches two metals w/c were kept together at room temperature, w
a. one has high heat transfer coefficient
b. one has a lower temperature
c. one has a high thermal conductivity
d. ???
2. What is the center of the circle defined by theequationx2 + y2 - 4x + 8y =
2. All are methods for evaluating inventory except
a. (-2,4) b. (2,-4) c. ??? d. none of these
a. LIFO
3. A 1-Newton load is applied at the midpoint of a rope attached to 2 posts. If
b. net present value
a. the tension onthe ropeis increased by 1 Newton
c. FIFO
b. this is not possible
d. market value
c. the tension onthe ropeis increased by 2 Newtons
d. the tension onthe ropeis increased by 3 Newtons
3. Which is not considered a variable operating cost?
4. An unbiased coin is tossed 6 times. What is the probability of getting exactl
a. administrative cost
a. ??? b. ??? c. none of these d. 5/16
b. cost of scrap
5. A expects to be paid P6 per month for every P5 borrowed. What is the effec
c. none of the above
a. none of these b. 240% c. 79.2% d. 792%
1. If the roots of the equation are zero, then they are classified as
4. What is the length of the base of a triangle whose area is 1/3 and height
a. conditional
is 4/5?
solution
b. extraneous roots
6. The force exerted in dragging a marble block 1 ft-square and 1/2 ft thick
c. hypergolic
is
solution
a. least when it is dragged from one of the edges
d. trivial solution
b. least when it is dragged vertically (1/2 ft-thick surface on the floor)
e. none of the above
c. same regardless of which face is on the floor
2. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 2700 degrees. How many side
d.
a. 15 b. 16 c. 17 d. 18
e. none of the above
7. A plane is moving horizontally at a speed of 120 kph dropped two bombs
3. The
at avolume
2-sec. interval.
of a sphere
What
is increasing
is the position
at the
of the
ratesecond
of 6 cm^3/hr.
bomb from
At what
the first
rate
a. 117 m horizontally ahead of the first bomb
a. 0.4 sqcm/hr b. 0.3 sqcm/hr c. 0.2 sqcm/hr d. 0.9 sqcm/hr
b. 117 m horizontally behind the first bomb
4. What horizontal force P can be applied to a 100 kg block in a level surface w
c. directly above the first bomb
a. 446.2 N b. 224.5 N c. 53.8 N d. 343.5 N
d.
e. none of the above
5. An object falls from a height of 92 m and strikes the ground with a speed of
8. Sound wave does not travel in
a. 1.96 m/s^2 b. 9.81 m/s^2 c. x + y = 3 d. 3x + 4y = -3 e. 2y 33 x = 11
a. hot air
6. A cable weighing 60 N, is suspended between 2 supports on the same level
b. compressed air
a. 188.2 m b. 196.8 m c. 205.5 m d. 200.5 m e. none of the above
c. soft
7. The volume of any solid of revolution is equal to the generating area times
d. vacuum
a. 1st Proposition of Pappus
b. 2nd Proposition of Pappus
9. Two sound waves produce a beat if they have
c. Simpsons rule
a. same frequency
d. Cavaliers principle
b. slightly different frequencies
8. The curve represented by the equation r = 6 is
c. same amplitudes
a. a circle
d. slightly different amplitudes
b. parabola
c. ellipse
10. This law states that the current through a metal conductor is proportional
d. line
to the potential difference between its ends.
a. Ohms Law
e. none of the above
b. Kirchoffs Second Law
c. Kirchoffs First Law
d. Coulombs Law

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CPQ
CPQ SET
SET 34
1.
1.Abarometeris
The first step ina precipitation
___________ is the formulation of _________.
a.
a.sealed-end
nuclei
manometer
b.
b.open-ended
???
manometer
c.
c.???
???
d.
d.???
???
2.
2.ACr(NH3)5SO4Cl
carbonyl compound
represent
is ________ atoms.
a.
a.One
27 c.carbon and one oxygen bounded by a double bond.
b.
b.One
12 carbon and one oxygen bounded by a single bond.
c.
c.One
??? carbon and two oxygen bounded by one single and one double bond.
d.
d.One
??? carbon and two oxygen bounded by two double bonds.

3.
3.Water
The mass
flowscontribution
down at 1000
of an
gal/min.
electron
If 80%
in anofatom
the energy
is
produced can light 100 75-W bulbs for 60 seconds, what is the height of the pipe through wi
a.
a.49.73
1/1,837
ft. that of the proton
b.
b.???
equal to that of a proton
c.
c.???
equal to that of the neutron
d.
d.???
???
4.
4.The
An atom
best indicator
is __________
to be used in the filtration of a weak acid by a strong base is
a.
a.phenolphthalein
Electrically positive spherical species with a neutral center and negatively charged electron.
b.
b.methyl
An electrically
orange positive spherical species with a positive center and negatively charged electron
c.
c.???
An electrically neutral spherical species with a neutral center and negatively charged electron.
d.
d.???
An electrically negative spherical species with a positively charged center and negatively charged elections.

5.
5.ItAlong
required
a row
82inml
the
of periodic
H2SO4 to
table
neutralize
elements
12.0g
have
NaOH.
the same
What is the molarity of the H2SO4?
a. energy
6.
b.Aconfiguration
620 mg ideal gas occupies 175 cc at STP. What is the molecular weight of the ideal gas?
a.
c. 79
size
b.
d.???
???
c. ???
d.
6.???
The electrons of metals are free to move in a solid. This explains why
a. metals are unstable
7.
b.Ametals
0.1 M can
acetic
be acid
easily
is molded
found to contain 1.32 x 10-3 mol/L of H+ at equilibrium. What is the ionization constant?
c. metals have high reflectivity
8.
d.Ametals
2-L flask
have
is filled
high conductivity
with 0.2 mol of HI. It is allowed to reach equilibrium at high temperature. If at equilibrium the flask was found to contain 0.078M H

9.
7.The
A 4.256
percentage
grams compound
abundanceisofdissolved
Xe in theinatmosphere
100 grams (%
toluene.
volume)
What
is is the molecular weight (MW) of the compound if the vapor pressure of the soluti
a. 1.4 x 10-4
b.
8.8.0
A flue
x 10-6
gas is analyzed to contain (dry basis): 11.6% CO2, 6.8% O2, 0.5% CO and leaves the boiler at 5380K. The inlet air is at 2870K and the fuel co
c. 1.32%
d.
9.0.93%
Which of the following represents reduction?
a. ethanol ---> ethanaldehyde
10.
b. acetylene
Brix scale--->
is used
ethylene
for
a.
c. sugar
??? solutions
b.
d.LPG
???
c. petroleum
d.
10.
water
What are the products of destructive distillation?
a. coal tar, coal gas, ammonia
b. coal gas, ammonia, graphite
c. ???
d. ???