Integrated Chemical Engineering

Prelim Diagnostic Examination February 1, 2021

1. In a specific test for anions, barium chloride is added to sulfate to produce barium sulfate indicated by
a. violet color in the surface layer c. vinegar odor
b. white precipitate d. light yellow precipitate

2. In flame testing, Pt wire is used to heat a sample. Once sodium is ignited, it produces
a. crimson flame c. pale blue flame
b. yellowish green d. golden yellow

3. Reaction wherein pairs of hydrogen atoms are removed and evolved as gaseous molecule.
a. dehydration b. dehalogenation c. dehydrogenation d. acylation

4. A series of compounds in which the difference between successive members is –CH2 –

a. Homologue Series c. Carboxylic Group
b. Geminal Dihalide d. NOTA

5. When reactions are prevented entirely by a large group so located in a molecule as to prevent the approach of a reagent.
a. Addition Reaction c. Elimination Reaction
b. Steric Effects d. Stereo Isomerism

6. When 2 halogens are attached to adjacent carbon atoms

a. Vicinal Dihalides c. Geminal Dihalide
b. Cis-Trans d. Geometric isomerism

7. Isomers have the property to rotate the plane of polarization of polarized light.
a. chain b. position c. functional d. optical

8. The study of the interrelation of the various forms of energy in a system is called
a. physical chemistry c. physics
b. chemistry d. thermodynamics

9. The heat content of the system is called

a. sensible heat b. specific heat c. heat capacity d. enthalpy

10. During the adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas, work is done by the system and change in internal energy
a. decreases b. increases c. the same d. doubles

11. The net energy available to a system is given by

a. entropy b. free energy c. enthalpy d. NOTA

12. The more stable system with regard to ∆S are systems that have
a. minimum ∆S b. zero ∆S c. maximum ∆S d. NOTA

13. The undesirable material that is separated from an ore during the concentration process is called
a. flocculant b. slag c. gangue d. leachate

14. Which one of the following is not a property of metals?

a. malleability c. high electronegativity
b. ductility d. thermal conductivity

15. 18 karat gold contains _____ % gold.

a. 75 b. 25 c. 18 d. 89

16. Gold is frequently recovered from its ore by forming a water-soluble complex with
a. NO3- b. CO3-2 c. SO4-2 d. CN-

17. He discovered radioactivity in uranium.

a. Ernest Rutherford c. Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
b. Antoine Henri Becquerel d. Joseph John Thomson

18. Sodium sesquicarbonate is known as

a. potash b. trona c. pitchblende d. pyrite

19. Change in energy when an electron is accepted by a gaseous atom to form an anion.
a. ionization energy c. electronegativity
b. electron affinity d. NOTA

20. The sum of the number of protons, neutrons and electrons of a zinc ion, Zn+2 is
a. 94 b. 95 c. 92 d. 93

21. Which of the following is an acidic oxide?

a. MgO b. SO2 c. Na2O d. CaO

22. Which of the following substances in aqueous solution of the same concentration will have the highest boiling point elevation?
a. KCl b. Na2SO4 c. CH3COOH d. NaCl

23. The only strength of stress grade lumber that can be precisely determined without breaking the piece is
a. rigidity b. factor of safety c. modulus of rupture d. stiffness

24. The Brinell number of a material is a measure of

a. specific gravity b. specific heat c. density d. hardness

25. The intermittent welds generally used to hold material in place temporarily is called
a. double vee b. tack c. fillet d. butt

26. A major classification group of stainless steels 6% to 22% nickel in addition to 16% to 26% chromium.
This group differs from the other two major groupings in that its steels
a. are non magnetic
b. have their iron in the ferric form
c. have their iron in the martensitic form
d. have a coefficient of linear expansion almost zero

27. If an engineering structure is to be designed against rupture of any of its members under steady load,
the factor of safety is a ratio based on working stress and
a. elastic strength c. toughness
b. ultimate strength d. endurance limit

28. Which acid has the highest pKa?

a. CH3COOH b. H2O c. NH4+ d. HCl

29. Identify the Bronsted-Lowry acids in the following reactions.

a. I, III, VI, VII
b. II, VI
c. I, IV, V, VIII
d. II, III, V, VIII

30. Which is the name for the given compound?

a. phenylammonium chloride
b. phenyltrihydrogenammonium chloride
c. aniline chloride
d. benzylammonium chloride

31. Which region in the IP spectrum could be used to distinguish between benzene and cyclohexane?
a. 3600/cm b. 1600/cm c. 1680-1750/cm d. 3030/cm

32. How many sets of equivalent hydrogen atoms are there for 2-propanol?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 8

33. Which oxidation conditions are used in the industrial transformation of cyclohexanone to adipic acid?
a. K2Cr2O7/H2SO4 b. KMnO4 c. HNO3 d. AgNO3/NH3

34. Which conditions will convert pentanoic acid to pentanoyl chloride?

a. HCl b. NaCl c. SOCl2 d. LiAlH4 followed by HCl

35. Carboxylic acids and amides have in general higher boiling points than esters and anhydrides because of which property?
a. dispersion forces c. resonance stabilization
b. conjugate functional group d. hydrogen bonding

36. How much phosphorus is contained in 5.0g of the compound CaCO3.3Ca3(PO4)2?

a. 0.900 g b. 1.568 g c. 0.564 g d. 1.980 g

37. When 2.86g of a mixture of 1-butene and butane was burned in excess oxygen, 8.80g of carbon dioxide and 4.14 g of water were
obtained. Calculate the percentage by mass of butane in the original mixture.
a. 12.3% b. 60.8% c. 71.2% d. 95.2%

38. F-18 is found to undergo 90% radioactive decay in 366 min. What is its computed half-life from this observation?
a. 50 min b. 25 min c. 80 min d. 110 min

39. A 55.0 g of impure zinc reacts with exactly 129 cm3 of hydrochloric acid which has a density of 1.18 g/cm 3 and contains 35.0% HCl by
mass. What is the percent of metallic zinc in the sample?
a. 17.9% b. 55.5% c. 68.1% d. 86.7%

40. Most commercial hydrochloric acid is prepared by heating NaCl with concentrated H 2SO4. How much sulfuric acid containing 90.0%
H2SO4 by weight is needed for the production of 2000 kg of concentrated hydrochloric acid containing 42.0% HCl by weight?
a. 500 kgb. 1130 kg c. 5355 kg d. 1356 kg

41. In the titration at 25oC of 50.0 mL of 0.100 M HCl with 0.100 M NaOH, calculate the pH after addition of a total of 60.0 mL of NaOH.
a. 5.36 b. 8.45 c. 11.96 d. 1.36

42. What mass of copper is deposited by the passage of 2.0A of current for 482s through a 2.0M solution of CuSO 4?
a. 0.01 g b. 0.05 g c. 0.32 g d. 1.03 g

43. Find the number of mole of chloride ion needed to react with sufficient silver nitrate to make 10.0 g of AgCl. What mass of CaCl 2 is
required to provide this number of mole of Cl-?
a. 3.86 g b. 1.00 g c. 5.36 g d. 8.36 g

44. A 1.2048 g sample of impure Na2CO3 is dissolved and allowed to react with a solution of CaCl2. The resulting CaCO3, after precipitation,
filtration and drying, was found to weigh 1.0362 g. Calculate the percent purity of the Na2CO3.
a. 91.08% b. 26.3% c. 1.56% d. 59.9%

45. Calculate the molar concentration of an acetic acid solution which is 2% ionized.
a. 5.0 M b. 0.045 M c. 0.120 M d. 2.7 M
46. A Carnot heat engine receives heat from a reservoir at 1700°F at a rate of 700 Btu/min and rejects the waste heat to the ambient air
at 80°F. The entire work output of the heat engine is used to drive a refrigerator that removes heat from the refrigerated space at 20°F
and transfers it to the same ambient air at 80°F. Determine the total rate of heat (in Btu/min) rejection to the ambient air.
a. 4200 b. 4900 c. 5200 d. 5900

47. Helium (Cp = 5.1926 kJ/kg K) gas is throttled steadily from 600 kPa and 80°C. Heat is lost from the helium in the amount of 5.5 kJ/kg to
the surroundings at 25°C and 100 kPa. If the entropy of the helium increases by 0.25 kJ/kg K in the valve, determine the exit pressure.
a. 423.65 kPa b. 356.90 kPa c. 227.89 kPa d. 527.97 kPa

48. A refrigeration system produces 150 BTU/lbm of cooling. In order to have a rating of 1 ton of refrigeration, what must be the mass
flow rate of the vapor? (1 ton of refrigeration = 12,000 BTU/h, approximately the rate required to freeze 1 ton of ice in a day)
a. 15 lbm/h b. 80 lbm/h c. 360 lbm/h d. 800 lbm/h

49. The burning of pure butane with excess air gives a stack gas which analyzes 11.50% CO2 on a dry basis.
Assuming complete combustion, calculate the percent excess air.
a. 10.30% b. 20.30% c. 35.30% d. 41.89%

50. A high volatile bituminous coal was found to contain 6% moisture, 60% fixed carbon, 6% ash, 2.4% S and 2.6% N
with a heating value of 14000 Btu/lb. Calculate the % carbon in the coal.
a. 69.45% b. 74.11% c. 78.43% d. 83.89%

51. Based from the preceding problem, calculate the % oxygen in the ultimate analysis.
a. 2.78% b. 6.23% c. 3.45% d. 5.82%

52. Based from the preceding problem, calculate the % hydrogen in the VCM.
a. 2% b. 4% c. 6% d. 8%

53. Determine the mole percent of CO2 in the products of combustion of C8H18 when 200% theoretical air is used.
a. 4.8% b. 7.9% c. 8.1% d. 6.5%

54. A stoichiometric problem was solved on the basis of 100 moles dry flue gas (DFG).
The given condition at the stack outlet are as follows: 780 mm Hg, 970K and the partial pressure ofwater is 24 mm Hg.
The volume of the wet flue gas is
a. 6.089 m3 b. 8.001 m3 c. 8719 L d. 7754 L

55. A certain coal fired in a furnace has a heating value of 13,800 Btu/lb and contains 1.2% S.
The proximate analysis shows 4% moisture, 24% FC, 8% ash and the analysis of the refuse shows 11% VCM, 27% FC and 62% ash.
Calculate the percent carbon lost in the refuse.
a. 2.22% b. 7.24% c. 7.66% d. 14.52%

56. The calorific value of a fuel of composition CO2 =30%, H2 = 40%, CH4 = 30%, is y.
If the composition of fuel is changed to CO2 = 20%, H2 = 40%, CH4 = 30%, N2 = 10%, then the calorific value will be
a. 0.95y b. 1.05y c. y d. 1.8y

57. Determine the length of the fillet weld for a lap joint in inches if the weld has to resist a tension of 115 kips.
The effective throat for the weld is 0.5 inches and the allowable stress is 21 ksi.
a. 5.5” b. 7.7” c. 11.0” d. 15.5”

58. A water tank 30 ft in diameter has an available steel plate thickness of 3/8 inch.
Assume the allowable stress of steel is 15,000 psi and a joint efficiency of 80%. Provide a corrosion allowance of 1/16”.
What is the maximum height of the water tank in feet?
a. 41.65 b. 48.03 c. 57.62 d. 24.03

59. Four inch schedule 40 steel pipes are to be used to transport high pressure steam.
The pipe joints are to be butt-welded. The safe working fiber stress for butt welded pipes is 457.1 kg/cm2.
The maximum steam pressure, in kg/cm2, the pipes can handle
a. 50.8 kg/cm2 b. 25 kg/cm2 c. 18.28 kg/cm2 d. 55 kg/cm2

60. A water solution of molasses contains 10% by weight sucrose.

The CO2 formed in the reaction can be considered having a negligible solubility in the solution and the last 10% of the sugar
can be assumed as unchanged. The weight percent of ethyl alcohol in the solution after 90% of the sucrose has been
converted to ethyl alcohol by fermentation is
a. 6.5% b. 5.6% c. 5.1% d. 6.1%