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  1. The rate constant of a chemical reaction increases by increasing the

  2. A.

     Temperature

    B.

     Pressure

    C.

     Reactant's concentration

    D.

     None of these

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  3. Knudsen diffusion is directly proportional to

  4. A.

     T

    B.

     √T

    C.

     1/√T

    D.

     T₂

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  5. Pure A in gas phase enters a reactor 50% of this A is converted to B through the reaction, A 3B. Mole fraction of A in the exit stream is

  6. A.

     1/2

    B.

     1/3

    C.

     1/4

    D.

     1/5

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  7. For a solid catalysed chemical reaction, the effectiveness of solid catalyst depends upon the __________ adsorption.

  8. A.

     Physical

    B.

     Chemical

    C.

     Both A and B

    D.

     Neither A nor B

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  9. When a catalyst increases the rate of forward reaction, the value of rate constant

  10. A.

     Increases

    B.

     Decreases

    C.

     Remain same

    D.

     Becomes infinite

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  11. In the hydrodealkylation of toluene to benzene, the following reactions occur:
    C₇H₈ + H₂ → C₆H₆ + CH₄
    2C₆H₆ ⇋ C₁₂H₁₀ + H₂
    Toluene 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

  12. A.

     0.16

    B.

     0.144

    C.

     0.152

    D.

     0.136

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  13. Half-life period for a first order reaction is __________ the initial concentration of the reactant.

  14. A.

     Directly proportional to

    B.

     Inversely proportional to

    C.

     Independent of

    D.

     None of these

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  15. What is the order of a chemical reaction whose rate is deter-mined by the variation of one concentration term only?

  16. A.

     Zero

    B.

     First

    C.

     Second

    D.

     Third

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  17. Which of the following curves shows the effect of temperature on the extent of gas-solid adsorption at a given pressure?

  18. A.

     Langmuir adsorption isotherm

    B.

     Adsorption isobar

    C.

     Freundlich adsorption isotherm

    D.

     None of these

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  19. Transition state theory gives the rate constant as

  20. A.

     K α e-E/RT

    B.

     K α eE/RT

    C.

     K α T . e-E/RT

    D.

     K α √T . e-E/RT

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