Review Activity on Chemical Reaction.

1. A certain reaction is first order in A. In 30 minutes, A decreases from 0.55 to 0.15 mol/L.
Calculate the time it will take for A to decrease from 0.35 to 0.15 mol/L.
a. 320 s b. 19.5638 min c. 1850.1252 s d. 21.8910 min
2. A closed vessel in which there is no flow in or out during the time the reaction is taking
place.
a. batch reactor b. plug flow reactor c. semi-batch c. CSTR
3. In the reaction A → B, if the concentration of reactant is increased by 4 times, the rate of
reaction is increased by two times. The order of reaction is
a. 0.5 b. 2 c. 0 d. 1
4. Reactor type ideally suited for kinetics studies for many types of reactions, owing largely
to the ease with which reaction rates can be measured directly.
a. batch reactor b. plug flow reactor c. CSTR d. semi-batch
5. -d[H2O2]/dt represents
a. rate of formation of H2O b. order of reaction
c. rate of decomposition of H2O2 d. rate of formation of H2O2
6. Diazonium salt decomposes as, C6H5N+2Cl- → C6H5Cl + N2. At 0OC, the evolution of N2
becomes two times faster when initial concentration of the salt is doubled. Thus, it is
a. a first order reaction b. a second order reaction
c. a third order reaction d. cannot be determined
7. The rate of reaction between A and B increases by a factor of 100, when the
concentration with respect to A is increased 10 fold. The order of reaction with respect to
A is
a. 0 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. 2
8. For the elementary step, (CH3)3CBr(aq) → CH3C (aq) + Br (aq). The molecularity is
+ -

a. 0 b. 2 c. 0.5 d. 1
9. Plot of log (a – x) against time t is a straight line. The reaction is
a. zero order b. second order c. first order d. AOTA
10. A reaction 2A  P is carried out in a batch reactor under constant volume at 250C. If
the rate of reaction of A is rA = 0.0625 CA2 mols/L-min, determine the percent conversion
after 40 minutes when CA0 is 0.2 mols/L.
a. 18.9% b. 25.1% c. 20.0 % d. 33.3%
11. States that equilibrium is attained if for any possible change, the free energy of the
system increases.
a. kinetic view of equilibrium b. thermodynamic equilibrium
c. statistical mechanics eqb’m d. non-chain reaction eqb’m
12. A liquid phase reaction A + B  P at 200C, suppose 40% conversion of A is desired in
steady state operation. The reaction is pseudo – first order with respect to A with kA =
0.0257/h at 200C. The total volumetric flowrate is 1.8 m3/h. Determine the CSTR vessel
volume required if for safety, it can only be filled to 75% capacity.
a. 25.1 m3 b. 47.5 m3 c. 62.3 m3 d. 74.8 m3
13. A liquid phase reaction between cyclopentadiene (A) and benzoquinone (B) is
conducted in an isothermal batch reactor, producing a product C. The reaction is 1st
order with respect to each reactant, with kA = 9.92 x 10-3 L/mol-s. Determine the reactor
volume (in liters) required to produce 175 mol/h of C, if the fractional conversion is 0.90.
CA0 = CB0 = 0.15 mol/L. Downtime tD between batches is 30 minutes.
The reaction is A + B  C.

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 a. 1294 b. 1765 c. 2178 d. 2830
14. A reaction with rate equation r = kC is carried out in a four stage reactor. When k = C
2

= 1.2, the fractional conversion by the algebraic method is

a. 0.769 b. 0.312 c. 0.597 d. 0.231
15. Several reactors, each of capacity 25 ft are available for conducting the reaction A +
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B  products. These data supply: CA0 = 1.5 lbmol/ft3, CB0 = 2.25 lbmol/ft3, k =0.08 ft3-
min/lbmol. Required conversion of A is 80%. The allowable charge rates for five reactors in
series in ft3/min is
a. 80 b. 75 c. 60 d. 45
16. An aqueous solution of ethyl acetate is to be saponified with NaOH. The initial
concentration of the ethyl acetate is 5 g/L and that of the caustic soda is 0.10 M. Values of
the second-order rate constant in L/mol-min are k= 92.4 at 200C.The reaction is essentially
irreversible. The time required to saponify 95% of the water at 400C
a. 1.12 min b. 12.7 sec c. 1.14 min d. 10.3 sec
17. At a 500K, the rate of bimolecular reaction is 10 times the rate at 400K. The EA of this
reaction using Arrhenius law is (cal/gmol)
a. 10,140 b. 8150 c. 8700 d. 9150
18. A certain substance A is mixed with equal amount of B and C. At the end of 1000
seconds, half of A has reacted. How much will be left unreacted (fraction of original
amount) at the end of 2000 seconds, if the rate of reaction is 2nd order with respect to A
only.
a. 1/5 b. ¼ c. 1/3 d. ½
19. A solution containing a reactive component (initial concentration = 0.5 lbmole/ft3) is to
be treated in different types of reactors. The feed rate for continuous flow operation is to
be 25 ft3/h. The reaction rate data for the decomposition of A are as follows:
CA -rA -1/rA
(lbmole/ft3) (lbmole/h-
ft3)
0.5 0.85 1.1765
0.4 0.53 1.8868
0.3 0.31 3.2258
0.2 0.18 5.5556
0.1 0.081 12.3457
0.05 0.04 25.00
If the filling and draining time per batch is negligible, the number of batches that can be
processed per day in a batch reactor is
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15 d. 20
20. From the data above, if the reaction is carried out in a continuous mixed flow reactor
and the processing rate is 25 ft3, the volume (in ft3) of the reactor required to realize 90%
conversion is near to
a. 100.4 b. 220.8 c. 281.3 d. 320.6
21. Using the data from the above table, if each vessel has a volume of 50 ft3, the
percentage conversion attained with a 2 continuous mixed flow reactors is nearer to
a. 75.4 b. 85.2 c. 90.2 d. 95.1
22. Using the data from the above table, if a plug flow reactor is used, the volume (ft3) of
the reactor to effect 90% conversion is close to

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 a. 60 b. 75 c. 80 d. 90
23. In a 10 min run, 75% of A is converted for an irreversible reaction at half order rate.
What is the fractional conversion for a half-hour run?
a. 0.55 b. 0.75 c. 0.95 d. 1.00
24. They are molecular fragments having one or more unpaired electrons, usually short
lived and highly reactive
a. free radicals b. active sites c. intermediate d. catalyst
25. If concentration units are reduced by n times, then the value of the rate constant of
first order will
a. increases by n times b. decreases by the factor of n
c. remains the same d. doubles with n times
26. Describe the response of reaction rates to the reaction
a. reactor model b. reaction kinetics
c. reaction model d. kinetics model
27. The individual reactions which constitute the reaction mechanism are
a. chain reaction b. multiple reactions
c. unimolecular reactions d. elementary reactions
28. Units of rate constant depends on
a. order of reaction b. concentration terms
c. molecularity d. number of reactants
29. The elementary hydrolysis of ethyl acetate is order. CH3COOC2H5 + H2O
→ CH3COOH + C2H5OH
a. 0 b. 1st c. 2nd d. 3rd
30. A fluid flows through 2 stirred tank reactor in series. Each reactor has a capacity of
40,000 liters and the fluid enters at 100 L/h. The fluid undergoes 1st order decay with a half-
life of 24 hrs. Find the % conversion of the fluid.
a. 66.8 b. 99.4 c. 85.3 d. 74.7
31. In a 10 min run, 75% of A is converted for an irreversible reaction at half order rate.
What is the fractional conversion for a half-hour run?
a. 0.55 b. 0.35 c. 0.75 d. 0.90
32. A gas-phase reaction A  2.5 R is carried out in a batch reactor at constant
temperature and P = 2 atm with 20% inters present. The volume increases by 60% in 20
minutes. Determine the specific rate of reaction in min-1.
a. 0.0346 b. 0.0572 c. 0.4197 d. 0.0865
33. For reversible reactions, the maximum value of conversion, x, is the equilibrium
conversion equal to
a. 1.0 b. xe c. x d. 0
34. In a continuous-flow systems, time usually increases with ________ reactor volume.
a. increases b. decreases c. remains the same d. NOTA
35. Calculate the volume of a CSTR to achieve 80% conversion if FAO = 0.4 mol/s at a rate
of 20 m3/mol-s.
a. 7.8 m3 b. 10 m3 c. 6.4 m3 d. 8.9 m3
36. Consider the liquid phase reaction; A  Products
Which is to take place in a PFR. The following data was obtained in a batch reactor.

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 X 0 0.4 0.8
-rA, mol/dm -s
3
0.01 0.008 0.002
If the molar feed of A to the PFR is 2 mol/s, what PFR volume is necessary to achieve 80%
conversion under identical conditions as those under which the batch data was obtained?
a. 293.3 dm3 b. 357 dm3 c. 567.4 dm3 d. 561 dm3
37. Expresses the relationship of the rate of a reaction to the rate constant and the
concentrations of the reactants raised to some powers.
a. reaction model b. rate law c. kinetics law d. NOTA
38. The reaction 2A  B is first order in A with a rate constant of 2.8 x 10-2 /s at 80 0C. How
long will it take for A to decrease from 0.88 M to 0.14 M?
a. 45s b. 66 s c. 79 s d. 85 s
39. What is the half-life of N2O5 if it decomposes with a rate constant of 5.7 x 10-4 /s?
a. 1100 s b. 37 min c. 900 s d. 20 min
40. It is the minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.
a. activation energy b. reaction kinetics
c. kinetic energy d. NOTA
41. Pseudo-first order model was proposed by ____________ to describe kinetic process of
Liq-sol phase adsorption
a. Zeldowitsch b. Lagergren c. Arrhenius d. Ho
42. He proposed the Elovich’s model to study kinetics of Chemisorption of gases onto
heterogeneous solids.
a. Elovich b. Lagergren c. Zeldowitsch d. Keinath
43. A liquid phase reaction 2A  P, with k=25 ft3/lbmol-h is carried out in a tubular flow
reactor. A flow rate of 100 ft3/h containing pure a and CA0 = 0.20 lbmols/ft3 enters the
reactor. What reactor volume (ft3) is required to attain 80% conversion?
a. 80 b. 125 c. 178 d. 210
44. The rate expression rate = k[A][B] has an overall order of
2/3

a. 2/3 b. 3/2 c. 5/2 d. 2/5

45. Called a riser and / or a circulating bed reactor.
a. backmix reactor b. CSTR c. batch reactor d. PFR

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