CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS QUIZ

1% concentration of water vapor in air is equivalent to __________ ppm (parts per million).

10000

10

1000

100

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Scaling occurs in boiler tubes due to the fact that, the solubility of Ca(OH)₂ __________ with increasing temperature.

None of these

Decreases

Shows inversion of solubility

Increases

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Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved

In the ionic form

As tiny gas bubbles

In the atomic form

In the molecular form

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Frost formation on the evaporator tubes in the domestic refrigerators

Can be prevented by proper design

Is immaterial

Causes heat loss due to poor heat transfer

Decreased compressor power

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Atomic __________ of an element is a whole number.

Weight

Volume

Number

Radius

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Specific heat of an ideal gas depends upon its

Volume

Molecular weight

Pressure

Temperature

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If the head is doubled in & centrifugal pump, the power required will increase in the ratio of

23/2

23

25/2

21/3

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Creep consideration is the most important in case of the

Steam engine flywheel

Cast iron pipes

Blades of gas turbines

Cycle chains

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The best criterion for analysing an economic investment is the

Future value method

Rate of return criterion

Salvage value

Present value method

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Salvage value is the most flexible criteria for analysing a financial investment. 'Salvaging' means

Mortgaging the obsolete machine/property

Disposing off machine/property, which is no longer useful in the present scenerio

Writing off the obsolete machine/ property

Disposing off a machine/property on as is where is basis

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