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Which of the following compound, if added to a solution will lead to the greatest increase in viscosity?
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A. A globular protein
B. Glucose
C. A long chain protein such as albumin
D. Water
Correct Answer
A long chain protein such as albumin
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1. In animal cell bioreactor, bubble damage can be minimized by
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A. the addition of a shear protectorant
B. using a bubble free oxygen delivery system
C. headspace aeration
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
2. A dilatant fluid is one in which the viscosity
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A. is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
B. changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
C. increases with increasing stirrer speed
D. decreases with increasing stirrer speed
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Correct Answer: increases with increasing stirrer speed
3. A Newtonian fluid is one in which the viscosity
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A. is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
B. changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
C. increases with increasing stirrer speed
D. decreases with increasing stirrer speed
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Correct Answer: is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
4. Water is a
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A. newtonian fluid
B. pseudoplastic
C. dilatant
D. rheopectic
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Correct Answer: newtonian fluid
5. Which of the following describes the detrimental effect of bubbles on animal cells?
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A. Cells trapped on the surface of bubbles can be damaged when the bubbles explode, releasing their pressure and surface energies
B. Cells trapped in the moving foam can be dragged apart by the bubbles
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Bubbles can explode in the liquid medium causing the release of ultraviolet radiation
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
6. A fluid in which the viscosity decreases with increasing stirrer speed and mixing time, can be represented as
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A. newtonian fluid
B. pseudoplastic, thixotropic fluid
C. dilatant, rheopectic fluid
D. dilatant, pseudoplastic fluid
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Correct Answer: pseudoplastic, thixotropic fluid
7. A Brookfield viscometer measures viscosity by determining
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A. the shear stress
B. the shear rate
C. the shear stress and shear rate
D. the torque required to move an impeller at a set speed
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Correct Answer: the torque required to move an impeller at a set speed
8. In sparged mammalian cell bioreactors, the cell damage is caused because of
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A. shear stress arising during mixing of the cell culture fluid
B. shear stresses arising from the breakup of bubbles at the liquid surface
C. shear stresses between bubbles in foam at the liquid surface
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: shear stress arising during mixing of the cell culture fluid
9. The SI unit for viscosity is
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A. kg.m
-1
.s
-1
B. kg.m
-2
.s
-2
C. kg.m
-3
.s
-1
D. kg.m
-1
.s
-2
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Correct Answer: kg.m
-1
.s
-1
10. A pseudoplastic fluid is one in which the viscosity
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A. is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
B. changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
C. increases with increasing stirrer speed
D. decreases with increasing stirrer speed
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Correct Answer: decreases with increasing stirrer speed
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