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  • Drying operation under vacuum is carried out to


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  • A. dry those materials which have very high unbound mositure content.
  • B. reduce drying temperature.
  • C. increase drying temperature.
  • D. dry materials having high bound moisture content.

  • Correct Answer
  • reduce drying temperature. 


  • Mass Transfer problems


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    • 1. In distillation, overhead product contains

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    • A. only one component
    • B. two components
    • C. any number of components
    • D. only saturated liquid
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    • 2. In case of an absorber, the operating

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    • A. line always lies above the equilibrium curve.
    • B. line always lies below the equilibrium curve.
    • C. line can be either above or below the equilibrium curve.
    • D. velocity is more than the loading velocity.
    • Discuss
    • 3. On addition of solute in the solvent, the __________ of the solution decreases.

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    • A. boiling point
    • B. freezing point
    • C. vapour pressure
    • D. both (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 4. Chemisorption (chemical adsorption) is

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    • A. same as "Van der Waals" adsorption.
    • B. characterised by adsorption of heat.
    • C. an irreversible phenomenon.
    • D. a reversible phenomenon.
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    • 5. The amount of steam required per unit quantity of distillate in case of steam distillation will be reduced by

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    • A. raising the temperature.
    • B. lowering the total pressure.
    • C. both (a) and (b).
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 6. Heat in BTU necessary to increase the temperature of 1 lb of gas and its accompanying vapour by 1°F is called the

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    • A. latent heat
    • B. humid heat
    • C. specific heat
    • D. sensible heat
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    • 7. A plait point is the point on the solubility curve, where the tie line reduces to a point. What is the number of plait point for a ternery system containing twopairs of partially miscible liquids?

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    • A. 0
    • B. 1
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
    • Discuss
    • 8. __________ columns are used for liquid dispersion in a continuous gas phase.

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    • A. Packed
    • B. Pulse
    • C. Bubble cap
    • D. Sieve plate
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following plays an important role in problems of simultaneous heat and mass transfer?

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    • A. Lewis number
    • B. Schmidt number
    • C. Prandtl number
    • D. Sherwood number
    • Discuss
    • 10. The rate of solid-liquid extraction is limited by the

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    • A. phase change of the solute as it dissolves in the solvent.
    • B. diffusion of the solute through the solvent in the pores to the outside of the particle.
    • C. diffusion of the solute from the solution in contact with the particle to the main bulk of the solution.
    • D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
    • Discuss


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