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___1st___LONG EXAMINATION
(CHE171 Chemical Reaction Engineering1)
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Use the standard MCL test booklet only.

Borrowing of exam materials such as calculator, pens, etc. while taking the test is NOT permitted.

For problem based-item (part II), show complete solutions on your test booklet clearly. Indicate by enclosing in an box the final
answers with appropriate units.
Learning Outcome
Codes

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I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the answer.

1. The unit of k for a second order elementary reaction is

a.

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1/time b. concentration/time

)-1

d. (concentration (time)

c. 1/concentration

-1

2. The E of a reaction may be lowered by

a.

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adding a catalyst b. increasing temperature

products

c. decreasing temperature

d. removing the

3. The mechanism of a reaction can sometimes be deduced from

a.
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The net equation b. the rate law c. the temperature dependency of the rate d.
energy

activation

4. The law governing the kinetics of a reaction is the law of

a.
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a.
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c. mass action

d. chemical equilibrium

b. 4

c. 8

d. 16

Heat of reaction b. temperature

c. time of reaction

d. concentration of reactants

7. The rate of reaction is not influenced by

a.

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b. constant composition

6. The specific rate of reaction is primarily dependent on

a.

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constant temperature

5. If the volume of a container is suddenly reduced to its original volume, the rate will increase
by a factor of

Molecularity of the reaction

temperature

b. concentration of reactants

c. nature of reactants

8. If the rate of reaction is independent of the concentration of the reactants, the reaction is said
to be
a.

First order

b. second order c. third order

d. zero order

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9. For the reaction 2A(g) +3C(g) D(g) + 2E(g) with rD = kCACB2, the reaction is said to be

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10. Chemical reaction rates in solution do not depend to any extent upon

a.
a.
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d.

non-homogeneous
concentration

b. non-elementary
b. pressure

c. elementary

d. no reaction

c. temperature

d. catalyst

11. The rate of formation of B in terms of rA ( where rA = -kCACB ) is

a. 2rA
b. -1/2rA
c. rA
d. rA
12. The overall order of reaction for the elementary reaction A + 2B C is
a.

b. 2

c. 1

d. 0

13. The collision theory of chemical reaction maintains that _______

a. A chemical reaction occurs with every molecular collision
b. Reactions in the gas phase are always first order
c. Reaction rates are of the order of molecular speeds
d. Rate is directly proportional to the number of collisions per second
14. I f the reaction 2A
B + C is second order, which of the following plots will give a straight line
a. CA2 versus time b. log CA versus time c. 1/CA versus time d. CA versus time
15. The activation energy of a reaction can be obtained from the slope of a plot of
a. k vs log T b. log k vs 1/T
c. k vs log 1/T d. log k vs T
16. In a reaction, this is a substance that affects the rate of reaction but emerges from the process
unchanged.
a. Contaminant
b. catalyst
c. reactant
d. product

17. For the reaction A + B

2C, when CA is doubled the rate doubles when CB is doubled the rate
increases four fold. The rate law is
a. rA = kCA2CB4 b. rA = kCB2 c. rA = kCACB2 d. rA = kCA
18. It states that the rate of chemical reaction is proportional to the activity of the reactants
a. Law of Mass Action b. Le Chateliers Principle c. Hesss Law d. Second Law of
Thermodynamics
Prepared By/ Date (Faculty Member)
Engr. JOSEPH R. ORTENERO

Reviewed By/ Date (Program Chair/Dean)

Engr. MARIBEL G. SONGSONG

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19. The composition of the reaction component vary from position to position along a flow path in
a/an
a. Batch reactor b. Adiabatic reactor c. CSTR d. Plug flow reactor
20. A certain reaction is second order in A, when CA is 0.03 mol/L, the rate is 3 x 10-3 L/mol-s. The
rate when CA is 0.015 mol/L in L/mol-s is
-4
-3
a. 0.21
b. 7.5 x 10
c. 3.33 d. 1.5 x 10
PROBLEM SOLVING: (15 PTS EACH)

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1. The liquid phase hydrolysis of dilute aqueous acetic anhydride solution (CH3CO)2O +H2O H2O +
2CH3COOH is second order irreversible. Our data on rates as a function of temperature were
TC
Rate (gmol/cm3-min)

10
0.0567C

15
0.0806C

25
0.158C

40
0.380C

Where C = acetic anhydride concentration in gmol/cm3. What is the value of the Arrhenius
constant?
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2. A 70% by weight trichloroacetic acid in aniline is reacted in a 1275 L batch reactor for 36 hours
at 50C to produce CHCl3 as per the following reaction

Calculate the amount of chloroform produced in metric tons (MT) per 7-day week (3 shifts daily)
allowing 6 hours pumping time per batch. The first order rate constant is 8 x 10-4/min at the
temperature of the reaction. Sp gr of the feed is 1.5.
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3. The reaction between ethylene bromide and potassium iodide in 99% methanol inert has been
found to be first order with respect to each reactant (second order overall)(Dillon, 1932). The
reaction can be represented by C2H4Br2 + 3KI C2H4 +2KBr + KI3 or A +3B products.
(a) Derive an equation for calculating the second order rate constant kA.
(b) At 59.7C in one set of experiments for which CAO = 0.0266 and CBO = 0.2237 mol/L, the
bromide was 59.1% reacted at the end of 15.25 h. Calculate the value of k and specify its
units.

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4. Rate constants for the first-order decomposition of nitrogen pentoxide (N205) at various
temperatures are as follows (Alberty and Silbey, 1992, p. 635):
T/K
105 /s-1

273
298
0.0787 3.46

308
13.5

318
49.8

328
150

338
487

Show that the data obey the Arrhenius relationship, and determine the values of the Arrhenius
parameters.

Prepared By/ Date (Faculty Member)

Engr. JOSEPH R. ORTENERO

Reviewed By/ Date (Program Chair/Dean)

Engr. MARIBEL G. SONGSONG

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