1.

If
a.

i=1 , what is

ln(i i ) ?

b.
c. Undefined, argument is a negative number
d. Undefined, argument is a complex number
2. Calculate the pH of 0.10 M ammonium bicarbonate.
Given:
pKa1 (H2CO3) = 6.37
pKa2 (H2CO3) = 10.33
pKb (NH3) = 4.75
Kw = 10-14
a. 3.69
b. 5.56
c. 7.00
d. 8.35
3. The high-temperature superconductor yttrium barium copper
oxide
(MW = 666.19 - 16x), when heated under flowing H2 at 1000oC,
forms a solid mixture of oxides and copper according to the
following stoichiometry:
1
YBa2 Cu 3 O7 x ( s ) + ( 3.5x ) H 2 ( g ) Y 2 O3 ( s )+ 2 BaO ( s ) +3 Cu ( s )+(3.5x)H 2 O( g)
2
When 34.397 mg of

YBa2 Cu3 O7 x

were subjected to analysis,

31.661 mg of solid remained after heating to 1000oC. Solve for

x.
a. 0.20
b. 0.60
c. 4
d. 5
4. For a multiple-effect evaporator system, the total cost in PhP,
which includes initial and operating costs, is given by the
following equation:
37500
Total Cost =2000+1600 ( N1 ) + 1.75
N
where N is the number of effects. How many effects will give
the minimum cost?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

5. Rank the following carbocations in order of increasing stability.

a. I = III < II = IV
b. II = IV < I = III
c. IV < II < III < I
d. IV < III < I < II
6. A heavy block of mass M is slowly placed on a conveyor belt
moving with a speed v. The coefficient of friction between the
block and the belt is . Through what distance will the block
slide on the belt?
v2
a. g
2

b.

2v
g

c.

v2
2 g

d.

4v
g

7. Name the Dutch physicist who coined the term enthalpy,

proposed the virial equation of state for real gases, and won
the Nobel Prize in physics in 1913 for the discovery of
superconductivity.
a. Hendrik Lorentz
b. Kamerlingh Onnes
c. Johannes van der Waals
d. Willem Keesom
8. Which of the following statements is true regarding the critical
point?

a. The critical point for multi-component systems occurs at the highest

temperature and pressure at which both liquid and vapor phases
can coexist.
b. At the critical point, the liquid and vapor phases are still in
equilibrium but are indistinguishable.
c. For a pure fluid, the critical point violates the Gibbs Phase Rule since
F = C P + 2 = 1 1 + 2 = 2, but there should be zero degrees of
freedom.
d. All of the above statements are false.
9. Fresh juice contains 15% solids and 85% water by weight and
is to be concentrated to contain 40% solids. In a singleevaporation system, volatile constituents escape with water,
leaving the juice with flat taste. To overcome this problem,
part of the fresh juice bypasses the evaporator. If the juice
leaving just after the evaporator contains 55% solids, what
fraction of the feed is bypassed?
a. 14.06%
b. 17.57%
c. 21.70%
d. None of the above
10.
Steam at 350oC flows into a porous plug from a 10-MPa
line. It exits at 1 bar. What is the exit temperature? Specific
properties at the inlet are U = 2699.2 kJ/kg and H = 2923.4
kJ/kg.
Pertinent data:
T [oC]
200o
C
250o
C
300o
C
350o
C
a.
b.
c.
d.

224.29oC
227.21oC
233.68oC
350oC

P = 1 bar
U [kJ/kg]
H [kJ/kg]
2658.0
2875.3
2733.7

2974.3

2810.4

3074.3

2888.6

3175.8

Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A
B
A
C
D

6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10.A