College of Applied

Sciences-Sohar
Department of Engineering
CHEN3155 Chemical Reaction Engineering Quiz
1 , February 2016

Date: 14 03- 2016 Time: 20 minutes Number

of Pages: 03

Section: . Student I.D

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Student Name: Solution

General Instructions:
The Maximum marks for this Midterm is 15.
Set out your work properly. Be clear, neat and concise.
If needed, rough work may be done in the back side of the sheet. Rough work will not be
graded.
Turn off all GSMs
Use the Calculator in case of need.
Do not talk during the exam without permission from the invigilator.
Hand the exam paper back to your invigilator at the end of the exam.

Question Marks
Part Marks Scored Marks-in words
s Allotted
I 1-2 5
II 3-4 10

Total 15

Examiner : Dr. Ibrahim Dubdub Signature:

Reviewer :
Signature:
 Part I (5x1= 5 Marks)
Mixed Questions
1. What are the dimensions of k in the equation ra = k Ca?
A. moles2/volume2/time
B. time/mole/volume
C. 1/time

2. Consider the following elementary reactions

i. Which reaction has the higher activation energy?

ii. Which reactions have the same activation energy?

iii. Which reaction is virtually temperature insensitive?

3. Which equation is used in arriving at the design equation for a batch

reactor?

A. Gj = Vrj B. dNj/dt = 0 C. Fjo = Fj = 0

1
1
A +B R+
4. A reaction with stoichiometric equation: 2 2 S

has the following rate equation: r A=2 C 0.5

A CB

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what is the rate expression for this reaction if the stoichiometric equation
written as:

A +2 B 2 R+ S

Part II (2x5=10 Marks)

3- The gas-phase reaction A B+C

is carried out isothermally in a 20-dm 3 constant-volume batch reactor. 20 mol

of pure A is initially placed in the reactor. The reactor is well mixed.

r A=k C A
(a) If the reaction is first order: with k = 0.865 min-1

calculate the time necessary to reduce the number of moles of A in the reactor
to 0.2 mol.

(b) If the temperature is 127 0C, what is the initial total pressure? What is the
final total pressure assuming the reaction goes to completion?

Additional information:

R=0.082 atm.dm3/(mol.K),

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4- Nitric acid is made commercially from nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is produced by the gas-phase
oxidation of ammonia. 4NH3 + 5O2 4NO + 6H2O

The feed consists of 15 mol% ammonia in air at 8.2 atm and 227C. Assume ideal gas.

a) Set up a stoichiometric table with ammonia as your basis of calculation by express

Concentration for all species as functions of conversion for a flow reactor.

b) Write rate law in terms of conversion. Assume the reaction is first order in both reactants.

Additional information:

R=0.082 atm.dm3/(mol.K)

Solution
Assume ideal gas behavior.

Therefore,

Entering concentration of ammonia

a) Stoichiometric Table

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b) Combined mole balance and rate law

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