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1. A mixture of helium and nitrogen gas is contained in a pipe at 298K at 1 atm total pressure which is constant
throughout. At one end of the pipe at point 1 and the partial pressure Pa, 1 of He is 0.60 atm and at the other end
0.2m, Pa,2=0.20 atm. Calculate the flux of the He. At steady state, Dab of the He-N2 mixture is 0.687x10 -4 m2/s.
a. 7.7892 x 10-5 b. 6.1122 x 10-5 c. 5.6194 x 10-6 d. 4.8910 x 10-6
2. An Arnold cell is used to measure the diffusivity of acetone in air at 20°C and 100 kPa pressure. At time= 0, the
liquid acetone surface is 1.10 cm from the top of the tube and after 8 hours of operation, the liquid surface drops
to 2.05 cm. if the concentration of acetone in air that flows over the top of the tube is zero, what is the diffusivity
of acetone in air? At 20°C, the vapor pressure of acetone is 24 kPa and density is 790 kg/m 3.
a. 6.2737 x 10-6 b. 5.4518 x 10-6 c. 6.2737 x 10-5 d. 5.4518 x 10-5
3. An ethanol-water solution in the form of a stagnant film 2.0 mm thick at 293K is in contact at one surface with an
organic solvent in which ethanol is soluble and water is insoluble. In point 1, the concentration of ethanol is 16.8
wt% and the solution density is 972.8 kg/m3. At point 2, the concentration of ethanol is 6.8 wt% and the solution
density is 988.1 kg/m3. The diffusivity of ethanol is 0.740x10-9 m2/s. Calculate the steady-state flux of ethanol.
a. 8.9553 x 10-7 b. 8.5993 x 10-7 c. 8.3959 x 10-7 d. 8.9355 x 10-7
4. An adiabatic saturator is going to treat air having a temperature of 40°C and 20% relative humidity and after which,
the treated air will be treated to 70°C having a 60% relative humidity. Determine the kilograms of water absorbed
in the saturation if given 100 kg/hr of entering dry air.
a. 0.1491 b. 12.9011 c. 1.8910 d. 13.0900
5. 2000 ft3 per hour of air at 110F, saturated with vapor, is to be dehumidified. Part of the air is sent through a unit
where it is cooled and some water condensed. The air leaves the unit saturated at 60F. It is then remixed with air
which by-passed the unit. The final air contains 0.02 lb H2O/ lb d.a. Determine the lbs dry air bypassed per lb of dry
air sent to the dehumidifier.
a. 0.1189 b. 0.2308 c. 0.1109 d. 0.2981
6. Water is to be cooled in a packed tower from 330 to 295 K by means of air flowing countercurrently. The liquid
flows at the rate of 275 cm3/m2 s and the air at 0.7 m3/m2 s. The entering air has a temperature of 295 K and a
humidity of 20%. Calculate the required height of tower and the condition of the air leaving at the top. The whole
of the resistance to heat and mass transfer can be considered as being within the gas phase and the product of the
mass transfer coefficient and the transfer surface per unit volume of column had may be taken as 0.2 s -1.
a. 1m b. 1.5m c. 2m d. 2.75m
7. During an experiment conducted on the drying of copra, it was found out that copra dries at a rate proportional to
its free moisture content and losses 60% of its free moisture in 2 hours. How many hours will it take to lose 90%
under the same drying condition?
a. 1.7612 hrs b. 12.0000 hrs c. 2.6712 hrs d. 5.0259 hrs
8. A piece of canvass dries in the open air at a rate approximately proportional to its moisture content, if a sheet
hung to dry, the wind losses half of its free moisture content in an hour, when will it have loss 99% of its moisture
assuming that conditions remain constant.
a. 1.4427 hrs b. 4.4455 hrs c. 6.6439 hrs d. 10.9012 hrs
9. It is desired to recover 95% of the SO2 contained in waste flue gas with 5% SO2 and 95% air in a packed tower having
a cross-sectional of 0.093m2. The absorbing liquid is water and is allowed to flow counter with the gas flow. How
much minimum water rate(kg/hr) is needed? Assume 20°C temperature and entering gas rate is 1.36kg/min.
a. 1173.9006 b. 1093.3075 c. 1035.7812 d. 1170.3260
10. Sulfur dioxide is to be absorbed into water in a plate column. The feed gas(20%mol SO 2) is to be scrubbed to
2mole% SO2 . Water flow rate is 6,000 kg/hr.m2. The inlet air flow rate is 150 kg air/hr.m 2. Tower temperature is
293 K. Find the number of theoretical plates.
a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4
11. Given that the Henry's Law constant for carbon dioxide in water at 25°C is 1.6 x 10 5 kPa (mole fraction)-1, calculate
the percentage solubility by weight of carbon dioxide in water under these conditions and at a partial pressure of
carbon dioxide of 200 kPa above the water.
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a. 78% b. 69% c. 31% d. 22%

12. Determine the % error if the Antoine equation is used to estimate the normal boiling point of benzene. From
literature value, the normal boiling point of benzene is 353.26 K.
a. 100% b. 10% c. 1% d. 0.01%
13. A mixture of 40 mol% benzene and 60% toluene is distilled in a column to give a product of 98% benzene and a
waste containing 5% benzene. For a relative volatility of 2.4, calculate the minimum number of plates if the mixture
is fed at its boiling point.
a. 6.1290 b. 6.1541 c. 1.8901 d. 1.5500
14. Tung meal containing 55 weight % oil is to be extracted at a rate of 4000 lb/h using n-hexane containing 5 weight
% oil as solvent. A countercurrent multi-stage extraction sytem is to be used. The meal retains 2 lbs of solvent per
lb of oil-free meal. The residual charge contains 0.11 lb oil per lb of oil-free meal while the product is composed
of 15 weight % oil. Determine the number of ideal stages.
a. 2.2417 b. 3.1205 c. 2.0890 d. 3.7811
15. Roasted copper containing the copper as CuSO4 is to be extracted in a countercurrent stage extractor. Each hour a
charge consisting of 10 tons of inert solids, 1.2 tons of copper sulfate, and 0.5 ton of water is to be treated. The
strong solution produced is to consist of 90 percent water and 10% CuSO4 by weight. The recovery of CuSO4 is to
be 98% of that in the ore. Pure water is to be used as the fresh solvent. After each 1 ton of inert solids retains 2
tons of water plus the copper sulfate dissolved in that water. Equilibrium is attained in each stage. How many
stages are required?
a. 10 b. 9 c. 8 d. 7
16. We wish to extract nicotine from water using kerosene. If we have 100 lb of a 2% nicotine solution extracted once
with 200 lb of kerosene, what percentage will be extracted?
Equilibrium data: Y=0.90X
a. 65.8900% b. 64.7500% c. 65.9800% d. 64.5700%
17. An aqueous waste stream containing 3.25% by weight phenol is to be extracted with one-third its volume of
methylene chloride to produce a raffinate without more than 0.2% phenol. How many stages are required?
a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3
18. A plate and frame filter press is used to filter a compressible sludge (S = 0.45) at 50 psia for 2 hours. Washing is
done at 30 psia with wash water equal to 10% of the filtrate volume collected. The washing time is
a. 127 min b. 136 min c. 156 min d. 178 min
19. A dilute slurry contains small solid food particles having a diameter of 5 x 10 -2 mm which are to be removed by
centrifuging. The particle density is 1050 kg/m3 and the solution density is 1000kg/m3. The viscosity of the liquid
is 1.2 cP. A 60mm diameter bowl that is 100 mm deep operated at 50Hz gives a 25mm thick liquid layer. Calculate
the expected flowrate in L/s just to remove these particles.
a. 0.29 b. 0.11 c. 0.90 d. 0.34
20. Find the width of an apron conveyor without skirts whose capacity is 56 tons per hour at a speed of 50 fpm handling
solids with average density of 50 pound per cubic foot.
a. 36 in b. 42 in c. 48 in d. 54 in