A. Less than the wet bulb temperature
B. More than the wet bulb temperature
C. More than the dry bulb temperature
D. Equal to wet bulb temperature
Related Mcqs:
- The dew point temperature lines on psychrometric charts are straight inclined sloping downwards to the right. When relative humidity of moist air is 100%, then_________________?
A. Wet bulb temperature=dry bulb temperature
B. Wet bulb temperature=dew point temperature
C. Saturation temperature=dew point temperature
D. All ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ - Air at a temperature of 20°C and 750 mm Hg pressure has a relative humidity of 80%. What is its percentage humidity? Vapour pressure of water at 20°C is 17.5 mm Hg?
A. 80.38
B. 80
C. 79.62
D. 78.51 - If atmospheric temperature and dew point are nearly equal, then the relative humidity is_______________?
A. Zero
B. 50%
C. Almost 100%
D. unpredictable - The wet bulb temperature is lower in dry air than in wet air at the same temperature. A dry bulb thermometer registers a higher temperature than a wet bulb thermometer except at ______________ percent relative humidity ?
A. 0
B. 100
C. 50
D. None of these - _____________________ remains constant during the adiabatic cooling of moist air?
A. Wet bulb temperature
B. Dry bulb temperature
C. Relative humidity
D. Specific humidity - A psychrometer does not measure the __________________ temperature of moist air?
A. Dew point
B. Dry bulb
C. Wet bulb
D. None of these - Sooty and sulphurous smog formed due to combustion of fossil fuels particularly in winter, continues throughout the day and night. When the moist atmospheric air’s water vapor condenses on the solid particles of smoke thereby forming smog (smoke + fog), it causes_________________?
A. Poor visibility due to sky darkening
B. Irritation in eyes
C. Respiratory trouble
D. All A., B. and C. - Moist atmospheric air at high temperature (e.g., in summer) having high concentration of sulphur dioxide causes________________?
A. Fading of dyes on textiles
B. Corrosion, tarnishing & soiling of metals
C. Reduced strength of textiles
D. All A., B. and C. - Heat capacity of air can be approximately expressed as, Cp = 26.693 + 7.365 x10-3 T, where, Cp is in J/mole.K and T is in K. The heat given off by 1 mole of air when cooled at atmospheric pressure from 500°C to – 100°C is ____________________?
A. 10.73 kJ
B. 16.15 kJ
C. 18.11 kJ
D. 18.33 kJ - Pure oxygen is mixed with air to produce an enriched air containing 50 volume % of oxygen. The ratio of moles of air to oxygen used is_________________?
A. 1.72
B. 0.58
C. 0.5
D. 0.2
