A. Unidirectional diffusion from liquid to gas phase
B. Unidirectional diffusion from gas to liquid phase
C. Either A. or B.
D. A counter diffusion at an almost equal molar rate
Related Mcqs:
- Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a stagnant medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass transfer co-efficient based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the above was estimated to be 4 × 10-3 kg mole/m2.s. The equilibrium data for the system is given as y = 2x. The flux across the interface (in kg mole/m2 .s) for bulk concentrations of A in gas phase and liquid phase as y = 0.4 and x = 0.01 respectively is _________________________?
A. 5.6 × 10-4
B. 8.5 × 10-4
C. 5.6 × 10-3
D. 8.5 × 10-3 - H2S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of the transfer unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient on the gas side is 0.4 m. The equilibrium data is given by, y = 1.5 x. The bulk concentration of H2S has to be reduced from 0.05 to 0.001 mole fraction in the gas side. The height of the tower (in meters) corresponding to an operating line given by, y = 5x + 0.001 is ______________________?
A. 2.0
B. 1.56
C. 1.0
D. 0.56 - For the gas absorption, the height of a transfer unit, based on the gas phase is given by (G: superficial molar gas velocity, L: superficial molar liquid velocity, FG: mass transfer co-efficient, moles/m2, a: interfacial area per unit volume of tower) ?
A. G/(FG . a)
B. FG/(G . a)
C. (G . a)/FG
D. L/(FG . G) - Humidification involves mass transfer between a pure liquid phase and a fixed gas, which is___________________?
A. Insoluble in the liquid
B. Soluble in the liquid
C. Non-ideal in nature
D. At a fixed temperature - The Reynolds number of the liquid was increased 100 fold for a laminar falling film used for gas-liquid contacting. Assuming penetrating theory is applicable, the fold increase in the mass transfer co-efficient (Kc) for the same system is_______________________?
A. 100
B. 10
C. 5
D. 1 - With increase in the liquid flow rate at a fixed gas velocity in a randomly packed counter current gas-liquid absorption column, the gas pressure drop___________________?
A. Decreases
B. Remains unchanged
C. Increases
D. Decreases exponentially - According to the film theory of mass transfer, the mass transfer co-efficient is proportional to (where, D = molecular diffusivity) ?
A. D
B. D2
C. D0.5
D. 1/D - For experimental determination of mass transfer co-efficient by wetted wall tower, the mass transfer area is___________________?
A. Calculated
B. Unknown
C. Known
D. Not required - JD factor for mass transfer is a function of Reynolds number. Mass transfer by molecular diffusion from a single drop to surrounding still air is given by___________________?
A. Nsh = 2
B. Nst = 2
C. Nsc = 2
D. None of these - In an interphase mass transfer process, the lesser the solubility of a given solute in a liquid, the higher are the chances that the transfer process will be_________________?
A. Liquid phase resistance-controlled
B. Gas phase resistance controlled
C. Impossible
D. Driven by a non-linear driving force
