A. Feed rate
B. Reactor volume
C. Extent of reaction
D. All A., B. and C.
Related Mcqs:
- A first order reaction is to be treated in a series of two mixed reactors. The total volume of the two reactors is minimum, when the reactors are_____________________?
A. Equal in size
B. Of different sizes
C. Of such size that the ratio of their volumes is < 5
D. None of these - Rate constant for a first order reaction does not depend upon reaction time, extent of reaction and the initial concentration of reactants; but it is a function of reaction temperature. In a chemical reaction, the time required to reduce the concentration of reactant from 100 gm moles/litre to 50 gm moles/litre is same as that required to reduce it from 2 gm moles/litre to 1 gm mole/litre in the same volume. Then the order of this reaction is ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3 - In a chemical reaction, represented by as shown in the bellow figure, it is observed that the (i) Rate of reaction increases by a factor of 4 on doubling the concentration of the reactant. (ii) Rate of reaction increases by a factor of 9 on trebling the concentration of the reactant. Then the rate of the reaction is proportional to(where, CA = concentration of the reactant)_____________________?
A. CA
B. CA2
C. CA3
D. CA4 - For a vapour phase catalytic reaction (A + B → P) which follows the Ridel mechanism and the reaction step is rate controlling, the rate of reaction is given by (reaction rate is irreversible, product also absorbs) ?
A. -rA = (k . PA . PB)/(1 + KAPA + KPPP)
B. -rA = (k . PA
2 – k1PP)/(1 + KAPA + KPPP)
C. -rA = (k . PA . PB)/(1 + KAPB + KBPB . KPPP)
D. -rA = (k . PA . PB)/(1 + KAPA) - The rate controlling step for the heterogeneous irreversible catalytic reaction A(g) + B(g) → C(g) is the surface reaction of absorbed A with absorbed B to give adsorbed C. The rate expression for this reaction can then be written as (where, KA, KB and KC are the equilibrium constants and is the rate constant of the rate controlling step) ?
A. k KA pApB / (1 + KApA + KBpB)
B. k KAKB pApB / (1 + KApA + KBpB)
C. k KAKB pApB / (1 + KApA + KBpB + KCpC)
D. k KAKB pApB / (1 + KApA + KBpB + KCpC)2 - For the chemical reaction P → Q, it is found that the rate of reaction doubles as the concentration of ‘P’ is doubled. If the reaction rate is proportional to Cp n, then what is the value of ‘n’ for this chemical reaction ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3 - The rate of a gas phase reaction is given by K . CA . CB. If the volume of the reaction vessel is reduced to l/4th of its initial volume, then the reaction rate compared to the original rate will be _______________ times?
A. 4
B. 16
C. 8
D. 2 - For a gaseous phase reaction, rate of reaction is equal to K. CA . CB. If the volume of the reactor is suddenly reduced to 1/4th of its initial volume, then the rate of reaction compared to the original rate will be ______________ times?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 1/8
D. 1/16 - A pollutant P degrades according to first order kinetics. An aqueous stream containing P at 2 kmole/m3 and volumetric flow rate 1m3 /h requires a mixed flow reactor of volume V to bring down the pollutant level to 0.5 kmole/m3. The inlet concentration of the pollutant is now doubled and the volumetric flow rate is tripled. If the pollutant level is to be brought down to the same level of 0.5 k.mole/m3, the volume of the mixed flow reactor should be increased by a factor of_______________?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 3
D. 7/3 - A liquid phase reaction is to be carried out under isothermal conditions. The reaction rate as a function of conversion has been determined experimentally and is shown in the figure given below. What choice of reactor or combination of reactors will require the minimum overall reactor volume, if a conversion of 0.9 is desired ?
A. CSTR followed by a PFR
B. PFR followed by a CSTR
C. CSTR followed by a PFR followed by a CSTR
D. PFR followed by a CSTR followed by a PFR
