A. a1 = a2
B. a1 = 2a2
C. a1 = 0.5 a2
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number of plates required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar binary mixture of components A and B into an overhead fraction containing 99 mol% A and a bottom fraction containing 98 mol% B ? Assume that relative volatility (αAB = 2) does not change appreciably in the column ?
A. 5
B. 9
C. 12
D. 28 - Packed column distillation is limited to the column _____________ metres?
A. Height < 6
B. Diameter < 0.6
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B. - A distillation column with N plates is being operated under normal conditions. At some point of time, the operation is shifted to total reflux condition (i.e., no product and residue are being withdrawn and feed to the column is stopped). At the new steady state ?
A. Composition of vapors and that of liquid do not vary throughout the column
B. Reboiler load and condenser load are minimum
C. The top and bottom compositions are unchanged with and without total reflux
D. The top and bottom compositions correspond to the maximum enrichment available - A distillation column separates 10000 kg/hr of a benzene-toluene mixture as shown in the figure below: In the figure xF, xD and xW represent the weight fraction of benzene in the feed, distillate and residue respectively. The reflux ratio is_______________ ?
A. 0.5
B. 0.6
C. 1.0
D. 2.0 - Relative volatility varies with the concentration of component for an ideal solution. The relative volatility of a binary mixture may be defined as the ratio of vapor pressure of component ‘A’ to that of component ‘B’, when_________________?
A. Only vapor phase follows Raoult’s law
B. Only liquid phase obeys Dalton’s law
C. Liquid phase obeys Dalton’s law and vapor phase obeys Raoult’s law
D. Vapor phase obeys Dalton’s law and liquid phase obeys Raoult’s law - Cox chart, which is useful in the design of distillation column particularly for petroleum hydrocarbons, is a plot of (where, P = vapor pressure, T = temperature) ?
A. log P vs. T
B. log P vs. log T
C. T vs. P
D. P vs. log T - For the same feed, feed quality and separation (in a distillation column), with the increase of total pressure, the number of ideal plates will_____________________?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain same
D. Data insufficient, can’t be predicted - An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column. High pressure steam is available as a source of heat. For a given reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are being explored; (i) a reboiler is used and (ii) no reboiler is used but steam is fed directly to the bottom of the column. As compared to option (i), in option (ii) ____________________?
A. Less number of trays are required
B. Composition of the residue remains unchanged
C. More number of trays are required but the residue composition remains unchanged
D. More number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute in methanol - Pick out the system with minimum boiling azeotrope at 1 atm ?
A. Benzene-toluene
B. Ethyl alcohol-water
C. Hydrochloric acid-water
D. All A., B. and C. - Nitrobenzene (boiling point = 210.6°C) is steam distilled at 1 atm pressure. Nitrobenzene will distil off _______________ °C?
A. At < 100
B. At > 210.6
C. Between 100 and 210
D. None of these
