One mole of methane undergoes complete combustion in a stoichiometric amount of air. The reaction proceeds as CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O. Both the reactants and products are in gas phase. ΔH°298 = – 730 kJ/mole of methane. Mole fraction of water vapour in the product gases is about_____________________?

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1. At 100°C, water and methylcyclohexane both have vapour pressures of 1 atm. Also at 100°C, the latent heats of vaporisation of these compounds are 40.63 kJ/mole for water and 31.55 kJ/mole for methylcyclohexane. The vapour pressure of water at 150°C is 4.69 atm. At 150°C, the vapour pressure of methylcyclohexane would be expected to be_________________?

   A. Significantly less than 4.69 atm
   B. Nearly equal to 4.69 atm
   C. Significantly more than 4.69 atm
   D. Indeterminate due to lack of data

2. At standard conditions, N2 + 2O2 ⇌ 2NO2; ΔG° = 100 kJ/mole NO + ½O2 ⇌ 2NO2; ΔG° = -35 kJ/mole The standard free energy of formation of NO in kJ/mole is___________________?

   A. 15
   B. 30
   C. 85
   D. 170

3. Saturated solution of benzene in water is in equilibrium with a mixture of air and vapours of benzene and water at room temperature and pressure. Mole fraction of benzene in liquid is xB and the vapour pressures of benzene and water at these conditions are pv B and pv w respectively. The partial pressure of benzene in air-vapour mixture is_________________?

   A. PvB
   B. xB.PvB
   C. (Patm – Pvw)xB
   D. xB.Patm

4. The combustion equations of carbon and carbon monoxide are as follows: C + O2 = CO2, ΔH = – 394 kJ/kg .mole CO + ½ O2 = CO2, ΔH = – 284.5 kJ/kg. mole. The heat of formation of CO is _____________ kJ/kg. mole?

   A. -109.5
   B. +109.5
   C. +180
   D. +100

5. A fluid gas produced on burning furnace oil contains 0.15 gm mole of CO2, 0.05 gm mole of oxygen and 0.80 gm mole of N2. What is its molecular weight ?

   A. 28.6
   B. 30.0
   C. 30.6
   D. 32.6

6. 1 gm mole of methane (CH4) contains_________________?

   A. 6.02 × 1023 atoms of hydrogen
   B. 4 gm atoms of hydrogen
   C. 3.01 × 1023 molecules of methane
   D. 3 gms of carbon

7. The vapor pressure of the solvent decreased by 10 mm Hg, when a non-volatile solute was added to the solvent. The mole fraction of the solute in the solution is 0.2. What should be the mole fraction of the solvent, if the decrease in vapor pressure of the solvent is required to be 20 mm Hg ?

   A. 0.2
   B. 0.1
   C. 0.4
   D. 0.6

8. A vessel of volume 1000 m3 contains air which is saturated with water vapour. The total pressure and temperature are 100 kPa and 20°C respectively. Assuming that the vapour pressure of water at 20°C is 2.34 kPa, the amount of water vapour (in kg) in the vessel is approximately ?

   A. 17
   B. 20
   C. 25
   D. 34

9. A very dilute solution is prepared by dissolving ‘x1’ mole of solute in ‘x2’ mole of a solvent. The mole fraction of solute is approximately equal to_________________?

   A. x1/x2
   B. x2/x1
   C. 1 – (x1/x2)
   D. 1/x2

10. A perfectly insulated container of volume V is divided into two equal halves by a partition. One side is under vacuum, while the other side has one mole of an ideal gas (with constant heat capacity) at 298 K. If the partition is broken, the final temperature of the gas in the container___________________?

    A. Will be greater than 298 K
    B. Will be 298 K
    C. Will be less than 298 K
    D. Cannot be determined