PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES (65 items) 28. Given: 4.
28. Given: 4.5 moles of heptane reqd: moles of oxygen needed for complete
1. Use of Gravimetric Factor: Given 1% Al in sample, How much of its ore is
needed to produce ____ gram of Al
2. Graham’s Law of Diffusion: Effusion Rates of SO2 and CO2
3. Given: Density of oxygen, density of a gas Reqd: MW of the gas at the same
condition
4. Given: Pressure and Temperature of a gas Reqd: the mass of the reactant
needed based on the reaction given
5. Given: V of O2 at STP, determine the coulomb of energy needed for the
electrolysis of water
6. Organic Chem: what is the precursor of vinyl chloride – ethylene, ethyne,
vinyl acetate…
7. Also known as saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon- paraffin, olefin, arene,
alkene
8. Acidity of phenol with different substituent
9. Solubility of Nitrile
10. Endpoint of Indicator: Phenolpthalein- red, violet, green..
11. Colligative Property: Boiling point rise
12. Definition of BOD
13. Tolerance of a body of water when it accepts load…- Stress tolerance,
Threshold limit, carrying capacity
14. Given: Height of 50 ft, volumetric rate, 80% conversion of energy. Reqd:
how many 100-W bulbs can be lighted
15. Common name of Calcium Carbonate- Chalk
16. Common name of Silicon Dioxide – Quartz
17. Product of fractional distillation of air- nitrogen, oxygen….
18. Pale yellow crystals, insoluble in water, soluble in ether, ROH,alkali
indicator used for acid base titration- phenolphthalein, phenosulphothalein
19. Produced when H is remove in a benzene ring- aryl, phenyl, benzyl…
20. Range of Electronegativity- 0-4
21. Diamond structure is due to strong- covalent bond
22. Trend of BP and MP of Halogen group, inc MW inc BP and MP, inc atomic
number Inc BP and MP
23. Given Boiling point and melting point of NO2 , N2O and NO Reqd: Highest
ΔHvap
24. Oxidation Number of 2-propanone
25. What is the oxidation number of nitrogen (nitride) when it reacts with metal
cation- -3,+3
26. Magnesium react with ____ to produce Magnesium nitride: HNO3 NH3
27. Steroids that control rates of biological reactions- Hormones, Enzymes
combustion
29. Given: 1 gram of a substance, which has the highest number of atoms – H2
ZnSO4 Hg CO2
30. Number of atoms in Na2CO3.10H2O – 36
31. Given: 42 g of Kr, how many g of He such that they have the same number
of atoms
32. Determine the MW of a compound given ___g sample dissolve in
naphthalene (with Kf=___) and ΔTf.
33. Commonly used coagulant: Liquid alum, Lime, Soda ash
34. Component of Cement- Fe, Si, Al
35. Chemical element present in laughing gas – NO
36. Numerical trend of Molarity, molality and mole fraction
37. MSDS
38. Component present in wastewater that cannot be seen by the naked eye-
particulates, turbidity, settleable solids, suspended solids
39. Usually used in the removal of dust- air entrapment, electrostatic
precipitator
40. pH of neutral solution given pKw = 13.62
41. Name the compound NO2CH2CHCH3COOH
42. Number of sigma bond in each carbon of a benzene ring- 3
43. Energy used to remove the electrons from an atom
44. Energy used to remove the loose electron in an atom
45. Cation flow in electrolysis- anode to cathode or cathode to anode
46. Carboxyllic acid can be derived from the: oxidation of primary ROH,
Oxidation of Ketone, Oxidation of HC, Hydrolysis
47. Definition of Heat- energy in transit
48. Given: %C %H and %O, determine the formula
49. Determination of the exact concentration of a solution- standardization,
titration
50. Given the atomic number of Pt determine the number of neutrons of Pt
51. Atomic number indicates the- number of protons and neutrons
52. Halogen that reacts vigorously in the presence or absence of light- Br, Cl
53. Organic Chemistry deals with the study of compound that are all-
Covalently bonded only, with electrovalent bond only, some have
electrovalent others have covalent bond
54. Which does not change in dilution- moles, volume, concentration
55. Definition of buffer
56. Order of reaction wherein an inc in the initial concentration causes an inc in
the half-life- zero, first, second, cannot not be determined
 57. Group IA elements- Alkali, Alkaline Earth Metals
58. Charles Law deals with – P and T, P and V, V and n, V and T
59. Given: 2.5 ml of CCl4 (density = 1.545) , 3.5 ml of CBr4 (density= 3.4)
determine the density when they are mixed
60. Analytical reagent used for laboratory works- USP grade, reagent grade,
commercial grade, technical grade
61. Given : C20H4FNOx , MW and EW Reqd: combustion products- CO2 NOx
HF (different combination of this compounds)
62. Source of Malic Acid- Apple, Citrus fruits
63-65. Questions on ideal gas law PV= nRT
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES (50 items)
1. Determine the equivalent diameter of a trapezoid
2. Material Balance: Distillation- determine the mass flowrate
3. Given: Fluegas Analysis Reqd: moles of feed/ moles of flue gas
4. Given: gaseous fuel (composition) C H inert Reqd: mole fraction of Oxygen
in the flue gas
5. Conveyor- definition of Chain conveyor
6. Definition of Screw conveyor
7. What is a crane?
8. What is a Hoist?
9. Given different type of bearing which has high resistance
10. Determine the profit, Given: TFC, # of units produced, VC (equation as a
function of number of units), selling price per unit
11. Calculation of Pressure (P=ρgh)
12. Determine the work done to melt 4 kg of ice to water at 0° C.
13. Given: mass of a substance, operating P, Q absorbed by the substance Reqd:
change in Volume
14. Given: % conversion, t= 3 min @ constant V reactor Reqd: % conversion at
t= 3.9 min at Constant P reactor
15. Given % conversion Reqd: determine the % conversion if the volume of the
reactor is doubled
16. Primary consideration in practical automation
17. Why is automation applied?- quality control, decrease labor cost
18. Definition of quench tank
19. Unit of K constant for a given rate expression
20. Air at __° C, with 10% water is being cooled at ___° C. Determine the %
vapor that is condensed
21. Estimate the diffusivity of acetic acid at normal boiling point
22. Heat transfer: Given: difference in temperature, k of the material,
dimension of the wall (LxWxH) Reqd: determine q
23. Centrifugal bowl with a certain speed (rpm), thickness of cake, determine
the pressure at the wall
24. Control system that minimize upset- cascade
25. Plasticizer used in PVC
26. Definition of isentropic
27. Definition of adiabatic tank
28. Given: pump operating at 600 rpm with power requirement of 1.5 Hp Reqd:
the Hp needed for a pump operating at 1200 rpm
29. Drying Calculation and material balance: Given: 1000 lbs of wet material
with 10% moisture (dry basis) feed on a drier and leaves at 5% moisture.
Reqd: lbs of water evaporated/ lb of wet material
30. Given: 500 kg of 20% NaOH solution Reqd: amount of water that should be
added to produce 5% NaOH solution
31. Determination of degrees of freedom given a reaction
32. Separation of crude oil from oil gas- cracking, vacuum distillation, thermal
distillation
GENERAL ENGINEERING, LAWS AND ETHICS (65 items)
1. Chairperson of PRC- Antoinetta Fortuna-Ibe
2. Chairman of ChE board examination- Lauro Guevarra
3. Definition: Acid test ratio
4. Kinetic energy is a function of – mass and speed
5. Definition of Parabola- locus of points equidistant from - a) focus b)directrix
6. Formed when one of the variable is held constant – curve, sketch, line, trace
7. Determinant of a matrix
8. How many significant figures- 318.0 – a)4 b)3
9. Problem- Balot vendor, how much money does he have (story)
10. Financial analysis- a company will buy a machine worth 100000 which is
the best option for payment:
A) pay 13500 for 10 yrs, first payment occurs two years after the receiving
the machine
B) pay 15000 for 5 yrs, first payment occurs two years after the receiving
the machine
C) initial payment of ____ pay 22000 for 5 yrs, first payment occurs one
year after the receiving the machine
D) pay 100000,one year after the receiving the machine
11. Given a 20 ft, 150 lb scaffold with strings attached (in both ends) at the
same distance from each end. At what maximum distance from an end
must a 200 lb man should stand (to remain at equilibrium)
12. Equilibrant force
13. Angular acceleration
14. Determine the inflection point of a given equation
15. Light years = in meters
16. Area of a spherical triangle given three angles and radius
17. Determine the diameter of a ball with a volume of 345 cm3
18. Determine the radius of a ball with a volume of 345 cm3
19. Definition- Specification (design)
20. Additional consideration in planning- Environment, Morality,
21. A car initially at rest accelerates uniformly for 8 sec. Then it change it
acceleration at half the initial acceleration for 12 sec. The final velocity is
found out to be 40 m/s. Determine the distance traveled.
22. Given combination of values of yield strength, limit threshold, G and E,
determine the most resistant to fatigue
23. Stress applied is
A) Proportional to the deformation
B) Inversely proportional to E
C) Proportional to E
D) Inversely proportional to deformation
24. Which is not true about slope
a) Increases from left to right
b) Slope of a vertical line is zero
25. Sign of trigonometric function at angle 90<angle<180
26. Used in comparing worth for different years- annual worth, present worth,
capitalized cost
27. Determine the number of months such that an initial amount of ___
doubles at 1% interest rate per month
28. Given a 20-ft ladder leaning against a wall at a distance of 8 ft from the
wall, determine the force at the bottom.
29. Chain Rule: Given a function g(x), determine g’(x)
30. Partial derivative: Given a function
31. Related rates: Given r as a function of t, C as a function of r, determine
dC/dt
32. Which is a vector quantity- mass, speed. Enthalpy momentum
33. Perfectly elastic collision: Given m1, m2, V1, V2, V1’, determine V2’.
34. Given: slope 1 in 10, constant deceleration 25-5 km/hr, 0.15 kW determine
the work done
35. Transformer
36. 5 men can catch 5 fish in 5 minutes, how many fish can 100 men caught in
5 minutes- 5 , 100, 20, 10
37. Six men can dig a land for 6 days and 4 men can fill it in 4 days. How
many days can 8 men dig and fill such land.
38. Find slenderness ratio, given: E and area
39. 900 kg body, constant acceleration, speed- 5m/s. determine the tension
40. Two 3 lbs ball hanging, additional of 3lb ball is added and released. What
is the force experienced by the balls.
41. Sound intensity, determine its relationship with source distance
42. Definition of Hertz
43. Find the range of a projectile, given angle= 45 degree and a velocity of 300
m/s
44. Given energy of fuel 30 MJ/ liter, determine the friction required to
overcome friction of 1500 N.
45. Given x4= 16, y=36, determine the maximum value of x-y, 2,4,6,8
46. Given containers, one container contains 2 red, another contains 1 white
and one contains 1 red and 1 white. One red ball is drawn, what is the
probability that the next ball that will be drawn is red.
47. Find the present worth for a maintenance cost of 100000 and increases at
30000 per year for 5 years at 10%.
48. 100000 are deposited in a bank. The interest rate for the first two years is
5% and for the next two years is 6%. 4 annual withdrawals that increase at
1000 per year are made. Determine the first withdrawal such that the
balance will be depleted.
49. Solving three equations, 3 unknowns
50. log of a negative number- irrational, complex, real
51. Determine the fraction such that the denominator is 3 more than twice the
numerator and when 7 is added to both the numerator and the denominator,
the numerator is 8 less than the denominator.
52. b2 – 4ac >0, the roots are- real and unequal
53. the intensity ______ as the length of the medium or source increases :
decreases exponentially, decreases directly, increases exponentially,
increases directly
54. Radius of gyration – k
55. Definition of equity.