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Week 3: Mass balance with chemical reactions ► Week 3: Pre-lecture quiz [1%]

Started on Monday, 6 August 2018, 2:00 PM

State Finished
Completed on Monday, 6 August 2018, 2:15 PM
Time taken 15 mins 14 secs
Marks 11.00/11.00
Grade 1.00 out of 1.00 (100%)

Question 1 The following reaction is happening:

Correct CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Mark 1.00 out of If we have 22 kmol/h of CH4 reacting with 85 kmol/h of O2, at what rate O2
1.00 will be dissipated?
Molecular weights (kg/kmol):
C: 12
H: 1
O: 16

Select one:
a. 704.00 kg/h

b. 1408 kg/h

c. 2720 kg/h
d. 44 kg/h

Your answer is correct.

Here, CH4 is the limiting reagent. Thus, any surplus amount of O2 will not
react and exits unchanged. Due to the stoichiometry, for each mole of
dissipated CH4, two moles of O2 are consumed. Thus, the dissipation rate of
O2 cannot surpass 2×22=44 kmol/h and never reaches 85 kmol/h.
44 kmol/h equals 44×32 kg/h considering the molecular weight of oxygen.
The correct answer is: 1408 kg/h

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Question 2 Methane (CH4) combusted with oxygen (O2) in a steady state manner
Correct following the reaction below:
Mark 1.00 out of CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
1.00 Which of the simplified balance equations describes the component
balance of the carbon dioxide (CO2)?

Select one:
a.

b.

c.

d.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:

Question 3 In the following reaction,

Correct CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Mark 1.00 out of if we have 16 kmol/h of CH4 reacting with 77 kmol/h of O2, at what rate
1.00 CO2 will be generated?

Select one:
a. 93 kmol/h

b. 77 kmol/h

c. 16 kmol/h

Your answer is correct.

Here, CH4 is the limiting reagent. Thus, any surplus amount of O2 will not
react and exits unchanged. Due to the stoichiometry, for each mole of
dissipated CH4, one mole of CO2 will be produced. Thus, the generation
rate of CO2 will be 16 kmol/h.
The correct answer is: 16 kmol/h

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Question 4 Why is the rate of reaction often expressed in the form with the dimension
Correct of the rate of molecular generation/dissipation per unit volume?
Mark 1.00 out of
Select one:
1.00
a. So that the actual reaction rate of the process can be scaled
according to the volume of the reactor.
b. So that the actual reaction rate of the process can be scaled
according to the volumetric flow rate of the reactant.
c. So that the actual reaction rate of the process can be scaled
according to the residence time denoted by the volume of the reactor.
d. So that the actual reaction rate of the process can be scaled
according to the volumetric flow rate of the product.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: So that the actual reaction rate of the process can be
scaled according to the volume of the reactor.

Question 5 A brine solution is made up of 3.3 kg NaCl salt and 2.9 kg pure water (H2O).
Correct Calculate the mole fraction of NaCl in the solution.
Mark 1.00 out of Molecular weights (g/mol):
1.00 Na: 23
Cl: 35
H: 1
O: 16

Select one:
a. 0.353

b. 0.739

c. 0.261
d. 0.532

e. 0.009

Your answer is correct.

Mole fraction is the mole of the component divided by the total mole of the
system. Thus, considering the given molecular weights, the mole fraction
of NaCl will be (3.3/58)/[(3.3/58)+(2.9/18)].
The correct answer is: 0.261

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Question 6 Consider the following reaction:
Correct C2H4O + H2O → HOC2H4OH
Mark 1.00 out of If C2H4O is fed at 20 kmol/h while H2O is fed at 40 kmol/h, are the
1.00 reagents fed to the system at stoichiometric proportion?

Select one:
a. No, stoichiometric ratio is 1:1 while feed rate is 1:2.

b. Uncertain unless we convert the moles flow rates to mass flow rates.
c. Yes, because H O is fed in excess allowing complete reaction of
2
C2H4O.
d. Yes, because the C2H4O has a higher molecular weight and it will
balance the additional amount of H2O.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: No, stoichiometric ratio is 1:1 while feed rate is 1:2.

Question 7 An engineer is given a liquid sample containing 9.0 moles of methanol

Correct (CH3OH) and 4.1 moles water (H2O). What is the mass fraction of water in
the sample?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Molecular weights (kg/kmol):
O: 16
C: 12
H: 1

Select one:
a. 0.204

b. 0.313

c. 0.256
d. 0.447

Your answer is correct.

Mass fraction of water is obtained by dividing its mass by the mass of
solution. Considering the given molecular weights, this will be equal
to (4.1*18)/[(9.0*32)+(4.1*18)].
The correct answer is: 0.204

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Question 8 The rate of reaction in a CSTR, eg. with respect to component 'a', is
Correct typically calculated using the following expression below:
N
Mark 1.00 out of Vk(Ca,out)
1.00 Which term above directly accounts for the effect of temperature on the
rate of reaction in a CSTR?

Select one:
a. N

b. k Yes.  This term is normally expressed in the temperature

dependent Arrhenius form.
c. C

d. V

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: k

Question 9 Which assumption is often made when doing a CSTR analysis?

Correct
Select one:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 a. The composition of the outlet stream is the same as the inlet stream.

b. The composition within the CSTR follows that of the inlet stream.

c. The composition within the CSTR vessel is the same as the outlet.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: The composition within the CSTR vessel is the same as
the outlet.

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Question 10 Consider the following reaction:
Correct CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Mark 1.00 out of If methane (CH4) is supplied at 32 kg/h to the burner while oxygen (O2) is
1.00 supplied at 32 kg/h, which reagent is the limiting one?
Molecular weights (kg/kmol):
methane: 16 
oxygen: 32
carbon dioxide: 44

Select one:
a. Methane

b. Oxygen

Your answer is correct.

When the masses are converted to moles, we will have 2 kmol of methane
and 1 kmol of oxygen. 
2 kmol of methane will require 4 kmol of oxygen for a complete reaction.
In other words, 1 kmol of oxygen will only react with 0.5 kmol of methane.
Therefore, oxygen is the limiting reagent.
The correct answer is: Oxygen

Question 11 What is implied by a fast (complete) reaction?

Correct
Select one:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 a. The reaction is so fast that it does not follow the stoichiometry of
the reaction.
b. All the reactants are consumed following stochiometry but the
reaction is capped by the limiting reagent.
c. The reaction is initially very fast but will progressively slow down.

d. All the reactants are consumed even if one of the reactant is in

excess based on stoichiometry.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: All the reactants are consumed following stochiometry
but the reaction is capped by the limiting reagent.

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