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1.) At a plant which produces H2SO4 by the contact process, a large storage tank currently
holds 100,000 Kg of 20% oleum, where 20% oleum means that in 100 kg of material there
is 20 kg of SO3 dissolved in 80 kg of pure H2SO4. The tank has a total capacity when filled
with 130,000 kg. If water is added to the tank to fill it just to its capacity, the weight percent
H2SO4 in the final mixture in the tank is
19.6
80.4
85
70.6
2.) The eletrolytic reaction for the production of aluminum may be written as
Al2O3 + 3/2 C → 2Al + 3/2 CO2
235,000 cal of energy (in the form of electricity) is consumed for the production of 2 gmol of Al.
Some CO is also formed in a reaction requiring energy. On the basis of the reaction evolving CO2,
the current efficiency may be as 35%. This means that only 35% of the current passing through
the cell is av at a cost of 1 centavo per Kwh, the amount to be paid for electrical power per lb of
Al produced is
P 0.09/lb Al
P 0.08/lb Al
P 0.088/lb Al
P 0.066/lb Al
3.) How many metric tons of calcium carbonate will be needed to produce 100 metric tons
of soda ash daily by the Solvay process?
84
54
100
94
4.) 90% of the NH3 entering an NH3-oxidation unit is converted to HNO3 and 10% loss of
NH3 is due to conversion losses, NO in the stack gases and miscellaneous losses. The Kg of
NH3 necessary to produce 60,000 kg of 62 wt % HNO3 is
12,150
11,150
12,000
11,000
5.) A cement manufacturing plant uses 3000 metric tons of gypsum per month. If 40 metric
tons of this gypsum are needed for every metric ton of clinker to produce portland
cement, how many metric tons of clinker will be produced per month?
100,000
120,000
3,040
75,000
6.) A 20% aqueous solution of Na2CO3 and 25% aqueous solution of Ca(OH)2 were reacted
to produce caustic soda solution. The precipitate which formed was analyzed to contain
5% H2O, 1% NaOH, 94% CaCO3. The concentration of NaOH solution produced is
10.97&
15.68&
20.97&
98.67&
7.) A 20% aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate and 25% aqueous solution of
calcium hydroxide were reacted to produce caustic soda solution. The
precipitate which formed was analyzed to contain 5% water, 1% sodium
hydroxide, 94% calcium carbonate. What is the concentration of sodium
hydroxide produced expressed in % ?
98.67
89.13
10.97
50.00
8.) A H2O solution of molasses contains 10% by weight sucrose (C12H22011). The CO2 formed
in the reaction can be considered having a negligible solubility in the solution and the last
10% of the sugar can be assumed as unchanged. The weight percent ethanol in the
solution after 90% of the sucrose has been converted to alcohol by fermentation is
5.1
6.5
50
94.9
9.) In the lime soda process for caustic soda manufacture, lime is made to react/with water
and then with soda ash. Composition of raw materials are : Lime : 54% CaO, 1.5% MgO
and inerts; soda ash : 50% Na2O and inerts. The metric tons of lime that will be needed
to produce 100 MT of 25% liquid NaOH is
31.21 MT
33.12 MT
30.1 MT
38.75 MT
10.) An analysis of the gases entering the converter entering_ the-converter` of an

ammonia oxidation nitric acid plant indicates that the gases contain 0.066 lb of NH3 and
0.934 lb of air per pound of gas. A sample of the gases leaving the converter is absorbed
in hydrogen peroxide and titrated with NaOH. The results indicate that 1 lb of the gas
leaving the converter contains 0.00361 lbmol of NO (assume no NO2 is formed). The
percent of NH3 converted to NO in the converter is
93
88
83
90
11.) A plant near Ma. Cristina Falls is to manufacture NH3 by using a stoichiometric
mixture of N2 and H2. Electrolytic H2 is to be reacted with air to produce NH3. The moles of
H2 present in the mixture when 100 moles of pure electrolytic H2 is used is
74.95
1.00
84.95
15.05
12.) Why is either pure oxygen or oxygen diluted with argon used in a converter
instead of air
the carbon monoxide in air reacts with the iron to form a volatile, and toxic, iron carbonyl
the carbon dioxide in air will cause the iron to oxidize and form rust
the nitrogen in air will react with iron to form iron nitride that will make the iron brittle
the oxygen concentration is too low to function efficiently at removing impurities

13.) In the lime-soda process for the manufacture of caustic soda, lime is made to
react with water and then with soda ash. The composition of raw materials are as
follows:
Lime: 54% CaO; 1.5% MgO and inerts
Soda ash: 50% Na2O and inerts

Approximately, how many metric tons of lime will be required to produce 100 metric tons of
25% liquid NaOH?
124
33
31
50
14.) A major by-product in the Hall electrometallurgical process for refining aluminum
is
CO (g) from oxidation of the graphite anode
H2 from reduction of HO at the cathode

Fe (s) from impurities present in bauxite ore
CO2 from oxidation of the graphite anode
15.) Why is either pure oxygen or oxygen diluted with argon used in a converter
instead of air
the nitrogen in air will react with iron to form iron nitride that will make the iron brittle
the oxygen concentration is too low to function efficiently at removing impurities

the carbon monoxide in air reacts with the iron to form a volatile, and toxic, iron carbonyl
the carbon dioxide in air will cause the iron to oxidize and form rust
16.) The flotation process is used to separate
magnetic minerals from nonmagnetic gangue
minerals whose surfaces are hydrophobic from hydrophilic

gangue
cyanide-complexing elements from gangue
high-melting and low-melting metal oxides
17.) A Cement Company uses 3000 MT of gypsum a month. If 40 MT of this gypsum

are needed for every 1000 MT of clicker to produce Portland cement the MT of clinker
produced monthly by the cement plant is
75,000 MT clinker / month

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Al2O3 + 3/2 C → 2Al + 3/2 CO2

10.) An analysis of the gases entering the converter entering_ the-converter` of an

the oxygen concentration is too low to function efficiently at removing impurities

Lime: 54% CaO; 1.5% MgO and inerts

Soda ash: 50% Na2O and inerts

CO (g) from oxidation of the graphite anode

H2 from reduction of HO at the cathode

CO2 from oxidation of the graphite anode

the oxygen concentration is too low to function efficiently at removing impurities

16.) The flotation process is used to separate

magnetic minerals from nonmagnetic gangue

minerals whose surfaces are hydrophobic from hydrophilic

cyanide-complexing elements from gangue

high-melting and low-melting metal oxides

17.) A Cement Company uses 3000 MT of gypsum a month. If 40 MT of this gypsum

75,000 MT clinker / month

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