Chemical Engineering Basics

671. The refrigerant freon-12 is chemically

  1. CCl2F2
  2. CClF
  3. CClF3
  4. CCl4F

Correct answer: (A)
CCl2F2

672. The rolling process cannot be used to produce

  1. Plates
  2. Rods
  3. Tubes
  4. Wires

Correct answer: (C)
Tubes

673. The same volume of all gases is representative of their

  1. Specific gravities
  2. Densities
  3. Gas characteristic constants
  4. Molecular weights

Correct answer: (D)
Molecular weights

674. The softness or hardness of a grinding wheel depends upon the type & amount of bonding material used. For general purpose cutter grinding __________ grinding wheel is normally sed.

  1. Hard
  2. Soft
  3. Silicon carbide
  4. Aluminium oxide

Correct answer: (D)
Aluminium oxide

675. The specific gravity of coal depends mainly on its __________ content.

  1. Carbon
  2. Volatile matter
  3. Ash
  4. Moisture

Correct answer: (D)
Moisture

676. The starting of a car takes time in winter, because the

  1. Octane number of fuel is decreased
  2. Fuel supply for ignition is not sufficient
  3. Vaporisation of the fuel is decreased
  4. Pour point of fuel decreases

Correct answer: (C)
Vaporisation of the fuel is decreased

677. The stress at which extension of the material takes place more rapidly as compared to the increase in load is termed as the __________ point of the material.

  1. Elastic
  2. Ultimate
  3. Yielding
  4. Breaking

Correct answer: (C)
Yielding

678. The substance used as a smoke screen in warfare is

  1. C2H2
  2. SiCl4
  3. P2O5
  4. PCl5

Correct answer: (B)
SiCl4

679. The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is

  1. Indeterminate
  2. Zero
  3. Infinity
  4. Same as that at any other temperature

Correct answer: (B)
Zero

680. The swift cup test evaluates the following property of a sheet metal.

  1. Stretchability
  2. Drawability
  3. Bendability
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Drawability

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