ChE125 Quiz

03 October 2016

Write your solutions on a crosswise half-sheet yellow pad.

1. Given an isothermal single-phase reactor operating at steady-state and constant pressure. Given a gaseous feed, 0 =
100, 0 = 200, + + , = 0.8. Find (0.4) (20) (120)

2. Given a gaseous feed, 0 = 200, 0 = 100, + , = 50. Find (0.75 for = 50) (1.0 at = 100) (0 at
= 100).
3. Fluid enters a vessel at temperature 0 0 , reacts there, and leaves at
. Given a gaseous feed, 0 = 400, 0 = 4 , 0 = 100, 0 = 200, + 2, = 300 , =3 , = 20.
Find (0.80) (0.40) (120).
4.

Aqueous A reacts to form R ( ) and in the first minute in a batch reactor its concentration drops from =
2.03

to

= 1.97 . Find the rate equation for the reaction if the kinetics are second order with respect to

A. = 0.015 2
= 0
, find the maximum concentration
0 = 0 = 0
of R and when it is reached. When R gets produced, it gets consumed to form S right away since the two rate constants
are equal.
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5. For the elementary reactions in series , 1 = 2 , = 0 {

6.

Find the first-order rate constant for the disappearance of A in the gas reaction 1.6 if the volume of the reaction
mixture, starting with pure A increases by 50% in 4 min. The total pressure within the system stays constant at 1.2 atm,
and the temperature is 25C. = 0.447 1

7.

Huang and Dauerman (1969) have studied the acetylation of benzyl chloride in dilute solution at 102. Using
equimolal concentrations of sodium acetate and benzyl chloride (0.757

),
3

the table lists the reported data on the

fraction of benzyl chloride remaining unconverted versus time. Determine the order of the reaction (n=2) and the
reaction rate constant at this temperature ( = 0.0055 1).
t (sec)
10.80 24.48 46.08 54.72 69.48 88.56 109.44 126.72 133.74 140.76
0.945 0.912 0.846 0.809 0.779 0.730
0.768
0.638
0.619
0.590

8.

Suppose a first-order reaction is performed in an isothermal batch reactor of constant volume. Write a material balance
on A and integrate it to derive the expression = 0 , where 0 is the initial concentration of A in the reactor at
t=0.

The gas-phase decomposition of sulfuryl chloride, 2 2 2 + 2, is thought to follow a first order rate law. The
reaction is performed in a constant volume, isothermal batch reactor, and the concentration of 2 2 is measured at
several reaction times, with the following results.
t(min)
4.0
20.2
40.0
60.0
120.0
180.0

0.0158
0.0152
0.0144
0.0136
0.0116
0.0099
)
(

Use these results to verify the proposed law and determine the rate constant k. Give both value and units of k.
( = 0.0027 1)

9.