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Year 2011 One Mark
Q. 1 Minimum input required to calculate the ‘blank diameter’ for a torispherical head
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(A) crown radius
(B) crown radius, knuckle radius and length of straight flange
(C) knucle radius and length of straight flange
(D) crown radius and knuckle radius
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Q. 2 Ammonia (component 1) is evaporating from a partially filled bottle into
surrounding air (component 2). The liquid level in the bottle and the concentration
of ammonia at the top of the bottle are maintained constant. N1 is the molar flux
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relative to a fixed location in space and J1 is the molar flux with respect to the
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average molar velocity of the constituent species in the gas phase. Assume that
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air in the bottle is stagnant. Which one of the following is correct?
(A) N1 = constant, N2 = 0 , J1 + J2 = 0 (B) N1 + N 2 = 0 , J 1 + J 2 = 0
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(C) N1 + N2 = 0 , J1 = constant, J2 = 0
(D) N1 = constant, N2 = 0 , J1 = constant, J2 = 0
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Simultaneous heat and mass transfer are occurring in a fluid flowing over a flat
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plate. The flow is laminar. The concentration boundary layer will coincide with
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the thermal boundary layer, when
(A) Sc = Nu (B) Sh = Nu
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(C) Sh = Pr (D) Sc = Pr
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Year 2011 Two Marks
Q. 4 An aqueous sodium chloride solution (10 wt%) is fed into a single effect evaporator
at a rate of 10000 kg/h . It is concentrated to a 20 wt% sodium chloride solution.
The rate of consumption of steam in the evaporator is 8000 kg/h . The evaporator
capacity ^kg/hh and economy are, respectively
(A) 5000, 0.625 (B) 10000, 0.625
(C) 5000, 1.6 (D) 10000, 1.6
Q. 5 A gas mixture is in contact with a liquid. Component P in the gas mixture is

highly soluble in the liquid. Possible concentration profiles during absorption of
P are shown in the choices, where
x = mole fraction of P in bulk liquid
y = mole fraction of P in bulk gas
xi = mole fraction of P at the interface in liquid
yi = mole fraction of P at the interface in gas
y * = equilibrium gas phase mole fraction corresponding to xi
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A batch of 120 kg wet solid has initial moisture content of 0.2 kg water/kg dry
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solid. The exposed area for drying is 0.05 m2 /kg dry solid. The rate of drying
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follows the curve given below.
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The time required (in hour) for drying this batch to a moisture content of 0.1 kg
water/kg dry solid is
(A) 0.033 (B) 0.43
(C) 0.6 (D) 2.31
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A binary feed mixture containing equimolar quantities of components S and T is to be
distilled in a fractionating tower at atmospheric pressure. The distillate contains 96 mol%
S . The q -line (feed line) intersects the equilibrium line at x' = 0.46 and y' = 0.66 , where
x' and y' are mole fractions. Assume that the McCabe-Thiele method is applicable and
the relative volatility is constant.
Q. 7 The minimum reflux ratio is
(A) 1.6 (B) 1.5
(C) 0.66 (D) 0.6
Q. 8 The feed is
(A) at dew point (B) at bubble point
(C) superheated vapour (D) partially vapour
Year 2010 One Mark
Q. 9 The ratio of the thermal boundary layer thickness to the concentration boundary
layer thickness is proportional to
(A) Nu (B) Le
(C) Sh (D) Pr
Q. 10 The flooding velocity in a plate column, operating at 1 atm pressure is 3 m/s . If

the column is operated at 2 atm pressure under otherwise identical conditions,
the flooding velocity will be
(A) 3 (B)
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(C) 1 (D)
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Q. 11
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At 25cC and 90% relative humidity, water evaporates from the surface of a lake
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at the rate of 1.0 kg/m2 /h . The relative humidity that will lead to an evaporation
rate of 3.0 kg/m2 /h , with other conditions remaining the same, is
(A) 30%
& (B) 50%
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(C) 60% (D) 70%
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Q. 12 A liquid flows over a flat naphthalene plate of length L, at a Reynolds number
^Re L = Lρu3 /µh of 1500, as shown in the figure. The surface concentration
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of naphthalene is CA > CA , and the surface temperature is TS > T3 , Assume
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Pr = Sc = 1.
2C A* y
It, at x = L , = 10 , where C A* = CA − CAs and y* = , then the Nusselt
2y* y = 0* CA3 − CAs L
number and the friction coefficient at x = L , are
(A) 10, 1 (B) 10, 10
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(C) 20, 10 (D) 1 , 5
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Statement For Linked Answer Q 13 and 14 :

Water is used to absorb ammonia from a gas mixture in a single separation stage contactor.
The process is schemtically represented in the figure below.
The molar gas and liquid flow rates, and the inlet mole fractions are given in the figure.
Both the liquid and the gas phases are well mixed, and the equilibrium relation between
y and x is given by y* = x .
Q. 13 If the stage is ideal, then the value of y is
(A) 1 (B) 1
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(C) 2 (D) 1
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Q. 14 If the stage efficiency is 50%, then the value of y is
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(A) 1 (B) 1
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(C) 1 (D)
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Year 2009
C One Mark
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(A) thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity
(B) momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
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(C) conductive resistance to convective resistance
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(D) thermal diffusivity to kinematic viscosity
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According to the penetration theory of mass transfer, the mass transfer coefficient
^k h varies with diffusion coefficient ^D h of the diffusing species as
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(A) D (B)
(C) D1/2 (D)
D-1/2
D3/2
Q. 17 The ratio of the liquid to gas flow rate in a countercurrent gas absorption column is
increased at otherwise identical conditions. Which one of the following statements
is true?
(A) The operating line shifts towards the equilibrium curve
(B) The operating line shifts towards the equilibrium curve
(C) The concentration of the absorbed species increases in the exit liquid stream
(D) The operating line does not shift
Year 2009 Two Marks
Q. 18 For an incompressible flow, the x and y components of the velocity vector are
vx = 2 ^x + y h; vy = 3 ^y + z h;
where x , y , z are in metre and velocities are in m/s. Then the z component of
the velocity vector ^vz h of the flow for the boundary condition vz = 0 at z = 0 is
(A) 5 z (B) -5 z
(C) 2x + 3z (D) - 2x - 3z
Q. 19 Species A is diffusing at steady state from the surface of a sphere (radius = 1 cm

) into a stagnant fluid. If the diffusive flux at a distance r = 3 cm from the centre
of the sphere is 27 mol/cm2 -s, the diffusive flux (in mol/cm2 -s) at a distance
r = 9 cm is
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 9 (D) 27
Q. 20 The feed to a binary distillation column has 40 mol% vapour and 60 mol% liquid.
Then, the slope of the q -line in the McCabe-Thiele plot is
(A) –1.5 (B) –0.6
(C) 0.6 (D) 1.5
Q. 21 The equilibrium moisture curve for a solid is shown on next page:

The total moisture content of the solid is X and it is exposed to air of relative
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humidity H . In the table below, Group I lists the types of moisture, and Group
II represents the regions in the graph.
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Group I Group II
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P. Equilibrium moisture 1. Region 1
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Q. Bound moisture 2. Region 2
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R. Unbound moisture 3. Region 3
S. Free misture 4. Region 4
Which one of the following is the correct match?
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (B) P-1, Q-3, R-4, S-2
(C) P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3 (D) P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
Q. 22 An equi-molar mixture of four hydrocarbons (1, 2, 3, 4) is to be separated into

high purity individual components using a sequence of simple distillation columns
(one overhead and one bottom stream). Four possible schemes are shown below.
Component Ki
1 6
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2 3
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4 1.1
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Using the Ki ^= y i* /xi h values given above, the optimal scheme is
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(A) P (B) Q
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(C) R (D) S
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A flash distillation drum (see figure) is used to separate a methanol-water mixture. The
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mole fraction of methanol in the feed is 0.5, and the feed flow rate is 1000 kmol/h . the
feed is preheated in a heater with heat duty Qh and is subsequently flashed in the drum.
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The flash drum can be assumed to be an equilibrium stage, operating adiabatically. The
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equilibrium relation between the mole fractions of methanol in the vapour and liquid
phases is y* = 4x . The ratio of distillate to feed flow rate is 0.5.
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Q. 23 The mole fraction of methanol in the distillate is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.7
(C) 0.8 (D) 0.9
Q. 24 If the enthalpy of the distillate with reference to the feed is 3000 kJ/kmol , and
the enthalpy of the bottom with reference to the feed is - 1000 kJ/kmol , the heat
duty of the preheater (Qh in kJ/h) is
(A) - 2 # 106 (B) - 1 # 106
(C) 1 # 106 (D) 2 # 106
Year 2008 One Mark
Q. 25 In a countercurrent gas absorber, both the operating and equilibrium relations are
linear. The inlet liquid composition and the exit gas composition are maintained
constant. In order to increase the absorption factor
(A) the liquid flow rate should decrease

(B) the gas flow rate should increase
(C) the slope of the equilibrium line should increase
(D) the slope of the equilibrium line should decrease
Q. 26 For a system containing species P , Q and R, the composition at point k on the

ternary plot is
(A) 62.5%, P , 12.5% Q , 25% R (B) 25% P , 62.5% Q , 12.5% R
(C) 12.5% P , 62.5% Q , 25% R (D) 12.5% P , 25% Q , 62.5% R
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A rectangular slab of thickness 2b along the X -axis and extending to infinity
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along the other direction is initially at concentration CA0 . At time t = 0 , both
surfaces of the slab ^x = ! b h have their concentrations increased to CAW and
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maintained at that value. Solute A diffuses into the solid. The dimensionless
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concentration C is defined as
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C = CA − CA0
CAW − CA0
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The diffusivity of A inside the solid is assumed constant. At a certain time instant,
which one of the following is the correct representation of the concentration
profile?
Q. 28 In a binary mixture containing components A and B , the relative volatility of A

with respect to B is 2.5 when mole fractions are used. The molecular weights of
A and B are 78 and 92 respectively. If the compositions are, however, expressed
in mass fractions, then the relative volatility will be
(A) 1.18 (B) 2.12
(C) 2.5 (D) 2.95
Q. 29 An ideal flash vaporization is carried out with a binary mixture at constant

temperature and pressure. A process upset leads to an increase in the mole fraction
of the heavy component in the feed. The flash vessel continuous to operate at the
previous temperature and pressure and still produces liquid and vapour. After the
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steady state is re-established.
(A) the amount of vapour produced will increase
(B) the amount of liquid produced will decrease
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(C) the new equilibrium compositions of the vapour and liquid products will be
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(D) the new equilibrium compositions of the vapour and liquid products will
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remain as they were before the upset occurred
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A batch distillation operation is carried out to separate a feed containing 100
mol of a binary mixture of A and B . The mole fraction of A in the feed is 0.7.
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The distillation progresses until the mole fraction of A in the residue decreases
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to 0.6. The equilibrium cure in this composition range may be linearized to
y * = 0.7353x + 0.3088 . Here, x and y are the mole fractions of the more volatile
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component A in the liquid and vapour phases respectively. The number of moles
of residue is
(A) 73.53
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(C) 40
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A packed tower containing Berl saddles is operated with a gas-liquid system in
the countercurrent mode. Keeping the gas flow rate constant, if the liquid flow
rate is continuously increased.
(A) the void fraction available for the gas to flow will decrease beyond the loading
point
(B) the gas pressure drop will decrease
(C) liquid will continue to flow freely down the tower beyond the loading point
(D) the entrainment of liquid in the gas will considerably decrease near the
flooding point
Q. 32 A sparingly soluble solute in the form of a circular disk is dissolved in an organic

solvent as shown in the figure. The area available for mass transfer from the disk
is A and the volume of the initially pure organic solvent is V . The disk is rotated
along the horizontal plane at a fixed rpm to produce a uniform concentration of
the dissolving solute in the liquid. The convective mass transfer coefficient under
these conditions is kC . The equilibrium concentration of the solute in the solvent
is C *. The time required for the concentration to reach 1% of the saturation value
is given by
(A) exp b− V l = 0.99 (B)

exp b− kC A t l = 0.01
KC A
V
(C) V exp ^− 0.99h = t (D) ^ h
V exp 0.01 = t
AkC AkC
Q. 33 Air concentrated with solute P is brought in contact with water. At steady state,
the bulk concentrations of P in air and water are 0.3 and 0.02 respectively. The
equilibrium equation relating the interface compositions is y p, i = 0.25 x p, i .
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Assume that the mass transfer coefficients FG and FL are identical. The gas phase
mole fraction of P at the interface ^y p, i h is
(A) 0.0663 (B) 0.075
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(C) 0.16
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(D) 0.3
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A feed ^F h containing a solute is contacted with a solvent ^S h in an ideal stage
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as shown in the figure below. Only the solute transfers into the solvent. The
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flow rates of all the streams are shown on a solute free basis and indicated by
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the subscript S . The compositions of the streams are expressed on a mole ratio
basis. The extract leaving the contactor is divided into two equal parts, one part
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collected as the product ^P h and the other stream is recycled to join the solvent.
The equilibrium relationship is Y * = 2X .
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The product flow rate ^PS h and composition ^Youth are
(A) PS = 50 mol/s , Yout = 0.3
(B) PS = 100 mol/s , Yout = 0.2
(C) PS = 200 mol/s , Yout = 0.1
(D) PS = 100 mol/s , Yout = 0.4

A thin liquid film flows at steady state along a vertical surface as shown in the figure. The
average velocity of the liquid film is 0.05 m/s . The viscosity of the liquid is 1 CP and its
density is 1000 kg/m3 . The initially pure liquid absorbs a sparingly soluble gas from air as
it flows down. The length of the wall is 2 m and its width is 0.5 m . The solubility of the
gas in the liquid is 3.4 # 10-2 kmol/m3 and isothermal conditions may be assumed.
Q. 35 If the exit average concentration in the liquid is measured to be 1.4 # 10-2 kmol/m3
, the total mass transfer rate (in kmol/s) of the sparingly soluble gas into the
liquid is
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(A) 0.133 # 10-4
(B) 0.434 # 10-7
(C) 3.4 # 10-2
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Q. 36 The mass transfer coefficient kc, av (in m/s), averaged along the length of the
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vertical surface is
(A) 2.94 # 10-6 (B) 2.27 # 10-6
(C) 1.94 # 10-6 (D)
C 1.65 # 10-6
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Q. 37 The Grashof number is
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(A) thermal diffusivity/mass diffusivity
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(B) inertial force/surface tension force
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(C) sensible heat/latent heat
(D) bouyancy force/viscous force
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Year 2007 Two Marks
Q. 38 The following figure depicts steady one-dimensional diffusion of water vapour

from the surface of water taken in a conical flask at room temperature. Derive
the governing equation for determining the concentration profile of water vapour
in the gas medium. Neglect change of level of water due to condensation. The
temperatures of the gas and the liquid media are identical and constant.
(A) d ;r2 CDWA dxW E = 0 (B)

d ; CDWA dxW E = 0
dz 1 − xW dz dz 1 − xW dz
(C) d ;r CDWA dxW E = 0 (D) d ;rCD dxW E = 0
dz 1 − xW dz dz WA
dz
Q. 39 In a distillation operation, it is desired to have a very high purity bottom

product. Initially, a kettle-type reboiler is used at the bottom of the column and
the following analytical equation is used to obtain the equilibrium trays in the
exhausting section of the column
xm − ^xw /ah
log = ^1 − A h + A G
xw − ^xw /ah
log ^1/A h
N p − m + 1 =
where xm is the composition of the liquid leaving tray m . Tray m is the last
equilibrium tray obtained by a McCabe-Thiele graph of the exhausting section.
If the kettle-type reboiler is replaced by a thermo-syphon reboiler, the analytical
equation for the exhausting section will be
xm − ^xw /ah
log = ^1 − A h + A G
xw − ^xw /ah
log ^1/A h
(A) NP − m + 1 =
log =
xm − ^xw /ah
^1 − A h + A G Y
xw − ^xw /ah
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(B) NP + 1 =
log =
xm − ^xw /ah
^1 − A h + A G P
xw − ^xw /ah
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log ^1/A h
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(C) N p − m =
log =
xm − ^xw /ah
xw − ^xw /ah C
^1 − A h + A G
(D) N p − m + 2 =
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log ^1/A h
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A 50 cm # 50 cm # 1 cm flat wet sheet weighing 2 kg , initially was dried from
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both the sides under constant drying rate period. It took 1000 s for the weight
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of the sheet to reduce to 1.75 kg . Another 1 m # 1 m # 1 cm flat sheet is to be
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dried from one side only. Under the same drying rate and other conditions, time
required for drying (in sec) from initial weight of 4 kg to 3 kg is
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(A) 1000 (B) 1500
(C) 2000 (D) 2500
Q. 41 It is desired to reduce the concentration of pyridine in 500 kg of aqueous solution

from 20 wt% to 5 wt% in a single batch extraction using chlorobenzene as solvent.
Equilibrium compositions (end points of the tie line) in terms of weight per cent
of pyridine-water-chlorobenzene are (5, 95, 0) and (11, 0, 89).
The amount of pure solvent required in kg for the operation is
(A) 607 (B) 639
(C) 931 (D) 1501
Q. 42 Benzene in an air-benzene mixture is to be reduced from 5.2 mol% in the feed

to 0.5 mol% by contacting with wash oli in a multistage countercurrent gas
absorber. The inlet flow rate of air benzene mixture is 10 mol/s while benzene
free wash oil comes in at 9.5 mol/s . If the equilibrium curve is given as Y * = X ,
where Y * and X are equilibrium mole ratios of benzene in air and benzene in oil,
the number of equilibrium stages required to achieve the above separation will be
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(A) 12 (B) 10
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(C) 8 (D) 6
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(P) Plate columns are preferred when the operation involves liquids containing
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suspended solids.
(Q) Packed towers are preferred if the liquids have a large foaming tendency.
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through plate columns designed for the same duty.
(S) Packed columns are preferred when large temperature changes are involved
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handled.
(A) T, S, P (B) P, Q, T
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(C) S, R, T (D) R, Q, S

A simplified flowsheet is shown in the figure for production of ethanol from ethylene.
The conversion of ethylene in the reactor is 30% and the scrubber following the reactor
completely separates ethylene (as top stream) and ethanol and water as bottoms. The
last (distillation) column gives an ethanol-water azeotrope (90 mol% ethanol) as the final
product and water as waste. The recycle to purge ratio is 34
The reaction is C 2 H 4 ^g h + H 2 O ^g h " C 2 H 5 OH ^g h

Q. 44 For an azeotrope product rate of 500 mol/h , the recycle gas flow rate in mol/h is
(A) 30 (B) 420
(C) 1020 (D) 1500
Q. 45 For the same process, if fresh H 2 O feed to the reactor is 600 mol/h and wash
water for scrubbing is 20% of the condensables coming out of the reactor, the
water flow rate in mol/h from the distillation column as bottoms is
(A) 170 (B) 220
(C) 270 (D) 430
Year 2006 One Mark
Q. 46 Let dh be the hydrodynamic entrance length for mercury in laminar flow in a pipe
under isothermal conditions. Let dt be its thermal entrance length under fully
developed hydrodynamic conditions. Which one of the following is true?
(A) dh > dt (B) d h < dt
(C) dh = dt (D) dh < dt , only if the pipe is vertical
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Q. 47 The Boussinesq approximation for the fluid density in the gravitational force term
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is given by which one of the following? ( ρ ref is the fluid density at the reference
temperature Tref and β is the thermal coefficient of volume expansion at Tref )
(A) ρ = ρ ref + Tref β ^ρ − ρ ref h
(B) ρ = ρ ref − Tref β ^ρ − ρ ref h
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(C) ρ = ρ ref − ρ ref β ^T − Tref h
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(D) ρ = ρ ref − Tref β ^ρ − ρ ref h + ρ ref β ^T − Tref h /Tref
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An ideal single stage extraction process is used to treat 100 mol/s of an organic
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feed solution. The solute concentration in this solution is to be reduced from
0.5 mol% to 0.1 mol%. A pure solvent S is used. To reduce the solvent requirement
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by half for the same separation,
(A) add one more ideal co-current stage
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(B) use another pure solvent S * whose partition coefficient is twice that of S
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(C) use solvent S containing 0.02 mole fraction of the solute
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(D) double the residence time of the solvent S in the contactor
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Year 2006 Two Marks
A fluid obeying the constitutive equation t = t 0 + K c dvx m ; τ > t 0 is held

1/2
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dy
between two parallel plates at a distance d apart. If the stress applied to the top
plate is 3 τ 0 , then the velocity with which the top plate moves relative to the
bottom plate would be
(A) 2 a K k d (B) 3a K k d
τ0 2 τ0 2
(C) 4 a K k d (D) 9a K k d
τ0 2 τ0 2
Q. 50 Experiments conducted with a sparingly dissolving cylinder wall in a flowing

liquid yielded the following correlation for the Sherwood number
Sh = 0.023 ^Reh0.83 ^Sch1/3
Assuming the applicability of the Chilton-Colburn analogy, the corresponding
correlation for heat transfer is
(A) St = 0.023 ^Grh0.83 ^Prh1/3 (B) Nu = 0.023 ^Reh0.83 ^Prh1/3
(C) Jh = 0.023 ^Reh0.83 ^Prh2/3 (D) Nu = 0.069 ^Weh0.5 ^Prh4/3
Q. 51 In a multistage countercurrent isothermal stripping column, the feed containing

0.05 mol of solute/mol of solute free oil is treated with steam. The absorption
factor A = 0.65 . The equilibrium relation is given by Y * = 2X , where Y * and X
refer to the equilibrium mole ratio in the steam and oil phases respectively. The
Kremser equation is given as follows (‘0’ refers to liquid inlet at the top, N p refers
to the last stage at the bottom).
RR V V
SS c X 0 − YN + 1 m W
p W
YN + 1 W^
1 − Ah + AW
SS m W W
log SS
SSSc XN − m mW WW
p
p
N p = TT X X
log ; 1 E
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If the steam is initially free of solute and its exit mole ratio (mol solute/mol
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steam) is 0.0624, then the number of equilibrium stages required is
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(A) 4.2 (B) 5.2
(C) 7.2
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(D) 8.2
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100 mol of a binary mixture F containing 60 mol% A (more volatile) and 40
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mol% B is treated in a batch distillation still. After 1 h , 70 mol of the distillate
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D are collected leaving behind he residue W . Relative volatility α is 2. The
governing equation is
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F ^1 − xF h
log c FxF m = α log = G
W ^1 − xW h

Wxw
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The average mole fraction of A in the distillate is
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(A) 0.43 (B) 0.61
(C) 0.69 (D) 0.73
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Q. 53 A drug tablet of mass M 0 administered orally at time t = 0 reaches the intestine
at time t = τ without losing any mass. From the intestine, the drug is absorbed
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into blood. The rate of absorption is found to be proportional to the mass of the
drug in the intestine with the proportionality constant k . Assuming no drug is
lost from the blood, the total mass of the drug in the blood Mb , at time t $ τ is
given by
(A) Mb = M 0 61 − exp "− k ^t − τ h,@
(B) Mb = M 0 61 − exp "− kτ ,@
(C) Mb = M 0 6exp "− k ^t − τ h,@
(D) Mb = M 0 61 − exp "− k ^t + τ h,@
Q. 54 A saturated vapour is fed to a distillation column at 180 kmol/h . Both the

rectifying and stripping sections of the column operate at 60% of their respective
flooding velocities. The flooding velocity of the rectifying section is twice that of
the stripping section. The assumptions of constant molar overflow and constant
molar vapour density throughout the column are valid. If the boil-up rate is
60 kmol/h , then the relationship between the diameters of the rectifying section
^dr h and the stripping section ^ds h is
(A) dr = 2 ds (B) d r = 3 ds
(C) dr = 2ds (D) dr = 3ds
Common Data For Questions 55, 56 and 57 :

A binary distillation column separates 100 mol/h of a feed mixture into distillate D and
residue W . The McCabe-Thiele diagram for this process is given below. The relative
volatility for the binary system is constant at 2.4.
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Q. 55 The diThe distillate and residue flow rates (in mol/h) are
(A) D = 48.4 , W = 51.6
(B) D = 51.6 , W = 48.4
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(C) D = 54.7 , W = 45.3
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(D) D = 45.3 , W = 54.7
Q. 56
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The ratio of liquid to vapour molar flow rates in the rectifying section is
(A) 0.64
D (B) 1.00
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(C) 1.55 (D) 1.80
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Q. 57 The minimum number of theoretical stages (inclusive of reboiler) for this process
is
(A) 5.2 (B) 6.1
(C) 7.8 (D) infinite

Solvent C is used to extract solute B selectively from 100 kg/h feed mixture A + B in a
steady state continuous process shown below. The solubility of C in the raffinate and the
solubility of A in the extract are negligible. The extract is distilled to recover B in the
bottom product. The overhead product is recycled to the extractor. The loss of solvent
in the bottom is compensated by make up solvent Sd . The total flow rate of the solvent
stream S going to the extractor is 50 kg/h . The mass fractions ^X i' s h of some selected
streams are indicated in the figure below.
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Q. 58 Distillation bottom flow rate W and solvent dosing rate Sd in kg/h are
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(A) W = 50 , Sd = 50 (B) W = 100 , Sd = 20
(C) W = 10 , Sd = 50 (D) W = 50 , Sd = 10
Q. 59
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Feed rate E to the distillation column and overhead product rate T in kg/h are
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(A) E = 90 , T = 40 (B) E = 80 , T = 40
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(C) E = 90 , T = 50 (D) E = 45 , T = 20
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Q 60 and 61 :
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Consider the diffusion of a reactant A through a cylindrical catalyst pore of radius R and
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length L & R . Reactant A undergoes a zero order reaction on the cylindrical surface of
the pore. The following equation describes changes in the concentration of A within the
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pore due to the axial diffusion of A and the disappearance of A due to reaction d C2A = K
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dx
where CA is the concentration of A at a distance x from the pore entrance and K is a
constant.
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If the concentration of A at the pore entrance ^x = 0h is CA0 , and x = L is a dead
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Q. 60
end where no reaction occurs, the concentration profile of A in the pore is given
by
Kx ^x − L h
(A) CA ^x h = Kx − KLx + CA0 (B) CA ^x h =
2
− CA0 x + CA0
2 2 L
(C) CA ^x h = CA0 (D) CA ^x h = CA0 b L − x l
L
Q. 61 The minimum pore length for A to be completely converted within the pore is
(A) bCA0 l (B) b 2K l
1/2
CA0 1/2
K
(C) b 2CA0 l (D)
b K l
2CA0 1/2
K

In film condensation on a vertical plane surface, the x directional velocity distribution is
g ^ρ l − ρ v h
given by u ^y h =
µl b δ y − 12 y2 l, where δ is the film thickness at any x .
Q. 62 The mass flow rate of the condensate m ^x h through any axial position x per unit
width of the plate is given by
gρ l ^ρ l − ρ v h δ3 g ^ρ l − ρ v h δ2
(A) m ^x h = (B) m ^x h =
3µ l 3µ l
(C) m ^x h = m ^x h = l v
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gρ v2 δ3 gρ ρ δ 3
(D)
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µl 3µ l
Q. 63
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Differentiate m ^x h with respect to δ to get the differential increase in condensate
mass dm with film thickness ie , dm/dδ . Then obtain dm/dx assuming heat flux
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through the film to be due to conduction based on a linear temperature profile
between the vapour and wall. Hence, determine dδ/dx . Here, µ l is liquid viscosity,
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Kl is thermal conductivity, and λ is latent heat of condensation. Tv is the vapour
(A) dδ =
µ l Kl ^Tv − Tw h 1 C
temperature and Tw is the wall temperature.
dδ = µ l Kl ^Tv − Tw h 1
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gρ l ^ρ l − ρ v h λ δ2 gρ v ^ρ l − ρ v h λ δ3
(B)
dx dx
µ l ^Tv − Tw h 1 dδ = µ l Kl ^Tv − Tw h 1
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(C) dδ =
gρ l Kl ^ρ l − ρ v h λ δ2 gρ l ^ρ l − ρ v h λ δ3
(D)
dx dx
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Q. 64
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A distillation column at a pilot plant plant is scaled up by 3 times for industrial
use at steady state. After scaling up
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(A) the number of theoretical trays increases by 3 times
(B) the minimum reflux ratio is increased by three times
(C) the feed flow rate and product flow rates are increased by three times
(D) the feed composition and product compositions are increased by three times
Q. 65 The thermal boundary layer is significantly thicker than the hydrodynamic layer
for
(A) Newtonian liquids (B) polymeric liquids
(C) liquid metals (D) gases
Q. 66 In a tray column, separating a binary mixture, with non-ideal stages, which one
of the following statements is true?
(A) Point efficiency can exceed 100%
(B) Murphree efficiency cannot exceed 100%
(C) Murphree efficiency can exceed 100%
(D) Both Murphree and point efficiencies can exceed 100%
Q. 67 The ratio of the diffusion coefficients in a gas to that in a liquid is of the order of
(A) 105 (B) 10-5
(C) 10-2 (D) 102
Q. 68 For turbulent flow past a flat plant, when no form drag is present, the friction
factor f and the Chilton-Colburn factor jD are related as
(A) f and jD cannot be related
(B) f is equal to jD
(C) f is greater than jD
(D) f is less than jD
Year 2005 two Marks

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Q. 69 In the triangular diagram represented below for a batch separation process, a
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stream F is mixed with a solvent B to produce R and E . Substance A is the
carrier liquid and C is the solute to be extracted. The amounts of B and E are
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1 kg and 1.20 kg respectively. The length FM is 3.1 and length FB is 8.5 unit on
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the figure. The ratio R/E is estimated to be
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(A) 1.285 (B) 2
(C) 0.751 (D) 2.5
Q. 70 For a two phase feed, where 80% of the feed is vaporized under column conditions,
the feed line slope in the McCabe-Thiele method for distillation column design, is
(A) - 1/4 (B) + 1/4
(C) + 4 (D) -4
Q. 71 Two solid discs of benzoic acid (molecular weight = 122 ) of equal dimensions are
spinning separately in large volumes of water and air at 300 K . The mass transfer
coefficients for benzoic acid in water and air are 0.9 # 10-5 and 0.47 # 10-2 m/s
respectively. The solubility of benzoic acid in water is 3 kg/m3 and the equilibrium
vapour pressure of benzoic acid in air is 0.04 kPa. Then the disc
(A) dissolves faster in air than in water
(B) dissolves faster in water than in air
(C) dissolves at the same rate in both air and water
(D) does not dissolve either in water or in air
Q. 72 Match the variation of mass transfer coefficient given by the theory in Group I
with the appropriate variation in Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Film theory 1. ? DAB
Q. Penetration theory 2. 2/3
? D AB
R. Boundary layer theory 3. 1/2
? D AB
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3 (B) P-2, Q-1, R-3
(C) P-1, Q-3, R-2 (D) P-3, Q-2, R-1
Q. 73 A filter cake is dried with air at wet and dry bulb temperatures of 300 K and
323 K respectively. The heat transfer coefficient is 11 W/m2 -K and the latent
heat of vaporization of water is 2500 kJ/kg . Mass transfer does not limit the
process. Select the drying rate during constant rate period. Neglect conduction
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through the solid and radiation effects.
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(A) 1.32 # 10-2 kg/m2 -s
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(B) 0.71 # 10-2 kg/m2 -s
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(C) 4.53 # 10-2 kg/m2 -s
(D) 0.10 # 10-3 kg/m2 -s
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Q. 74 A separation column for vapour-liquid contact processes 200 kmol/h of vapour.
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The flooding velocity is 3 m/s . If the column operates at 85% of flooding velocity
and the downcomer area is 10% of the total cross-sectional area, what is the
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diameter of the column? Average density of vapour = 2 kg/m3 and its molecular
weight = 44 .
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(A) 0.82 m (B) 0.72 m
(C) 0.78 m (D) 1m
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A binary gas mixture of a solute and a carrier gas is treated in a countercurrent gas
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absorption column, containing ideal trays, using a solvent. The compositions y and x (see
figure below) are the mole fractions of the solute in the gas and in the liquid respectively.
Also, V and L are the molar flow rates of the gas and liquid respectively. Assume that
the carrier gas is insoluble in the solvent and that the vapour pressure of the solvent is
very low at the given conditions of the column. Further, the gas and liquid streams are
sufficiently dilute that L and V may be assumed to be constant throughout the column.
The equilibrium relation is given by y * = mx , where m is a positive constant.
Q. 75 For any value of m , the change in liquid composition across a tray is independent
of the tray location if
(A) L/V = 1 (B) m L/V = 1
(C) m/ ^LV h = 1 (D) L/ ^mV h = 1
Q. 76 Under he correct condition corresponding to Q-84, the number of ideal trays in

the column is given by
x 0 − xN x 0 ^yN + 1 /m h
(A) N = N=
x 0 − ^yN + 1 /m h
(B)
x 0 − xN
xN − x 0 ^yN + 1 /m h − xN
(C) N = N=
^yN + 1 /m h − xN
(D)
xN − x 0
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Year 2004
N One Mark
Q. 77
PA
A distillation column separates 10000 kg/h of a benzene-toluene mixture as shown
in the figure below. In the figure, xF , xD and xW represent the weight fraction of
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benzene in the feed, distillate and residue respectively. The reflux ratio is
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(A) 0.5 (B) 0.6
(C) 1.0 (D) 2.0

Pure aniline is evaporating through a stagnant air film of 1 mm thickness at 300 K and a
total pressure of 100 kPa. The vapour pressure of aniline at 300 K is 0.1 kPa. The total
molar concentration under these conditions is 40.1 mol/m3 . The diffusivity of aniline in
air is 0.74 # 10-5 m2 /s .
Q. 78 The numerical value of the mass transfer coefficient is 7.4 # 10-3 . Its units are
(A) m/s (B) cm/s
(C) mol/ ^m2-s-Pah (D) kmol/ ^m2-sh
Q. 79 The rate of evaporation of aniline is 2.97 # 10-4 . Its units are

(A) mol/s (B) mol/ ^m2-sh
(C) mol/ ^cm2-sh (D) kmol/ ^m2-sh

An air-water vapour mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 60cC and a dew point
temperature of 40cC . The total pressure is 101.3 kPa and the vapour pressures of water
at 40cC and 60cC are 7.30 kPa and 19.91 kPa, respectively.
Q. 80 The humidity of air sample expressed as kg of water vapour/kg of dry air is
(A) 0.048 (B) 0.079
(C) 0.122 (D) 0.152
Q. 81 The wet bulb temperature Tw for the above mixture would be

(A) less than 40cC (B) 40cC
(C) 40cC < Tw < 60cC (D) 60cC
Q. 82 Acetone is to be removed from air in an isothermal dilute absorber using pure

water as solvent. The incoming air contains 5 mol% of acetone ^y in = 0.05h. The
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design equation to be used for obtaining the number of trays ^N h of the absorber
N
is N + 2 = 6 log b y l. For 98% recovery of acetone, the number of trays required
y in
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out
is/are
(A) 1 (B) 8
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(C) 9 (D) 10
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Q. 83 In a distillation operation, what is the effect of the temperature of the reflux
stream (given below) on the condenser and reboiler loads?
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Reflux conditions
1. Reflux stream is completely liquid and is at its bubble point.
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2. Reflux stream is below its bubble point.
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(A) Condenser and reboiler loads are the same in both the cases
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(B) Reboiler load is the same in both the cases but condenser load is higher in
case 2
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(C) Condenser load is the same in both the cases but reboiler load is higher in
case 2
(D) Both condenser and reboiler loads are higher in case 2 as compared to case 1
Q. 84 A long cylinder and a sphere both of 5 cm diameter are made from the same
porous material. The flat ends of cylinder are sealed. Both the cylinder and sphere
are saturated with the same solution of sodium chloride. Later, both the objects
are immersed for a short and equal interval of time in a large tank of water, which
is well agitated. The fractions of salt remaining in the cylinder and the sphere are
Xc and Xs respectively. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Xc > Xs
(B) Xc = Xs
(C) Xc < Xs
(D) Xc is greater/less than Xs depending on the length of the cylinder
Q. 85 In liquid-liquid extraction 10 kg of a solution containing 2 kg of solute C and 8 kg

of solvent A is brought into contact with 10 kg of solvent B . Solvents A and B
are completely immiscible in each other whereas solute C is soluble in both the
solvents. The extraction process attains equilibrium. The equilibrium relationship

between the two phases is Y * = 0.9X , where Y * is kg of C/kg of B and X is kg
of C/kg of A. Choose the correct answer.
(A) The entire amount of C is transferred to solvent B
(B) Less than 2 kg but more than 1 kg of C is transferred to solvent B
(C) Less than 1 kg of C is transferred to B
(D) No amount of C is transferred to B
Q. 86 At equilibrium, the concentration of water in vapour phase ^C *h in kg/m3 of air

space and the amount of water ^m h adsorbed per kg of dry silica gel are related
by C * = 0.0667 m . To maintain dry conditions in a room of air space 100 m3
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containing 2.2 kg of water vapour initially, 10 kg of dry silica gel is kept in the
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room. The fraction of initial water remaining in the air space after a long time
(during which the temperature is maintained constant) is
(A) 0.0
(C) 0.4
(B) 0.2
(D) 1.0
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Q. 87
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A 25 cm # 25 cm # 1 cm flat sheet weighing 1.2 kg initially was dried from both
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sides under constant drying rate conditions. It took 1500 s for the weight of the
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sheet to reduce to 1.05 kg . Another 1 m # 1 m # 1 cm flat sheet of the same
material is to be dried from one side only. Under the same constant drying rate
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conditions, the time required for drying (in sec) from its initial weight of 19.2 kg
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to 17.6 kg is
(A) 1000 (B) 1500
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(C) 2000 (D) 2500
Q. 88
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A distillation column with N plates is being operated under normal conditions.
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At some point in time, the operation is shifted to total reflux condition (i.e., no
product and residue are being withdrawn and feed to the column is stopped). At
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the new steady state,
(A) composition of vapours and that of liquid do not vary throughout the column
(B) reboiler load and condenser load are minimum
(C) the top and bottom compositions are unchanged with and without total
reflux
(D) the top and bottom compositions correspond to the maximum enrichment
achievable
Q. 89 An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column. High-pressure

steam is available as a source of heat. For a given reflux ratio and overhead
composition, two options are being explored:
1. a reboiler is used, and
2. no reboiler is used but steam is fed directly to the bottom of the column.
As compared to option 1 in option 2,
(A) less number of trays are required,
(B) composition of the residue remains unchanged
(C) more number of trays are required but the residue composition remains
unchanged
(D) more number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute
in methanol
Year 2003 One Mark
Q. 90 The diffusion coefficient, in m2 /s , of acetic acid in benzene (liquid in liquid) is

(A) 2.09 # 10-4 (B) 2.09 # 10-5
(C) 2.09 # 10-9 (D) 2.09 # 10-12
Q. 91 Component A is diffusing in a medium B . The flux NA relative to a stationary

point is equal to the flux due to molecular diffusion if
(A) diffusion of A is in stagnant medium B
(B) mass transfer is accompanied by reaction
(C) molecular mean free path is high
(D) there is equimolar counter-diffusion
Q. 92 Minimum reflux ratio in a distillation column results in

(A) optimum number of trays (B) minimum reboiler size
(C) maximum condenser size
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(D) minimum number of trays
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Q. 93 The equilibrium data of component A in the two phases B and C are given below.
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x (mole of A/mole of B ) y (mole of A/mole of C )
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1 0.5
2 4.125
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The estimate of y for x = 4 by fitting a quadratic expression of a form y = mx2
for the above data is
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(A) 15.5 (B) 16
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(C) 16.5 (D) 17
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Q. 94 Match the following dimensionless numbers with the appropriate ratio of forces.
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Dimensionless number Ratio of forces
P. Froude number 1. Shear force/inertial force
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Q. Reynolds number 2. Convective heat transfer/conductive
heat transfer
R. Friction factor 3. Gravitational force/viscous force
S. Nusselt number 4. Inertial force/viscous force
5. Inertial force/gravitational force
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-5, S-3 (B) P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2
(C) P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2 (D) P-3, Q-4, R-5, S-1
Q. 95 Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a stagnant

medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass transfer coefficient
based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the above was estimated to be
4 # 10-3 kg-mol/m2-s . the equilibrium data for the system is given as y = 2x .
The flux across the interface (in kg-mol/m2-s ) for bulk concentrations of A in
gas phase and liquid phase as y = 0.4 and x = 0.01, respectively is
(A) 5.6 # 10-4 (B) 8.5 # 10-4
(C) 5.6 # 10-3 (D) 8.5 # 10-3
Q. 96 H 2 S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of the transfer unit based
on the overall mass transfer coefficient on the gas side is 0.4 m . The equilibrium
data given by y = 1.5x . The bulk concentration of H 2 S has to be reduced from
0.05 to 0.001 mole fraction in the gas side. The height of the tower (in metre)
corresponding to an operating line given by y = 5x + 0.001 is
(A) 2.0 (B) 1.56
(C) 1.0 (D) 0.56
Q. 97 The Reynolds number of the liquid was increased 100 fold for a laminar falling film
used for gas-liquid contacting. Assuming the penetraction theory is applicable,
the fold-increase in the mass transfer coefficient ^kc h for the same system is
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(A) 100 (B) 10
(C) 5 (D) 1
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Q. 98 A pure drug is adminstered as a sphere and as a cube. The amount of drug is the
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same in the two tablets. Assuming that the shape and size do not influence the
mass transfer, the ratio of rate of dissolution in water at t = 0 for the cubic to
spherical tablet is
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(A) 0.54 (B) 1.04
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(C) 1.24 (D) 1.94
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Q. 99 A solid is being dried in the linear drying rate regime from moisture content X 0
to XF . The drying rate is zero at X = 0 and the critical moisture content is the
same as the initial moisture, X 0 . The drying time for m = ^Ls /ARc h is
(A) m ^X 0 - XF h
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(B) m ^X 0 /XF h
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(C) m ln ^X 0 /XF h
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(D) mX 0 ln ^X 0 /XF h
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where LS = total mass of dry solids, A = total surface area for drying, RC =
constant maximum drying rate per unit area, and X = moisture content (in mass
of water/mass of dry solids)
Q. 100 The following plot gives the saturated humidity ^H h versus temperature ^T h.
Line joining ^H1, T1h and ^H2, T2h is the constant enthalpy line. Choose the correct
one from the following options.
(A) T1 = Dew point temp; T2 = Dry bulb temp; T3 = Wet bulb temp
(B) T1 = Dew point temp; T2 = Wet bulb temp; T3 = Dry bulb temp
(C) T1 = Wet bulb temp; T2 = Dry bulb temp; T3 = Dew point temp
(D) T1 = dry bulb temp; T2 = Wet bulb temp; T3 = Dew point temp
Q. 101 Compound A is extracted from a solution of A + B into a pure solvent S . A co-

current unit is used for the liquid-liquid extraction. The inlet rate of the solution
containing A is 200 mol of B/h-m2 . The equilibrium data is represented by
Y = 3 X 2 , where Y is in mol of A/mol of B and X is in mol of A/mol of S . The
maximum percentage extraction achieved in the unit is
(A) 25% (B) 50%
(C) 70% (D) 90%
Q. 102 In distillation column sizing calculations by short cut methods, match the
following.
Column I Column II
P. Underwood’s equation 1. Number of real trays
Q. Fenske’s equation 2. Colum diameter
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R. Gilliland’s equation 3. Minimum number of ideal trays
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S. Vapour velocity at flooding 4. Actual number of ideal trays
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5. Minimum reflux ratio
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6. Tray efficiency
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(A) P-1, Q-3, R-4, S-6 (B) P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3
(C) P-5, Q-3, R-6, S-2 (D) P-5, Q-3, R-4, S-2
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C One Mark
Q. 103
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The dimensionless group in mass transfer that is equivalent to Prandtl number
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in heat transfer is
(A) Nusselt number (B) Sherwood number
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(C) Schmidt number (D) Stanton number
Q. 104
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The Reynolds analogy for momentum, heat and mass transfer is best applicable
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for
(A) gases in turbulent flow (B) gases in laminar flow
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(C) liquids in turbulent flow (D) liquids and gases in laminar flow
Year 2002 Two Marks
Q. 105 According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number of plates
required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar binary mixture of
components A and B into an overhead fraction containing 99 mol % A and a
bottoms fraction containing 98 mol % B ? [Assume that the relative volatility
^α AB = 2h does not change appreciably in the column]
(A) 5 (B) 9
(C) 12 (D) 28
Q. 106 It takes 6 h to dry a wet solid from 50% moisture content to the critical moisture
content of 15%. How much longer will it take to dry the solid to 10% moisture
content under the same drying conditions (the equilibrium moisture content of
the solid is 5%)
(A) 15 min (B) 51 min
(C) 71 min (D) 94 min
Year 2001 One Mark
Q. 107 The surface renewal frequency in Danckwerts’ model of mass transfer is given by
(kL = mass transfer coefficient in m/s)
k L2 DA
(A) k L2 DA (B)
2
(C) k L (D) kL
DA D A2
Q. 108 For gas absorption the height of a transfer unit, based on the gas phase, is given
by (G = superficial molar gas velocity; L = superficial molar liquid velocity;
FG = mass transfer coefficient in mol/m2-s; a = interfacial area per unit volume
of tower).
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(A) G (B) FG
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FG a Ga
(C) Ga (D) L
FG FG G
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The Lewis relation for air-water humidification is given by (ky = mass transfer
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Q. 109
coefficient of moisture in air; hG = heat transfer coefficient; CS = heat capacity of
vapour gas mixture)
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C
2
Ky C S2
(A) hG = 1 (B) =1
ky C S hG
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k y2 hG
(C) hG = 1 (D) =1
ky C S CS
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Year 2001
D Two Marks
Q. 110
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The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid contractor, for
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fractional hold-up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter = 0.5 mm is given by (in
m2 /m3 )
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(A) 500
(C) 900
(B) 1200
(D) 800
Q. 111 200 kg of solid (on dry basis) is subjected to a drying process for a period of
5000 s . The drying occurs in the constant rate period with the drying rate as
NC = 0.5 # 10−3 kg/m2−s . The initial moisture content of the solid is 0.2 kg
moisture/kg dry solid. The interfacial area available for drying is 4 m2 /100 kg
of dry solid. The moisture content at the end of the drying period is (in kg
moisture/kg dry solid)
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.05
(C) 0.1 (D) 0.15
Q. 112 In a single stage extraction process, 10 kg of pure solvent S (containing no solute

A) is mixed with 30 kg of feed F containing A at a mass fraction XF = 0.2 . The
mixture splits into an extract phase E and a raffinate phase R, containing A at
XE = 0.5 and XR = 0.05 respectively. The total mass of the extract phase is (in
kg)
(A) 6.89 (B) 8.89
(C) 10 (D) 8.25
Year 2000 One Mark
Q. 113 The Grash of number is defined as the ratio of

(A) buoyancy to inertial forces (B) buoyancy to viscous forces
(C) inertial to viscous forces (D) buoyancy to surface tension forces
Q. 114 The absorption factor is defined as

(A) L (B) G
mG mL
(C) mL (D) LG
G m
where, L = liquid flow rate, G = gas flow rate and m = slope of the equilibrium
line
Q. 115 At 750 K and 1 atm, the approximate value of the Schmidt number for air is
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.1
(C) 1 (D) 10
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Q. 116 For the n th tray (counted from the bottom of a distillation column), the Murphree
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efficiency is given by
Y − Yn Yn - Yn - 1
(A) n*+ 1 (B)
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Y n − Yn − 1 Y n* - Yn - 1
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(C) Yn − 1 − Yn (D) Y n* − Yn − 1
Yn + 1 − Yn
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Y n* − Yn + 1
Q. 117 The McCabe ∆L law states that the
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(A) molar heat of vaporization of components are nearly equal
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(B) linear crystal growth rate depends on the degree of super saturation
(C) linear crystal growth rate does not depend on the crystal size
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(D) linear crystal growth rate depends on the crystal size
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Year 2000 Two Marks
The individual mass transfer coefficients ^mol/m2-sh for absorption of a solute

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Q. 118
from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are KL = 4.5 and KC = 1.5 . The slope of
the equilibrium line is 3. Which of the following resistance(s) is/are controlling?
(A) liquid side (B) gas side
(C) interfacial (D) both liquid and gas sides
Q. 119 In a laboratory test run, the rate of drying was found to be 0.5 # 10-3 kg/m2-s
when the moisture content reduced from 0.4 to 0.1 on a dry basis. The critical
moisture content of the material is 0.08 on a dry basis. A tray dryer is used to dry
100 kg (dry basis) of the same material under identical conditions. The surface
area of the material is 0.04 m2 /kg of dry solid. The time required (in second) to
reduce the moisture content of the solids from 0.3 to 0.2 (dry basis) is
(A) 2000 (B) 4000
(C) 5000 (D) 6000
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ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(D) (D) (D) (A) (A) (D) (B) (D) (B) (A)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
(D) (A) (A) (A) (B) (C) (B) (B) (B) (A)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(B) (D) (C) (C) (D) (A) (C) (C) (D) (B)
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Y
(A) (A) (A) (B) (B) (D) (D) (A) (C) (C)
N
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A
(B) (B) (B) (C) (B) (B) (C) (B) (C) (B)
P
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
M
(B) (C) (C) (A) (A) (A) (C) (D) (A) (B)
O
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
C
(D) (A) (D) (C) (C) (C) (A) (C) (A) (A)
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
(B) (C) (D) (A) (D)
& (C) (B) (A) (D) (A)
IA
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
(C) (B) (D) (C) (B) (C) (C) (D) (A) (C)
91 92 93
D 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
(D) (C) (C)
O (C) (B) (A) (B) (C) (D) (D)
101 102
N
103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
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(B) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (A) (C) (B)
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
(C) (B) (B) (A) (B) (B) (A) (D) (C)

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