CHE Licensure Examination Practice Worksheets – November 2018

PRACTICE WORKSHEET NO. 5

DAY 2 – Chemical Engineering Principles

SITUATIONAL: Sulfur trioxide gas is obtained by the combustion of iron pyrites according to the
following reaction:
4 FeS2 + 15 O2 -> 2 Fe2O3 + 8 SO3

1. How many kilograms of pyrites are burned to obtain 100 kg of sulphur trioxide?
a. 37.49 kg c. 74.93 kg
b. 49.73 kg d. 37.48 kg

2. How many kilograms of oxygen are consumed in the production 50 kg of sulphur trioxide?
a. 37.49 kg c. 74.93 kg
b. 49.73 kg d. 37.48 kg

3. How many moles of oxygen is required for the production of 1 kmol SO3?
a. 1.875 c. 1.785
b. 0.533 d. 0.335

SITUATIONAL: 250 kg wet ammonium sulphate containing 50 kg moisture is sent to a dryer in order to
remove 90% of the moisture in the feed

4. Determine the weight fraction of water at entrance conditions

a. 0.0244 c. 0.20
b. 0.0250 d. 0.25

5. Determine the weight fraction of water at exit conditions

a. 0.0244 c. 0.20
b. 0.0250 d. 0.25

6. Determine the percent moisture on dry basis

a. 0.0244 c. 0.20
b. 0.0250 d. 0.25

SITUATIONAL: Moist air contains 0.0109 kg water vapor per cubic metre of the mixture at 300 K and
101.3 kPa

7. Calculate the partial pressure of water vapor.

a. 1.15 kPa c. 11.5 kPa
b. 1.51 kPa d. 15.1 kPa

8. Calculate the relative saturation.

a. 13.44% c. 31.44%
b. 43.14% d. 44.31%

9. Calculate the absolute humidity of the air.

a. 0.00399 c. 0.00339
b. 0.00939 d. 0.00993

CHE Licensure Examination Practice Worksheets – November 2018

PRACTICE WORKSHEET NO. 1
DAY 2 – Chemical Engineering Principles

ANSWERS

1. A
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. B

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