TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MOCK BOARD EXAM
DAY 1 – PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer by marking the circle corresponding to the letter of your choice
on the sheet provided. Use pencil black ballpen only. STRICTLY NO ERASURES. WARNING: SHADED
ANSWERS WITHOUT CORRESPONDING SOLUTIONS WILL INCUR DEDUCTIONS.

LINKED PROBLEMS 1 – 3:
Steam at 200 psia and 600oF enters a turbine through a 3 – in diameter pipe with a velocity of 10 ft/s. The
exhaust from the turbine is carried through a 10 – inch diameter pipe and is at 5 psia and 200oF. (2.33)
1. What is the change in enthalpy of the process?
A. 1.3 x 1012 molecules B. 1.5 x 1012 molecules
C. 1.7 x 1012 molecules D. 1.9 x 1012 molecules

2. What is the final velocity?

A. Adaptation B. Equilibrium
C. Homeostasis D. Internal equilibrium

3. What is the power output of the turbine?

A. Acetylene B. Butyne
C. Pentyne D. Propyne

LINKED PROBLEMS:
Carbon dioxide gas enters a water – cooled compressor at conditions P1 = 15 psia and T1 = 50oF, and is
discharged at conditions P2 =520 psia and T2 = 200oF. The entering CO2 flows through a 4 – in diameter
pipe with a velocity of 20 ft/s and is discharged through a 1 – in diameter pipe. The shaft work supplied to
the compressor is 5,360 BTU/mol. (2-34)
4. Glycolysis produces how many ATP molecules?
A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8

5. How many amino acids are considered essential?

A. 7 B. 9
C. 11 D. 13

6. A sample of wastewater has an ultimate BOD of 290 ppm and a 5-day BOD of 235 ppm. Calculate the
15-day BOD of the sample.
A. 258 ppm B. 268 ppm
C. 278 ppm D. 288 ppm

7. Ethylene enters a turbine at 10 bar and 450 K, and exhaust at 1 atm and 325K. For a mass flow rate of
4.5 kg/s, determine the cost C of the turbine. Cost = 15200(P/kW)0.573. (State any assumptions you
make.)

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 A. 28% B. 38%
C. 48% D. 58%

8. A solution of gold nitrate is electrolyzed with a 0.5 A current. If 3.57 g gold is deposited on the cathode,
what is the duration of the electrolysis in minutes?
A. 145 B. 155
C. 165 D. 175

9. A 20 molal solution of sodium sulfate in ethyl alcohol has a density of 1.14 g/mL. What is the molarity of
the solution?
A. 4.9 M B. 5.9 M
C. 6.9 M D. 7.9 M

10. Bone dry air is allowed to flow into a 750 mL water-filled saturator in order to increase its moisture
content. If the saturator is operating at equilibrium conditions of 50 °C and 1 atm, determine the mole
ratio of water to dry air in the exit air stream.
A. 0.14 B. 0.19
C. 0.24 D. 0.29

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