KMH 108

What is the primary focus of chemical engineering?

• Designing chemical plants

• Developing new chemical elements

• Applying physics and chemistry to process raw materials into useful products

• Studying biological systems

Which law is primarily used in material balance calculations?

• Newton’s Law

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Ohm’s Law

• Boyle’s Law

The First Law of Thermodynamics is concerned with:

• Entropy

• Conservation of Energy

• Heat Transfer

• Reaction Rates

Which of the following is a common reactor type in chemical engineering?

• Centrifuge

• Distillation Column

• Heat Exchanger

• CSTR (Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor)

Two separation processes commonly used in chemical engineering are:

• Distillation and extraction

• Heat exhangers and pumps

• Plug flow and fixed bed reactors

• Compressors and tubines

Which of the following processes involves the separation of components based on differences in their boiling points?

• Filtration

• Crystallization

• Distillation

• Absorption

What is the main difference between chemical engineering and chemistry?

• Chemical engineering focuses on theoretical aspects, while chemistry is more practical

• Chemical engineering involves scaling up processes for industrial production

• Chemistry is concerned only with organic compounds, whereas chemical engineering is broader

• Chemical engineering focuses on research, while chemistry focuses on manufacturing

The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

• True

• False

A heat exchanger is a piece of equipment used to transfer heat between two or more fluids.

• True

• False

Chemical engineers never need to consider environmental impact when designing processes.

• True

• False