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(1) 65% oleum
[A] is prepared by distilling 20% oleum
[B] is prespared by chamber process
[C] does not contain free SO3
[D] contains 0.65% free SO3
Answer: is prepared by distilling 20% oleum
(2) Contact process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid yields
[A] 80% H2SO4 only
[B] 98% H2SO4 and higher
[C] 95% H2SO4 only
[D] 90% H2SO4 only
Answer: 98% H2SO4 and higher

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(3) For the production of sulphuric acid chamber process was developed first but produced acid of concentration
[A] less than 80%
[B] 98%
[C] 100%
[D] 95%
Answer: less than 80%
(4) Equilibrium constant (Kp) at constant pressure for sulphur dioxide oxidation
[A] increases with increase in temperature
[B] decreases with increase in temperature
[C] remains unaffected with change in temperature
[D] decreases linearly with increase in temperature
Answer: decreases with increase in temperature
(5) The equilibrium yield of sulphur trioxide obtained from the oxidation of sulphur dioxide can be increased by
[A] square root of system pressure at a given temperature
[B] cube root of system pressure at a given temperature
[C] square of system pressure at a given temperature
[D] cube of system pressure at a given temperature
Answer: square root of system pressure at a given temperature
(6) The most favourable conditions of temperature and pressure for the oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide are
[A] low temperature high pressure
[B] low temperature low pressure
[C] high temperature high pressure
[D] high temperature low pressure
Answer: low temperature high pressure
(7) Poison for platinum catalyst is
[A] sulphuric acid is formed in solution
[B] phosphorous
[C] arsenic
[D] coke
Answer: arsenic
(8) In the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process platinum catalyst was previously used but suffers from
[A] easy poisoning
[B] fragility
[C] high initial investment
[D] all of these answers
Answer: all of these answers
(9) The catalyst used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process is
[A] iron
[B] aluminium oxid
[C] nickel
[D] vanadium pentoxide
Answer: vanadium pentoxide
(10) Select the wrong statement. Compared to platinum catalyst vanadium pentoxide catalyst used in contact process for the manufacture of H2SO4
[A] is relatively immune to poisons
[B] requires low initial investment and 5% replacement per year
[C] requires low O2/SO2 to give economic conversion
[D] requires dilute SO2 input (7-10%)
Answer: requires low O2/SO2 to give economic conversion
(11) Sulphuric acid produced by contact process is
[A] cheaper
[B] pure and concentrated
[C] of poor quality
[D] very dilute
Answer: pure and concentrated
(12) When sulphur dioxide is passed through a golution of hydrogen sulphide in water
[A] sulphuric acid is formed in solution
[B] sulphurous acid is formed in solution
[C] sulphur is precipitated
[D] no change is observed
Answer: sulphur is precipitated
(13) Sulphur is produced by oxidation-reduction of H2S. The catalyst used in this process is
[A] V2O5
[B] AI2O3
[C] Pt
[D] Ni
Answer: AI2O3
(14) H2S from petroleum refinery streams is recovered by scrubbing with
[A] ethanol
[B] ethabol amines
[C] water
[D] 98.5% H2SO4
Answer: ethabol amines
(15) Which of the following has maximum specific gravity at 18?C?
[A] 98.5% H2SO4
[B] 20% oleum
[C] 40% oleum
[D] 65% eloum
Answer: 65% eloum
(16) Oleum gives fumes of
[A] H2SO4
[B] H2O+SO2
[C] SO2
[D] SO3
Answer: SO3
(17) Oleum may be rephrsented by the formula
[A] H2SO4
[B] H2SO3
[C] H2S2O6
[D] H2S2O7
Answer: H2S2O7
(18) Oleum is
[A] a misture of conc. H2SO4 and oil
[B] sulphuric acid which gives fumes of sulphur dioxide
[C] sulphuric acid saturated with sulphur trioxide
[D] a mixture of sulphuric and nitric acid
Answer: sulphuric acid saturated with sulphur trioxide
(19) The allotrope of sulphur which is insoluble in carbon disulphide is
[A] monoclinic suphur
[B] rhombic sulphur
[C] milk of sulphur
[D] plastic sulphur
Answer: plastic sulphur
(20) The form of sulphur which is the most stable at ordinary temperature is
[A] Monoclinic
[B] plastic
[C] rhombic
[D] flowers of sulphur
Answer: rhombic

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