IC Engine Questions and Answers – Hydrocarbon Emissions

This set of IC Engines Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Hydrocarbon Emissions”.

1. The hydrocarbons appear due to flame quenching near the metallic walls.
a) False
b) True
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Answer: b
Explanation: The main reason for hydrocarbons emission is due to flame quenching near the metallic walls.

2. The blowby HC emissions are about 30% of the total HC emission from the engine.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: No, actually the blowby HC emissions are about 20% of the total HC emission from the engine.

3. The intake air-fuel mixture is used to push exhaust residual out of the open exhaust port called scavenging.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Scavenging is defined as the intake air-fuel mixture is used to push exhaust residual out of the open exhaust port.
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4. When scavenging is done, some of the air and fuel mix with the exhaust gases and are expelled out of the cylinder before the exhaust port closes.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

5. The exhaust of CI engines does not contain solid carbon soot particles that are generated in the fuel-rich zones within the cylinder during combustion.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: In fact, the exhaust of CI engines contains solid carbon soot particles that are generated in the fuel-rich zones within the cylinder during combustion.
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6. A single soot particle may contain up to ____________ carbon spheres.
a) 600
b) 5000
c) 6000
d) 8000
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.

7. More than 90 to 95% of carbon particles originally generated within an engine are thus converted to CO2 and never comes out as carbon particles.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: When the fuel is burnt more than 90 to 95% of carbon particles originally generated within an engine are thus converted to CO2 and never comes out as carbon particles.
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8. Upper level ozone is harmful to lungs and other biological tissue.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Actually, ground level ozone is harmful to lungs and other biological tissue.

9. Ozone is harmful to plants and trees and causes very heavy crop losses each year.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.
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10. Diatomic oxygen is highly reactive and initiates a number of different reactions.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: In fact, monatomic oxygen is highly reactive and initiates a number of different reactions.

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