Mass Transfer Questions and Answers – Diffusion through Variable Area

This set of Mass Transfer Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Diffusion through Variable Area”.

1. Consider steady-state equimolar counterdiffusion through the converging-diverging tube. Given: r₁=1cm; r₂=2cm; N_A=10^-6 kmol/m².s at the vessel 1 end of the tube. The rate of transport of B at the vessel 2 end of the tube is
a) 2*10^-6 kmol/s, towards vessel 1
b) 2.5*^-7 kmol/s, towards vessel 1
c) 5*10^-6 kmol/s, towards vessel 2
d) 9*10^-7 kmol/s, towards vessel 2
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2. Two large vessels containing gaseous mixture of A and B at different concentrations but at the same total pressure are connected by a tapered tube of length 15cm and end diameters 1cm and 4 cm. what should be the diameter of a cylindrical tube of the same length that allows the same rate of transport of A?
a) 2.5 cm
b) 2 cm
c) 3cm
d) 3.5 cm
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3. In a tapered tube connecting two vessels with a gaseous mixture at different concentrations but the same total pressure, where will the magnitude of the flux be maximum along the length of the tube, considering the tube has a variable cross-sectional area?
a) At the larger diameter end
b) At the smaller diameter end
c) Midway in the tube
d) Somewhere in between the midway and the larger diameter end
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4. Equimolar counterdiffusion of A and B occurs through a spherical film of i.d=r_i and thickness δ. The flux of A is N_A1 at r=r_i. The flux through a flat film of the same thickness is N_A2. if N_A1 is larger than N_A2 by 5%, the film thickness δ is
a) 0.025r_i
b) 0.05r_i
c) 0.1r_i
d) 0.01r_i
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5. A napthelene hemisphere is placed on a glass plate and a napthelene ball of identical diameter is kept suspended in the stagnant air in two large rooms. The respective shapes of the ball are maintained while they sublime and reduce in size. Which of the following statements are true in this connection?
a) They take the same time for complete sublimation
b) The sphere disappears first
c) The hemisphere disappears first
d) Nothing definite can be said
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6. Sublimation of a long cylinder made of napthelene occurs in a large volume of stagnant air. The time required for its complete sublimation is
a) infinite
b) half the time of sublimation of a sphere of the same mass
c) twice the time of sublimation of a cylinder of the same mass and lengthy/diameter=1
d) half the time of sublimation of a cylinder of the same mass and lengthy/diameter=1
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7. A tapered tube of length 8cm and end diameters 2cm and 4cm connects two vessels containing mixtures of A and B. if the tapered tube is replaced with a cylindrical tube of diameter 6cm, what will be the required length of the cylindrical tube to maintain the same flow rate as in the previous case?
a) 8cm
b) 16cm
c) 36cm
d) 48cm
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8. In a binary gas mixture containing A and B, If N_A=-2N_B, what will be the expression for N_A?
a) 2(D*(P₁-P₂))/RTL
b) (D*(P₁-P₂))/RTL
c) DP*(2RTZ)^-1*ln[(P-P₁)/(P-P₂)].
d) 2DP*(RTZ)^-1*ln⁡[(P-P₁)/(P-P2)].
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