NAME: a.) 125 b.

) 175
INSTRUCTOR: b.) 225 c.) NOTG
7.) If 50.0 kg of ammonia and 100.0 kg of oxygen are fed to a
CHE CALCULATIONS 1 COMPLETION EXAM batch reactor, determinethe percentage by which the other
reactant is in excess.
Linked Problem(1-2) Strawberries contains about 15% solids
and 85% water. To make strawberry jam, crushed a.) 13.6 b.) 17.6
strawberries and sugar are mixed in a 45:55 mass ratio, and c.) 22.6 d.) NOTG
the mixture is heated to evaporate water until the residue Linked Problem (8-9) Methane and oxygen react in the
contain one-third water by mass. presence of a castalyst to form formaldehyde. In a parallel
1.) Calculate how many pound of strawberries are needed to reaction, methane is oxidized to carbon dioxide and water:
make a pound of jam. 𝐶𝐻4 + 𝑂2 → 𝐻𝐶𝐻𝑂 + 𝐻2 𝑂
a)0.49 b.) 0.59 𝐶𝐻4 + 2𝑂2 → 𝐶𝑂2 + 2𝐻2 𝑂
c.) 2.04 d.) NOTG The feed to the reactor contains equimolar amounts of
2.) How many pound of sugar are needed to make a pound of methane and oxygen. Assume a basis of 100 mol feed/s. The
jam fractional conversion of methane is 0.9 and fractional yield of
formaldehyde is 0.855
a.) 0.49 b.) 0.59
8.) What is the molar composition of formaldehyde in the
c.) 2.04 d.) NOTG
output stream?
a.) 0.4725 b.) 0.4275
3.) Three hundred gallons of a mixture containing 75.0%
b.) 0.0275 d.) NOTG
ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and 25% water(SG =0.877) and a
quantity of a 40% Ethnol – 60% water (SG=0.952) are blended 9.) Selectivity of formaldehyde production relative to carbon
to produce a mixture containing 60.0wt% ethanol. The object dioxide production
of this problem is to determine V40(in gal) which is the a.) 11 b.) 15
required volume of the 40% ethanol mixture.
c.)19 d.) NOTG
a.) 132 b.) 263
Linked Problem (10-12) Ethanol is produced commercially by
c.) 207 d.) NOTG the hydration of ethylene:
𝐶2 𝐻4 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻
Linked Problem (4-5) A paint mixture containing 25.0% of a Some of the product is converted to diethyl ether in the side
pigment and the balance water sells for $18.00/kg and a reaction
mixture containing 12.0% pigment sells for $10.0/kg. If a
2𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻 → (𝐶2 𝐻5 )2 𝑂 + 𝐻2 𝑂
paint retailer produces a blend containing 17.0% pigment.
The feed to the reactor contains ethylene, steam and inert
5.) How much is the cost of blend? ($/kg)
gas. A sample of the reactor effluent gas is analyzed and
a.) 13.08 b.) 14.39 found to contain 43.3 mole% ethylene, 2.5% ethanol, 0.14%
c.) 15.05$ d.) NOTG ether, 9.3% inerts, and the balance water.

5.) for how much ($/kg) should it be sold to yield 10% profit? 10.) What is the % composition of Water in the reactor feed

a.) 13.08 b.) 14.39 a.) 44.8 b.) 46.1

c.) 15.05$ d.) NOTG b.) 9.1 d.) NOTG

Linked Problem (6-7) Ammonia is burned to nitric oxide in the 11.) % Conversion of C2H4
following reaction: a.) 60% b.) 15%
4𝑁𝐻3 + 5𝑂2 → 4𝑁𝑂 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 b.) 6% d.) NOTG
If ammonia is fed to a continous reactor at a rate of 100.0 12.) Selectivity of C2H5OH to (C2H5)2O
kmol NH3/h.
a.) 13.9 b.) 15.9
6.) What oxygen feed rate (kmol/h) would correspond to
c.) 17.9 d.) NOTG
40.0% excess O2?