Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Unit Processes MCQ’s – Sulfonates and Sulfates Agents
1 - Question
Which of the following is not a Sulphur trioxide compound?
a) Oleum
b) Sulfamic acid
c) Sulphurous acid
d) Chloro sulfonic acid
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Explanation: The compound sulphurous acid is not a trioxide compound because it contains two oxygen compound whereas the other compounds have 3 oxygen atoms.
2 - Question
Sulfomethylating agents comes under which agent?
a) Sulphur trioxide compound
b) Sulphur dioxide compound
c) Sulfoalkylating agents
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: In Sulfoalkylating agents: Sulfomethylating agents (hydroxy- and aminomethanesulfonates) are used.
3 - Question
Which of the following compound come(s) under Sulfoethylating agents?
a) Hydroxy sulfonic acid
b) Chloro sulfonic acid
c) Ethylenesulfonic acid
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: Sulfoethylating agents (hydroxy-, chloro-, and methylaminoethanesulfonates; ethylene sulfonic acid).
4 - Question
Sulphur trioxide does not polymerizes easily at room temperature.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Sulphur trioxide polymerizes easily in a variety of ways at room temperature. The simplest polymer is the trimer (I), or y (gamma ) form.
5 - Question
What is the boiling point of sulphur trioxide?
a) 44.8 ‘C
b) 100’C
c) 150’C
d) 200.5’C
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Explanation: The boiling point of SO3 is 44.8’C.
6 - Question
Sulphur trioxide has an affinity to what?
a) Heat
b) Water
c) Alcohol
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: Sulphur trioxide has a very strong affinity for water. So high is this degree of affinity, and so great is the evolution of heat in mixing the two materials, that water in its relation to SO3 may be regarded as a basic substance.
7 - Question
What is the name of the following compound S03-2H20?
a) Monohydrate
b) Dihydrate
c) Trihydrate
d) Tetra hydrate
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Explanation: The following compound is called dehydrate because it contains two hydroxy molecules.
8 - Question
What happens to the stability of hydrates of SO3, with increase in temperature?
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Does not affect
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: The hydrates of SO3 exist at low temperatures as definite crystalline compounds, with rising temperature they become increasingly less stable and finally decompose with the disengagement of either SO3 or water.
9 - Question
What is the other name of series of solutions of S03 in water?
a) Oleum
b) Sulfuric acid
c) Oleum & Sulfuric acid
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: The terms “Sulfuric acid” and “Oleum” are the generic names of a series of solutions of S03 in water.
10 - Question
Which is the most widely used Sulfonating agent in Industries?
a) Oleum
b) Sulphur dioxide
c) Sulfuric acid
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: Oleum, occupies an intermediate position; it is the most widely used industrial sulfonating agent.