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Question 1

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What type of bond exists predominantly in sodium chloride crystal ?
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  • ionic bond
  • metallic bond
  • covalent bond
  • polar bond

Question 2

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Pure metal A undergoes an isothermal transformation in which its crystal structure changes from face centered cubic FCC to body centered cubic BCC. As a result, the volume of a piece of metal A
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  • increased
  • decreased
  • remains the same
  • decreased up to the midpoint of the transformation and then asymptotically reaches its original value

Question 3

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Which of the following leads to a reduction in the electrical resistivity of a pure metal ?
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  • annealing
  • cold working
  • grain refinement
  • addition of alloying elements

Question 4

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The rigidity of polymer can be increased by
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  • all of these
  • increase in degree of polymerization
  • increase in the extent of cross linking
  • crystallization

Question 5

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Which of the following properties of a metal is insensitive to microstructure ?
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  • modulus of elasticity
  • tensile strength
  • ductility
  • hardness

Question 6

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The dominant charge carriers in phosphorus - doped silicon crystal at room temperature are
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  • electrons
  • electron holes
  • protons
  • silicon ions

Question 7

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Metals are conductive because
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  • the electrons are loosely bound to the nuclei and therefore mobile
  • they have a characteristic metallic luster
  • they have extra electrons as exhibited by normally positive valence states
  • they are on the left side of the periodic table

Question 8

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An X - ray is
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  • an electromagnetic radiation
  • a ray of electrons
  • a ray of helium nuclei
  • not known, hence the name " x " ray

Question 9

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An electron - volt is
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  • a unit of energy equal to the energy possessed by an electron accelerating through a potential of one volt
  • a voltage unit commonly used when measuring the voltage of the electrons
  • the unit of electrical charge of one electron
  • none of the above

Question 10

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Group IA are easily ionized because
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  • they have a single "s" electrons in the outer orbit
  • they are metals and therefore conductive
  • they react violently in water to liberate hydrogen
  • they have relatively low melting points for metal

Question 11

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The rare earth metals all have very similar chemical properties because :
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  • successive members of the series are formed by adding 4f electrons which have little effect on the reactivity
  • they are rare, hence little is known about their chemistry
  • they melt at extreme temperatures, hence are nearly inert
  • they are in separate row at the bottom of the periodic table

Question 12

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Which of the following group of elements all form crystals of diamond structural lattice ?
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  • carbon, silicon, germanium
  • carbon, boron, aluminum
  • carbon, cobalt, nickel
  • lithium, sodium, potassium

Question 13

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The stress or load where a crystalline material fails is usually less then the predicted from calculated bond strengths in the crystal lattice because
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  • the strength of failure is governed by crystal defects or crystal bond strength
  • the stress at failure is not reproducible experimentally
  • plastic deformation occurs before failure
  • it is, to date, impossible to calculate something as complicated as the stress at failure

Question 14

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Which of the following material properties is adversely affected by grain refinement ?
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  • creep resistance
  • tensile strength
  • ductility
  • elastic module

Question 15

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Which of the following classes of materials exhibit a decreasing electrical conductivity with increasing temperature ?
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  • metals
  • pure ionic materials
  • intrinsic semiconductors
  • p - type semiconductors

Question 16

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The property that characterizes a material's ability to be drawn into a wire is its
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  • ductility
  • tensile strength
  • fatigue endurance limit
  • impact strength

Question 17

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Which of the following treatments will result in an increase in the fatigue strength of steel ?
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  • short peening
  • annealing
  • cold working
  • surface roughening

Question 18

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In p - type semiconductors, conductivity is provided by
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  • the motion of holes
  • the motion of electrons
  • the motion of ions
  • the motion of conductivity

Question 19

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A photon is
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  • a particle of electromagnetic radiation
  • a neutral proton
  • a neutral electron
  • a charge neutron

Question 20

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Isotopes of an element are atomic species with
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  • the same number of protons and electrons , but different numbers of neutrons
  • the same number electrons , but different numbers of neutrons and protons
  • the same number protons , but different numbers of neutrons and electons
  • the same number of valence electrons , but different numbers of protons, neutrons and non - valence electrons

Question 21

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The separation of isotopes of an elements always requires a physical, rather than chemical separation because
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  • the differences in isotopes show up as difference in physical properties
  • the atomic mass, a physical characteristic, constitutes the difference between the isotopes
  • the electron configuration and, hence, chemical reactivity are the same
  • all of the above

Question 22

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The electronic configuration, 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵ is that of
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  • a halogen
  • an alkali metal
  • an inert gas
  • a transition metal

Question 23

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An angstrom unit, commonly used for atomic and sub - atomic distances is equal to
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  • 10⁻¹⁰ m
  • 10¹⁰ m
  • 10⁻⁶ m
  • the distance light travels in 10⁻¹⁰ seconds

Question 24

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Which of the following statements about free carrier concentration associated with intrinsic semiconductors at room temperature is valid ?
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  • it decreases with increasing values of energy gap
  • it increases with increasing values of energy gap
  • in increases with increasing carrier mobility
  • it decreases with increasing carrier mobility

Question 25

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At absolute zero temperature, all the valence electrons in an intrinsic semiconductor
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  • are in the valence bond
  • are in the forbidden gap
  • are in the conduction bond
  • are free electrons

Question 26

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Carrier mobility depends on
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  • temperature and the regularity of the crystal structure
  • resistivity
  • conductivity
  • charge per carrier

Question 27

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The movement of changers from an area of higher carrier concentration to an area of lower concentration is called
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  • diffusion
  • gradient
  • mobility
  • recombination

Question 28

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Which term describes a material whose properties depend on the direction of stress
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  • anisotropic
  • isotropic
  • endotropic
  • asymmetrical

Question 29

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Materials that emit light in the absence of high heat and continue to emit light after the energy source has been removed are called
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  • phosphorescent
  • fluorescent
  • semiconductor - laser diodes
  • translucent diodes

Question 30

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A gamma ray is composed of
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  • high energy electromagnetic radiation
  • high energy protons
  • high energy electrons
  • high energy neutrinos

Question 31

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Plank's constant represents
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  • the ratio between the magnitude of a quantum of radiated energy and its frequency
  • the quantum or smallest amount of energy that can be emitted by radiation
  • the number of ergs in a kilogram calorie
  • the smallest number of any physical significance

Question 32

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The elements exhibit periodically recurring chemical and physical properties because
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  • the properties are largely determined by the quantum numbers of the outer electrons, all of which except the first which indicates the orbit, recur in each orbit
  • they are arrange that way in the periodic table
  • the reason is unknown, it is simply observed experimentally
  • probability considerations dictate that properties will recur since there are limited number of possibilities

Question 33

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Which element about crystal dislocations is incorrect ?
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  • dislocation in a crystalline lattice is located in an unexpected place
  • dislocations affect the tensile strength of a crystal
  • edge, screw and mixed dislocations are possible
  • dislocation is the defect caused by an atomic misalignment in a crystal

Question 34

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Ions are formed when
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  • all of these
  • electrons are displaced from atoms or molecules by bombardment of high energy particles
  • a salt forms in an acid base neutralization reaction
  • salt crystal forms from the reaction of elemental sodium and chlorine

Question 35

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Which of the following statements about two crystalline forms of carbon, graphite and diamond is not correct ?
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  • the properties of two crystals are, in fact, more similar than dissimilar
  • the diamond lattice is transparent to visible light, graphite is not
  • diamond is the hardest naturally occurring substance, graphite is soft
  • at high temperature diamond is a semiconductor, graphite is a conductor

Question 36

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Avogadro's number represents
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  • the number of molecules in one gram mole of any compound
  • the number of molecules in one gram of any compound
  • the number of molecules in one liter of any gas at 1 atm pressure and 0°C
  • the number of valence electrons in a mole of any element

Question 37

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Aluminum hydroxide Al(OH)₃ is called an amphoteric hydroxide because
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  • it can react as either an acid or a base
  • it has limited solubility in water
  • it contains 3 hydroxyl groups
  • either one, two or three hydroxyl group can ionize in water

Question 38

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Which of the following characteristics of the alkaline earth elements is unique
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  • they are in group IIA of the periodic table
  • they have two "s" electrons in the outer orbit
  • they exhibit a valence of +2
  • they are found in soil

Question 39

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The chemical formula of the salt formed from the neutralization of potassium hydroxide and sulphuric acid is
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  • K₂SO₄
  • NaCl
  • P₂SO₄
  • KSO₄

Question 40

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The chemical formula of the most common compound formed from beryllium and iodine is
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  • BeI₂
  • Be₂I₇
  • BeI
  • Be₇I₂

Question 41

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Which of the following statements about the halogens is incorrect ?
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  • they will react with water to form very strong bases
  • they are good oxidizing agents
  • they all exhibit a valence of -1
  • they form diatomic molecules

Question 42

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The group VIII elements, called the noble or rare gases, have the following properties
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  • they do not react with other elements
  • they are rare
  • they are lighter than air
  • they remain gaseous down to just few degrees above absolute zero

Question 43

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Many transition metals exhibit more than one valence state in simple chemical reaction because
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  • d electrons from one orbital down are not as reactive as the s electrons in the outer orbit
  • s and p electrons in the same orbit have very different reactivities
  • the valence state of metals change of the other elements in the molecule change
  • it is not always possible to predict how even simple reactions will occur

Question 44

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For this reaction, the equilibrium conditions are H₂ + I₂ = 2HI ΔH = -7.9 KJ
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  • temperature and concentration
  • pressure, temperature and concentration
  • pressure only
  • temperature only

Question 45

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Ammonia is prepared by Haber's process N₂ + 3H₂ = 2NH₃ ΔH = -5.3 KJ In order to maximize the yield of ammonia, one can:
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  • increase concentrations of hydrogen and nitrogen and decrease the temperature
  • increase concentrations of hydrogen and nitrogen and increase the temperature
  • decrease concentrations of hydrogen and nitrogen and increase the temperature
  • increase the concentrations of all the gases and increase the temperature

Question 46

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A close system experiences a reversible process where heat rejection is the only energy transfer. The entropy change
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  • must be negative
  • must be zero
  • must be positive
  • is equal to the heat transfer

Question 47

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Consider an air - water vapor mixture similar to the atmosphere. If the dry bulb temperature equals the dew point temperature, the relative humidity will be
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  • 100 %
  • 25 %
  • 0 %
  • 50 %

Question 48

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If the temperature of a medium is 0°C, what will be the temperature if it is doubled ?
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  • 273°C
  • 0°C
  • 524°R
  • 460°R

Question 49

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The compression ignition cycle is modeled by which ideal cycle ?
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  • diesel cycle
  • otto cycle
  • rankine cycle
  • brayton cycle

Question 50

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An ideal gas is contained in a rigid container. There is no work of a rotating shaft associated with the container. Any heat transfer is a function of
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  • temperature only
  • pressure only
  • volume only
  • there cannot be any heat transfer

Question 51

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In a combustion chamber, fuel is burned to raise the temperature of the medium prior to production of work through an expansion process. The heat generated during the combustion reaction is the
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  • heat of reaction
  • specific heat
  • heat of vaporization
  • heat of formation

Question 52

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There are many types of work associated with energy transfer across a boundary. One form of work is flow work which is described by all of the following except
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  • it is associated with a closed system
  • it is the work which pushes mass in or out of a device
  • it is necessary to maintain a continuous flow
  • it is added to the internal energy to obtain enthalpy in the first law for a control volume

Question 53

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An open system First Law should be utilized for all of the following except
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  • a piston - cylinder device
  • a nozzle
  • a turbine
  • a compressor

Question 54

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An insulated rigid container contains and ideal gas. The container is initially divided in half by a membrane such that one side is a vacuum and the other side contains the ideal gas. The membrane is broken and the gas fills the entire volume. All are true except
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  • the temperature is quadrupled
  • the pressure is halved
  • the volume is doubled
  • the process is irreversible

Question 55

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An adiabatic process is characterized by which of the following ?
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  • the heat transfer is zero
  • the entropy change is zero
  • the work is zero
  • it is reversible

Question 56

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A rigid container is heated by the sun. There is no shaft work associated with the container. From the First Law of Thermodynamics, you determine the resulting work to be
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  • equal to zero
  • equal to the heat transter
  • equal to the volume times the change in pressure
  • equal to the change in internal energy

Question 57

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An inventor claims to have built and engineer which will revolutionize the automotive industry. Which of the following would be the best test to determine if the inventors claim is true ?
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  • second law of thermodynamics
  • conservation of mass
  • first law of thermodynamics
  • zeroth law of thermodynamics

Question 58

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The isentropic efficiency is used to compare actual device such as turbines, compressors, nozzle and diffusers to ideal ones. Which statement is true
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  • the inlet state and exit pressure are the same for both the ideal and actual device
  • only the ideal device is considered adiabatic
  • the ideal device operate irreversibly
  • the efficiency can be greater than one

Question 59

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The steam power cycle is modeled by the ideal cycle known as the
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  • rankine cycle
  • otto cycle
  • diesel cycle
  • brayton cycle

Question 60

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In an ideal refrigeration cycle, liquid leaves the condenser and is expanded in such a manner that the enthalpy of the resulting saturated mixture. This type of expansion is known as
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  • throttling process
  • an isothermal process
  • a compression process
  • an isochoric process

Question 61

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In the case of regenerative gas turbine engine, which of the following is false ?
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  • there is no heat rejected to the atmosphere in a regenerative gas turbine engine
  • the regenerator improves the efficiency of the engine
  • the exit temperature of the generator is higher than the inlet temperature of the compressor
  • if the generator is reversible, the effectiveness can approach 100 %

Question 62

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For an ideal turbojet, all of the following statements are true except
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  • the work produced by the turbine is greater than the work required by the compressor
  • the process efficiency of the turbine is 100 %
  • the process efficiency of the compressor is 100 %
  • the process efficiency of the nozzle is 100 %

Question 63

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Which of the following statements about the carnot efficiency is not true ?
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  • no reversible power cycles operating between two thermal reservoir can have an efficiency equal to the carnot efficiency
  • it depends only on the temperatures of the thermal reservoir
  • it can be used to determine if the cycle is possible or impossible
  • absolute temperature scales must be used when performing carnot efficiency calculation

Question 64

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Two independent intensive properties are required to fix the state of pure, simple compressible substance. People only attempt to fix the state of the medium using heat and work, which are not properties, which of the following statements about heat and work is not true ?
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  • heat and work are point function
  • heat and work are transient phenomena
  • heat and work are forms of energy
  • heat and work are boundary phenomena

Question 65

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For steady, incompressible, inviscid flow, with no shaft and heat transfer, Bernoulli's equation can be written P/ρ + ½ v² + gz = constant. This form of equation is valid
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  • for rotational flow, but only along streamlines
  • for irrotational flow, but only along streamlines
  • for rotational flow everywhere
  • for rotational flow, but only across streamlines

Question 66

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The simplified continuity equation ∇V = 0 is not valid for
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  • steady compressible flow
  • steady incompressible flow
  • unsteady incompressible flow
  • steady rotational incompressible flow

Question 67

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How many electrons are there in the outermost octate of a chlorine atom ?
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  • 7
  • 1
  • 3
  • 8

Question 68

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Heat transferred at constant volume process to the thermodynamic system of a fixed mass. The thermodynamic system will produce
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  • zero work
  • small amount of work
  • negative work
  • positive work

Question 69

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Compressibility factor Z is a measure of the deviation of the actual gas behavior from ideal gas. An actual gas behavior may be assumed closed to the ideal gas when compressiblity factor Z approaches
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  • 1.0
  • 0
  • 0.5
  • 0.75

Question 70

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Let's assume that the gas can be heated either at constant pressure or at constant volume process. The amount of heat Qp and Qv are transferred to the gas accordingly. If temperature increment per unit mass ΔT = constant, then
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  • Qp is greater than Qv
  • Qp = Qv
  • Qp is less than Qv
  • Qp = Qv - ΔU

Question 71

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In manufacturing process 1000 KW of waste heat at temperature 327°C is available for utilization purposes. If the ambient temperature is 27°C, the designed heat engine producing 510 KW of net power will be
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  • impossible
  • possible
  • irreversible
  • reversible

Question 72

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Which of the following instruments for measuring fluid velocity does not need to be calibrated ?
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  • pitot static tube
  • orifice meter
  • venture tube
  • weir

Question 73

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Capillarity or the rise or fall of liquid in a thin tube is primarily controlled by which fluid property ?
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  • surface tension
  • viscosity
  • density
  • temperature

Question 74

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A polytropic process is one in which the functional relationship between pressure and volume is given by PV ᴺ = constant with N value from -∞ to +∞ depending on the particular process. A constant volume process is represented by N equals
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  • ∞
  • zero
  • 2
  • K

Question 75

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Cavitation in fluid mechanics refers to
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  • a liquid to gaseous phase transition of the fluid due to low pressure
  • the oscillation of a plate due to turbulent fluctuations
  • the condensation of the vapor into liquid due to high pressure
  • the violation of the no slip condition on the wall

Question 76

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A large class of devices involve work. Assuming reversible steady state, steady flow process with negligible changes in kinetic and potential energy, the elementary work is
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  • - Vdp
  • pdV
  • Vdp + pdV
  • Vdp - pdV

Question 77

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The reheat rankine cycle is proposed to decrease
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  • moisture content in the low pressure stages of the turbine
  • mass flow rate of cooling water in the condenser
  • back pressure of the turbine
  • volumetric flow rate of the working fluid

Question 78

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In compressible fluid mechanics, a shock wave is considered normal shock wave when
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  • the angle between the direction of flow and the wave is 90°
  • the shock wave occurs in air
  • the shock wave occurs at oblique angle to the flow
  • the flow remains supersonic on both sides of the shock wave

Question 79

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Which of the following statements defines best the capitalized cost ?
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  • is the present worth of a specified uniform cash flow for an infinite analysis period
  • it is the initial cost of some equipment
  • it is the salvage value of an equipment
  • it is the amount of money equal to the cost minus benefit for an equipment

Question 80

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Which of the following is not taken into account in making an economic decision between two alternative equipment ?
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  • reliability
  • operating cost
  • rate of return
  • salvage value

Question 81

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A heat sink will dissipate heat energy more rapidly if
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  • its surface area is increased
  • its temperature is the same as the temperature of the surrounding air
  • it is covered by a material having a high thermal resistance
  • it is kept away from air current

Question 82

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A reference frame which remains fixed while fluid flows through is called
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  • Eulerian
  • Lagrangian
  • Stokesian
  • A Navier - Stokes reference frame

Question 83

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For steady incompressible fully developed flow in a constant area pipe, friction along the walls of the pipe causes.
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  • a reduction in static pressure along the length of the pipe
  • a reduction in mass flow rate along the length of pipe
  • a reduction of velocity along the length of pipe
  • an increase in the darcy friction factor along the length of the pipe

Question 84

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Select the answer which correctly ranks fluid meters from lowest to highest pressure loss
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  • venturi tube, flow nozzle, thin plate orifice
  • venturi tube,thin plate orifice, flow nozzle
  • thin plate orifice, venturi tube, flow nozzle
  • flow nozzle, thin plate orifice, venturi tube

Question 85

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Identify which of the following problems for which the Moody chart would not be of use
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  • flow in subsonic diffuser
  • flow of natural gas in long pipe
  • flow of oil in a long channel with square cross section
  • flow of water in a pipe at very high speed where the flow is extremely turbulent

Question 86

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Effective interest rate per year is defined as
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  • the annual interest rate taking into account the effect of any compounding during the year
  • the nominal interest rate per year
  • the rate of return that can be realized from an investment
  • the interest rate per period times the number of periods per year

Question 87

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During inflationary time, which of the following statements best describes the best the loan payments of a fixed amount ?
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  • future payments in year zero dollars are not constant in amount
  • future payments are worth more in year zero dollars
  • in actual dollars, the amount of future payments decreases
  • year zero dollars are worth less then future dollars

Question 88

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A pump is used to increase the pressure of water entering the boiler of steam power cycle. Which statement is true concerning the pump ?
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  • the enthalpy of water leaving the pump is higher than the enthalpy of water entering the pump
  • the pump produces work
  • the pump has no effect on the cycle
  • the enthalpy is constant during the process

Question 89

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Which of the following is not a unit of pressure ?
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  • kg / m²
  • Pa
  • bars
  • N / m²

Question 90

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Which of the following is the definition of Joule ?
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  • N - m
  • a unit of power
  • kg - m / s²
  • rate of change of energy

Question 91

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Which of the following relations defines enthalpy ?
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  • H = U + PV
  • H = U + P / T
  • H = U + P / V
  • H = PV + T

Question 92

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How is the quality x of a liquid vapor mixture defined ?
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  • the fraction of the total mass that is saturated vapor
  • the fraction of the total volume that is saturated vapor
  • the fraction of total volume that is saturated liquid
  • the fraction of the total mass that is saturated liquid

Question 93

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What is the actual shape of the methane CH₄ molecule ?
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  • a tetrahedral
  • linear
  • square planar
  • pyramidal

Question 94

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What is the oxidation state of the nitrogen in NO₃⁻ ?
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  • + 5
  • - 1
  • + 3
  • + 1

Question 95

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What is the oxidation number of Cr in the dicromate ion (Cr₂O₇) ²⁻
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  • + 6
  • - 1
  • 0
  • 7

Question 96

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Reactions generally proceed faster at higher temperature because of which of the following ?
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  • the activation energy is less
  • the molecules are less energetic
  • the bonds are easier to break
  • the molecules collide more frequently

Question 97

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Determine the height of the centroid of the semi - circle with radius r from its diameter
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  • 4r / 3π
  • 2r / 3
  • 2πr /3
  • 3r / 4π

Question 98

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What are valence electrons ?
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  • the outer shell electrons
  • electrons with positive charge
  • the electrons of complete quantum shells
  • the K - quantum shell electrons

Question 99

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What is the strong bond between hydrogen atoms known as ?
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  • covalent bond
  • ionic bond
  • metallic bond
  • ionic and metallic bond

Question 100

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What are Van der Waals forces ?
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  • weak secondary bonds between atoms
  • primary bonds between atoms
  • forces between electrons and protons
  • forces present only in gases

Question 101

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Compare the metallic iron form Fe and the ferric ions Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺. Which has the smallest atomic radius of the same temperature ?
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  • Fe³⁺
  • Fe²⁺
  • Fe
  • they have the same radii

Question 102

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Polymers that favor crystallization are least likely to have which of the following
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  • an atactic configuration of side group
  • small side group
  • only one repeating unit
  • small chain length

Question 103

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In general, what are the effects of cold working a metal ?
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  • increase strength, decrease ductility
  • increase strength, increase ductility
  • decrease strength, decrease ductility
  • decrease strength, increase ductility

Question 104

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Which of the following is not structural class steel ?
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  • tool and die
  • carbon
  • stainless
  • low - alloy

Question 105

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Which of the following phases of steel has face - centered cubic structure ?
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  • austenite
  • ferrite
  • pearlite
  • martensite

Question 106

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The state of a thermodynamic system is always defined by its
Answer
  • properties
  • absolute temperature
  • process
  • temperature and pressure

Question 107

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Mathematically, a thermodynamic property is which of the following ?
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  • a point function
  • a path function
  • an exact differential
  • discontinuous

Question 108

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The first law of thermodynamics states that
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  • energy can neither be created nor destroyed
  • heat energy cannot be completely transformed into work
  • internal energy is due to molecular motion
  • entropy of the universe is increased by irreversible process

Question 109

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In terms of QH and QL, the network of a carnot cycle is
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  • W = QH - QL
  • W = QH - QL / QL
  • W = QL / QH - QL
  • W = QL - QH

Question 110

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Is any non - quasistatic thermodynamic process, the over - all entropy of an isolated system will
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  • increase only
  • decrease only
  • stay the same
  • decrease and then increase

Question 111

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Entropy is the measure of
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  • randomness or disorder
  • the change in enthalpy of the system
  • the internal energy of the gas
  • the heat capacity of the substance

Question 112

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For spontaneously occurring natural process in an isolated system, which expression best express dS ?
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  • dS is greater than 0
  • dS equals 0
  • dS is less than zero
  • dS = dQ / T

Question 113

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Energy changes are represented by all except
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  • dQ rev / T
  • negative integral of VdP
  • mCpdT
  • TdS - PdV

Question 114

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Work or energy can be a function of all of the following except
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  • force and time
  • force and distance
  • toque and angular acceleration
  • power and time

Question 115

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U + PV is a quantity called
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  • enthalpy
  • flow energy
  • shaft work
  • entropy

Question 116

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In flow process, neglecting KE and PE changes, negative integral of Vdp represents
Answer
  • shaft work
  • heat transfer
  • closed system work
  • flow energy

Question 117

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Power may be expressed in units of
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  • BTU / hr
  • ft - lbs
  • HP - hours
  • KW - hours

Question 118

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Equilibrium condition exist in all except which of the following ?
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  • in steady state flow process
  • in reversible process
  • in process where driving forces are infinitesimals
  • where nothing can occur without an effect on the system's surroundings

Question 119

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Name the process that has no heat transfer
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  • isentropic
  • isothermal
  • quasistatic
  • polytropic

Question 120

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An ideal gas ( k = 1.4 ) is expanded in a nozzle from Po = 1.5 MPa, To = 150°C, Vo = 0, to P₂ = 0.3 MPa. Assuming reversible adiabatic process the nozzle should be
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  • convergent - divergent
  • diverging
  • converging
  • constant cross section

Question 121

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Enthalpy of an ideal gas is a function only of
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  • temperature
  • entropy
  • pressure
  • internal energy

Question 122

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A small plastic bag is filled with moist air at 50% relative humidity, sealed and placed in an environmental chamber whose temperature and pressure may be independently varied. The relative humidity of the bag will lower under which of the following conditions
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  • pressure is decreased
  • pressure is increased
  • temperature is decrease
  • temperature is decreased and pressure in increased

Question 123

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The rate of heat transfer through a given section of a uniform wall or a given temperature difference is
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  • directly proportional to the thermal conductivity and inversely proportional to the thickness of the wall
  • directly proportional to the thermal conductivity and to the thickness of the wall
  • inversely proportional to the thermal conductivity and directly proportional thickness of the wall
  • inversely proportional to the thermal conductivity and to the thickness of the wall

Question 124

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Which of the following metals has the highest specific heat capacity at 100°C ?
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  • aluminum
  • bismuth
  • copper
  • iron

Question 125

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The radical ion (NO₂)⁻ is called
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  • nitrite
  • nitrate
  • nitride
  • binitrite

Question 126

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a sample of a substance to which chemical formula can be assigned, whose weight is equal to its formula weight is termed as
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  • mole
  • molecule
  • gram equivalent weight
  • atom

Question 127

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The number of molecules in 22.4 L of a substance in its gaseous state is called
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  • Avogadro's number
  • Dulong's number
  • Petit's number
  • Graham's number

Question 128

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Which of the following radioactive decay results in an increased Z or number of protons in the nucleus ?
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  • negative beta decay ( electron emission )
  • alpha decay ( helium nucleus emission )
  • positive beta decay ( positron emission )
  • gamma emission ( photon energy emission )

Question 129

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The relationship between the extension of a spring and the force required to produce the extension is
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  • F = kx
  • F = ma
  • F = μN
  • F = mv² / r

Question 130

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The deflection of beam is
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  • inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and the moment of inertia
  • directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity and the moment of inertia
  • inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and the length of the beam cube
  • inversely proportional to the weight and length

Question 131

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Hard water is water which contains soluble salts of which of the following
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  • calcium
  • sodium
  • sulfur
  • chlorine

Question 132

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A homogeneous round bar of diameter D, length L and total weight W is hung vertically from one end. If E is the modulus of elasticity, what is the total elongation of the bar ?
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  • 2WL / πD²E
  • WL / πD²E
  • WL / 2πD²E
  • WL / 2E

Question 133

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A thin walled pressurized vessel consist of a right circular cylinder with flat ends. Midway between the ends the stress is greatest in what direction ?
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  • circumferential
  • longitudinal
  • radial
  • at an angle of 45° to the longitudinal and circumferential directions

Question 134

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The stress concentration factor
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  • is the ratio of the maximum stress produced in a cross section to the allowable stress
  • is the ratio of the average stress produced in a cross section to the allowable stress
  • is the ratio of areas involved in the sudden change in cross section
  • cannot be evaluated for brittle material

Question 135

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Poisson's ratio is the ratio of
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  • unit lateral deformation to the unit of longitudinal deformation
  • unit stress to unit strain
  • elastic limit to proportional limit
  • shear strain to compressive strain

Question 136

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The modulus of rigidity of a steel member is
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  • defined as the unit shear stress divided by the unit shear deformation
  • a function of the length and depth
  • equal to the modulus of elasticity divided by one Poise
  • defined as the length divided by the moment of inertia

Question 137

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A thin homogeneous metallic plate containing a hole is heated sufficiently to cause expansion. If the coefficient of surface expansion is linear, the area of the hole will
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  • increase at the same rate as the area of the metal increases
  • decrease at the same rate as the area of the metal increases
  • stay the same
  • increase at twice the rate of the are of the metal increases

Question 138

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Hooke's law for an isotropic homogeneous medium experiencing one dimensional stress is
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  • stress = E ⋅ strain
  • strain = E ⋅ stress
  • strain energy = E ⋅ internal energy
  • Force ⋅ area = E ⋅ change in length / length

Question 139

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The three moment equation may be used to analyze
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  • continuous beam
  • beam loaded at the third point
  • a three element composite beam
  • a step tapered column

Question 140

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The area of the shear diagram of a beam between any two points on the beam is equal to the
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  • change in the moment between the two points
  • change in the shear between the two points
  • total shear beyond the two points
  • average moment between the two points

Question 141

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Fixing both ends of a simply supported beam that has only a concentrated load at midspan will increase the allowed load by
Answer
  • 100 %
  • 50 %
  • 25 %
  • no change

Question 142

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Young's modulus of elasticity for a material can be calculated indirectly form which of the following properties of material ?
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  • density and velocity of sound in the material
  • temperature coefficient of expansion and dielectric constant
  • temperature coefficient of expansion and specific heat
  • density and interatomic spacing in the material

Question 143

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Modulus of resilience is
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  • the measure of a materials ability to store strain energy
  • the same as the modulus of elasticity
  • the reciprocal of the modulus of elasticity
  • a measure of the deflection of a member

Question 144

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When a metal is cold worked, all of the following generally occur except
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  • grains become equi - axed
  • ductility increases
  • tensile strength increases
  • recrystallization temperature decreases

Question 145

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Instrinsic silicon becomes extrinsically conductive, with electrons as majority carriers, when doped with
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  • antimony
  • boron
  • germanium
  • aluminum

Question 146

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Steel can be strengthened by the following except
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  • annealing
  • quenching and tempering
  • work hardening
  • grain refinement

Question 147

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If 1080 steel ( 0.8 % wt C ) is annealed by very slow cooling from 1000°C to ambient temperature, its microstructure will consist of almost solely of
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  • pearlite
  • austenite
  • bainite
  • cementite

Question 148

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Which of the following is not a method of non destructive testing of steel castings and forgings ?
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  • chemical analysis
  • radiography
  • magnetic particles
  • ultrasonic

Question 149

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Compressive strength of fully cured concrete is most directly related to
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  • water - cement ratio
  • sand gravel ratio
  • fineness modulus
  • aggregate gradation
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