Chemical Engineering Mcqs

Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to nitric acid ?
  • (A)  About 90% of nitric acid is manufactured by Ostwald’s process
  • (B)  It is a strong mono basic acid which reacts with almost all the metals except noble metals
  • (C)  Yellow color of impure nitric acid is because of dissolved oxides of nitrogen (mainly NO2)
  • (D)  Arc process of nitric acid manufacture is economical as compared to Ostwald’s process
Thorium is mainly used _______________?
  • (A)  For the manufacture of gas mantles
  • (B)  As a fissile fuel in a nuclear reactor
  • (C)  In the manufacture of hydrogen bomb
  • (D)  In the treatment of cancer
Wax is a___________________?
  • (A)  Mixture of glycerides
  • (B)  Mixture of esters of polyhydric alcohols excepting glycerine
  • (C)  Liquid at room temperature
  • (D)  Mixture of glycerides of fatty acids