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Chapter 15: Chemical Engineering | Test Your Knowledge

1. What is chemical engineering?
   
2. Compare and contrast chemists and chemical engineers.
   
3. What level of education is required to become a chemical engineer?
   
4. _____ is the study of work, energy, and efficiency in large-scale systems.
   
5. Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
     A. Law of conservation of mass. B. Entropy law. C. Law of conservation of energy. D. Zeroth Law.
6. What is entropy?
   
7. Which law is an observation that deals with thermodynamic equilibrium?
     A. First law of thermodynamics. B. Second law of thermodynamics. C. Third law of thermodynamics. D. Zeroth Law.
8. What type of balance is taken at two different points to show what is happening between one point and another?
   
9. _____ is the thickness of a liquid.
     A. Viscosity B. Fluid flow C. Surface tension D. Laminar flow
10. According to Bernoulli's Principle, as flow increases, pressure _____.
    
11. A(n) _______ is used to measure fluid flow.
      A. liquid column gauge B. change-of-state measurement device C. mass flowmeter D. Bourdon-style gauge
12. Compare and contrast continuous and batch production of chemicals.
    
13. Why is waste a major consideration in the chemical industry?
    
14. What information is provided in a material safety data sheet for chemicals?
    
15. Describe coal gasification.
    

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