Petroleum Engineering MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

What does the word "Lipids" refer to?

A type of soil

Biological substances like fats and oils that are soluble in organic solvents, such as chloroform and carbon tetrachloride.

A element on the periodic table

A noun meaning "the study of lips"

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Biological substances like fats and oils that are soluble in organic solvents, such as chloroform and carbon tetrachloride.

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What is Mass Defect?

The average mass of a nucleus

The total number of nucleons in an atom

The sum of the masses of all the electrons in an atom

The total nucleon mass minus the atomic mass of a nucleus

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The total nucleon mass minus the atomic mass of a nucleus

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What does a pressure transducer convert to?

A mechanical effect

An electrical effect

A temperature effect

A gas effect

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: An electrical effect

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What is the quantity of a substance in a mixture determined by using isotope dilution technique?

The purity of the substance in the mixture.

The quantity of the substance in the mixture.

The total volume of the solution.

The concentration of the substance in the solution.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The concentration of the substance in the solution.

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What is Kelvin?

The SI base unit of temperature

The basic SI unit of length

The derived SI unit of electric potential

The derived SI unit of electric current

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The SI base unit of temperature

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A perpetual motion machine is any what that violates the first or second law of what?

Mechanical engineering

Mechanics

Physics

Thermodynamics

Science

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Thermodynamics

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What is the fact that compressibility factor Z for all gases is approximately the same at the same reduced pressure and temperature?

Temperatures

Corresponding states determine the gas's compressibility factor

Partial pressures

Corresponding states

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Corresponding states

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What is an ion?

A molecule consisting of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

Electrically charged particle resulting from the separation of atoms in a chemical reaction.

An atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons, making it electrically charged.

Electrically charged particle obtained from an atom or a chemically bonded group of atoms by adding or removing electrons.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Electrically charged particle obtained from an atom or a chemically bonded group of atoms by adding or removing electrons.

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What is the meaning of "immiscible"?

Form

Mix

Do not mix

Separate

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Do not mix

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What is Lattice Energy?

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius

The interaction between ions of opposite charges in an ionic solid

The change in energy that occurs when an ionic solid is separated into isolated ions in the gas phase

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: The change in energy that occurs when an ionic solid is separated into isolated ions in the gas phase

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