Question Bank • QB_SUB_DFE_DCM_001 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 7: Dairy and Food Engineering

Heat and Mass Transfer

Subtopic: Diffusive and convective mass transfer

Question Statement:

Fick's first law of molecular diffusion states that the molar flux $J_A$ is directly proportional to:

Options:

  • (A) Concentration gradient $\frac{dC_A}{dx}$
  • (B) Temperature gradient $\frac{dT}{dx}$
  • (C) Velocity gradient $\frac{du}{dy}$
  • (D) Pressure difference squared

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Fick's first law of diffusion: $J_A = -D_{AB} \frac{dC_A}{dx}$, where molar flux is proportional to the concentration gradient of species A.
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