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PE Chemical exam

Provider
NCEES
Format
Computer-based, closed book with an electronic reference; multiple-choice and alternative item types
Exam questions
Total questions: 80; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
8-hour exam within a 9-hour appointment
Exam fee
$400
Examination outline

The authority publishes question-count ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Mass/Energy Balances — Official range: 12–18 questions (Practice allocation: 16.76%)
    • Mass Balances
    • Energy Balances
  • Thermodynamics — Official range: 11–17 questions (Practice allocation: 15.64%)
    • Basic Thermodynamics
    • Chemical Equilibria
    • Phase Equilibria
  • Heat Transfer — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 12.85%)
    • Fundamentals
    • Applications
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering — Official range: 6–10 questions (Practice allocation: 8.94%)
    • Fundamentals
    • Applications
  • Fluids — Official range: 10–16 questions (Practice allocation: 14.53%)
    • Fundamentals
    • Applications
  • Mass Transfer — Official range: 7–11 questions (Practice allocation: 10.06%)
    • Fundamentals
    • Applications
  • Plant Design and Operation — Official range: 15–23 questions (Practice allocation: 21.23%)
    • Safety, Health, and Environment
    • Design
    • Operation and Maintenance
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