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An ideal gas is taken around the cycle ABCA as shown in P-V diagram below: The work done by the gas during the cycle is equal to

A. 12 P1V1

B. 6 P1 V1

C. 3 P1V1

D. P1 V1

Correct Answer :

C. 3 P1V1


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The variation of heat of reaction with temperature at constant pressure is given by the __________ law.

A. Kelvin's

B. Antoines

C. Kirchoffs

D. None of these

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When liquid and vapour phases of one component system are in equilibrium (at a given temperature and pressure), the molar free energy is

A. More in vapour phase

B. More in liquid phase

C. Same in both the phases

D. Replaced by chemical potential which is more in vapour phase

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Generation of heat by friction is an example of a/an __________ change.

A. Isothermal

B. Irreversible

C. Adiabatic

D. Reversible

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For an ideal solution, the value of activity co-efficient is

A. 0

B. 1

C. < 1

D. > 1

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A reasonably general expression for vapourliquid phase equilibrium at low to moderate pressure is φi yi P = Yi xifi° where, Φ is a vapor fugacity component, Yi is the liquid activity co-efficient and fi° is the fugacity of the pure component i. the Ki value (Yi = Ki xi) is therefore, in general a function of

A. Temperature only

B. Temperature and pressure only

C. Temperature, pressure and liquid composition xi only

D. Temperature, pressure, liquid composition xi and vapour composition yi

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y = specific heat ratio of an ideal gas is equal to

A. Cp/Cv

B. Cp/(CP-R)

C. 1 + (R/CV)

D. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Specific/molar Gibbs free energy for a pure substance does not change during

A. Sublimation

B. Vaporisation

C. Melting

D. Either (A), (B) or (C)

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Which of the following has the minimum value of COP for a given refrigeration effect?

A. Reverse Carnot cycle

B. Ordinary vapour-compression cycle

C. Vapour-compression process with a reversible expansion engine

D. Air refrigeration cycle

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A refrigeration cycle is the same as a __________ cycle,

A. Turbine

B. Heat engine

C. Reversed heat engine

D. None of these

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No work is done by the system, when a reaction occurs at constant

A. Volume

B. Temperature

C. Pressure

D. None of these

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The main feature of Carnot refrigeration cycle is that, it

A. Does not need the addition of external work for its functioning

B. Transfers heat from high temperature to low temperature

C. Accomplishes the reverse effect of the heat engine

D. None of these

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Entropy of an ideal gas depends upon its

A. Pressure

B. Temperature

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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One ton of refrigeration capacity is equivalent to the heat removal rate of

A. 50 kcal/hr

B. 200 BTU/hr

C. 200 BTU/minute

D. 200 BTU/day

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A cylinder contains 640 gm of liquid oxygen. The volume occupied (in litres) by the oxygen, when it is released and brought to standard conditions (0°C, 760 mm Hg) will be __________ litres.

A. 448

B. 224

C. 22.4

D. Data insufficient; can't be computed

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In the equation PVn = constant, if the value of n = y = Cp/Cv, then it represents a reversible __________ process.

A. Isothermal

B. Adiabatic

C. Isentropic

D. Polytropic

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If the vapour pressure at two temperatures of a solid phase in equilibrium with its liquid phase are known, then the latent heat of fusion can be calculated by the

A. Maxwell's equation

B. Clausius-Clapeyron Equation

C. Van Laar equation

D. Nernst Heat Theorem

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A refrigerator works on the principle of __________ law of thermodynamics.

A. Zeroth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

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A two stage compressor is used to compress an ideal gas. The gas is cooled to the initial temperature after each stage. The intermediate pressure for the minimum total work requirement should be equal to the __________ mean of P1 and P2. (where, P1 and P2 are initial and final pressures respectively)

A. Logarithmic

B. Arithmetic

C. Geometric

D. Harmonic

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In an isothermal process on an ideal gas, the pressure increases by 0.5 percent. The volume decreases by about __________ percent.

A. 0.25

B. 0.5

C. 0.75

D. 1

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The shape of T-S diagram for Carnot Cycle is a

A. Rectangle

B. Rhombus

C. Trapezoid

D. Circle

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Which of the following is Virial equation of state?

A. (p + a/V2)(V - b) = nRT

B. PV = nRT

C. PV = A + B/V + C/V2 + D/V3 + ...

D. None of these

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The principle applied in liquefaction of gases is

A. Adiabatic expansion

B. Joule-Thomson effect

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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If the heat of solution of an ideal gas in a liquid is negative, then its solubility at a given partial pressure varies with the temperature as

A. Solubility increases as temperature increases

B. Solubility increases as temperature decreases

C. Solubility is independent of temperature

D. Solubility increases or decreases with temperature depending on the Gibbs free energy change of solution

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Critical temperature is defined as the temperature above which a gas will

A. Not liquify (barring exceptions)

B. Immediately liquify

C. Never liquify however high the pressure may be

D. None of these

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Equilibrium constant of a reaction varies with the

A. Initial concentration of the reactant

B. Pressure

C. Temperature

D. None of these

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The theoretical minimum work required to separate one mole of a liquid mixture at 1 atm, containing 50 mole % each of n- heptane and noctane into pure compounds each at 1 atm is

A. -2 RT ln 0.5

B. -RT ln 0.5

C. 0.5 RT

D. 2 RT

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There is a change in __________ during the phase transition.

A. Volume

B. Pressure

C. Temperature

D. All a, b & c

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The freezing point of a liquid decreases when the pressure is increased, if the liquid __________ while freezing.

A. Contracts

B. Expands

C. Does not change in volume

D. Either (A), (B) or (C)

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The amount of heat required to decompose a compound into its elements is __________ the heat of formation of that compound from its elements.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Same as

D. Not related to

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Which of the following units is not present in both the vapor compression refrigeration system and absorption refrigeration system?

A. Expansion valve

B. Condenser

C. Refrigerator

D. Compressor