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At absolute zero temperature, the __________ of the gas is zero.

A. Pressure

B. Volume

C. Mass

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

B. Volume


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Filling of gas from a high pressure cylinder into small bottles is an example of a/an __________ process.

A. Equilibrium

B. Adiabatic

C. Steady

D. Unsteady

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At 60° C, vapour pressure of methanol and water are 84.562 kPa and 19.953 kPa respectively. An aqueous solution of methanol at 60° C exerts a pressure of 39.223 kPa; the liquid phase and vapour phase mole fractions of methanol are 0.1686 and 0.5714 respectively. Activity co-efficient of methanol is

A. 1.572

B. 1.9398

C. 3.389

D. 4.238

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On a P-V diagram of an ideal gas, suppose a reversible adiabatic line intersects a reversible isothermal line at point A. Then at a point A, the slope of the reversible adiabatic line (∂P/∂V)s and the slope of the reversible isothermal line (∂P/ ∂V)T are related as (where, y = Cp/Cv)

A. (∂P/∂V)S = (∂P/∂V)T

B. (∂P/∂V)S = [(∂P/∂V)T]Y

C. (∂P/∂V)S = y(∂P/∂V)T

D. (∂P/∂V)S = 1/y(∂P/∂V)T

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Enthalpy changes over a constant pressure path are always zero for __________ gas.

A. Any

B. A perfect

C. An easily liquefiable

D. A real

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Second law of thermodynamics is concerned with the

A. Amount of energy transferred

B. Direction of energy transfer

C. Irreversible processes only

D. Non-cyclic processes only

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Fundamental principle of refrigeration is based on the __________ law of thermodynamics.

A. Zeroth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

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The value of Cp & Cv respectively for monatomic gases in Kcal/kg Mole.°K are

A. 5 & 3

B. 3.987 & 1.987

C. 1.987 & 0.66

D. 0.66 & 1.987

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Cp of monatomic gases such as metallic vapor is about 5 kcal/kg.atom

B. The heat capacity of solid inorganic substance is exactly equal to the heat capacity of the substance in the molten state

C. There is an increase in entropy, when a spontaneous change occurs in an isolated system

D. At absolute zero temperature, the heat capacity for many pure crystalline substances is zero

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. Compression ratio of an Otto engine is comparatively higher than a diesel engine

B. Efficiency of an Otto engine is higher than that of a diesel engine for the same compression ratio

C. Otto engine efficiency decreases with the rise in compression ratio, due to decrease in work produced per quantity of heat

D. Diesel engine normally operates at lower compression ratio than an Otto engine for an equal output of work

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. A real gas on expansion in vacuum gets heated up

B. An ideal gas on expansion in vacuum gets cooled

C. An ideal gas on expansion in vacuum gets heated up

D. A real gas on expansion in vacuum cools down whereas ideal gas remains unaffected

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__________ calorimeter is normally used for measuring the dryness fraction of steam, when it is very low.

A. Bucket

B. Throttling

C. Separating

D. A combination of separating & throttling

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The unit of fugacity is the same as that of the

A. Pressure

B. Temperature

C. Volume

D. Molar concentration

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A system is said to be isopiestic, if there is no __________ change.

A. Temperature

B. Pressure

C. Volume

D. None of these

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The free energy change for a chemical reaction is given by (where, K = equilibrium constant)

A. RT ln K

B. -RT ln K

C. -R ln K

D. T ln K

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Clausius-Clapeyron Equation gives accurate result, when the

A. Vapour pressure is relatively low and the temperature does not vary over wide limits

B. Vapour obeys the ideal gas law and the latent heat of vaporisation is constant

C. Volume in the liquid state is negligible compared with that in the vapour state

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

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After throttling, gas temperature

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. Remain same

D. May increase or decrease; depends on the nature of the gas

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In polytropic process (PVn = constant), if n = 1; it means a/an __________ process.

A. Adiabatic

B. Reversible

C. Isothermal

D. None of these

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The extensive properties are

A. Volume, mass and number of moles

B. Free energy, entropy and enthalpy

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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An isolated system can exchange __________ with its surroundings.

A. Matter

B. Energy

C. Neither matter nor energy

D. Both matter and energy

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In the ammonia synthesis reaction, N2 + 3H2 2NH3 + 22.4 kcal, the formation of NH3 will be favoured by

A. High temperature

B. Low pressure

C. Low temperature only

D. Both low temperature and high pressure

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The number of degrees of freedom for an azeotropic mixture in a two component vapour-liquid equilibria is/are

A. Zero

B. One

C. Two

D. Three

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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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The ammonia synthesis reaction represented by N2 + 3H2 2NH3; ΔH = - 22.4 kcal, is

A. Endothermic

B. Exothermic

C. Isothermal

D. Adiabatic

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When a gas is expanded from high pressure region to low pressure region; temperature change occurs. This phenomenon is related to the

A. Gibbs-Duhem equation

B. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation

C. Third law of thermodynamics

D. Joule-Thomson effect

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Melting of ice is an example of an __________ process.

A. Adiabatic

B. Isothermal

C. Isometric

D. None of these

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Solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium at the

A. Critical temperature

B. Melting point

C. Freezing point

D. Both (B) and (C)

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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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Degrees of freedom at triple point will be

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

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In an ideal refrigeration cycle, the change in internal energy of the fluid is

A. +ve

B. -ve

C. 0

D. Either of the above three; depends on the nature of refrigerant

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What happens in a reversible adiabatic expansion process?

A. Heating takes place

B. Cooling takes place

C. Pressure is constant

D. Temperature is constant