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For a spontaneous process, free energy

A. Is zero

B. Increases

C. Decreases whereas the entropy increases

D. And entropy both decrease

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C. Decreases whereas the entropy increases


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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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Entropy, which is a measure of the disorder of a system, is:

A. Independent of pressure

B. Independent of temperature

C. Zero at absolute zero temperature for a perfect crystalline substance

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

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The minimum number of phases that can exist in a system is

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

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In the reaction; N2 + O2 2NO, increasing the pressure will result in

A. Shifting the equilibrium towards right

B. Shifting the equilibrium towards left

C. No change in equilibrium condition

D. None of these

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Which of the following decreases with increase in pressure?

A. Melting point of ice

B. Melting point of wax

C. Boiling point of liquids

D. None of these

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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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The point at which all the three (solid, liquid and gas) phases co-exist, is known as the __________ point.

A. Freezing

B. Triple

C. Boiling

D. Boyle

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The compressibility factor for an ideal gas is 1. Its value for any other real gas is

A. 1

B. < 1

C. > 1

D. Either (B) or (C), depends on the nature of the gas

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Compound having large heat of formation is

A. More stable

B. Less stable

C. Not at all stable (like nascent O2)

D. Either more or less stable; depends on the compound

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Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the decomposition of PCl5 represented by, PCl5 PCl3 + Cl2.Degree of dissociation of PCl5 will

A. Decrease on addition of Cl2

B. Increase on addition of an inert gas at constant pressure

C. Decrease on increasing the pressure of the system

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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Entropy change of the reaction, H2O (liquid) → H2O (gas), is termed as the enthalpy of

A. Solution

B. Vaporisation

C. Formation

D. Sublimation

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Cv is given by

A. (∂E/∂T)V

B. (∂E/∂V)T

C. (∂E/∂P)V

D. (∂V/∂T)P

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In the equation, PVn = Constant, if the value of n = 0, then it represents a reversible __________ process.

A. Isobaric

B. Isothermal

C. Isentropic

D. Isometric

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If two gases have same reduced temperature and reduced pressure, then they will have the same

A. Volume

B. Mass

C. Critical temperature

D. None of these

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Which of the following is not a common refrigerant?

A. Freon-12

B. Ethylene

C. Ammonia

D. Carbon dioxide

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The standard state of a gas (at a given temperature) is the state in which fugacity is equal to

A. Unity

B. Activity

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Gibbs-Duhem equation relates composition in liquid phase and the __________ at constant temperature & pressure.

A. Fugacity

B. Partial pressure

C. Activity co-efficient

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

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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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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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Pick out the correct statement.

A. Like internal energy and enthalpy, the absolute value of standard entropy for elementary substances is zero

B. Melting of ice involves increase in enthalpy and a decrease in randomness

C. The internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on its pressure

D. Maximum work is done under reversible conditions

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Lowering of condenser temperature (keeping the evaporator temperature constant) in case of vapour compression refrigeration system results in

A. Increased COP

B. Same COP

C. Decreased COP

D. Increased or decreased COP; depending upon the type of refrigerant

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The specific heat of saturated water vapour at 100°C is

A.

B. -ve

C. 0

D. +ve

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For a spontaneous process, free energy

A. Is zero

B. Increases

C. Decreases whereas the entropy increases

D. And entropy both decrease

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Steam undergoes isentropic expansion in a turbine from 5000 kPa and 400°C (entropy = 6.65 kJ/kg K) to 150 kPa) (entropy of saturated liquid = 1.4336 kJ/kg. K, entropy of saturated vapour = 7.2234 kJ/kg. K) The exit condition of steam is

A. Superheated vapour

B. Partially condensed vapour with quality of 0.9

C. Saturated vapour

D. Partially condensed vapour with quality of 0.1

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Which of the following is affected by the temperature?

A. Fugacity

B. Activity co-efficient

C. Free energy

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

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Fugacity of a component in an ideal gas mixture is equal to the partial pressure of that component in the mixture. The fugacity of each component in a stable homogeneous solution at constant pressure and temperature __________ as its mole fraction increases.

A. Decreases

B. Decreases exponentially

C. Increases

D. Remain constant

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__________ explains the equilibrium constant for any chemical reaction.

A. Henry's law

B. Law of mass action

C. Hess's law

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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For the gaseous phase chemical reaction, C2H4(g) + H2O(g) ↔ C2H5OH(g), the equilibrium conversion does not depend on the

A. Steam to ethylene ratio

B. Temperature

C. Pressure

D. None of these