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For equilibrium process (i.e. reversible) in an isolated system

A. ds = 0

B. ds < 0

C. ds > 0

D. ds = Constant

Correct Answer :

A. ds = 0


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Free energy changes for two reaction mechanism 'X' and 'Y are respectively - 15 and - 5 units. It implies that X is

A. Slower than Y

B. Faster than Y

C. Three times slower than Y

D. Three times faster than Y

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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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Gibbs free energy of mixing at constant pressure and temperature is always

A. 0

B.

C. + ve

D. - ve

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Normal temperature and pressure (N.T.P.) corresponds to

A. 0°C and 760 mm Hg

B. 15°C and 760 mm Hg

C. 20°C and 760 mm Hg

D. 0°C and 1 kgf/cm2

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The Carnot co-efficient of performance (COP) of a domestic air conditioner compared to a household refrigerator is

A. Less

B. More

C. Same

D. Dependent on climatic conditions

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The expression for entropy change given by, ΔS = - nR ln (P2/P1), holds good for

A. Expansion of a real gas

B. Reversible isothermal volume change

C. Heating of an ideal gas

D. Cooling of a real gas

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Which of the following is true for Virial equation of state?

A. Virial co-efficients are universal constants

B. Virial co-efficients 'B' represents three body interactions

C. Virial co-efficients are function of temperature only

D. For some gases, Virial equations and ideal gas equations are the same

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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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For a thermodynamic system containing 'x' chemical species, the maximum number of phases that can co-exist at equilibrium is

A. x

B. x + 1

C. x + 2

D. x + 3

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Maximum work that could be secured by expanding the gas over a given pressure range is the __________ work.

A. Isothermal

B. Adiabatic

C. Isentropic

D. None of these

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Activity co-efficient is dimensionless.

B. In case of an ideal gas, the fugacity is equal to its pressure.

C. In a mixture of ideal gases, the fugacity of a component is equal to the partial pressure of the component.

D. The fugacity co-efficient is zero for an ideal gas

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Refrigeration capacity of a household refrigerator may be round about __________ tons.

A. 0.15

B. 1.5

C. 4.5

D. 6.5

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Number of components (C), phase (P) and degrees of freedom (F) are related by Gibbs phase rule as

A. P + F - C = 2

B. C = P - F + 2

C. F = C - P - 2

D. P = F - C - 2

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Mollier diagram is a plot of

A. Temperature vs. enthalpy

B. Temperature vs. enthalpy

C. Entropy vs. enthalpy

D. Temperature vs. internal energy

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Lenz's law results from the law of conservation of

A. Mass

B. Momentum

C. Energy

D. None of these

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At the critical point of a substance

A. The surface tension vanishes

B. Liquid and vapour have the same density

C. There is no distinction between liquid and vapour phases

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

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In the equation, PVn = constant, if the value of n = 1, then it represents a reversible __________ process.

A. Isothermal

B. Isobaric

C. Polytropic

D. Adiabatic

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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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A chemical reaction will occur spontaneously at constant pressure and temperature, if the free energy is

A. Zero

B. Positive

C. Negative

D. None of these

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A solid metallic block weighing 5 kg has an initial temperature of 500°C. 40 kg of water initially at 25°C is contained in a perfectly insulated tank. The metallic block is brought into contact with water. Both of them come to equilibrium. Specific heat of block material is 0.4 kJ.kg-1. K-1. Ignoring the effect of expansion and contraction and also the heat capacity to tank, the total entropy change in kJ.kg-1, K-1 is

A. -1.87

B. 0

C. 1.26

D. 3.91

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

A. Isothermal

B. Irreversible

C. Adiabatic

D. Reversible

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. System (of partially miscible liquid pairs), in which the mutual solubility increases with rise in temperature, are said to possess an upper consolute temperature

B. Systems, in which the mutual solubility increases with decrease in temperature, are said to possess lower consolute temperature

C. Nicotine-water system shows both an upper as well as a lower consolute temperature, implying that they are partially miscible between these two limiting temperatures

D. None of these

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The Maxwell relation derived from the differential expression for the Helmholtz free energy (dA) is

A. (∂T/∂V)S = - (∂P/∂S)V

B. (∂S/∂P)T = - (∂V/∂T)P

C. (∂V/∂S)P = (∂T/∂P)S

D. (∂S/∂V)T = (∂P/∂T)V

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For an irreversible process involving only pressure-volume work

A. (dF)T, p <0

B. (dF)T, p = 0

C. (dF)T, p > 0

D. (dA)T, v >0

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The relation connecting the fugacities of various components in a solution with one another and to composition at constant temperature and pressure is called the __________ equation.

A. Gibbs-Duhem

B. Van Laar

C. Gibbs-Helmholtz

D. Margules

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Degree of freedom of the system ice-watervapour will be

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

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Fugacity is most helpful in

A. Representing actual behaviour of real gases

B. Representing actual behaviour of ideal gases

C. The study of chemical equilibria involving gases at atmospheric pressure

D. None of these

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Grams of butane (C4H10) formed by the liquefaction of 448 litres of the gas (measured at (STP) would be

A. 580

B. 640

C. 1160

D. Data insufficient; can't be computed

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__________ functions are exemplified by heat and work.

A. Path

B. Point

C. State

D. None of these