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Free energy, fugacity and activity co-efficient are all affected by change in the temperature. The fugacity co-efficient of a gas at constant pressure ____with the increase of reduced temperature.

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. Remains constant

D. Decreases logarithmically

Correct Answer :

B. Increases


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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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Heat of reaction at constant volume is identified with __________ change.

A. Enthalpy

B. Internal energy

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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The entropy change in a reversible isothermal process, when an ideal gas expands to four times its initial volume is

A. R loge 4

B. R log10 4

C. Cv log10 4

D. Cv loge 4

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COP of a refrigerator drawing 1 kW of power per ton of refrigeration is about

A. 0.5

B. 3.5

C. 4.5

D. 8.5

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One mole of nitrogen at 8 bar and 600 K is contained in a piston-cylinder arrangement. It is brought to 1 bar isothermally against a resisting pressure of 1 bar. The work done (in Joules) by the gas is

A. 30554

B. 10373

C. 4988.4

D. 4364.9

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Which of the following is an undesirable characteristic of a refrigerant?

A. It should be non-explosive

B. It should have a sub-atmospheric vapor pressure at the temperature in refrigerator coils

C. Its vapor pressure at the condenser temperature should be very high

D. None of these

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The rate at which a substance reacts is proportional to its active mass and the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the product of active masses of the reacting substances. This is the

A. Lewis-Randall rule

B. Statement of Van't Hoff Equation

C. Le-Chatelier's principle

D. None of these

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During Joule-Thomson expansion of gases

A. Enthalpy remains constant

B. Entropy remains constant

C. Temperature remains constant

D. None of these

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The activity of an ideal gas is numerically __________ its pressure.

A. More than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. Data insufficient, can't be predicted

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In a P-V diagram (for an ideal gas), an isothermal curve will coincide within adiabatic curve (through a point), when

A. Cp < Cv

B. Cp = Cv

C. Cp > Cv

D. C ≥ Cv

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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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Out of the following refrigeration cycles, which one has the minimum COP (Co-efficient of performance)?

A. Air cycle

B. Carnot cycle

C. Ordinary vapour compression cycle

D. Vapour compression with a reversible expansion engine

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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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Cp of a gas at its critical temperature and pressure

A. Becomes zero

B. Becomes infinity

C. Equals 1 kcal/kmol °K

D. Equals 0.24 kcal/kmol °K

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Ideal refrigeration cycle is

A. Same as Carnot cycle

B. Same as reverse Carnot cycle

C. Dependent on the refrigerant's properties

D. The least efficient of all refrigeration processes

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The gas law (PV = RT) is true for an __________ change.

A. Isothermal

B. Adiabatic

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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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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The most important application of distribution law is in

A. Evaporation

B. Liquid extraction

C. Drying

D. Distillation

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In case of steady flow compression polytropic process (PVn = constant), the work done on air is the lowest, when

A. n = y = 1.4

B. n = 0

C. n = 1

D. n = 1.66

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Which of the following is not correct for a reversible adiabatic process?

A. TVγ-1 = constant

B. p1-γ.TY = constant

C. PVγ = constant

D. None of these

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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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Domestic refrigerator usually works on the __________ refrigeration cycle.

A. Carnot

B. Air

C. Absorption

D. vapour-ejection

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Heating of water under atmospheric pressure is an __________ process.

A. Isochoric

B. Isobaric

C. Adiabatic

D. Isothermal

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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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(∂T/∂P)H is the mathematical expression for

A. Specific heat at constant pressure (Cp)

B. Specific heat at constant volume (Cv)

C. Joule-Thompson co-efficient

D. None of these

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The quantitative effect of temperature on chemical equilibrium is given by the

A. Vant-Hoff equation

B. Le-Chatelier's principle

C. Arrhenius equation

D. None of these

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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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Pick out the wrong statement

A. Phase rule variables are intensive properties

B. Heat and work are both state function

C. The work done by expansion of a gas in vacuum is zero

D. CP and CV are state function

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Pick out the correct statement:

A. In an isothermal system, irreversible work is more than reversible work

B. Under reversible conditions, the adiabatic work is less than isothermal work

C. Heat, work, enthalpy and entropy are all 'state functions'

D. Matter and energy cannot be exchanged with the surroundings in a closed system

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The chemical potential of a component (μi) of a phase is the amount by which its capacity for doing all work, barring work of expansion is increased per unit amount of substance added for an infinitesimal addition at constant temperature and pressure. It is given by

A. (∂E/∂ni)S, v, nj

B. (∂G/∂ni)T, P, nj = (∂A/∂ni) T, v, nj

C. (∂H/∂ni)S, P, nj

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