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In an irreversible process

A. Tds = dE - dW = 0

B. dE - dW - Tds = 0

C. Tds - dE + dW < 0

D. Tds - dT + dW < 0

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C. Tds - dE + dW < 0


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Kopp's rule is used to calculate the heat capacity of

A. Solids

B. Liquids

C. Gases

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

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If an ideal solution is formed by mixing two pure liquids in any proportion, then the __________ of mixing is zero

A. Enthalpy

B. Volume

C. Both 'a' & 'b'

D. Neither 'a' nor 'b'

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Number of degrees of freedom for a three phase system in equilibrium comprising of three nonreacting chemical species is

A. 2

B. 0

C. 1

D. 3

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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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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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The expression for the work done for a reversible polytropic process can be used to obtain the expression for work done for all processes, except reversible __________ process.

A. Isobaric

B. Isothermal

C. Adiabatic

D. None of these

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The equation DU = Tds - PdV is applicable to infinitesimal changes occuring in

A. An open system of constant composition

B. A closed system of constant composition

C. An open system with changes in composition

D. A closed system with changes in composition

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The thermodynamic law, PVy = constant, is not applicable in case of

A. Ideal compression of air

B. Free expansion of an ideal gas

C. Adiabatic expansion of steam in a turbine

D. Adiabatic compression of a perfect gas

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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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Which of the following processes cannot be made reversible even under ideal condition of operation?

A. Free expansion of a gas

B. Compression of air in a compressor

C. Expansion of steam in a turbine

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

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For an ideal gas, the chemical potential is given by

A. RT d ln P

B. R d ln P

C. R d ln f

D. None of these

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Forward reaction will be favoured for the exothermic reaction, represented by CO + H2O CO2 + H2, by

A. Low temperature and high pressure

B. Low temperature and low pressure

C. High temperature and high pressure

D. High temperature and low pressure

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It is desired to bring about a certain change in the state of a system by performing work on the system under adiabatic conditions.

A. The amount of work needed is path dependent

B. Work alone cannot bring out such a change of state

C. The amount of work needed is independent of path

D. More information is needed to conclude anything about the path dependence or otherwise of the work needed

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The partial pressure of each constituent present in an alloy is __________ the total vapor pressure exerted by the alloy.

A. Less than

B. Equal to

C. More than

D. Either (B) or (C); depends on the type of alloy

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

A. Pressure

B. Volume

C. Mass

D. None of these

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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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Critical compressibility factor for all substances

A. Are more or less constant (vary from 0.2 to 0.3)

B. Vary as square of the absolute temperature

C. Vary as square of the absolute pressure

D. None of these

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Sublimation temperature of dry ice (solid CO2) is __________ °C.

A. -273

B. 0

C. -78

D. 5

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A gas can be liquefied by pressure alone only, when its temperature is __________ its critical temperature.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Equal to or higher than

D. Less than or equal to

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Fugacity and pressure are numerically equal, when the gas is

A. In standard state

B. At high pressure

C. At low temperature

D. In ideal state

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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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Variation of equilibrium pressure with temperature for any two phases of a given substances is given by the __________ equation.

A. Gibbs-Duhem

B. Maxwell's

C. Clapeyron

D. None of these

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(1/V) (∂V/∂T)P is the mathematical expression

A. Joule-Thomson co-efficient

B. Specific heat at constant pressure (Cp)

C. co-efficient of thermal expansion

D. Specific heat at constant volume (CV)

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The expression, nCv(T2 - T1), is for the __________ of an ideal gas.

A. Work done under adiabatic condition

B. Co-efficient of thermal expansion

C. Compressibility

D. None of these

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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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Enthalpy 'H' is defined as

A. H = E - PV

B. H = F - TS

C. H - E = PV

D. None of these

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An irreversible process

A. Is the analog of linear frictionless motion in machines

B. Is an idealised visualisation of behaviour of a system

C. Yields the maximum amount of work

D. Yields an amount of work less than that of a reversible process

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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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Entropy of an ideal gas depends upon its

A. Pressure

B. Temperature

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)