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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Trouton's ratio of non-polar liquids is calculated using Kistyakowsky equation

B. Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine is always less than 1

C. An equation relating pressure, volume and temperature of a gas is called ideal gas equation

D. None of these

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C. An equation relating pressure, volume and temperature of a gas is called ideal gas equation


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The expression for entropy change given by, ΔS = nR ln (V2/V1) + nCv ln (T2/T1) is valid for

A. Reversible isothermal volume change

B. Heating of a substance

C. Cooling of a substance

D. Simultaneous heating and expansion of an ideal gas

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Dry ice is

A. Moisture free ice

B. Solid helium

C. Solid carbon dioxide

D. None of these

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Compressibility factor-reduced pressure plot on reduced co-ordinates facilitates

A. Use of only one graph for all gases

B. Covering of wide range

C. Easier plotting

D. More accurate plotting

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A cylinder contains 640 gm of liquid oxygen. The volume occupied (in litres) by the oxygen, when it is released and brought to standard conditions (0°C, 760 mm Hg) will be __________ litres.

A. 448

B. 224

C. 22.4

D. Data insufficient; can't be computed

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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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As pressure approaches zero, the ratio of fugacity to pressure (f/P) for a gas approaches

A. Zero

B. Unity

C. Infinity

D. An indeterminate value

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In any spontaneous process,

A. Only F decreases

B. Only A decreases

C. Both F and A decreases

D. Both F and A increase

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. The available energy in an isolated system for all irreversible (real) processes decreases

B. The efficiency of a Carnot engine increases, if the sink temperature is decreased

C. The reversible work for compression in non-flow process under isothermal condition is the change in Helmholtz free energy

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

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Entropy is a measure of the __________ of a system.

A. Disorder

B. Orderly behaviour

C. Temperature changes only

D. None of these

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The enthalpy change when ammonia gas is dissolved in water is called the heat of

A. Solution

B. Formation

C. Dilution

D. Combustion

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Specific __________ does not change during a phase change (e.g. sublimation, melting, vaporisation etc.).

A. Entropy

B. Internal energy

C. Enthalpy

D. Gibbs free energy

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All gases during throttling process at atmospheric temperature and pressure show a cooling effect except

A. CO2

B. H2

C. O2

D. N2

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In any spontaneous process, the __________ free energy decreases.

A. Helmholtz

B. Gibbs

C. Both a & b

D. Neither 'a' nor 'b'

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Entropy of a substance remains constant during a/an __________ change.

A. Reversible isothermal

B. Irreversible isothermal

C. Reversible adiabatic

D. None of these

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For a stable phase at constant pressure and temperature, the fugacity of each component in a binary system __________ as its mole fraction increases.

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. Remain same

D. Decreases linearly

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In an ideal gas mixture, fugacity of a species is equal to its

A. Vapor pressure

B. Partial pressure

C. Chemical potential

D. None of these

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The work done in an adiabatic change in a particular gas depends upon changes in the __________ only.

A. Temperature

B. Specific heat

C. Volume

D. Pressure

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4 kg moles of an ideal gas expands in vacuum spontaneously. The work done is

A. 4 J

B.

C. 0

D. 8 J

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Enthalpies of all elements in their standard states are assumed to be zero

B. Combustion reactions are never endothermic in nature

C. Heat of reaction at constant volume is equal to the change in internal energy

D. Clausius-Clapeyron equation is not applicable to melting process

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In Joule-Thomson porous plug experiment, the

A. Enthalpy does not remain constant

B. Entire apparatus is exposed to surroundings

C. Temperature remains constant

D. None of these

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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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Which of the following identities can be most easily used to verify steam table data for superheated steam?

A. (∂T/∂V)S = (∂p/∂S)V

B. (∂T/∂P)S = (∂V/∂S)P

C. (∂P/∂T)V = (∂S/∂V)T

D. (∂V/∂T)P = -(∂S/∂P)T

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To obtain integrated form of Clausius-Clapeyron equation, ln (P2/P1) = (ΔHV/R) (1/T1 - 1/T2) from the exact Clapeyron equation, it is assumed that the

A. Volume of the liquid phase is negligible compared to that of vapour phase

B. Vapour phase behaves as an ideal gas

C. Heat of vaporisation is independent of temperature

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

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The chemical potential of any constituent of an ideal solution depends on the __________ of the solution.

A. Temperature

B. Pressure

C. Composition

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

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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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High __________ is an undesirable property for a good refrigerant.

A. Specific heat

B. Latent heat of vaporisation

C. Viscosity

D. Specific vapor volume

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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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Adiabatic compression of a saturated water vapour makes it

A. Supersaturated

B. Superheated

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Which law of the thermodynamics provides basis for measuring the thermodynamic property?

A. First law

B. Zeroth law

C. Third law

D. Second law

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The change in Gibbs free energy for vaporisation of a pure substance is

A. Positive

B. Negative

C. Zero

D. May be positive or negative