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

A. -273

B. 0

C. -78

D. 5

Correct Answer :

C. -78


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Equation which relates pressure, volume and temperature of a gas is called the

A. Equation of state

B. Gibbs Duhem equation

C. Ideal gas equation

D. None of these

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The absolute entropy for all crystalline substances at absolute zero temperature is

A. Zero

B. Negative

C. More than zero

D. Indeterminate

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A refrigerator works on the principle of __________ law of thermodynamics.

A. Zeroth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

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For spontaneous changes in an isolated system (S = entropy)

A. ds = 0

B. ds <0

C. ds > 0

D. ds = Constant

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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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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Minimum number of degree of freedom of a system is zero

B. Degree of freedom of a system containing a gaseous mixture of helium, carbon dioxide and hydrogen is 4

C. For a two phase system in equilibrium made up of four non-reacting chemical species, the number of degrees of freedom is 4

D. Enthalpy and internal energy change is zero during phase change processes like melting, vaporisation and sublimation

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As the entropy of the universe is increasing, day by day, the work producing capacity of a heat engine is

A. Not changed

B. Decreasing

C. Increasing

D. Data sufficient, can't be predicted

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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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As the temperature is lowered towards the absolute zero, the value of the quantity (∂ΔF/∂T) approaches

A. Zero

B. Unity

C. Infinity

D. None of these

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A refrigeration cycle is the same as a __________ cycle,

A. Turbine

B. Heat engine

C. Reversed heat engine

D. None of these

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High pressure steam is expanded adiabatically and reversibly through a well insulated turbine, which produces some shaft work. If the enthalpy change and entropy change across the turbine are represented by ΔH and ΔS respectively for this process:

A. Δ H = 0 and ΔS = 0

B. Δ H ≠ 0 and ΔS = 0

C. Δ H ≠ 0 and ΔS ≠ 0

D. Δ H = 0 and ΔS ≠ 0

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For multi-component multiple phases to be in equilibrium at the same pressure and temperature, the __________ of each component must be same in all phases.

A. Chemical potential

B. Fugacity

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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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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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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In which of the following reaction equilibrium, the value of equilibrium constant Kp will be more than is Kc?

A. 2HI H2 + I2

B. N2O4 2NO2

C. 2SO2 + O2 2SO3

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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For a constant pressure reversible process, the enthalpy change (ΔH) of the system is

A. Cv.dT

B. Cp.dT

C. ∫ Cp.dT

D. ∫ Cv.dT

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. Entropy and enthalpy are path functions

B. In a closed system, the energy can be exchanged with the surrounding, while matter cannot be exchanged

C. All the natural processes are reversible in nature

D. Work is a state function

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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 is not affected by temperature changes?

A. Fugacity

B. Activity co-efficient

C. Free energy

D. None of these

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Fundamental principle of refrigeration is based on the __________ law of thermodynamics.

A. Zeroth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

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Reduced pressure of a gas is the ratio of its

A. Pressure to critical pressure

B. Critical pressure to pressure

C. Pressure to pseudocritical pressure

D. Pseudocritical pressure to pressure

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When pressure is applied on the system, ice ↔ water, then

A. Equilibrium cannot be established

B. More ice will be formed

C. More water will be formed

D. Evaporation of water will take place

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The internal energy of an ideal gas does not change in a reversible __________ process.

A. Isothermal

B. Adiabatic

C. Isobaric

D. Isometric

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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 total change in the enthalpy of a system is independent of the

A. Number of intermediate chemical reactions involved

B. Pressure and temperature

C. State of combination and aggregation in the beginning and at the end of the reaction

D. None of these

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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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Trouton's ratio is given by (where λb, = molal heat of vaporisation of a substance at its normal boiling point, kcal/kmol Tb = normal boiling point, °K)

A. λb/Tb

B. Tb/λb

C. √(λb/Tb)

D. √(Tb/λb)

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Maxwell's relation corresponding to the identity, dH = dS = Vdp + Σμi dni is

A. (∂T/∂V)S, ni = -(∂P/∂S)V, ni

B. (∂S/∂P)T, ni = (∂V/∂T)P, ni

C. (∂S/∂V)T, ni = (∂P/∂T)V, ni

D. (∂T/∂P)S, ni = (∂V/∂S)P, ni

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The molar excess Gibbs free energy, gE, for a binary liquid mixture at T and P is given by, (gE/RT) = A . x1. x2, where A is a constant. The corresponding equation for ln y1, where y1 is the activity co-efficient of component 1, is

A. A . x22

B. Ax1

C. Ax2

D. Ax12