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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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D. A closed system with changes in composition


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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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For a cyclic process, a fixed ratio between heat and work

A. Always exists

B. May exist

C. Never exists

D. Is difficult to predict

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An isentropic process is carried out at constant

A. Volume

B. Pressure

C. Temperature

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

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A thermodynamic system is taken from state A to B along ACB and is brought back to A along BDA as shown below in the P-V diagram. The net work done during the complete cycle is given by the area covered by

A. P1ACBP2P1

B. ACBB1A1A

C. ACBDA

D. ADBB1A1A

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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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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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There is a change in __________ during the phase transition.

A. Volume

B. Pressure

C. Temperature

D. All a, b & c

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The equation Tds = dE - PdV applies to

A. Single phase fluid of varying composition

B. Single phase fluid of constant composition

C. Open as well as closed systems

D. Both (B) and (C)

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The temperature at which a real gas obeys the ideal gas laws over a wide range of pressure is called the __________ temperature.

A. Critical

B. Boyle

C. Inversion

D. Reduced

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In case of a reversible process (following pvn = constant), work obtained for trebling the volume (v1 = 1 m3 and v23 m3) is maximum, when the value of 'n' is

A. 0

B. 1

C. y = 1.44

D. 1.66

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When liquid and vapour phases of one component system are in equilibrium (at a given temperature and pressure), the molar free energy is

A. More in vapour phase

B. More in liquid phase

C. Same in both the phases

D. Replaced by chemical potential which is more in vapour phase

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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 is a function of its __________ only.

A. Molecular size

B. Volume

C. Pressure

D. Temperature

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The third law of thermodynamics states that the

A. Heat capacity of a crystalline solid is zero at absolute zero temperature

B. Heat transfer from low temperature to high temperature source is not possible without external work

C. Gases having same reduced properties behaves similarly

D. None of these

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For water at 300°C, it has a vapour pressure 8592.7 kPa and fugacity 6738.9 kPa Under these conditions, one mole of water in liquid phase has a volume of 25.28 cm3 and that in vapour phase in 391.1 cm3.Fugacity of water (in kPa) at 9000 kPa will be

A. 6738.9

B. 6753.5

C. 7058.3

D. 9000

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Which one is true for a throttling process?

A. A gas may have more than one inversion temperatures

B. The inversion temperature is different for different gases

C. The inversion temperature is same for all gases

D. The inversion temperature is the temperature at which Joule-Thomson co-efficient is infinity

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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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The amount of heat required to decompose a compound into its elements is __________ the heat of formation of that compound from its elements.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Same as

D. Not related to

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What is the value of Joule-Thomson co-efficient for an ideal gas?

A. +ve

B. -ve

C. 0

D.

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All gases except __________ shows a cooling effect during throttling process at atmospheric temperature and pressure.

A. Oxygen

B. Nitrogen

C. Air

D. Hydrogen

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The shape of T-S diagram for Carnot Cycle is a

A. Rectangle

B. Rhombus

C. Trapezoid

D. Circle

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Entropy of the system decreases, when

A. Snow melts into water

B. A gas expands spontaneously from high pressure to low pressure

C. Water is converted into ice

D. Both (B) & (C)

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For a constant volume process

A. dE = CpdT

B. dE = CvdT

C. dQ = dE + pdV

D. dW = pdV

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The expression, nRT ln(P1/P2), is for the __________of an ideal gas.

A. Compressibility

B. Work done under adiabatic condition

C. Work done under isothermal condition

D. Co-efficient of thermal expansion

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Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine can approach 100%, only when the temperature of the

A. Cold reservoir approaches zero

B. Hot reservoir approaches infinity

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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The ammonia synthesis reaction represented by N2 + 3H2 2NH3; ΔH = - 22.4 kcal, is

A. Endothermic

B. Exothermic

C. Isothermal

D. Adiabatic

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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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If the internal energy of an ideal gas decreases by the same amount as the work done by the system, then the

A. Process must be isobaric

B. Temperature must decrease

C. Process must be adiabatic

D. Both (B) and (C)

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Compressibility factor (i.e., the ratio of actual volume of gas to the volume predicted by ideal gas law) for all gases are

A. Always greater than one

B. Same at the same reduced temperature

C. Same at the same reduced pressure

D. Both (B) & (C)

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The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine operating between absolute temperatures T1 and T2 (when, T1 > T2) is given by (T1 - T2)/T1. The co-efficient of performance (C.O.P.) of a Carnot heat pump operating between T1 and T2 is given by

A. T1/(T1-T2)

B. T2/(T1-T2)

C. T1/T2

D. T2/R1