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Which of the following is not an intensive property?

A. Chemical potential

B. Surface tension

C. Heat capacity

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

C. Heat capacity


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Critical solution temperature (or the consolute temperature) for partially miscible liquids (e.g., phenol-water) is the minimum temperature at which

A. A homogeneous solution (say of phenol water) is formed

B. Mutual solubility of the two liquids shows a decreasing trend

C. Two liquids are completely separated into two layers

D. None of these

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Refrigerants commonly used for domestic refrigerators are

A. Ethyl chloride or methyl chloride

B. Freon-12

C. Propane

D. NH3 or CO2

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Chemical potential (an intensive property) of a substance is a force that drives the chemical system to equilibrium and is equal to its partial molar properties. The ratio of chemical potential to free energy of a pure substance at constant temperature and pressure is

A. 0

B. 1

C.

D. None of these

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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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Pick out the extensive property out of the following.

A. Surface tension

B. Free energy

C. Specific heat

D. Refractive index

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A gas shows deviation from ideal behaviour at

A. Low pressure and high temperature

B. Low pressure and low temperature

C. Low temperature and high pressure

D. High temperature and high pressure

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For equilibrium process (i.e. reversible) in an isolated system

A. ds = 0

B. ds < 0

C. ds > 0

D. ds = Constant

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Heat pump

A. Accomplishes only space heating in winter

B. Accomplishes only space cooling in summer

C. Accomplishes both (A) and (B)

D. Works on Carnot cycle

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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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The melting point of paraffin wax (which contracts on solidification) __________ with pressure rise.

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remains unchanged

D. Decreases linearly

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Those solutions in which there is no volume change upon mixing the components in the liquid state and which, when diluted do not undergo any heat change (i.e. heat of dilution is zero), are called __________ solutions.

A. Ideal

B. Real

C. Isotonic

D. None of these

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In case of an __________ process, the temperature of the system increases.

A. Isothermal compression

B. Isothermal expansion

C. Adiabatic expansion

D. Adiabatic compression

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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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In case of vapour compression refrigeration system, elevating the evaporator temperature (keeping the condenser temperature constant) results in

A. Enhanced COP

B. Decreased COP

C. No change in the value of COP

D. Increased or decreased COP; depending upon the type of refrigerant

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Activity co-efficient is a measure of the

A. Departure from ideal solution behaviour

B. Departure of gas phase from ideal gas law

C. Vapour pressure of liquid

D. None of these

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Co-efficient of Performance (COP) of a refrigerator is the ratio of the

A. Work required to refrigeration obtained

B. Refrigeration obtained to the work required

C. Lower to higher temperature

D. Higher to lower temperature

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Co-efficient of performance for a reversed Carnot cycle working between temperatures T1 and T2 (T1 > T2) is

A. T2/(T1 - T2)

B. T1/(T1 - T2)

C. (T1 - T2)/T1

D. (T1 - T2)/T2

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Cp of monatomic gases such as metallic vapor is about 5 kcal/kg.atom

B. The heat capacity of solid inorganic substance is exactly equal to the heat capacity of the substance in the molten state

C. There is an increase in entropy, when a spontaneous change occurs in an isolated system

D. At absolute zero temperature, the heat capacity for many pure crystalline substances is zero

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For an exothermic reaction

A. Only enthalpy change (ΔH) is negative

B. Only internal energy change (ΔE) is negative

C. Both ΔH and ΔE are negative

D. Enthalpy change is zero

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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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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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The necessary and sufficient condition for equilibrium between two phases is

A. The concentration of each component should be same in the two phases

B. The temperature of each phase should be same

C. The pressure should be same in the two phases

D. The chemical potential of each component should be same in the two phases

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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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Equilibrium constant decreases as the temperature

A. Increases, for an exothermic reaction

B. Decreases, for an exothermic reaction

C. Increases, for an endothermic reaction

D. None of these

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A refrigerator may be termed as a

A. Heat pump

B. Heat engine

C. Carnot engine

D. None of these

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Air-refrigeration cycle

A. Is the most efficient of all refrigeration cycles

B. Has very low efficiency

C. Requires relatively large quantities of air to achieve a significant amount of refrigeration

D. Both (B) and (C)

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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 four properties of a system viz. P, V, T, S are related by __________ equation.

A. Gibbs-Duhem

B. Gibbs-Helmholtz

C. Maxwell's

D. None of these

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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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In polytropic process (PVn = constant), if n = 1; it means a/an __________ process.

A. Adiabatic

B. Reversible

C. Isothermal

D. None of these