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3.

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A gas is compressed isothermally to half its initial

4. volume. The same gas is compressed separately through
an adiabatic process until its volume is again reduced to
half .Then -

(a) compressing the gas through adiabatic process will

require more work to be done
(b) compressing the gas isothermally or adiabatically will
require the same amount work
(c) which of the case (whether compression through
isothermal or through adiabatic process) requires more
work will depend upon the atomicity of the gas
(d) compressing the gas isothermally will require more
work to be done
8.
Figure below shows two paths that may be taken by a gas
to go from a state A to a state C. In process AB, 400 J of
heat is added to the system and in process BC, 100 J of
heat is added to the system. The heat absorbed by the
system in the process AC will be-
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(a) Q > Q2 > Q3 and Δ U1 = Δ U2 = Δ U3

(a) 380 J 1

(b) 500 J (b) Q 3 > Q2 > Q1 and Δ U1 = Δ U2 = Δ U3

(c) 460 J
(d) 300 J (c) Q 1
= Q2 = Q3 and Δ U1 > ΔU2 > ΔU3

9. (d) Q 3 > Q2 > Q1 and Δ U1 > ΔU2 > ΔU3

An ideal gas is compressed to half its initial volume by 12.

means of several process. Which of the process results in
If ΔU and Δ W represent the increase in internal
the maximum work done on the gas?
energy and work done by the system respectively in a
(a) Adiabatic thermodynamical process,which of the following is true?
(b) Isobaric (a) ΔU = − Δ W, in a adiabatic process
(c) Isochoric (b) ΔU = ΔW , in a isothermal process
(d) Isothermal (c) ΔU = ΔW , in adiabatic process
10. (d) ΔU = − Δ W, in a isothermal process
The coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is 5. If 13.
the temperature inside freezer is -20°C, the temperature
of the surroundings to which it rejects heat is - A monoatomic gas at pressure p and V is compressed
1 1

adiabatically to th its original volume. What is the final

1

(a)31°C pressure of the gas ?

(b)41°C (a) 64 p 1 (b) p 1

(c) 16 p (d) 32 p
(c)11°C 1 1

14.
(d)21°C
The internal energy change in a system that has absorbed
11. 2 kcal of heat and done 500 J of work is
An ideal gas goes from state A to state B (a) 8900 J (b) 6400 J
via three different processes as indicated (c) 5400 J (d) 7900 J
in the p-V diagram 15.
If Q 1, Q2 , Q3 indicates the heat absorbed
by the gas along the three processes and If Q, E and W denote respectively the heat added, change
in internal energy and the work done in a closed cyclic
ΔU1 , Δ U2 , Δ U3 indicates the change in
process, then
internal energy along the three processes
(a) W=0 (b) Q=W=0
respectively, then
(c) E=0 (d) Q=0
16.
If 150 J of heat is added to a system and the work done
by the system is 110 J, then change in internal
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energy will be The latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2240 J/gm. If

the work done in the process of expansion of 1 g is 168 J,
(1) 260 J then increase in internal energy is
(2) 150 J (1) 2408 J
(3) 110 J (2) 2240 J
(4) 40 J (3) 2072 J
17. (4) 1904 J
In a thermodynamic process, pressure of a fixed mass of 22.
a gas is changed in such a manner that the gas molecules
absorb 30 J of heat and 10 J of work is done by the gas. During the adiabatic expansion of 2 moles of a gas, the
If the initial internal energy of the gas was 40 J, then the internal energy of the gas is found to decrease by 2
final internal energy will be - joules, the work done during the process by the gas will
be equal to -
(1) 30 J
(1) 1 J
(2) 20 J
(2) –1 J
(3) 60 J
(3) 2 J
(4) 40 J
(4) – 2 J
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23.
If the ratio of specific heat of a gas at constant pressure to
that at constant volume is γ, the change in internal energy If γ denotes the ratio of two specific heats of a gas, the
of a mass of gas, when the volume changes from V to 2V ratio of slopes of adiabatic and isothermal PV curves at
constant pressure p, is their point of intersection is
(1) R/(γ − 1) (1) 1

(2) pV (2) γ
(3) pV /(γ − 1) (3) γ − 1
(4) γpV /(γ − 1) (4) γ + 1
19. 24.
If heat given to a system is 6 kcal and work done is 6 kJ. The adiabatic Bulk modulus of a perfect gas at pressure P
Then the change in internal energy is : is given by
(1) 19.1 kJ (1) P
(2) 12.5 kJ (2) 2P
(3) 25 kJ (3) P/2
(4) Zero (4) γ P
20. 25.
A vessel containing 5 litres of a gas at 0.8 m pressure is A gas expands under constant pressure P from volume V1
connected to an evacuated vessel of volume 3 litres. The toV2. The work done by the gas is
resultant pressure inside will be (assuming whole system
to be isolated) (1) P (V 2 − V1 )

(1) 4/3 m (2) P (V 1 − V2 )

(2) 0.5 m
(3) P (V 1
γ
− V
γ

2
)

(3) 2.0 m
(4) P
V1 V2

(4) 3/4 m V2 −V1

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One mole of a perfect gas in a cylinder fitted with a (3) 2η

piston has a pressure P, volume V and temperature 273
K. If the temperature is increased by 1 K keeping (4) 3η
pressure constant, the increase in volume is 31.
(1) 2V

273
Two cylinders A and B fitted with pistons contain equal
amounts of an ideal diatomic gas at 300 K. The piston of
(2) V

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A is free to move while that of B is held fixed. The same
amount of heat is given to the gas in each cylinder. If the
(3) V

273
rise in temperature of the gas in A is 30 K, then the rise in
temperature of the gas in B is
(4) V
(1) 30 K
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(2) 18 K
A Carnot's engine used first an ideal monoatomic gas
then an ideal diatomic gas. If the source and sink (3) 50 K
temperature are 411°C and 69°C respectively and the
(4) 42 K
engine extracts 1000 J of heat in each cycle, then area
enclosed by the PV diagram is - 32.
(1) 100 J Consider a process shown in the figure. During this
process the work done by the system -
(2) 300 J
(3) 500 J
(4) 700 J
28.
The temperature of sink of Carnot engine is 27°C.
Efficiency of engine is 25%. Then temperature of source
is -
(1) Continuously increases
(1) 227°C
(2) Continuously decreases
(2) 327°C
(3) First increases, then decreases
(3) 127°C
(4) First decreases, then increases
(4) 27°C
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29.
Six moles of an ideal gas perform a cycle shown in
The efficiency of Carnot's engine operating between figure. If the temperature are TA = 600 K, TB = 800 K, TC
reservoirs, maintained at temperatures 27°C and –123°C, = 2200 K and TD = 1200 K, the work done per cycle is -
is
(1) 50%
(2) 24%
(3) 0.75%
(4) 0.4%
30.
(1) 20 kJ
An ideal heat engine working between temperature T1
(2) 30 kJ
and T2 has an efficiency η, the new efficiency if both the
source and sink temperature are doubled, will be (3) 40 kJ
(4) 60 kJ
(1)
η

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P-V diagram of a cyclic process ABCA is as shown in 2. 3.5

figure. Choose the correct statement
3. 1.6
4. 1.2
38.
The engine has an efficiency of 1/6. When the
temperature of sink is reduced by 62°C, its efficiency is
doubled. Temperature of the source is
(1) ΔQ A→B = negative 1. 37°C
(2) ΔU B→C
= positive 2. 62°C
(3) ΔW CAB = negative 3. 99°C
(4) All of these 4. 124°C
35. 39.
In the following P-V diagram two adiabatics cut two During an isothermal expansion, a confined ideal gas
isothermals at temperatures T1 and T2 (fig.). The value of does -150J of work against its surrounding. This implies
Va
will be that
Vd

1. 150J of heat has been added to the gas.

2. 150J of heat has been removed from the gas.
3. 300J of heat has been added to the gas.
4. no heat is transferred because the process is
isothermal.
40.
(1)
Vb

Vc
One mole of an ideal gas goes from an initial state A to
final state B via two processes: It first undergoes
(2) isothermal expansion from volume V to 3V and then its
Vc

Vb

volume is reduced from 3V to V at constant pressure.

(3)
Vd
The correct P-V diagram representing the two processes
Va
is
(4) VbVc

36.
An ideal gas at 27°C is compressed adiabatically to
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of its original volume. The rise in temperature is 1. 2.

):
5
(γ =
3

1. 475°C
2. 402°C
3.275°C 3. 4.

4. 375°C 41.

37. The molar specific heats of an ideal gas at constant

pressure and volume are denoted by C and C P V

An ideal gas heat engine operates in a Carnot cycle respectively. If γ = and R is the universal gas
CP

between 227°C and 127°C. It absorbs 6 kcal at the CV

constant, then C is equal to

higher temperature. The amount of heat (in kcal) V

converted into work is equal to 1.

1+γ

1−γ
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2. R
2. 90J
(γ−1)

(γ−1)
3. 1J
3. R
4. 100J
4. γR
45.
42. Thermodynamic processes are indicated in the following
A thermodynamics system undergoes cyclic process diagram:
ABCDA as shown in figure given below. The work done
by the system in the cycle is

Match the following:

1. P 0 V0

2. 2P 0 V0

3. P 0 V0 /2

4. zero
43.
Figure below shows two paths that may be taken by a gas
to go from a state A to state C.

1. P → c, Q → a, R → d, S → b

2. P → c, Q → d, R → b, S → a

3. P → d, Q → b, R → a, S → c

4. P → a, Q → c, R → d, S → b

In process AB, 400J of heat is added to the system and in Fill OMR Sheet
process BC, 100J of heat added to the system. The heat
absorbed by the system in the process AC will be
1. 500J
2. 460J
3. 300J
4. 380J
44.
A Carnot engine, having an efficiency of η = 1

10
as heat
engine , is used a refrigerator. If the work done on the
system is 10J, the amount of energy absorbed from the
reservoir at lower temperature is
1. 99J
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