Q.1

Joule-Thomson co-efficient is defined as

Q.2

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Minimum number of degree of freedom of a system is zero.
  • Degree of freedom of a system containing a gaseous mixture of helium, carbon dioxide and hydrogen is 4.
  • For a two phase system in equilibrium made up of four non-reacting chemical species, the number of degrees of freedom is 4.
  • Enthalpy and internal energy change is zero during phase change processes like melting, vaporisation and sublimation.
Q.3

Tea kept in a thermos flask is vigorously shaken. If the tea is considered as a system, then its temperature will

  • increase
  • decrease
  • remain unchanged
  • first fall and then rise.
Q.4

The standard Gibbs free energy change of a reaction depends on the equilibrium

  • pressure
  • temperature
  • composition
  • all (a), (b) and (c)
Q.5

During adiabatic expansion of gas

  • pressure remains constant.
  • pressure is increased.
  • temperature remains constant.
  • none of these.
Q.6

The efficiency of an Otto engine compared to that of a diesel engine, for the same compression ratio will be

  • more
  • less
  • same
  • data insufficient to predict
Q.7

Reduced pressure of a gas is the ratio of its

  • pressure to critical pressure.
  • critical pressure to pressure.
  • pressure to pseudocritical pressure.
  • pseudocritical pressure to pressure.
Q.8

For a reversible process involving only pressure-volume work

  • (dF)T, p < 0
  • (dF)T, p > 0
  • (dF)T, p = 0
  • (dA)T, v < 0
Q.9

If atmospheric temperature and dew point are nearly equal, then the relative humidity is

  • zero
  • 50%
  • almost 100%
  • unpredictable
Q.10

In case of steady flow compression polytropic process (PVn = constant), the work done on air is the lowest, when

  • n = y = 1.4
  • n = 0
  • n = 1
  • n = 1.66
Q.11

A liquid under pressure greater than its vapour pressure for the temperature involved is called a __________ liquid.

  • subcooled
  • saturated
  • non-solidifiable
  • none of these
Q.12

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

  • reversible isothermal
  • irreversible isothermal
  • reversible adiabatic
  • none of these
Q.13

Gibbs-Duhem equation relates composition in liquid phase and the __________ at constant temperature & pressure.

  • fugacity
  • partial pressure
  • activity co-efficient
  • (a), (b), and (c)
Q.14

Mollier chart is a __________ plot.

  • pressure vs enthalpy
  • pressure vs volume
  • enthalpy vs entropy
  • temperature vs entropy
Q.15

For organic compounds, group contribution method can be used for the estimation of

  • critical properties.
  • specific gravity.
  • specific volume.
  • thermal conductivity.
Q.16

Specific __________ does not change during phase change at constant temperature and pressure.

  • entropy
  • Gibbs energy
  • internal energy
  • enthalpy
Q.17

Air enters an adiabatic compressor at 300K. The exit temperature for a compression ratio ofassuming air to be an ideal gas (Y = Cp/Cv = 7/and the process to be reversible, is

  • 300(32/7)
  • 300(33/5)
  • 300(333/7)
  • 300(35/7)
Q.18

Absorption/evolution of heat during conversion of a substance from one allotropic form to another is termed as the heat of

  • sublimation
  • fusion
  • transition
  • vaporisation
Q.19

For a real gas, the chemical potential is given by

  • RT dlnP
  • RT dlnf
  • R dlnf
  • none of these
Q.20

When dilute aqueous solutions of two salts are mixed, the process is associated with

  • decrease in temperature.
  • increase in temperature.
  • no change in temperature.
  • change in temperature which is a function of composition.
Q.21

In an ideal solution, the activity of a component equals its

  • mole fraction.
  • fugacity at the same temperature and pressure.
  • partial pressure.
  • none of these.
Q.22

The third law of thermodynamics states that the

  • heat capacity of a crystalline solid is zero at absolute zero temperature.
  • heat transfer from low temperature to high temperature source is not possible without external work.
  • gases having same reduced properties behave similarly.
  • none of these.
Q.23

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

  • more in vapour phase.
  • more in liquid phase.
  • same in both the phases.
  • replaced by chemical potential which is more in vapour phase.
Q.24

Entropy change for an irreversible process taking system and surrounding together is

  • 0
  • > 0
  • < 0
  • none of these
Q.25

At absolute zero temperature, all substances have the same

  • heat capacity
  • crystalline structure
  • entropy
  • none of these
Q.26

Pick out the correct statement.

  • Like internal energy and enthalphy, the absolute value of standard entropy for elementary substances is zero.
  • Melting of ice involves increase in enthalpy and a decrease in randomness.
  • The internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on its pressure.
  • Maximum work is done under reversible conditions.
Q.27

Chemical engineering thermodynamics is concerned with the __________ in/of chemical processes.

  • reaction mechanism
  • calculation of rates
  • energy transformation from one form to the another
  • none of these
Q.28

A gas has a volume of 27.3 c.c. at 0°C. Its volume at 10°C (if pressure remains unchanged) will be __________ c.c.

  • 2.73
  • 28.3
  • 273
  • 283
Q.29

In the equation, PVn = constant, if the value of n is in between 1 and y (i.e. Cp/Cv), then it represents a reversible __________ process.

  • isometric
  • polytropic
  • isentropic
  • isobaric
Q.30

Entropy of an ideal gas depends upon its

  • pressure
  • temperature
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.31

Linde gas liquefaction process employs cooling

  • by throttling
  • by expansion in an engine
  • at constant pressure
  • none of these
Q.32

In a reversible chemical reaction (where, Δx = number of moles of products-number of moles of reactants )

  • addition of inert gas favours the forward reaction, when Δx is positive.
  • pressure has no effect on equilibrium, when Δn = 0.
  • addition of inert gas has no effect on the equilibrium constant at constant volume for any value of Δx (+ ve, - ve) or zero).
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
Q.33

Solubility of a substance which dissolves with an increase in volume and liberation of heat will be favoured by the

  • low pressure and high temperature.
  • low pressure and low temperature.
  • high pressure and low temperature.
  • high pressure and high temperature.
Q.34

An isolated system can exchange __________ with its surroundings.

  • matter
  • energy
  • neither matter nor energy
  • both matter and energy
Q.35

Efficiency of a Carnot engine working between temperatures T1 and T2 (T1 < T) is

Q.36

Clayperon equation deals with the

  • rate of change of vapour pressure with temperature.
  • effect of an inert gas on vapour pressure.
  • calculation of ΔF for spontaneous phase change.
  • temperature dependence of heat of phase transition.
Q.37

Which is not a state function ?

  • Specific volume
  • Work
  • Pressure
  • Temperature
Q.38

Throttling process is a/an __________ process.

  • reversible and isothermal
  • irreversible and constant enthalpy
  • reversible and constant entropy
  • reversible and constant enthalpy
Q.39

Isobaric process means a constant process.

  • temperature
  • pressure
  • volume
  • entropy
Q.40

Joule-Thomson experiment is

  • isobaric
  • adiabatic
  • isenthalpic
  • both(b) & (c)
Q.41

Which is not a state function ?

  • Specific volume
  • Work
  • Pressure
  • Temperature
Q.42

Out of the following refrigeration cycles, which one has maximum COP ?

  • Air cycle
  • Carnot cycle
  • Ordinary vapor compression cycle
  • Vapor compression with a reversible expansion engine
Q.43

Entropy is a measure of the __________ of a system.

  • disorder
  • orderly behaviour
  • temperature changes only
  • none of these
Q.44

A chemical reaction will occur spontaneously at constant pressure and temperature, if the free energy is

  • zero
  • positive
  • negative
  • none of these
Q.45

Requisites of a reversible process is that the

  • system and surroundings pressure be equal.
  • friction in the system should be absent.
  • system and surroundings temperature be equal.
  • none of these.
Q.46

Maximum work that could be secured by expanding the gas over a given pressure range is the __________ work.

  • isothermal
  • adiabatic
  • isentropic
  • none of these
Q.47

Mollier diagram is a plot of

  • temperature vs. enthalpy
  • temperature vs. enthalpy
  • entropy vs. enthalpy
  • temperature vs. internal energy
Q.48

Entropy change of mixing two liquid substances depends upon the

  • molar concentration
  • quantity (i.e. number of moles)
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.49

At absolute zero temperature, all substances have the same

  • heat capacity
  • crystalline structure
  • entropy
  • none of these
Q.50

For an ideal liquid solution, which of the following is unity ?

  • Activity
  • Fugacity
  • Activity co-efficient
  • Fugacity co-efficient
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