Q.1

Internal energy is equal to the heat absorbed in case of a/an __________ process.

  • constant volume
  • polytropic
  • adiabatic
  • constant pressure
Q.2

The equation, Cp - Cv = R, is true for __________ gas.

  • no
  • any real
  • only ideal
  • both (b) and (c)
Q.3

Gibbs free energy at constant pressure and temperature under equilibrium conditions is

  • ∞
  • 0
  • maximum
  • minimum
Q.4

Critical compressibility factor for all substances

  • are more or less constant (vary from 0.2 to 0.3).
  • vary as square of the absolute temperature.
  • vary as square of the absolute pressure.
  • none of these.
Q.5

Which of the following has the least thermal efficiency ?

  • Steam engine
  • Carnot engine
  • Diesel engine
  • Otto engine
Q.6

The entropy change in a reversible isothermal process, when an ideal gas expands to four times its initial volume is

  • R loge 4
  • R log10 4
  • Cv log10 4
  • Cv loge 4
Q.7

Adiabatic compression of a saturated water vapour makes it

  • supersaturated
  • superheated
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.8

All gases above its inversion temperature, in a throttling process will show

  • a heating effect.
  • no change in temperature.
  • a cooling effect.
  • either (a) or (c).
Q.9

The value of Cp & Cv respectively for monoatomic gases in Kcal/kg Mole . °K are

  • 5 & 3
  • 3.987 & 1.987
  • 1.987 & 0.66
  • 0.66 & 1.987
Q.10

Enthalpy 'H' is defined as

  • H = E - PV
  • H = F - TS
  • H - E = PV
  • none of these
Q.11

The extensive properties are

  • volume, mass and number of moles.
  • free energy, entropy and enthalpy.
  • both (a) and (b).
  • none of these.
Q.12

Free energy change of mixing two liquid substances is a function of the

  • concentration of the constituents only.
  • quantities of the constituents only.
  • temperature only.
  • all (a), (b) and (c).
Q.13

Ideal refrigeration cycle is

  • same as Carnot cycle.
  • same as reverse Carnot cycle.
  • dependent on the refrigerant's properties.
  • the least efficient of all refrigeration processes.
Q.14

"If different processes are used to bring about the same chemical reaction, the enthalpy change is same for all of them". This is __________ law.

  • Hess's
  • Kirchoff's
  • Lavoisier and Laplace
  • none of these
Q.15

For a given substance at a specified temperature, activity is __________ to fugacity.

  • directly proportional
  • inversely proportional
  • equal
  • none of these
Q.16

A system undergoes a change from a given initial state to a given final state either by an irreversible process or by a reversible process, then(where, Δ S1 and Δ SR are the entropy changes of the system for the irreversible and reversible processes respectively)

  • Δ S1 is always < Δ SR
  • Δ S1 is sometimes > Δ SR
  • Δ S1 is always > Δ SR
  • Δ S1 is always = Δ SR
Q.17

Specific volume of an ideal gas is

  • equal to its density.
  • the reciprocal of its density.
  • proportional to pressure.
  • none of these.
Q.18

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

  • not changed
  • decreasing
  • increasing
  • data sufficient, can't be predicted
Q.19

The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of the law of conservation of

  • mass
  • energy
  • momentum
  • none of these
Q.20

In a homogeneous solution, the activity co-efficient of a component depends upon the

  • pressure
  • composition
  • temperature
  • all (a), (b) and (c)
Q.21

With increase in pressure (above atmospheric pressure), the Cp of a gas

  • increases
  • decreases
  • remains unchanged
  • first decreases and then increases
Q.22

What is the degree of freedom for two mis-cible (non-reacting) substances in vapor-liquid equilibrium forming an azeotrope ?

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Q.23

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

  • process must be isobaric.
  • temperature must decrease.
  • process must be adiabatic.
  • both (b) and (c).
Q.24

Joule-Thomson Co-efficient at any point on the inversion curve is

  • ∞
  • + ve
  • 0
  • -ve
Q.25

PVγ = Constant (where, γ = Cp/Cv) is valid for a/an __________ process.

  • isothermal
  • isentropic
  • isobaric
  • adiabatic
Q.26

Claude gas liquefaction process employs cooling

  • at constant pressure.
  • by throttling.
  • by expansion in an engine.
  • none of these.
Q.27

The specific heat of saturated water vapour at 100°C is

  • ∞
  • -ve
  • 0
  • +ve
Q.28

For a multicomponent system, the term chemical potential is equivalent to the

  • molal concentration difference.
  • molar free energy.
  • partial molar free energy.
  • molar free energy change.
Q.29

First law of thermodynamics is mathematically stated as

  • dQ = dE + dW
  • dQ = dE - dW
  • dE = dQ + dW
  • dW = dQ + dE
Q.30

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Surface tension of a substance vanishes at critical point, as there is no distinction between liquid and vapour phases at its critical point.
  • Entropy of a system decreases with the evolution of heat.
  • Change of internal energy is negative for exothermic reactions.
  • The accentric factor for all materials is always more than one.
Q.31

One ton of refrigeration is defined as the heat rate corresponding to melting of one ton of ice in one

  • hour
  • day
  • minute
  • second
Q.32

__________ functions are exemplified by heat and work.

  • Path
  • Point
  • State
  • none of these
Q.33

An ideal liquid refrigerant should

  • not have a subatmospheric vapour pressure at the temperature in the refrigerator coils.
  • not have unduly high vapour pressure at the condenser temperature.
  • both (a) and (b).
  • have low specific heat.
Q.34

The compressibility factor of a gas is given by (where, V1 = actual volume of the gas V2 = gas volume predicted by ideal gas law )

  • V1/V2
  • V2/V1
  • V1-V2
  • V1.V2
Q.35

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • System (of partially miscible liquid pairs), in which the mutual solubility increases with rise in temperature, are said to possess an upper consolute temperature.
  • Systems, in which the mutual solubility increases with decrease in temperature, are said to possess lower consolute temperature.
  • Nicotine-water system shows both an upper as well as a lower consolute temperature, implying that they are partially miscible between these two limiting temperatures.
  • none of these
Q.36

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

  • number of intermediate chemical reactions involved.
  • pressure and temperature.
  • state of combination and aggregation in the beginning and at the end of the reaction.
  • none of these.
Q.37

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

  • less than
  • more than
  • same as
  • not related to
Q.38

The following heat engine produces power ofkW. The heat engine operates betweenK andK. It has a thermal efficiency equal toof that of the Carnot engine for the same temperature. The rate at which heat is absorbed from the hot reservoir is

  • 100, 000 kW
  • 160, 000 kW
  • 200, 000 kW
  • 320, 000 kW
Q.39

Vapour which is at a pressure smaller than the saturation pressure for the temperature involved is called a __________ vapour.

  • superheated
  • desuperheated
  • non-condensable
  • none of these
Q.40

Fugacity is a measure of the

  • escaping tendencies of the same substance in different phases of a system.
  • relative volatility of a mixture of two miscible liquids.
  • behaviour of ideal gases.
  • none of these.
Q.41

The quantitative effect of temperature on chemical equilibrium is given by the

  • Vant-Hoff equation.
  • Le-Chatelier's principle.
  • Arhenius equation.
  • none of these.
Q.42

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

  • +ve
  • -ve
  • 0
  • ∞
Q.43

A two stage compressor is used to compress an ideal gas. The gas is cooled to the initial temperature after each stage. The intermediate pressure for the minimum total work requirement should be equal to the __________ mean of P1 and P2.(where, P1 and P2 are initial and final pressures respectively)

  • logarithmic
  • arithmetic
  • geometric
  • harmonic
Q.44

Pick out the extensive property out of the following.

  • Surface tension
  • Free energy
  • Specific heat
  • Refractive index
Q.45

An irreversible process

  • is the analog of linear frictionless motion in machines.
  • is an idealised visualisation of behaviour of a system.
  • yields the maximum amount of work.
  • yields an amount of work less than that of a reversible process.
Q.46

The expression for the work done for a reversible polytropic process can be used to obtain the expression for work done for all processes, except reversible __________ process.

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

Joule-Thomson co-efficient for a perfect gas is

  • zero
  • positive
  • negative
  • none of these
Q.48

Pick out the wrong statement:

  • The expansion of a gas in vacuum is an irreversible process.
  • An isometric process is a constant pressure process.
  • Entropy change for a reversible adiabatic process is zero.
  • Free energy change for a spontaneous process is negative.
Q.49

Which of the following is not affected by temperature changes ?

  • Fugacity
  • Activity co-efficient
  • Free energy
  • None of these
Q.50

A change in state involving a decrease in entropy can be spontaneous, only if

  • it is exothermic.
  • it is isenthalpic.
  • it takes place isothermally.
  • it takes place at constant volume.
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