ESAS - Thermodynamics

On-line EE Review No.2

March 21, 2020
Prepared by Engr. Arlene C. Patricio

Direction: Choose the best answer by showing your complete and clean sets
of solution (if needed). BOX your final answer. Use capital letter in writing
the letter of your chosen best answer.

Note: Problem solving MUST have a solution to gain corresponding point.

1. The property of a substance which remains constant if no heat enters or

leaves the system, while it does work or alters its volume, but which increases
or diminishes should a small amount of heat enter or leave.
a. internal energy b. system c. entropy d. enthalpy

2. The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of unit mass

through one degree.
a. Temperature b. Specific Heat
c. Thermal Equilibrium d. Calorie

3. “If the temperature of a given quantity of gas is held constant, the volume
of the gas varies inversely with the absolute pressure during a change of
state”.
a.General Gas Laws b. Joule’s Law
c. Charles’ Law d. Boyle’s Law

4. An internally reversible process of a substance during which the pressure

remains constant.
a.isometric b.isothermal c.adiabatic d.isobaric

5. The energy stored in a substance by virtue of the activity and configuration

of its molecules and of the vibration of the atoms within the molecules.
a.Internal Energy b .Heat c. Enthalpy d.Entropy

6. “When two bodies, isolated from other environment, are in thermal

equilibrium with a third body, the two are in thermal equilibrium with each
other” is a statement of……..
a.1st Law of Thermodynamics c.2nd Law of Thermodynamic
b. Zeroth Law d. Maxwell’s Theory of Thermal Equilbrium

7. “Not all energy received as heat by a heat-engine cycle can be converted

into mechanical work, some are also rejected” is a statement of
a.1st Law of Thermodynamics c. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
b.Zeroth Law d.Law of Conservation of Energy

8. The combined mass of car and passengers travelling at 72 km/hr is

1500kg. Find the kinetic energy of this combined mass.
a.300kJ b.330kJ c.305kJ d. 310kJ

9. A mass of 5kg is 100m above a given datum where local g=9.75 m/sec 2.
Find the gravitational force in newton’s and the potential energy of the mass
w/ respect to the datum.
a.49.25 N,4925 J b.52.05 N,5205 J
c.48.75 N,4875 J d.47.85 N,4785 J
10. A pressure gage register 50 psig in a region where the barometer is
14.25 psia. Find the absolute pressure in Pa.
a.453 kPa b.434 kPa c.435 kPa d.443 kPa

11. During an isentropic process of 1.36 kg/sec of air, the temperature

increases from 4.44° C to 115.6°C. if Cp=1.0062kNm for a non-flow process,
what is ∆H? kg∙K
a.152.2 kg/s b.152.2 J/s c.152.2 kJ/s d.152.2 Btu/s

12. This Law States that “ The quantity of the substance entering the system
is equal to the substance leaving the system”
a.1st Law of Thermodynamics
b.Law of Conservation of Mass
c.Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
d.Law of Conservation of Energy

13. “If the pressure of a given quantity of gas is held constant, the volume
of the gas varies directly with the absolute temperature”
a. General Gas Law b. Boyle’s Law
c. Charles’ Law d. Joule’s Law

14. “The Acceleration of a particular body is directly proportional to the

resultant force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass” is a
statement of
a. Joule’s Law b. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
nd
c. Newton’s 2 Law of Motion d. Boyle’s Law

15. It is the transfer of energy from the more energetic particles of substance
to the adjacent less energetic ones as a result of interactions between the
particles.
a. Conduction c. Convection
b. Radiation d. Absorption

16. It indicates that the rate of heat conduction in a direction is proportional

to the temperature gradient in that direction.
a. Fourier’s Law of Heat Conduction
b. Fourier’s Law of Heat Convection
c. Fourier’s Law of Heat Radiation
d. Fourier’s Law of Heat Absorption

17. Which of the following is considered the best conductor of heat?

a. Gold b. Copper c. Silver d. Diamond

18. At STP the density of chlorine is 3.22 kg/m3. What is the weight of this
gas is contained in a flask of 100 cubic centimeters at 24°C and 100kPa?
a. 0.563 g b. 0.420 g c. 0.292 g d. 0.321 g

19. How much work is necessary to compress air in an insulated cylinder

from 0.20 m3 to 0.001 m3? Use T1 = 20°C and P1 = 100 kPa?
a. 113.4 kJ b. 110.1 kJ c. 121.4 kJ d. 115.7 kJ

20. A heat engine is operated between temperature limits of 1370°C and

260°C. Engine is supplied with 14, 142 kJ/kWh. Find the Carnot cycle efficiency
in percent.
a. 70.10 b. 67.56 c. 65.05 d. 69.32
21. A gaseous mixture has a dew point temperature of 15°C. The total pressure
is 143.27 kPa. Determine the amount of water vapor present in a 100 moles
of the mixture if the saturation pressure at 15°C is 1.7051 kPa.
a. 3.2 molesb. 3.1 moles c. 1.19 moles d. 2.10 moles

22. A sealed tank contains oxygen at 27°C at a pressure of 2 atm. If the

temperature increases to 100°C, what will be pressure inside the tank?
a. 5.22 atm b. 3.29 atm c. 2.49 atm d. 4.57 atm

23. The energy which includes all of the potential and kinetic energies of
the atoms or molecules in a substance is known as
a. Internal energy b. Entropy
c. Enthalpy d. Total energy

24. What refers to the thermodynamics properties which are dependent on

the amount of the substance present?
a. Extensive c. Reversible
b. Intensive d. Irreversible

25. What refers to the thermodynamics properties which are independent on

the amount of the substance present?
a. Intensive c. Reversible
b. Extensive d. Irreversible

26. What is known as the total heat and heat content at various times in
the history? It also represents the useful energy of a substance?
a. Enthalpy c. Internal Energy
b. Entropy d. Latent Heat

27. What is the measure of the energy that is no longer available to perform
useful work within the current environment? It is also known as the measure
of the randomness of the molecules.
a. Entropy c. Internal Energy
b. Enthalpy d. Flow Work

28. What is the temperature when water and vapor are in equilibrium with
the atmospheric pressure?
a. Ice point c. Critical point
b. Steam point d. Freezing point

29. What is the unique state at which solid, liquid and gaseous phases can
co-exist in equilibrium?
a. Triple point c. Boiling point
b. Critical point d. Pour point

30. What refers to the state at which liquid and gaseous phases are
indistinguishable?
a. Triple point c. Boiling point
b. Critical point d. Pour point

31. What refers to the heat needed to change the temperature of the
substance without changing its phase?
a. Latent heat c. Specific heat
b. Sensible heat d. Entropy
32. What is defined as the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature
of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius?
a. Kilojoule c. Kilocalorie
b. BTU d. Latent Heat

33. What do you call a system in which there is a flow of matter through
the boundary? This system encloses the device that involves mass flow, such
as compressor, turbine, or nozzle.
a. Closed system c. Isolated system
b. Open system d. all of these

34. The mechanical equivalent of heat is _________.

a. Joule b. Btu c. Calorie d. Specific heat

35. The phenomenon of melting under pressure and freezing again when the
pressure is reduced is known as:
a. Sublimation c. Deposition
b. Condensation d. Regelation

36. What is the entropy of a pure substance at a temperature of absolute

zero?
a. Unity b. Infinity c. Zero d. Undefined

37. What is the area under the curve on a temperature-entropy diagram?

a. Heat b. Entropy c. Work d. Volume

38. How many calories are developed in 1min in an electric heater which
draws 5A when connected to an 110V line?
a. 6.7 x 103 cal b. 6.8 x 103 cal
3
c. 7.8 x 10 cal d. 7.9 x 103 cal

39. A steam engine operates at an overall efficiency of 25 percent. How

much heat would be supplied per hour to develop 2hp?
a. 20335 BTU/hr b. 2335 BTU/hr
c. 23350 BTU/hr d. 2350 BTU/hr

40. How much heat is required to change the temperature of 3.0 moles of
a monoatomic ideal gas by 55K if the pressure is held constant?
a. 4000J b. 3600J c. 2000J d. 1600J