Thermo (Sir Javel’s live session)
Which of the following is an intensive
1. The name thermodynamics stems
from the Greek words” Therme” and
dynamis” which means.
Heat, Power
2. The contact surface shared by both
the system and the surroundings is
called:
Boundary
3. A Closed system is also known as:
Control mass
4. Who coined the term energy in 1807?
Thomas Young – pag may energy
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5. The boundaries of a control volume
are called:
Control surface
6. The first thermodynamic textbook
was written in 1859 by
A.William Rankine – most associated
units
7. A water heater, a car radiator, a
turbine,a car radiator, a turbine, and a
compressor all involve mass flow and
should be analysed as
a. control mass – closed system
b,isolated -
c. control volume – open system
d. all of these
8. Any characteristic of a system is called
Property
9. The ratio of the density of a substance
to the density of some standard
substance at a specific temperature id
called
Specific gravity or Relative Density
10. Propertied that are independent of
the size of a system
Intensive – independent
Extensive -dependent
11. Extensive propertied per unit mass
are called
Specific properties
12.
property?
Temperature
13. The reciprocal of density is
Specific volume
14. A system is in there is no change in
pressure at any point of the system
with time.
Mechanical equilibrium
15. Any change that a system undergoes
from one equilibrium state to another
is called
Process
16. A mixture of ice and water that is in
equilibrium with air saturated with
vapour at 1 atm pressure is said to be
at Ice point
17. What is the density of air under
standard condition?
1.2kg/m^3
18. What is the freezing point of water in
the Fahrenheit temperature scale?
32 F
19. During a hearing process the
temperature of a system rises by 10 C.
Express the rise in temperature in
Kelvin
10 K
20. The actual pressure at a given position
is called:
Absolute
21. What pressure is indicated by a
barometeter?
Atmospheric
22. The pressure at the bottom of a
waterpark that has height of 15 m is
147,15 kPa – sol 9.81kN/m^2 (15m)
23. A vacuum gage connected to a
chamber reads 5.8 psi at a location
where the atmospheric pressure is
14.5. Determine the absolute
pressure in the chamber.
8.7 psi – Sol 14.5-5.8
24. A device consists of a glass or plastic
U-tube containing one or more fluids
 such as mercury, water, alcohol, or oil
and is commonly used to measure
small and moderate pressure
differences.
Manometer
25. Five moles of water vapour at 100 C
and 1 atm pressure compressed
isobarically to form liquid at 100 C.
the process is reversible, and the ideal
gas laws apply.
153 liter – Sol PV=nRT; V=nRT/P
= (5 moles)(0.0821
atm.L/mol.K)(100 + 273) / 1 atm
26. A 3.0 lbm of air are contained at a 25
psi and 100 F. Given that Rair = 53.35
ft/lbmF, what is the volume of the
container?
24.9 ft^2 – Sol V= mRT/P ; V =
3lbm(53.54
ft/lbm)(100+460)/25psri(12in)^2
27. How many moles of ideally behaving
gas occupy 400 liters at 0.821 atm and
200 K?
20 moles – m=PV/Rt =
0.821atm(400
L)/(0.0821atm.L/mol.K)(200K)
28. What is the pressure in atmospheres
that a gas exerts if it supports a 380
mm column of mercuty?
0.500 atm – Sol
(9810N/m^)(13.6)(0.00380m)/(10325Pa)
29. A 700.0 ml-sample of gas at 500.0 torr
pressure is compressed “at constant
temperature until its final pressure is
800.0 torr. What is the Final Volume?
438 ml – Sol P1V1=P2V2
Additional mnemonics for gas law
formula:
BT – Boyles (BlueTooth)
CP – Charle’s (CellPhone)
GV – Gay lusac’s (GoodVibes)
30. A 2.0 L sample of gas at 0.80 atm
must be compressed to 1.6L at
constant temperature. What pressure
must be excerted to bring it to the
volume?
1 atm – sol P1V1 = P2V2
31. The total pressure of the three gas
components in a certain mixture is 55
kilopascals. If Pa= 20.0 kPa and Pb =
7.5 kPa, what is the partial pressure of
gasa C?
27.5 kPa – Sol Pa + Pb + Pc = Pf
20kPa + 7.5kPa + Pc = 55kPa
32. A process that is carried out at
constant pressure is call:
Isiobaric
33. A fully reversible steady flow adiabatic
process with no work being done:
Throttling
34. A process during which, the
temperature T remains constant is
called:
Isothermal process
35. Any process during which, the
pressure P remains constant is called:
Isobaric process
36. A process, during: which, the specific
volume V remains constant is called:
Isovolumic , Isochoric, Isometric
37. Which of the following cannot be
measured by a thermometer?
Latent heat
38. Heat which cause a change in
temperature of a substance
Sensible heat
39. The latent heat of vaporization of
water is
970 BTU
40. A 20 g piece of aluminium (c=0.21
cal/gml C) at 90 C is dropped into a
cavity in a large block of ice at 0 C.
How much ice does the aluminium
melt?
4.7 g – Sol mal C∆T= mi (hf)
 mi =
20g(0,21cal/gmC)(90C)/(80cal/g)
41. Water is being heated by 1500W
heater. What is the rate of change in
temperature of a kg of water?
0.357 K/s – Sol 1kg of water = 4.2
kJ/kg.K
∆T = (1500J/s)/(1kg)(4.2kJ/kg.K)
42. One kilogram of water = 4,2 kJ/kg,K is
heated by 300 BTU of energy. What is
the change in temperature, in K?
75.4 K – Sol Q = mc∆T
300BTU(1.055kJ/1BTU)=(1kg)(4.2kJ/k
g.k) ∆T
43. Find the change in internal energy of
5lbm of oxygen gas when the
temperature changes from 100 F to
120 F, (Cv = 0.157 BTU/lbm.R)
15.7 BTU – Sol ∆U = Q = mc∆T
∆F=∆R = ∆T = 120 F – 100 F
=20R
Q=
5lbm(0.157BTU/R)(20R)
44. Which of the following is a measure of
disorder
Entropy
45. Twenty grams of ice at 0 C melts to
water at 0 C. How much does the
entropy of the 0g change in this
process?
24.5 J/K - Sol using latent heat ∆S =
Q/T = mh/T
latent heat of ice to water =
80(cal/g)
∆S =
[20g(80cal/g)(4.2J/1cal)]/273K
46. Compute the entropy change of a 5g
of water at 100 C as it changes to
steam at 100 C under standard
pressure.
- 30.3 J/K - Sol using latent heat ∆S =
Q/T = mhv/T
latent heat of vaporization=
540(cal/g)
∆S =
[5g(540cal/g)(4.2J/1cal)]/(100+273)K
47. The first law of thermodynamics is
based on which of the following
principles?
Conservation of energy
∆Q = ∆U + ∆W Work done by the
system
∆Q = ∆U - ∆W Work done on the
system
48. If a system absorbs 500 cal of heat at
the same time does 400 J of work,
Find the change in internal energy of
the system.”
1.7kJ - Sol 500cal(4.2J/1cal) = ∆U +
400J
49. Steam at 1000 lb/ft^2 pressure and
300R has a specific volume of 6.5
ft/m^3 and a specific enthalpy of
9800
lbf.ft/lbm. Find the internal energy
per pound per pound mass of steam.
3300 lb.ft/lbm – Sol H = U + PV
9800lbf.ft/lbm = U +
1000lb/ft^2 (6.5ft/m^3)
50. A gas enclosed in a cylinder with a
weighted piston as the top boundary.
The gas is heated and expands from a
volume of 0.04 m^3 to 0.10 m^3 at a
constant pressure of 200 kPa. Find the
work done on the system.
12 kJ/kg – Sol W = P ∆V
W = (200kPa)(0.10m^3-
0.04m^3)
51. Twenty grams of oxygen gas are
compressed at a constant
temperature of 30 C to 5%of their
original volume , What work is done
on the system?
1124 cal –Sol ∆W = PV ln (V2/V1)
∆W = mRT ln (V2/V1)
=20g(0.0619 cal/g.K) ln
(0.05V1/V1)
=-1123.74 cal
 negative because work done ON the
system.
52. What is the work done for a closed,
reversible isometric system?
ZERO – Sol W=P∆V no change in
volume
53. During an adiabatic; internally
reversible process, what is true. About
the change in entropy?
It is always zero
54. A pure substance at absolute zero
temperature is in perfect order and its
entropy is zero. This is best known as
The third law of thermodynamics
55. Find w and u, for a 6 cm cube of iron
as it is from 20 C to 300 C. For iron, c=
0.11 cal/g C and the volume
coefficient of thermal expansion is
3,6x10-5 C -1. The mass of the cube
1700g.
218 kJ – Sol ∆W = P∆V,
∆Q = mC∆T
∆Q = ∆U + ∆W
∆Q = mC∆T =
1700g(0.11cal/g.C)(280C)
= 52kcal
∆V = (3.6x10^-5.C)(280 C)(6x10^-
3m)^3
= 2.17728x10^-9m
P in exposed iron = 1x10^5N/m^2
∆W = P∆V = (1x10^5N/m^2)(
2.17728x10^-9m)
=2.17728x10^-4 J
∆U = ∆Q - ∆W = 52Kcal(4.2J/kcal) -
2.17728x10^-4 J= 218 kJ
56. What is true about the polytropic
exponent, n , for a perfect gas
undergoing an isobaric process?
n=0
57. Which of the following
thermodynamic cycles is the most
efficient?
Carnot
58. The ideal, reversible Carnot cycle
involves for basic processes. What
type of processes are they?
Two isothermal and two isentropic
59. A simple steam engine receives steam
from the boiler at 180 C and exhausrs
directly into the air at 200C. What is
the upper limit of its efficiency
17.6% - Sol 𝞰 = [1- (Tcold/Thot) = 1 –
(100 C + 273)/ (180 C + 273) ] x 100
60. Compute the maximum possible
efficiency of a heat engine operating
between the temperature limits of 90
C and 300 C
36.65% - Sol 𝞰 = [1- (Tcold/Thot) = 1 –
(90 C + 273)/ (300 C + 273) ] x 100
61. A steam engine operating between a
boiler temperature of 220 C and a
condenser temperature of 35 C
delivers 8 hp. If its efficiency is 30% of
that for a Carnot engine operating
between these temperatures limits.
How many calories are absorbed each
second by the boiler?
12.7 kCal/s – Sol 𝞰engine =
0.30𝞰carnot
=(0.30) [1- (Tcold/Thot) = 1 – (35 C +
273)/ (220C + 273)
=0.1125760649
W = J/s
Pi =Po/𝞰 = [7hp(746W)(1/4.2J)]/
0.1125760649
=12.622kcal/s