Chapter: Thermodynamics

Choose the correct option.

1. Joule-Thomson process is
A. isoenthalpic
B. isoentropic
C. isotropic
D. isochoric

2. Which of the following temperature scale does not have negative numbers?
A. Celsius
B. Kelvin
C. Reaumur
D. Fahrenheit

3. Carnot cycle is
A. a reversible cycle
B. an irreversible cycle
C. a semi-reversible cycle
D. a quasi static cycle

4. The efficiency of Carnot cycle is maximum for

A. gas engine
B. petrol engine
C. steam engine
D. reversible engine

5. The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on

A. working substance
B. design of engine
C. temperature of source and sink
D. type of fuel used

6. According to Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics

A. heat cannot be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source without the
aid of external energy.
B. heat cannot be transferred from low temperature source to high temperature source by any
means.
C. heat can be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source by using Carnot
cycle.
D. heat can be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source if coefficient of
performance of process is more than unity.
7. Kelvin-Planck statement deals with
(A) conservation of heat
(B) conservation of mass
(C) conversion of heat into work
(D) conservation of mass.

8. The first law of thermodynamics is the law of

A. conservation of mass
B. conservation of energy
C. conservation of momentum
D. conservation of heat

9. Calorie is an unit of
A. quantity of heat
B. specific heat
C. thermal capacity
D. entropy

10. The unit of entropy is

A. J
B. JK-1mol-1
C. Jmol-1
D. Js-1

11. Compressed air coming out from a punctured football

A. becomes cooler
B. becomes hotter
C. remains at the same temperature
D. may become hotter or cooler depending upon the humidity of the surrounding air

12. The door of a running refrigerator inside a room was left open. Which of the following
statements is correct?
A. The room will be cooled to the temperature inside the refrigerator
B. The room will be cooled slightly
C. The room will be gradually warmed up
D. The temperature of the room will remain unaffected

13. Efficiency of the Carnot cycle is maximum when

A. temperature of the sink is 0 K
B. temperature of the source is 0 K
C. difference between the source and the sink temperature is 0 K
D. temperature of both the source and the sink is 0 K
14. In an isothermal process, the internal energy
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. first increases and then decreases

15. For reversible adiabatic process, change in entropy is

A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. negative

16. In a free expansion process

A. work done is zero and heat transfer is zero
B. work done is zero but heat increases
C. work done is zero but heat decreases
D. work done is positive but no heat transfer occurs

17. For which of the following substances, the internal energy and enthalpy are the functions of
temperature only?
A. any gas
B. real gas only
C. H and He gas only
D. ideal gas only

18. The difference between the molar heat capacities at constant pressure and volume
respectively of an ideal gas is equal to
A. Boltzmann constant
B. molar gas constant
C. zero
D. negative

19. Heat and work are

A. state functions
B. system properties
C. path functions
D. intensive properties

20. Which of the following is not the intensive property?

A. pressure
B. temperature
C. density
D. heat
21. An isolated system is one in which
A. mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
B. neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
C. both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system
D. mass crosses the boundary but not the energy

22. For a reaction to occur spontaneously

A. ΔH – TΔS must be negative
B. ΔH – TΔS must be positive
C. ΔH must be negative
D. ΔS must be negative

23. Heat of reaction at constant volume is measured in the apparatus

A. Bomb calorimeter
B. Thermometer
C. Pyknometer
D. Stalagmometer

24. The total amount of energy in the universe is fixed, but

A. Disorder is increasing
B. internal energy is increasing
C. Matter is increasing
D. Gravitation is decreasing

25. Two mole of an ideal gas is expanded isothermally and reversibly from 1 litre to 10 litre at
300 K. The internal energy change for the process is
A. 11.4 kJ
B. –11.4 kJ
C. 0
D. 4.8 kJ

26. The molar heat capacity at constant volume of argon gas is 12.47 J K mol-1. What is the value
of the molar heat capacity at constant pressure?
A. 4.15 J K-1 mol-1
B. 8.31 J K-1 mol-1
C. 12.47 J K-1 mol-1
D. 20.78 J K-1 mol-1

27. A reaction can never be spontaneous if

A. ΔH and T ΔS are both negative
B. ΔH and T ΔS are both positive
C. ΔH is +ve and T ΔS is –ve
 D. ΔH is –ve and T Δ S is +ve

28. The increase in entropy is maximum in

A. CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)
B. CO(g) + ½ O2(g) → CO2(g)
C. N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g)
D. H2(g) + I2(g) → 2HI(g)

29. The decrease in the Helmholtz free energy (A) in any process at constant temperature gives
A. minimum work
B. maximum work
C. maximum useful work
D. only pressure-volume work

30. The entropy of a pure crystal is zero at absolute zero. This is a statement of
A. first law of thermodynamics
B. second law of thermodynamics
C. third law of thermodynamics
D. none of these

31. Raising the temperature of 1.00 dm3 of water from a temperature of 25°C to 100°C at
constant pressure requires 312 kJ of heat. Calculate the molar heat capacity of water at
constant pressure.
A. 4.16 J K-1 mol-1
B. 5.62 J K-1 mol-1
C. 75 J K-1 mol-1
D. 422 J K-1 mol-1

32. 1.0 mol of an ideal gas in a cylinder is compressed reversibly by increasing the pressure from
1.0 bar to 10.0 bar at a constant temperature of 500 K. Calculate the work done on the gas by
the compression.
A. 9571 J
B. 3740 J
C. 37.4 kJ
D. 5710

33. Standard enthalpy and standard entropy changes for the oxidation of ammonia at 298K are
−382.64 kJmol−1 and −145.6 kJmol−1 respectively. Standard Gibbs energy change for the
same reaction at 298K is
A. – 439.3 kJmol−1
 B. – 523.2 kJmol−1
C. – 221.1 kJmol−1
D. – 339.3 kJmol−1

34. The ΔH and ΔS for a reaction at one atmospheric pressure are +30.558 kJ and 0.066 kJK−1
respectively. The temperature at which the free energy change will be zero and below of this
temperature the nature of reaction would be
A. 483 K, spontaneous
B. 443 K, non-spontaneous
C. 443 K, spontaneous
D. 463 K, non-spontaneous

35. A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 30%. To increase its efficiency to 50%, how much
increase of temperature of the source is required if the sink is at 300 K?
A. 171.4 K
B. 150 K
C. 200 K
D. 160 K

36. A freezer has a coefficient of performance (COP) of 5. The temperature inside the freezer is
−20° C. What is the temperature at which its rejects heat? [Assume the system is ideal.]
A. 31°C
B. 41° C
C. 50° C
D. 25° C

37. Calculate ΔS when 28 gm of N2 gas expands reversibly from 2 litre to 20 litre at 27°C.
A. 383 JK–1
B. 483 JK–1
C. 3.83 JK–1
D. 38.3 JK–1

38. At N.T.P., 2.8 L of oxygen was mixed with 19.6 L of hydrogen. Calculate entropy change for
this mixing.
A. 7.5 cal K−1 mol−1
B. 0.75 cal K−1 mol−1
C. 750 cal K−1 mol−1
D. 0.85 cal K−1 mol−1
39. 2 mole of an ideal gas initially at 27oC and 1 atm pressure is compressed isothermally and
reversibly till the final pressure of the gas becomes 10 atm. Calculate heat change (q) for this
process.
A. 11.5 kJ
B. 115 kJ
C. 1.15 kJ
D. 125 kJ

40. 100 L of a gas (Cv = 3 cal/mol) was initially at 0oC and 10 atm pressure. Calculate the work
done when it undergoes adiabatic expansion reversibly till the final pressure is 1 atm.
A. 7105 lit atm
B. 8105 lit atm
C. 9105 lit atm
D. 6105 lit atm