THERMO PROBLEM SET NO.

1 STATE PROPERTIES
Multiple Choice
1. What pressure difference does a 10 m column of atmospheric air show?
A. 0.12 kPa
B. 1.20 kPa
C. 0.25 kPa
D. 2.5 kPa
ANS: A

2. A laboratory room keeps a vacuum of 0.1 kPa. What net force does that put on the door of size 2 m by 1 m?
A. 100 N
B. 200 N
C. 150 N
D. 250 N
ANS: B

3. A steel cylinder of mass 2 kg contains 4 L of liquid water at 25 oC. Find the total mass of the system.
A. 6 kg
B. 4 kg
C. 10 kg
D. 8 kg
ANS: A

4. A tornado rips off a 100 m2 roof with a mass of 1000 kg. What is the minimum vacuum pressure needed to do that if we
neglect the anchoring forces?
A. 100 Pa
B. 90 Pa
C. 98 Pa
D. 108 Pa
ANS: C

5. What is a temperature of –5oC in degrees Kelvin?

A. 268 K
B. 278 K
C. 288 K
D. 258 K
ANS: A

6. A pressurized steel bottle is charged with 5 kg of oxygen gas and 7 kg of nitrogen gas. How many kmol are in the
bottle?
A. 0.406 kmol
B. 1.105 kmol
C. 0.752 kmol
D. 1.488 kmol
ANS: A

7. A force of 125 N is applied to a mass of 12 kg in addition to the standard gravitation. If the direction of the force is
vertical up find the acceleration of the mass.
A. 0.61 m/s2
B. 0.81 m/s2
C. 0.74 m/s2
D. 0.54 m/s2
ANS: A

8. A tank has two rooms separated by a membrane. Room A has 1 kg air and volume 0.5 m 3, room B has 0.75 m3 air with
density 0.8 kg/m3. The membrane was broken, and the air comes to a uniform state. Find the final density of the air.
A. 1.28 kg/m3
B. 1.12 kg/m3
C. 1.20 kg/m3
D. 1.06 kg/m3
ANS: A