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Final Examination

PHYSICS102 – THERMODYNAMICS

Directions: Read the questions carefully and answer it honestly. Write your answer in an A4 size
bond paper.

A. Fill in the blanks. (10 pts.)

1. Thermodynamics is a branch of the physical sciences that treats of various phenomena

of energy and the related properties of matter, especially of the laws of transformation of
heat into other forms of energy and vice versa.

2. Intensive property a property that is independent on the size and extent of a system.

3. Equilibrium a condition of balance is maintained by an equality of opposing forces and

other influences.

4. The volume of the fluid flowing through a cross section per unit time is called the mass
flow rate.

5. Reversible process process which both the system and the surroundings are returned
to their original states otherwise it is irreversible.

6. Quasi-equilibrium process or quasi- static Process a process in which the

departure from thermodynamic equilibrium is at most infinitesimal.

7. A process is called Externally reversible if no irreversibilities occur outside the system

boundaries during the process.

8. Entropy is a useful property and serves as a valuable tool in the second-law analysis of
engineering devices.

9. Process it is a transformation from one state to another.

10. Phase a quantity of matter that is homogeneous throughout in both chemical and physical
structure.

B. Discussion (10 pts.)

1. What is Zeroth law of Thermodynamics?

Answer: The zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if two thermodynamic systems are
each in thermal equilibrium with a third system, then they are in thermal equilibrium with
each other. It allows us to define the concept of a temperature scale. If two systems are
each in thermal equilibrium with a third, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each

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other.The thermometer is therefore also in thermal equilibrium with the second cup of
water.

2. What is the difference between closed system and open system?

Answer: The difference between the closed system and open system are the closed
system is no more mass cross the boundary but the energy ca while the open system can
both energy and mass can cross to the boundary

3. Is it possible to create entropy? Is it possible to destroy it?

Answer: Yes it is possible to create the entropy but I can’t be destroy.

4. What three different mechanisms can cause the entropy of a control volume to change?
Answer: The three different mechanism that can cause the entropy of a control volume to
change are the heat transfer, irreversibilities, and entropy transport with mass.

5. What is the difference between intensive and extensive properties?

Answer: Extensive properties, such as mass and volume, depend on the amount of matter
that is being measured while the Intensive properties, such as density and color, do not
depend on the amount of matter.
C. Problem Solving. Show your Solution. (30 pts.)

1. A vacuum gage connected to a tank reads 15 kPa at a location where the barometric
reading is 750 mm Hg. Determine the absolute pressure in the tank. Take ρHg = 13,590
kg/m3.

Solution:
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2. Determine the energy required to accelerate an 800- kg car from rest to 100 km/h on a
level road.

Solution:

3. Consider a 1400-kg car cruising at constant speed of 70 km/h. Now the car starts to pass
another car, by accelerating to 110 km/h in 5 s. Determine the additional power needed to
achieve this acceleration. What would your answer be if the total mass of the car were
only 700 kg?

Solution:
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4. A heat pump is used to maintain a house at a constant temperature of 23°C. The house is
losing heat to the outside air through the walls and the windows at a rate of 60,000 kJ/h
while the energy generated within the house from people, lights, and appliances amounts
to 4000 kJ/h. For a COP of 2.5, determine the required power input to the heat pump.

Solution:

5. Determine the COP of a heat pump that supplies energy to a house at a rate of 8000 kJ/h
for each kW of electric power it draws. Also, determine the rate of energy absorption from
the outdoor air.
Solution:
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6. Air is compressed by a 12-kW compressor from P1 to P2. The air temperature is

maintained constant at 25°C during this process as a result of heat transfer to the
surrounding medium at 10°C. Determine the rate of entropy change of the air.

Solution:

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