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Faculty of Science ‫ﻛﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم‬
Department of Physics ‫ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﻔﯿﺰﯾﺎء‬
Thermodynamics (PHYS 221) Mid-term Exam I First Semester (1443 H)

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First Q. Choose the correct answer: [16 points]

1- On the Fahrenheit scale, the interval between the lower and upper fixed points is divided into
A- 100 equal parts B- 180 equal parts
C- 50 equal parts D- 90 equal parts

2- The lowest temperature in Celsius scale is …………. and it is called ………

A- ̶ 273°C, zero degree B- 0°C, Absolute zero
C- 0°C, freezing water D- ̶ 273°C, Absolute zero

3- In the ……………., there are no negative temperatures

A- Celsius scale B- Kelvin scale
C- Fahrenheit scale D- all of the above

4- A uniform metal sheet has a hole in its center. What happens to hole when the sheet is
uniformly heated?
A- Its size increases B- Its size decreases
C- It changes shape D- Remains the same size

5- If a meter long brass scale expands by 0.45 mm then by how much must be the temperature
(in oC) have increased?
[Coefficient of linear expansion for brass is 1.8×10 ̶ 5 k ̶ 1]
A- 25 B- 40 C- 50 D- 80

6- Measurement of a thermodynamics property called as temperature, that based on the..........

A- Zeroth law of thermodynamics B- First law of thermodynamics
C- Second law of thermodynamics D- Third law of thermodynamics

7- Which is the constant quantity in Ideal Gas Equation?

A- Pressure P B- Volume V
C- Universal Gas Constant R D- Temperature T
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8- If the pressure is increased by 2 times of a certain amount of gas at a fixed temperature, then
what would be its final volume?
A- Double B- One half
C- Tripple D- One fourth

9- A quantity of ideal gas at 10oC and 80 kPa occupies a volume of 3 m3. How many gas moles
are present?
[𝑹 = 8.314 J ⁄𝑚𝑜𝑙.𝐾 = 0.08214 L.𝑎𝑡𝑚⁄𝑚𝑜𝑙.𝐾]
A- 106 mol B- 0.01 mol C- 102 mol D- 2886 mol

10- The work done in the expansion from an initial to a final state :
A- is the area under the curve of a P-V diagram
B- depends on the end point
C- is the slope of a P-V curve
D- none of the above answers

11- The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg mass of that substance
through 1K is called its
A- specific energy B- specific density
C- heat capacity D- specific heat

12- The heat capacity of sodium metal is 1500 J/K, if the mass of the sodium metal is 75 kg,
the specific heat capacity would be
A- 10 J/kg.°C B- 20 J/kg.°C C- 40 J/kg.°C D- 80 J/ kg.°C

13- During the process of solidification, when the liquid is being changed into solid, the
temperature at that period would
A- increase B- decrease
C- remain constant D- may increase or decrease

14- If the temperature of 10 g of mercury is to be raised from 0°C to 100 °C then how much
heat (in J) is required?
[For mercury: specific heat c = 140 J/kg.K, latent heat of vaporization Lv = 2.96× 105 J/kg]
A- 1400 B- 1.4 × 104 C- 2960 D- 140

15- 300 g of water requires 30000 J of thermal energy to raise the temperature from 25 °C to
85 °C, the heat capacity of the water is:
B- 150 J/K B- 300 J/K C- 400 J/K D- 500 J/K

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16- When the heat transfer into a system is more than the work transfer out of the system,
then:
A- the internal energy of the system remains constant
B- the internal energy of the system decreases
C- the internal energy of the system increases
D- none of the above

Second Q. Answer the following: [4 points]

Define four idealized special thermodynamic processes and apply the first law of
thermodynamics on each of these specific systems.

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Answer key:

Q1:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
B D B A A A C B
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
C A D B C D D C

Q2:

Adiabatic
No heat exchanged
𝑄 = 0 and ∆𝐸!"# = 𝑊

Isobaric
Constant pressure
𝑊 = 𝑃 (𝑉$ – 𝑉! ) and ∆𝐸!"# = 𝑄 + 𝑊

Isovolumetric (isochoric)
Constant volume
𝑑𝑉 = 0, 𝑊 = 0, ∆𝐸!"# = 𝑄

Isothermal
Constant temperature
∆𝐸!"# = 0 and 𝑄 = −𝑊