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1. When a metal rod is heated it expands because:
the size of its atoms increases
the distance among its atoms increases
atmospheric air rushes into it
the actual cause is still unknown
2. Two vessels having equal volume contain molecular hydrogen at one atmosphere and helium at two atmospheres respectively. If both samples are at the same temperature the mean velocity of hydrogen molecules is:
equal to that of helium
twice that of helium
half that of helium
v2 times that of helium
3. At a certain temperature, hydrogen molecules have rms velocity 2 km/s. The rms velocity of the oxygen molecules at the same temperature is:
2 km/s
8 km/s
0.5 km/s
1 km/s
4. If the heat of 110 J is added to a gaseous system and change in internal energy is 40 J, then the amount of external work done is:
140 J
70 J
110 J
150 J
5. The internal energy U is a unique function of any state because change in U: depend upon path corresponds to an adiabatic process
does not depend upon path
depend upon path corresponds to an adiabatic process
corresponds to an isothermal process
none of the above
6. In a thermodynamic system working substance is ideal gas its internal energy is in the form of:
kinetic energy only
kinetic and potential energy
potential energy
none of the above
7. Gas exerts pressure on the walls on the container because:
gas has weight
gas molecules have momentum
gas molecules collide with each other
gas molecules collide with the walls of the container
8. For a perfect gas if:
P and V are given T is uniquely determined
T is given P is uniquely determined
T is given V is uniquely determined
T is given P and V both are uniquely determined
9. The respective speeds of five molecules are 2, 15, 16, 16 and 12 km/s, the most probable speed in km/s will be:
2
1.58
1.6
1.31
10. Air in a cylinder is suddenly compressed by a piston which is then maintained at the same position. With the passage of time: the pressure decreases
the pressure increases
the pressure remains the same
the pressure may increase or decrease depending on the nature of the ga
none of them
11. Which of the following statements is correct for any thermodynamic system?
The internal energy changes in all processes Internal energy and entropy are state functions
The change in entropy can never be zero
The work done in an adiabatic process is always zero
none of them
12. If a system undergoes contraction of volume, then the work done by the system is:
positive
negative
negligible
zero
13. Heat given to a body which raises its temperature by 1degree centigrade is:
water equivalent
thermal capacity
specific heat
temperature gradient
14. Significant motion for the molecules of a monoatomic gas corresponds to:
translatory
vibratory
rotatory
none of these
15. If the door of a refrigerator is kept open then which of following is true?
Room is cooled
Room is heated
Room is either cooled or heated
Room is neither cooled nor heated
16. The most efficient heat engine is one which is:
reversible
irreversible
driven by high speed diesel
none of the above
17. A gas is filled in a cylinder Its temperature is increased by 20% on kelvin scale and volume is reduced by 10% How much percentage of the gas has to leak for pressure to remain constant?
30%
40%
15%
25%
18. When rod is heated but prevented from expanding, the stress is independent of:
material of the rod
rise in temperature
length of rod
none of these
19. 9.For an isolated system:
volume is constant
pressure is constant
all of these
20.Internal energy of ideal g
20. Internal energy of ideal gas depend on: only volume none of these
only pressure
temperature is constant
only temperature
none of these
21. The molecular weight of gas is 44. The volume occupied by 2.2 g of this gas at 0 degreeCentigrade and 2 atm pressure, will be: 2.4 L
0.56 L
1.2 L
2.4 L
5.6 L
22. If mass-energy equivalence is taken into account, when water is cooled to form ice, the mass of water should:
increase
remain unchanged
decrease
first increase then decreas
23. Which statement is incorrect?
All reversible cycles have same efficiency
Reversible cycle has more efficiency than an irreversible one
Carnot cycle is a reversible one
Carnot cycle has the maximum efficiency in all cycles
24. A block of mass 100 g slides on a rough horizontal surface If the speed of the block decreases from 10 m/s to 5 m/s the thermal energy developed in the process is:
3.75 J
37.5 J
0.375 J
0.75 J
25. The process in which the heat is not transferred from one state to another, is: isothermal process
isothermal process
adiabatic process
isobaric process
isochoric process
26. Heat cannot be itself flow form a body at lower temperature to a body at higher temperature is a statement of consequence of:
second law of thermodynamics
conservation of momentum
conservation of mass
thermodynamics
27. The specific heat of gas in an isothermal process is:
zero
infinite
first law of
remains constant
28. The standard fixed point for temperature measurement is used these day is:
melting point of ice at STP
that temperature at which ice water and water vapour coexist
that temperature at which pure ice and pure water coexist
none of these
29. Which of the following parameters does not characterize the thermodynamic state of matter?
Volume
Temperature
Pressure
Work
30. The scale of temperature on which the temperature are only positive is:
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
Reaumur
31. The wax melts up to lengths 105 cm and 60 cm for two indentical rods of different metals in Ingen Hausz experiment The ratio of thermal conductivities of the two metals is
7:04
4:07
49:16:00
16:49
32. When a gas is allowed to expand suddenly into a vacuum chamber, then:
heat supplied is zero
temperature remains constant
volume does not change
both A and C are correct
33. Molar heat capacity is directly related to:
temperature
heat energy
molecular structure
mass
34. At what temperature is the effective speed of gaseous hydrogen molecules equal to that of oxygen molecules at 47 degreeCentigrade?
50 K
20 K
40 K
100 K
35. When water is heated from 0 degree Centigrade to 10 degree centigrade its volume:
increases
decreases
remains unchanged
first decreases then increases
36. If r, a and t represent the reflection coefficient, absorption coefficient and transmission coefficient respectively, then for a perfectly black body
r = 0, a = 1, t = 0
r = 1, a = 0 and t = 0
r = 0, a = 0, t = 0
r = 0, a = 0 and t = 0
37. During adiabatic change, specific heat is:
zero
greater than zero
less than zero
infinity
38. Unsaturated vapour obeys:
Ideal gas law
Van der Walls law
Boyles law
Gay-Lussacs law
39. What work will be done, when 3 moles of an ideal gas are compressed to half the initial volume at a constant temperature of 300 K? J
-5188 J
5000 J
5188 J
-5000 J
40. When without change in temperature a gas is forced in a smaller volume, its pressure increases because its molecules:
strike the unit area of the container wall more often
strike the unit area of the container wall at higher speed
strike the unit area of container wall with greater force
have more energy
41. If l is the length, A is the area of cross-section and K the thermal conductivity, then the thermal resistance of the block is given by
Kl / A
I / KA
AK / l
A / Kl
42. The pressure of a gas kept in an isothermal container is 200 kPa If half the gas is removed from it, the pressure will be:
100 kPa
200 kPa
400 kPa
800 kPa
43. Two thermometers are constructed in such a way that one has a spherical bulb and other has elongated cylindrical bulb The bulbs are made of same material and thickness Then:
spherical bulb will respond more quickly to temperature changes
cylindrical bulb will respond more quickly to temperature changes
both bulbs will respond same to temperature changes
none of both bulbs respond to temperature changes
44. The temperature of a substance increases by 27 degree Centigrade On the Kelvin scale this increase is equal to:
300 K
2.46 K
27 K
7K
45. During an isothermal expansion of an ideal gas:
its internal energy decreases
its internal energy does not change
the work done by the gas is equal to the quantity of heat absorbed by it
both B and C are correct
46. Pyrometer is an instrument used to measure:
High temperatures
Low temperatures
Specific heat
Latent heat
47. The thermal resistance of two blocks connected in series will be, if their separate thermal resistances are 2 and 3 is
1
6
5
1.5
48. If gas is compressed adiabatically:
the internal energy of gas increases
the internal energy of gas decreases
the internal energy of gas does not change
the work done is positive
49. Which of the following quantities is zero on an average for the molecules of an ideal gas in equilibrium? Density
Kinetic energy
Momentum
Density
Speed
50. Which of the following carries anomalous expansion?
Mercury
Water
Copper
Sodium
51. During severe winter in the low temperature zones of the world, the superficial parts of the lakes are frozen leaving water below. That the freezing at the bottom is prevented because:
the conductivity of ice is low
the water has large latent heat of fusion
the water has large specific heat
the temperature of the earth at the bottom of lake is high
52. The ratio of thermal capacities of two spheres A and B, if their diameters are in the ratio 1: 2, densities in the ratio 2: 1 and the specific heats in the ratio of 1: 3 will be:
1:06
1:12
1:03
1:04
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