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A monatomic ideal gas sample is given heat Q. One half of this heat is used as work done by the gas and rest is used for increasing its internal energy. The equation of process in terms of volume and temperature is

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Important Questions on Thermodynamics

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A sample of an ideal gas is taken through the cyclic process abca as shown in the figure. The change in the internal energy of the gas along the path ca is -180 J. The gas absorbs 250 J of heat along the path ab and 60 J along the path bc . The work done by the gas along the path abc is:
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An ideal gas is undergoing a cyclic thermodynamic process in different ways as shown in the corresponding P-V diagrams in column 3 of the table. Consider only the path from state 1 to state 2. W denotes the corresponding work done on the system. The equations and plots in the table have standard notations as used in thermodynamic process. Here γ is the ratio of heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume. The number of moles in the gas is n.
 
Column – 1 Column – 2 Column – 3
(I) W12=1γ-1P2V2-P1V1 (i) Isothermal (P) Question Image
(II) W12= -PV2+PV1 (ii) Isochoric (Q) Question Image
(III) W12=0 (iii) Isobaric (R) Question Image
(IV) W12= -nRTlnV2V1 (iv) Adiabatic (S) Question Image
Which of the following options is the only correct representation of the process U=Q-PV ?
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A diatomic gas with rigid molecules does 10 J of work when expanded at constant pressure. What would be the heat energy absorbed by the gas, in this process?
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When a system is taken from state i to state f along the path iaf, it is found that Q=50 cal and W=20 calAlong the path ibfQ'=36 calW along the path ibf is,

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In a thermodynamic system, Q represents the energy transferred to or from a system by heat and W represents the energy transferred to or from a system by work

(I) Q>0 and W=0

(II) Q<0 and W=0

(III) W>0 and Q=0

(IV) W<0 and Q=0

Which of the above will lead to an increase in the internal energy of the system?
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Match the thermodynamics processes taking place in a system with the correct conditions. In the table : Q is the heat supplied, W is the work done and U is change in internal energy of the system.

  Process   Condition
(I) Adiabatic (A) W=0
(II) Isothermal (B) Q=0
(III) Isochoric (C) U0,W0,Q0
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Isobaric

(D) U=0
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n moles of an ideal gas with constant volume heat capacity Cv undergo an isobaric expansion by certain volume. The ratio of the work done in the process, to the heat supplied is:
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Which of the following does not follow first law of thermodynamics? (w=work ;q= heat ;ΔU= change in internal energy )
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Five moles of an ideal monoatomic gas with an initial temperature of 150 °C expand and in the process absorb 1500 J of heat and does 2500 J of work. The final temperature of the gas in °C is (ideal gas constant, R=8.314 J K-1 mol-1 ). 
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The equation of state of nmoles of a non-ideal gas can be approximated by the equation p+n2aV2(V-nb)=nRT where, a and, b are constant characteristics of the gas. Which of the following can represent the equation of a quasi-static adiabatic for this gas (assume that, CV is the molar heat capacity at constant volume is independent of temperature)?

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Work done on (or) by a thermodynamic system is zero in which of the following processes?
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A gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a movable frictionless piston. Its initial thermodynamic state at pressure Pi=105 Pa and volume Vi=10-3 m3 changes to a final state at Pf=132×105 Pa and Vf=8×10-3 m3 in an adiabatic quasi-static process, such that P3V5= constant. Consider another thermodynamic process that brings the system from the same initial state to the same final state in two steps: an isobaric expansion at Pi followed by an isochoric (isovolumetric) process at volumes Vf . The amount of heat supplied to the system in the two step process is approximately
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One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from A to B along a path AB as shown in figure. The change in internal energy of the gas during the transition is

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Under an adiabatic process, the volume of an ideal gas gets doubled. Consequently, the mean collision time between the gas molecule changes from τ1 to τ2 . If CPCv=γ for this gas then a good estimate for τ2τ1 is given by
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The P-V diagram shown below indicates two paths along which a sample of gas can be taken from state A to state B. The energy equal to 5 PV in the form of heat is required to be transferred if the Path-1 is chosen. How much energy in the form of heat should be transferred if Path-2 is chosen?

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The internal energy of the air, in a room of volume V, at temperature T and with outside pressure P increasing linearly with time, varies as
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Certain quantity of heat is supplied to a monatomic ideal gas which expands at constant pressure. The percentage of heat that is used to do work by the gas is
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The ratio of work done by an ideal monoatomic gas to the heat supplied to it in an isobaric process is
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Figure below shows two paths that may be taken by a gas to go from a state A to a state C.
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In process AB, 400 J of heat is added to the system and in process BC, 100 J of heat is added to the system. The heat absorbed by the system in the process AC will be:
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A gas can be taken from A to B via two different processes ACB and ADB.
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When path ACB is used 60 J of heat flows into the system and 30 J of work is done by the system. If the path ADB is used then work done by the system is 10 J, the heat flows into the system in the path ADB is: