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What is a carnot refrigerator ? Find the relation between the coefficient of performanceη' of a carnot refrigerator and the efficiency of a carnot heat engineη.

Important Questions on Thermodynamics

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Calculate the work done in compressing 1 mole of oxygen from a volume of 22.4 litre at 0°C and 1 atmospheric pressure to 16.8 litre at the same temperature. R=8.31 J mole-1 K-1
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A pressure of 106 dyne cm-2 is to be applied to bring down the volume of a gas from 20 litre to 10 litre. How much heat is developed in it ? J=4.2×107 erg/calorie.
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An iron falls to the ground from a height of 1 km. What will the heat developed be if all the energy is transformed into heat ? 
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11th West Bengal Board
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A mass of 6 kg falls through a height of 50 m and rotates a paddle wheel which stirs 600 g of water. The water was initially at 15.0°C. By how much does its temperature rise ? J=4.2 J cal-1
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A metal plate weighing 12.6 kg at 0°C fell from height of 1.3 m on a piece of ice. If the whole energy is converted into heat, how much ice will melt ? J=4.2 J/cal; L=80 cal g-1; g=9.8 m s-2
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A moving lead bullet at 27°C Struck against an obstacle. Assuming that 25% of its heat is absorbed by the obstacle, what was the velocity of the bullet ? (Melting point of lead =327oC, Specific heat of lead =0.03 cal/gm oC

Latent heat of fusion of lead=6 cal/gm and J=4.2 Joule/cal).

MEDIUM
11th West Bengal Board
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Calculate the difference in temperature between the top and bottom of a waterfall 800 m high assuming that 90% of the heat generated remains in the water.
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11th West Bengal Board
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An ideal gas is filled in closed rigid and thermally insulated container. A  coil of 100Ω resistor carrying current A for 5 minutes supplies heat to the gas. The change in internal energy of the gas is