First Law of Thermodynamics

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Important Questions on First Law of Thermodynamics

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When 1 mol of a gas is heated at constant volume, temperature is raised from 298 to 380 K. If heat supplied to the gas is 500 J, then which statement is correct?

                               

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If ΔH is the change in enthalpy and ΔE, the change in internal energy accompanying a gaseous reaction, then

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Draw a schematic diagram of a system doing work without changing internal energy? State the law governs it?

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How much heat energy is require to raise the temperature of 10g of water by 100o C ?

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The enthalpy of combustion of benzoic acid C6H5COOH at 298 K and 1 atm pressure is -2546.0 kJ mol-1. What is U for the reaction ?

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When an idea gas in a cylinder was compressed isothermally by a piston, the work done on the gas found to be 1.5×104 J. During this process about

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One mole of an ideal diatomic gas is expanded by heating state-I 10 L, 500 K to 20 L, 800 K against constant pressure 2 bar. Find the heat supplied in Joule.

(Given that R=253J/mol.K)

Round off your answer to the nearest integer.

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Consider two states, A and B, of a thermodynamic system. Let Path 1 represent a reversible process for going from A to B, while Path 2 represents an irreversible process for the same. Let the work done, heat change, and entropy change for the two processes be denoted by dwrev ,dqrev ,dSrev  and dwirrev ,dqirrev ,dSirrev , respectively. It is observed that the relation dwrev<dwirrev  is obeyed. The correct statement is

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Mathematical statement of the first law of thermodynamics is

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The density of gas A is twice that of gas B at the same temperature. The molecular weight of gas B is thrice that of A. The ratio of pressure acting on A and B will be

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A system gives out 30 J of heat and does 75 J of work. What is the internal energy change?

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The net work done by the system is :

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Which among the following are true for an irreversible isothermal expansion of an ideal gas?

(i) W=-Q
(ii) U=0
(iii) ΔH0
(iv) ΔT=0

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A gas undergoes change from state A to state B. In this process, the heat absorbed and work done by the gas is 5 J and 8 J, respectively. Now gas is brought back to A by another process during which 3 J of heat is evolved. In this reverse process of B to A.

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Calculate the internal energy of a gas that absorbs 400 J of heat and expands from1×10-3 m3 to 3×10-3 m3 against a constant pressure 1 bar. 

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The ratio Kp to Kc of a reaction is 24.63 L atm mol–1 at 27°C. If heat of reaction at constant pressure is 98.8 kcal, calculate the heat of reaction (in kcal) at constant volume? (Report the value in the nearest integer)

(use R values 0.0821lit atm mole-1k-1and 2X10-3 kcal mole-1k-1)

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A gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a piston. Weights are added to the piston, giving a total mass of 2.20 kg. As a result, the gas is compressed and the weights are lowered 0.25 m. At the same time, 1.50 J of heat is evolved from the system. Calculate the change in internal energy of the system and report the answer in the nearest integer value

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For the reaction at 25°C,

NH3(g)12N2(g)+32H2(g); H°=11.04 kcal

Calculate ΔU° for the reaction at the given temperature.

(Note: Report your answer after multiplying with 100 and rounding up to the nearest integer value.)

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The ratio Kp to Kc of a reaction is 24.63 L atm mol–1 at 27°C. If heat of reaction at constant pressure is 98.6 kcal, what is the heat of reaction (in kcal)  at constant volume?

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Find the change in the internal energy ΔU of a closed system, when 'w' denotes the  amount of work done by the system and 'q' amount of heat is supplied to the system.