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51. |
Law of corresponding states says that%! |
A. | , two different gases behave similarly, if their reduced properties (i.e. P, V and T) are same |
B. | The surface of separation (i. e. the meniscus) between liquid and vapour phase disappears at the critical temperature |
C. | No gas can be liquified above the critical temperature, howsoever high the pressure may be |
D. | The molar heat of energy of gas at constant volume should be nearly constant (about 3 calories) |
Answer» B. The surface of separation (i. e. the meniscus) between liquid and vapour phase disappears at the critical temperature | |
52. |
Lowering of condenser temperature (keeping the evaporator temperature constant) in case of vapour compression refrigeration system results in%! |
A. | Increased COP |
B. | Same COP |
C. | Decreased COP |
D. | Increased or decreased COP ; depending upon the type of refrigerant |
Answer» B. Same COP | |
53. |
Entropy change for an irreversible process taking system and surrounding together is%! |
A. | 0 |
B. | > 0 |
C. | < 0 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. < 0 | |
54. |
With increase in pressure (above atmospheric pressure), the Cp of a gas%! |
A. | Increases |
B. | Decreases |
C. | Remains unchanged |
D. | First decreases and then increases |
Answer» B. Decreases | |
55. |
Minimum number of phases that exists in a system is 1. Number of chemical species in a colloidal system is%! |
A. | 1 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» D. 3 | |
56. |
The temperature at which a real gas obeys the ideal gas laws over a wide range of pressure is called the __________ temperature.%! |
A. | Critical |
B. | Boyle |
C. | Inversion |
D. | Reduced |
Answer» C. Inversion | |
57. |
For an ideal liquid solution, which of the following is unity?%! |
A. | Activity |
B. | Fugacity |
C. | Activity co-efficient |
D. | Fugacity co-efficient |
Answer» D. Fugacity co-efficient | |
58. |
*$_Which is a state function?? |
A. | Specific volume |
B. | Work |
C. | Pressure |
D. | Temperature |
Answer» C. Pressure | |
59. |
*$_In an ideal gas mixture, fugacity of a species is equal to its? |
A. | Vapor pressure |
B. | Partial pressure |
C. | Chemical potential |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Chemical potential | |
60. |
*$_Absolute zero temperature signifies the? |
A. | Minimum temperature attainable |
B. | Temperature of the heat reservoir to which a Carnot engine rejects all the heat that is taken in |
C. | Temperature of the heat reservoir to which a Carnot engine rejects no heat |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
61. |
*$_The entropy change in a reversible isothermal process, when an ideal gas expands to four times its initial volume is? |
A. | R loge 4 |
B. | R log10 4 |
C. | Cv log10 4 |
D. | Cv loge 4 |
Answer» B. R log10 4 | |
62. |
*$_If the molar heat capacities (Cp or Cv) of the reactants and products of a chemical reaction are identical, then, with the increase in temperature, the heat of reaction will? |
A. | Increase |
B. | Decrease |
C. | Remain unaltered |
D. | Increase or decrease ; depends on the particular reaction |
Answer» D. Increase or decrease ; depends on the particular reaction | |
63. |
*$_Gibbs free energy per mole for a pure substance is equal to the? |
A. | Latent heat of vaporisation |
B. | Chemical potential |
C. | Molal boiling point |
D. | Heat capacity |
Answer» C. Molal boiling point | |
64. |
*$_4 kg moles of an ideal gas expands in vacuum spontaneously. The work done is? |
A. | 4 J |
B. | ‚Äö√ √ª |
C. | 0 |
D. | 8 J |
Answer» D. 8 J | |
65. |
*$_Degress of freedom at triple point will be? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» B. 1 | |
66. |
*$_The specific heat of saturated water vapour at 100°C is? |
A. | ‚Äö√ √ª |
B. | -ve |
C. | 0 |
D. | +ve |
Answer» C. 0 | |
67. |
*$_With increase in pressure (above atmospheric pressure), the Cp of a gas? |
A. | Increases |
B. | Decreases |
C. | Remains unchanged |
D. | First decreases and then increases |
Answer» B. Decreases | |
68. |
*$_Minimum number of phases that exists in a system is 1. Number of chemical species in a colloidal system is? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» D. 3 | |
69. |
*$_The temperature at which a real gas obeys the ideal gas laws over a wide range of pressure is called the __________ temperature.? |
A. | Critical |
B. | Boyle |
C. | Inversion |
D. | Reduced |
Answer» C. Inversion | |
70. |
*$_Lowering of condenser temperature (keeping the evaporator temperature constant) in case of vapour compression refrigeration system results in? |
A. | Increased COP |
B. | Same COP |
C. | Decreased COP |
D. | Increased or decreased COP ; depending upon the type of refrigerant |
Answer» B. Same COP | |
71. |
*$_Entropy change for an irreversible process taking system and surrounding together is? |
A. | 0 |
B. | > 0 |
C. | < 0 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. < 0 | |
72. |
*$___________ functions are exemplified by heat and work.? |
A. | Path |
B. | Point |
C. | State |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Point | |
73. |
*$_At the critical point of a substance? |
A. | The surface tension vanishes |
B. | Liquid and vapour have the same density |
C. | There is no distinction between liquid and vapour phases |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
74. |
*$_The standard state of a gas (at a given temperature) is the state in which fugacity is equal to? |
A. | Unity |
B. | Activity |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» D. Neither A nor B | |
75. |
*$_In the reaction, C + O₂ → CO₂ ; ΔH = - 94 kcal. What is the heat content (enthalpy)of O₂?? |
A. | -94 kcal |
B. | > -94 kcal |
C. | < - 94 kcal |
D. | Zero |
Answer» E. | |
76. |
*$_Which of the following is not a unit of the equilibrium constant Kp? (where, Δx = number of moles of products number of moles of reactants)? |
A. | (atm)Δx, when Δx is negative |
B. | (atm)Δx, when Δx is positive |
C. | Dimensionless, when Δx = 0 |
D. | (atm)Δx2, when Δx > 0 |
Answer» E. | |
77. |
*$_A gas performs the maximum work, when it expands? |
A. | Non-uniformly |
B. | Adiabatically |
C. | Isobarically |
D. | Isothermally |
Answer» D. Isothermally | |
78. |
*$_At equilibrium condition, the chemical potential of a material in different phases in contact with each other is equal. The chemical potential for a real gas (μ) is given by(where, μ = standard chemical potential at unit fugacity (f° = 1 atm.) and the gas behaves ideally.)? |
A. | μ° + RT ln f |
B. | μ°+ R lnf |
C. | μ° + T lnf |
D. | μ° + R/T lnf |
Answer» B. ≈í¬∫¬¨‚àû+ R lnf | |
79. |
*$_The work done in isothermal compression compared to that in adiabatic compression will be? |
A. | Less |
B. | More |
C. | Same |
D. | More or less depending upon the extent of work done |
Answer» C. Same | |
80. |
*$_Cv for an ideal gas? |
A. | Does not depend upon temperature |
B. | Is independent of pressure only |
C. | Is independent of volume only |
D. | Is independent of both pressure and volume |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
*$_An ideal liquid refrigerant should? |
A. | Not have a subatmospheric vapour pressure at the temperature in the refrigerator coils |
B. | Not have unduly high vapour pressure at the condenser temperature |
C. | Both A and B |
D. | Have low specific heat |
Answer» D. Have low specific heat | |
82. |
*$_For an ideal liquid solution, which of the following is unity?? |
A. | Activity |
B. | Fugacity |
C. | Activity co-efficient |
D. | Fugacity co-efficient |
Answer» D. Fugacity co-efficient | |
83. |
*$_Law of corresponding states says that? |
A. | , two different gases behave similarly, if their reduced properties (i.e. P, V and T) are same |
B. | The surface of separation (i. e. the meniscus) between liquid and vapour phase disappears at the critical temperature |
C. | No gas can be liquified above the critical temperature, howsoever high the pressure may be |
D. | The molar heat of energy of gas at constant volume should be nearly constant (about 3 calories) |
Answer» B. The surface of separation (i. e. the meniscus) between liquid and vapour phase disappears at the critical temperature | |
84. |
*$_Reduced pressure of a gas is the ratio of its? |
A. | Pressure to critical pressure |
B. | Critical pressure to pressure |
C. | Pressure to pseudocritical pressure |
D. | Pseudocritical pressure to pressure |
Answer» B. Critical pressure to pressure | |
85. |
*$_As the temperature is lowered towards the absolute zero, the value of the quantity (‚Äö√ √á≈í√ÆF/‚Äö√ √áT) approaches? |
A. | Zero |
B. | Unity |
C. | Infinity |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Unity | |
86. |
*$_Which of the following is a thermodynamic property of a system?? |
A. | Concentration |
B. | Mass |
C. | Temperature |
D. | Entropy |
Answer» E. | |
87. |
*$_Two substances are in equilibrium in a reversible chemical reaction. If the concentration of each substance is doubled, then the value of the equilibrium constant will be? |
A. | Same |
B. | Doubled |
C. | Halved |
D. | One fourth of its original value |
Answer» B. Doubled | |
88. |
*$_Molar heat capacity of water in equilibrium with ice at constant pressure is __________ Kcal/kg mole . °K? |
A. | 0 |
B. | ‚Äö√ √ª |
C. | 50 |
D. | 100 |
Answer» C. 50 | |
89. |
*$_For a stable phase at constant pressure and temperature, the fugacity of each component in a binary system __________ as its mole fraction increases.? |
A. | Decreases |
B. | Increases |
C. | Remains same |
D. | Decreases linearly |
Answer» C. Remains same | |
90. |
*$_Requisites of a reversible process is that the? |
A. | System and surroundings pressure be equal |
B. | Friction in the system should be absent |
C. | System and surroundings temperature be equal |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. System and surroundings temperature be equal | |
91. |
*$_Entropy change for an irreversible isolated system is? |
A. | ‚Äö√ √ª |
B. | 0 |
C. | < 0 |
D. | > 0 |
Answer» E. | |
92. |
*$_"The fugacity of a gas in a mixture is equal to the product of its mole fraction and its fugacity in the pure state at the total pressure of the mixture". This is? |
A. | The statement as per Gibbs-Helmholtz |
B. | Called Lewis-Randall rule |
C. | Henry's law |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Henry's law | |
93. |
*$_Heating of water under atmospheric pressure is an __________ process.? |
A. | Isochoric |
B. | Isobaric |
C. | Adiabatic |
D. | Isothermal |
Answer» C. Adiabatic | |
94. |
*$_The efficiency of an Otto engine compared to that of a diesel engine, for the same compression ratio will be? |
A. | More |
B. | Less |
C. | Same |
D. | Data insufficient to predict |
Answer» B. Less | |
95. |
*$_A Carnot cycle consists of the following steps :? |
A. | Two isothermals and two isentropics |
B. | Two isobarics and two isothermals |
C. | Two isochorics and two isobarics |
D. | Two isothermals and two isochorics |
Answer» B. Two isobarics and two isothermals | |
96. |
*/*_1st law of thermodynamics is nothing but the law of conservation of? |
A. | Momentum |
B. | Mass |
C. | Energy |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
97. |
*/*_Adiabatic compression of a saturated water vapour makes it? |
A. | Supersaturated |
B. | Superheated |
C. | Both A and B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» C. Both A and B | |
98. |
*/*_Number of phases in a colloidal system are? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» C. 3 | |
99. |
*/*_Compressibility factor for almost all the gases are approximately same at the same? |
A. | Pressure and temperature |
B. | Reduced pressure and reduced temperature |
C. | Critical pressure and critical temperature |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Critical pressure and critical temperature | |
100. |
*/*_Solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium at the? |
A. | Critical temperature |
B. | Melting point |
C. | Freezing point |
D. | Both B and C |
Answer» E. | |