Explore topic-wise MCQs in Thermodynamics.

This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Thermodynamics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Compressed air coming out from a punctured football _____.

A. Becomes hotter
B. Becomes cooler
C. Remains at the same temperature
D. May become hotter or cooler depending upon the humidity of the surrounding air
Answer» C. Remains at the same temperature
2.

A reversible adiabatic in a T-S diagram is a ________.

A. point
B. vertical line
C. horizontal line
D. parabolic curve
Answer» C. horizontal line
3.

During melting, the volume of a pure substance other than water:

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. First increases and then decrease
Answer» C. Remains constant
4.

Pick the correct statement about pure substance.

A. A mixture of liquid air and gaseous air is a pure substance.
B. A mixture of ice and liquid water is not a pure substance.
C. A mixture of two or more phases of pure substance is not a pure substance even though the chemical composition of all the phases is the same throughout
D. A mixture of two or more phases of pure substance is still a pure substance as long as the chemical composition of all the phases is the same throughout
Answer» E.
5.

Joule-Thomson coefficient is defined as

A. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial T}}{{\partial p}}} \right)_h}\)
B. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial h}}{{\partial p}}} \right)_T}\)
C. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial h}}{{\partial T}}} \right)_P}\)
D. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial p}}{{\partial T}}} \right)_h}\)
Answer» B. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial h}}{{\partial p}}} \right)_T}\)
6.

A gas having a negative Joule-Thomson coefficient (μ < 0), when throttled, will

A. Become cooler
B. Become warmer
C. First become cooler and then warmer
D. Either be cooler or warmer depending on the type of gas
Answer» C. First become cooler and then warmer
7.

A substance which has a fixed chemical composition throughout is called a:

A. solid substance
B. hard substance
C. pure substance
D. soft substance
Answer» D. soft substance
8.

At triple point for water, which of the following term is not equal to zero?

A. Enthalpy
B. Entropy
C. Internal energy
D. None of these
Answer» B. Entropy
9.

Along the ‘triple line’ in a p – v diagram showing all three phase of water, which one of the following statements is correct?

A. A substance has the same pressure and temperature but different specific volume
B. A substance has same temperature and specific volume but different pressure
C. A substance has same specific volume and pressure but different temperature
D. A substance has same specific volume pressure and temperature.
Answer» B. A substance has same temperature and specific volume but different pressure
10.

Joule - Thomson coefficient is given by:

A. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial p}}{{\partial T}}} \right)_h}\)
B. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial T}}{{\partial h}}} \right)_p}\)
C. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial h}}{{\partial p}}} \right)_T}\)
D. \({\left( {\frac{{\partial T}}{{\partial p}}} \right)_h}\)
Answer» E.
11.

For an ideal gas with constant values of specific heats, for calculation of the specific enthalpy,

A. it is sufficient to know only the temperature
B. both temperature and pressure are required to be known
C. both temperature and volume are required to be known
D. both temperature and mass are required to be known
Answer» B. both temperature and pressure are required to be known
12.

In a P-V diagram for pure substance, the constant temperature line in superheated region is ________.

A. converging
B. diverging
C. intersecting
D. parallel
Answer» C. intersecting
13.

Define pure substance.

A. A single substance without any mixture
B. Substance which is available in the purest form in nature
C. Substance with non-uniform composition
D. Substance with fixed chemical composition throughout
Answer» E.
14.

If x represents the dryness fraction of steam, the specific volume of wet steam is given by

A. x2vf
B. xvf
C. x2vg
D. xvg
Answer» E.
15.

Given below an extract from steam tables. The specific enthalpy of water in kJ/kg at 150 bar and 45 °C will be Specific Volume (m3/kg)Enthalpy (KJ/kg)Temperature(° C)P saturated (bar)Saturated liquidSaturated vapourSaturated liquidSaturated vapour450.095930.00101015.26188.452394.8342.241500.0016580.103371610.52610.5

A. 203.6
B. 200.53
C. 196.38
D. 188.45
Answer» E.
16.

If a pure substance is below the triple point temperature, the solid on being heated will only

A. solidify or freeze
B. liquefy
C. vaporize or sublimate
D. have its temperature increased
Answer» D. have its temperature increased
17.

At which pressure (in kg/cm2) the properties of water and steam become identical

A. 0.1
B. 1
C. 100
D. 221.2
Answer» E.
18.

A vessel of volume 0.04 m3 contains a mixture of saturated water and steam at 200°C. The mass of liquid is 5 kg. Find the mass of vapor in the mixture (given vf = 0.0011 and vg = 0.12 m3/kg at 200°C).

A. 0.29 kg
B. 0.78 kg
C. 2.1 kg
D. 450 gm
Answer» B. 0.78 kg
19.

A vessel has two compartments. First compartment contains 2 kg of dry saturated steam at 7 bar [v[email protected] = 0.27 m3/kg] and second compartment contains 1 kg of steam of dryness fraction of 0.8 at 3.5 bar [v[email protected] 3.5 bar = 0.55 m3/kg]. After the partition is removed, the pressure of the mixture is found to be 5 bar [v[email protected] bar = 0.37 m3/kg]. Neglecting the volume of water, what will be the specific volume of mixture?

A. 0.281 m3/kg
B. 0.326 m3/kg
C. 0.462 m3/kg
D. 0.521 m3/kg
Answer» C. 0.462 m3/kg
20.

One kg of steam sample contains 0.8 kg dry steam; it’s dryness fraction is

A. 0.2
B. 0.8
C. 0.6
D. 0.5
Answer» C. 0.6
21.

In the Mollier diagram, the isotherm in the superheated region at low pressures becomes ________.

A. diverge from one another
B. horizontal
C. parallel
D. vertical
Answer» C. parallel
22.

Addition of heat at constant pressure to a gas results in ________.

A. Raising its temperature
B. Raising its pressure
C. Raising its volume
D. Raising its temperature and doing external work
Answer» E.
23.

Fusion curve on P-T diagram for all substances possesses the following slope

A. zero
B. infinity
C. positive
D. variable
Answer» E.
24.

In a P-T diagram for pure substance, the melting line has highest inclination with respect to the positive horizontal axis representing temperature for which type of substance?

A. Substance that contracts on freezing.
B. Substance that expands on freezing.
C. Substance that has same volume on freezing.
D. None of these
Answer» C. Substance that has same volume on freezing.
25.

In a P-T phase diagram of a pure substance, which of the following lines separates solid and liquid region?

A. Sublimation lines
B. Vaporization line
C. Fusion line
D. Triple point
Answer» D. Triple point