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301.

For an isothermal reversible compression of an ideal gas_______________?

A. Only ΔE = 0
B. Only ΔH =0
C. ΔE = ΔH = 0
D. dQ = dE
Answer» D. dQ = dE
302.

For an irreversible process involving only pressure-volume work____________________?

A. (dF)T, p <0
B. (dF)T, p = 0
C. (dF)T, p > 0
D. (dA)T, v >0
Answer» B. (dF)T, p = 0
303.

For an isothermal process, the internal energy of a gas____________________?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Data insufficient, can’t be predicted
Answer» D. Data insufficient, can’t be predicted
304.

For an incompressible fluid, the _______________ is a function of both pressure as well as temperature?

A. Internal energy
B. Enthalpy
C. Entropy
D. All (A), B. & (C)
Answer» C. Entropy
305.

For an ideal solution, the value of activity co-efficient is______________________?

A. 0
B. 1
C. < 1
D. > 1
Answer» C. < 1
306.

For an ideal gas, the enthalpy__________________?

A. Increases with rise in pressure
B. Decreases with rise in pressure
C. Is independent of pressure
D. Is a path function
Answer» D. Is a path function
307.

For an ideal gas, the internal energy depends upon its ____________ only?

A. Molecular size
B. Temperature
C. Volume
D. Pressure
Answer» C. Volume
308.

For an ideal gas, the chemical potential is given by______________?

A. RT d ln P
B. R d ln P
C. R d ln f
D. None of these
Answer» B. R d ln P
309.

For an ideal gas, the activity co-efficient is_________________?

A. Directly proportional to pressure
B. Inversely proportional to pressure
C. Unity at all pressures
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
310.

For an exothermic reaction ____________________?

A. Only enthalpy change (ΔH) is negative
B. Only internal energy change (ΔE) is negative
C. Both ΔH and ΔE are negative
D. Enthalpy change is zero
Answer» D. Enthalpy change is zero
311.

For a thermodynamic system containing ‘x’ chemical species, the maximum number of phases that can co-exist at equilibrium is_________________?

A. x
B. x + 1
C. x + 2
D. x + 3
Answer» D. x + 3
312.

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. Remain same
D. Decreases linearly
Answer» C. Remain same
313.

For a spontaneous process, free energy__________________?

A. Is zero
B. Increases
C. Decreases whereas the entropy increases
D. And entropy both decrease
Answer» D. And entropy both decrease
314.

For a single component two phase mixture, the number of independent variable properties are_________________?

A. Two
B. One
C. Zero
D. Three
Answer» C. Zero
315.

For a reversible process involving only pressure-volume work____________________?

A. (dF)T, p 0
B. (dF)T, p = 0
C. (dA)T, v < 0
D. None of these
Answer» C. (dA)T, v < 0
316.

For a real gas, the chemical potential is given by_____________________?

A. RT d ln P
B. RT d ln f
C. R d ln f
D. None of these
Answer» C. R d ln f
317.

For a multi-component system, the term chemical potential is equivalent to the ___________________?

A. Molal concentration difference
B. Molar free energy
C. Partial molar free energy
D. Molar free energy change
Answer» D. Molar free energy change
318.

For a given substance at a specified temperature, activity is ______________ to fugacity?

A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. Equal
D. None of these
Answer» B. Inversely proportional
319.

For a cyclic process, a fixed ratio between heat and work___________________?

A. Always exists
B. May exist
C. Never exists
D. Is difficult to predict
Answer» B. May exist
320.

For a constant volume process_________________?

A. dE = CpdT
B. dE = CvdT
C. dQ = dE + pdV
D. dW = pdV
Answer» C. dQ = dE + pdV
321.

For a constant volume process _____________ by the system is used only to increase the internal energy?

A. Heat absorbed
B. Work done
C. Both A. & B
D. Neither A. nor B
Answer» B. Work done
322.

For a constant pressure reversible process, the enthalpy change (ΔH) of the system is___________________?

A. Cv.dT
B. Cp.dT
C. ∫ Cp.dT
D. ∫ Cv.dT
Answer» D. ∫ Cv.dT
323.

First law of thermodynamics deals with the ___________________?

A. Direction of energy transfer
B. Reversible processes only
C. Irreversible processes only
D. None of these
Answer» B. Reversible processes only
324.

Filling of gas from a high pressure cylinder into small bottles is an example of a/an ______________ process?

A. Equilibrium
B. Adiabatic
C. Steady
D. Unsteady
Answer» E.
325.

Extensive properties of a thermodynamic system depend upon the _____________ of the system?

A. Specific volume
B. Temperature
C. Mass
D. Pressure
Answer» D. Pressure
326.

____________ explains the equilibrium constant for any chemical reaction?

A. Henry’s law
B. Law of mass action
C. Hess’s law
D. None of these
Answer» C. Hess’s law
327.

(∂E/∂T)V is the mathematical expression for____________________?

A. CV
B. Enthalpy change
C. Free energy change
D. None of these
Answer» E.
328.

Equilibrium constant of a reaction varies with the____________________?

A. Initial concentration of the reactant
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
329.

Equilibrium constant decreases as the temperature___________________?

A. Increases, for an exothermic reaction
B. Decreases, for an exothermic reaction
C. Increases, for an endothermic reaction
D. None of these
Answer» B. Decreases, for an exothermic reaction
330.

Equation which relates pressure, volume and temperature of a gas is called the__________________?

A. Equation of state
B. Gibbs Duhem equation
C. Ideal gas equation
D. None of these
Answer» B. Gibbs Duhem equation
331.

______________ Equation predicts the activity co-efficient from experimental data ?

A. Lewis-Randall
B. Margules
C. Van Laar
D. Both B. & C.
Answer» E.
332.

Entropy, which is a measure of the disorder of a system, is__________________?

A. Independent of pressure
B. Independent of temperature
C. Zero at absolute zero temperature for a perfect crystalline substance
D. All A, B. & C
Answer» D. All A, B. & C
333.

Entropy of the system decreases, when_______________?

A. Snow melts into water
B. A gas expands spontaneously from high pressure to low pressure
C. Water is converted into ice
D. Both B. & C
Answer» E.
334.

Entropy of an ideal gas depends upon its__________________?

A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Both A. & B
D. Neither A. nor B
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B
335.

Entropy of a substance remains constant during a/an ____________ change?

A. Reversible isothermal
B. Irreversible isothermal
C. Reversible adiabatic
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
336.

Entropy is a/an___________________?

A. State function
B. Macroscopic property
C. Extensive property
D. None of these
Answer» E.
337.

Entropy is a measure of the _____________ of a system?

A. Disorder
B. Orderly behaviour
C. Temperature changes only
D. None of these
Answer» B. Orderly behaviour
338.

Entropy change of the reaction, H2O (liquid) → H2O (gas), is termed as the enthalpy of___________________?

A. Solution
B. Vaporisation
C. Formation
D. Sublimation
Answer» C. Formation
339.

Entropy change of mixing two liquid substances depends upon the_________________?

A. Molar concentration
B. Quantity (i.e. number of moles)
C. Both A. and B
D. Neither A. nor B
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B
340.

Entropy change in case of reversible adiabatic process is________________?

A. Minimum
B. Zero
C. Maximum
D. Indeterminate
Answer» C. Maximum
341.

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
342.

Entropy change for an irreversible isolated system is__________________?

A.
B. 0
C. < 0
D. > 0
Answer» E.
343.

Enthalpy of a gas depends upon its___________________?

A. Temperature
B. Mass
C. Volume
D. Pressure
Answer» B. Mass
344.

Enthalpy ‘H’ is defined as___________________?

A. H = E – PV
B. H = F – TS
C. H – E = PV
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
345.

Enthalpy changes over a constant pressure path are always zero for ______________ gas?

A. Any
B. A perfect
C. An easily liquefiable
D. A real
Answer» C. An easily liquefiable
346.

Efficiency of a heat engine working on Carnot cycle between two temperature levels depends upon the__________________?

A. Two temperatures only
B. Pressure of working fluid
C. Mass of the working fluid
D. Mass and pressure both of the working fluid
Answer» B. Pressure of working fluid
347.

Efficiency of a Carnot engine working between temperatures T1 and T2 (T1 < T) is ________________?

A. (T2 – T1)/T2
B. (T2 – T1)/T1
C. (T1 – T2)/T2
D. (T1 – T2)/T1
Answer» B. (T2 – T1)/T1
348.

dW and dq are not the exact differential, because q and W are__________________?

A. State functions
B. Path functions
C. Intensive properties
D. Extensive properties
Answer» C. Intensive properties
349.

During the phase transition, _______________ changes?

A. Pressure
B. Volume
C. Temperature
D. All A , B. and C
Answer» C. Temperature
350.

During Joule-Thomson expansion of gases_________________?

A. Enthalpy remains constant
B. Entropy remains constant
C. Temperature remains constant
D. None of these
Answer» B. Entropy remains constant