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The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about thermodynamic concepts like intensive and extensive properties, degrees of freedom, characteristics of reversible processes, change in internal energy, entropy changes for different processes, work done by ideal gases, statements of the second law of thermodynamics, and calculating maximum efficiency of heat engines.

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PHASE EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS

ASSIGNMENT – WEEK 1

1. Which among the following is not an intensive property?


a. Mass
b. Specific heat capacity
c. Density
d. Pressure

2. Which among the following (when in operation) is an example of an isolated system?


a. Kettle bolier
b. Thermoflask
c. Frying Pan
d. Air Conditioner

3. Thermodynamic equilibrium implies


a. Thermal Equilibrium
b. Mechanical Equilibrium
c. Chemical Equilibrium
d. All of the above

4. Pure water is boiling in a closed container with vapor space above. What is the associated
degree of freedom?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

5. Which of the following is not a characteristic of reversible process?


a. Driving and opposing forces are in exact balance
b. Friction, turbulence, and other dissipating effects should be absent
c. Takes infinite time for its completion
d. None of the above

6. A system consisting of a fluid is stirred in a tank. The rate of work done on the system by the
stirrer is 1500W. The heat generated due to stirring is dissipated to the surroundings and equals
3600 kJ/h. Determine the change in internal energy in J/s
a. 200
b. 500
c. 650
d. 1000

7. For a reversible and adiabatic process,


a. ds< 0
b. ds= 0
c. ds> 0
d. ds≥ 0

8. Work of expansion by an ideal gas in an isothermal process is given by


a. RT(P1-P2)
b. RT(P2-P1)
c. RT ln (P1/P2)
d. RT ln (P2/P1)

9. Which of the following states second law of thermodynamics?


a. Heat can not by itself pass from a cold to hot body
b. All spontaneous processes are accompanied by a degradation of energy
c. It is impossible to construct an engine that, operating continuously in a cycle, will
produce no effect other than the transfer of heat from a single thermal reservoir at a
uniform temperature and the performance of an equal amount of work.
d. All of the above

10. A heat engine operates between a heat source at 1000K and a heat sink at 200K. What is the
maximum efficiency of the engine?
a. 0.2
b. 0.4
c. 0.6
d. 0.8

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