Thermodynamics

DISCUSSION
Practice Sheet
BY –Shantanu Sir
Q1
Find the work done by gas going through a cyclic
process shown in figure?

A
1 –100 J A
2 –200 J

–100 J –200 J
A
3 A
4
Q2
An ideal gas is compressed at constant pressure of 105
Pa until its volume is halved. If the initial volume of the
gas as 3.0 × 10–2 m3, find the work done on the gas?

A
1 2500 J A
2 1500 J

A
3 1000 J A
4 500 J
Q3
Find the molar heat capacity (in terms of R) of a
monoatomic ideal gas undergoing the process : PV1/2 =
constant ?

A
1 9/2 R A
2 3/2 R

7/2 R 5/2 R
A
3 A
4
Q4
A Carnot engine takes 103 kilocalories of heat from a
reservoir at 627 °C and exhausts it to a sink at 27 °C.
What will be the efficiency of the engine ?.

A
1 33.33 % A
2 50 %

A
3 60 % A
4 66.6 %
Q5
In the following figures (1) to (4), variation of volume by
change of pressure is shown. Agas is taken along the
path ABCDA. The change in internal energy of the gas
will be:

A
1 A
2

A
3 A
4
Q6
In a cyclic process shown on the P–V diagram the
magnitude of the work done is :

A
1 A
2

𝜋
A
3
4
𝑃2 – 𝑃1 𝑉2 – 𝑉1 A
4  (P2V2 – P1V1)
Q7
In figure, P-V curve of an ideal gas is given. During the
process, the cumulative work done by the gas

A
1 continuously increases A
2 continuously decreases

first increases then decreases first decreases then

A
3 A
4
increases
Q8
Ideal gas is taken through process shown in figure:

A
1 In process AB, work done by system is positive

A
2 In process AB, heat is rejected out of the system.

A
3 In process AB, internal energy increases

A
4 In process AB internal energy decreases and in process BC internal
energy increases.
Q9
If molar heat capacity of the given process (as shown in
figure) is C, then

A
1 C < CV A
2 C=0

A
3 C > Cv A
4 C = Cv
Q 10
A Carnot engine working between 300 K and 600K has
work output of 800 J per cycle. What is amount of heat
energy supplied to the engine from source per cycle

A
1 1800 J/cycle A
2 1000 J/cycle

A
3 2000 J/cycle A
4 1600 J/cycle
Q 11
The coefficient of performance of a Carnot refrigerator
working between 30°C and 0°C is

A
1 10 A
2 1

A
3 9 A
4 0
Q 11
The coefficient of performance of a Carnot refrigerator
working between 30°C and 0°C is

A
1 10 A
2 1

A
3 9 A
4 0
Q 12
An ideal heat engine exhausting heat at 77°C is to have a
30% efficiency. It must take heat at

A
1 127°C A
2 227°C

A
3 327°C A
4 673°C
Q 13
In a Carnot engine, when T2 = 0°C and T1 = 200°C its
efficiency is h1 and when h2 and , Its efficiency is , then
what is h1/h2

A
1 0.577 A
2 0.733

A
3 0.638 A
4 Can not be calculated
Q 14
The efficiency of Carnot's engine operating between
reservoirs, maintained at temperatures 27°C and
–123°C, is

A
1 50% A
2 24%

A
3 0.75% A
4 0.4%
Q 15
In a mechanical refrigerator, the low temperature coils
are at a temperature of – 23°C and the compressed gas
in the condenser has a temperature of 27°C. The
theoretical coefficient of performance is

A
1 5 A
2 8

A
3 6 A
4 6.5
Q 16
Two Carnot engines A and B are operated in succession.
The first one, A receives heat from a source at T1 = 800K
and rejects to sink at T2K. The second engine B receives
heat rejected by the first engine and rejects to another
sink at T3 = 300K If the work outputs of two engines are
equal, then the value of T2 is

A
1 100K A
2 300K

A
3 550K A
4 700K
Q 17
Figure shows four p-V diagrams. Which of these curves
represent isothermal and adiabatic process?

A
1 D and C A
2 A and C

A
3 A and B A
4 B and D
Q 18
p-V plots for two gases during adiabatic processes are
shown in figure. Plots 1 and 2 should correspond
respectively to

A
1 He and O2 A
2 O2 and He

He and Ar O2 and N2
A
3 A
4
Q 19
One mole of an ideal gas having initial volumeV,
pressure 2p and temperature T undergoes a cyclic
process ABCDA as shown below.
The net work done in the complete cycle is

A
1 Zero A
2 1
2
𝑅𝑇 𝐼𝑛2
3
A
3 RT In 2 A
4
2
𝑅𝑇 𝐼𝑛2
Q 20
P-V diagram of an ideal gas is as shown in figure. Work
done by the gas in process ABCD is

A
1 4P0 V0 A
2 2P0 V0

3P0 V0 P0 V0
A
3 A
4
Q 21
The change in internal energy of a given mass of gas,
when its volume changes from V to 2V at constant
pressure p is ( , universal gas constant = R)

𝑝𝑉 𝑝𝑉
A
1 𝛾 A
2 2𝛾–1

𝑝𝑉 𝑝𝑉
A
3 2 𝛾–1 A
4 𝛾–1
Q 22
A gas expands with temperature according to the
relation V = kT2/3. Calculate work done when the
temperature changes by 60K?

A
1 10 R A
2 30 R

40 R 20 R
A
3 A
4
Q 23
For an adiabatic expansion of a perfect gas, the value of
is equal to

𝛥𝑉 𝛥𝑉
A
1 – 𝛾
𝑉 A
2 –
𝑉
𝛥𝑉 2 𝛥𝑉
A
3 –𝛾
𝑉 A
4 –𝛾
𝑉
Q 24
Volume versus temperature graph of two moles of
helium gas is as shown in figure. The ratio of heat
absorbed and the work done by the gas in process 1-2 is

A
1 3 A
2 5/2

5/3 7/2
A
3 A
4
Q 25
A refrigerator works between temperature of melting ice
and room temperature (17℃). The amount of energy in
kWh that must be supplied to freeze 1 kg of water at 0℃
is

A
1 1.4 A
2 1.8

0.058 2.5
A
3 A
4
Q 26
An ideal monoatomic gas at 27℃ is compressed
adiabatically to 8/27 times of its present volume. The
increase in temperature of the gas is

A
1 375℃ A
2 402℃

175℃ 475℃
A
3 A
4
Q 27
A sample of an ideal gas is taken through a cycle a shown
in figure. It absorbs 50J of energy during the process AB,
no heat during BC, rejects 70 J during CA.40 J of work is
done on the gas during BC. Internal energy of gas at A is
1500J, the internal energy at C would be

A
1 1590 J A
2 1620 J

1540 J 1570 J
A
3 A
4
Q 28
In an isothermal change, an ideal gas obeys

A
1 Boyle’s law A
2 Charle’s law

Gaylussac law None of the above

A
3 A
4
Q 29
The slopes of isothermal and adiabatic curves are related
as

A
1 Isothermal curve slope = adiabatic curve slope

A
2 Isothermal curve slope = g × adiabatic curve slope

A
3 Adiabatic curve slope = g × isothermal curve slope

A
4 Adiabatic curve slope = 1/2 × isothermal curve slope
Q 30
In adiabatic expansion of a gas

A
1 Its pressure increases A
2 Its temperature falls

Its density increases Its thermal energy

A
3 A
4
increases
Q 31
A cyclic process for 1 mole of an ideal gas is shown in
figure in the V-T, diagram. The work done in AB,BC and
CA respectively

V1 V1
A
1 0, RT2 In
V2
, R T1 – T2 A
2 R T1 – T2 , 0, RT1 In
V2

V1 V2
0, RT2 In , R T1 – T2 0, RT2 In , R T2 – T1
A
3 V2 A
4 V1
Q 32
Heat is supplied to a diatomic gas at constant pressure.
The ratio of ∆Q : ∆U : ∆W is

A
1 5:3:2 A
2 5:2:3

A
3 7:5:2 A
4 7:2:5
Q 33
Two Carnot engines A and B are operated in succession.
The first one, A receives heat from a source at T1 = 800K
and rejects to sink at T2 K. The second engine B receives
heat rejected by the first engine and rejects to another
sink at T3 = 300K. If the work outputs of two engines are
equal, then the value of T2 is

A
1 100 K A
2 300 K

A
3 550 K A
4 700 K
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