Thermodynamics 147

19. A thermo-dynamical system is changed from state

13. A system performs work W when an amount of
heat is Q added to the system, the (P1 , V1 ) to (P2 , V2 ) by two different process.
corresponding change in the internal energy is The quantity which will remain same will be
[RPET 1999]
U . A unique function of the initial and final
states (irrespective of the mode of change) is (a) Q (b) W
[CPMT 1981; J & KCET 2004] (c) Q W (d) Q W
(a) Q (b) W 20. In thermodynamic process, 200 Joules of heat is
given to a gas and 100 Joules of work is also done
(c) U and Q (d) U
on it. The change in internal energy of the gas is
14. A container of volume 1m3 is divided into two [AMU (Engg.) 1999]

equal compartments by a partition. One of these (a) 100 J (b) 300 J

compartments contains an ideal gas at 300 K. The (c) 419 J (d) 24 J
other compartment is vacuum. The whole system
21. A perfect gas contained in a cylinder is kept in
is thermally isolated from its surroundings. The
vacuum. If the cylinder suddenly bursts, then the
partition is removed and the gas expands to
temperature of the gas
occupy the whole volume of the container. Its
[MH CET 1999]
temperature now would be
[Manipal MEE 1995] (a) Remains constant (b) Becomes zero

(a) 300 K (b) 239 K (c) Increases (d) Decreases

22. If 150 J of heat is added to a system and the work
(c) 200 K (d) 100 K
done by the system is 110 J, then change in
15. 110 J of heat is added to a gaseous system, whose internal energy will be
internal energy change is 40 J, then the amount of
[AMU (Engg.) 1999; BHU 2000]
external work done is [CBSE PMT 1993; DPMT
1996, 03; AFMC 1999;
(a) 260 J (b) 150 J

JIPMER 2000; MH CET 2000; Pb. PMT 2003]

(c) 110 J (d) 40 J

(a) 150 J (b) 70 J 23. If Q and W represent the heat supplied to

the system and the work done on the system
(c) 110 J (d) 40 J
respectively, then the first law of thermodynamics
16. Which of the following is not thermodynamical can be written as [Roorkee 2000]
function
(a) Q U W (b) Q U W
[CBSE PMT 1993; CPMT 2001; DCE 1996; 2001]
(c) Q W U (d) Q W U
(a) Enthalpy (b) Work done
where U is the internal energy
(c) Gibb's energy (d) Internal energy
24. For free expansion of the gas which of the
17. When the amount of work done is 333 cal and following is true
change in internal energy is 167 cal, then the heat
[AMU (Med.) 2000]
supplied is
(a) Q W 0 and E int 0
[AFMC 1998]

(a) 166 cal (b) 333 cal (b) Q 0, W 0 and E int W

(c) 500 cal (d) 400 cal (c) W 0, Q 0, and E int Q

18. First law thermodynamics states that
(a) System can do work
(b) System has temperature
(c) System has pressure
(d) Heat is a form of energy
[KCET 1999]
(d) W 0, Q 0 and E int 0
25. Which of the following can not determine the state
of a thermodynamic system
[AFMC 2001]
(a) Pressure and volume
(b) Volume and temperature
(c) Temperature and pressure
 148 Thermodynamics
(d) Any one of pressure, volume or temperature J. Then its internal energy
[Orissa PMT 2004]
26. Which of the following is not a thermodynamics
co-ordinate (a) Increases by 600 J (b) Decreases by 800 J
[AIIMS 2001] (c) Increases by 800 J (d) Decreases by 50 J
(a) P (b) T 33. In a thermodynamic process, pressure of a fixed
mass of a gas is changed in such a manner that
(c) V (d) R
the gas molecules gives out 20 J of heat and 10 J
27. In a given process for an ideal gas, dW 0 and of work is done on the gas. If the initial internal
dQ 0. Then for the gas energy of the gas was 40 J, then the final internal
energy will be [DPMT 2004]
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
(a) 30 J (b) 20 J
(a) The temperature will decrease
(c) 60 J (d) 40 J
(b) The volume will increase
34. Heat is not being exchanged in a body. If its
(c) The pressure will remain constant internal energy is increased, then
(d) The temperature will increase [RPMT 2002]

28. The specific heat of hydrogen gas at constant (a) Its temperature will increase
pressure is CP 3.4 103 cal/ kg oC and at (b) Its temperature will decrease
(c) Its temperature will remain constant
constant volume is CV 2.4 103 cal/ kg oC. If
(d) None of these
one kilogram hydrogen gas is heated from 10o C
35. Out of the following which quantity does not
to 20o C at constant pressure, the external work depend on path [RPET 2002]
done on the gas to maintain it at constant (a) Temperature (b) Energy
pressure is [MP PMT 1995; DPMT
(c) Work (d) None of these
2001]
36. First law of thermodynamics is a special case of
(a) 105 cal (b) 104 cal
[CPMT 1985; RPET 2000; DCE 2000;
(c) 103 cal (d) 5 103 cal CBSE PMT 2000; AIEEE 2002; AFMC 2002]
(a) Newton's law
29. Which of the following parameters does not
characterize the thermodynamic state of matter (b) Law of conservation of energy
[CPMT 2001; AIEEE 2003] (c) Charle's law
(a) Volume (b) Temperature (d) Law of heat exchange
(c) Pressure (d) Work 37. One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas is heated at
a constant pressure of one atmosphere from
30. In a thermodynamic system working substance is
ideal gas, its internal energy is in the form of 0o C to 100o C . Then the change in the internal
[MP PMT 2003] energy is [Pb. PMT 2001]
(a) Kinetic energy only
(a) 6.56 joules (b) 8.32 102 joules
(b) Kinetic and potential energy
(c) 12.48 102 joules (d) 20.80 joules
(c) Potential energy
(d) None of these 38. If the ratio of specific heat of a gas at constant
pressure to that at constant volume is , the
31. Which of the following statements is correct for
any thermodynamic system change in internal energy of a mass of gas, when
[AIEEE 2004] the volume changes from V to 2V constant
pressure p, is [CBSE PMT 1998]
(a) The internal energy changes in all processes
(b) Internal energy and entropy are state (a) R /( 1) (b) pV
functions
(c) pV /( 1) (d) pV /( 1)
(c) The change in entropy can never be zero
39. If CV 4.96cal/ mole K, then increase in
(d) The work done in an adiabatic process is
always zero internal
32. A system is provided with 200 cal of heat and the energy when temperature of 2 moles of this gas is
work done by the system on the surrounding is 40 increased from 340 K to 342 K
[RPET 1997]
 Thermodynamics 149
(a) 27.80 cal (b) 19.84 cal another process in which it absorbs 105 J of
(c) 13.90 cal (d) 9.92 cal heat. Then in the second process
[BHU 1997]
40. Temperature is a measurement of coldness or
hotness of an object. This definition is based on (a) Work done on the gas is 0.5 105 J
[RPET 2003]
(a) Zeroth law of thermodynamics (b) Work done by gas is 0.5 105 J

(b) First law of thermodynamics (c) Work done on gas is 105 J

(c) Second law of thermodynamics
(d) Work done by gas is 105 J
(d) Newton's law of cooling
47. If a system undergoes contraction of volume then
41. When heat energy of 1500 Joules, is supplied to a
the work done by the system will be
gas at constant pressure 2.1 105 N/m2 , there [BHU 1999]
was an increase in its volume equal to
(a) Zero (b) Negligible
2.5 103m3 . The increase in internal energy of
the gas in Joules is [EAMCET (Engg.) 1999] (c) Negative (d) Positive
(a) 450 (b) 525 48. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the
first law of thermodynamics
(c) 975 (d) 2025 [AIEEE 2005]
42. If heat given to a system is 6 kcal and work done (a) It introduces the concept of the internal energy
is 6 kJ. Then change in internal energy is [BHU
Med. 2000]
(b) It introduces the concept of the entropy
(a) 19.1 kJ (b) 12.5 kJ
(c) It is not applicable to any cyclic process
(c) 25 kJ (d) Zero
(d) None of the above
43. In a thermodynamics process, pressure of a fixed
mass of a gas is changed in such a manner that Isothermal Process
the gas releases 20 J of heat and 8J of work is done
on the gas. If the initial internal energy of the gas 1. For an ideal gas, in an isothermal process [BHU
was 30J. The final internal energy will be 1998]
[DPMT 2002] (a) Heat content remains constant
(a) 18J (b) 9J (b) Heat content and temperature remain
constant
(c) 4.5J (d) 36J
(c) Temperature remains constant
44. A monoatomic gas of n-moles is heated from
temperature T1 to T2 under two different conditions (d) None of the above
(i) at constant volume and (ii) at constant 2. Can two isothermal curves cut each other
pressure. The change in internal energy of the gas
(a) Never
is [CPMT 2000]
(b) Yes
(a) More for (i)
(c) They will cut when temperature is 0C
(b) More for (ii)
(d) Yes, when the pressure is critical pressure
(c) Same in both cases
3. In an isothermal expansion
(d) Independent of number of moles [KCET 2000; AFMC 2001]
45. The state of a thermodynamic system is (a) Internal energy of the gas increases
represented by (b) Internal energy of the gas decreases
[MH CET 2004] (c) Internal energy remains unchanged
(a) Pressure only (d) Average kinetic energy of gas molecule
(b) Volume only decreases
(c) Pressure, volume and temperature 4. In an isothermal reversible expansion, if the
volume of 96 gm of oxygen at 27C is increased
(d) Number of moles
from 70 litres to 140 litres, then the work done by
46. A perfect gas goes from state A to another state B the gas will be
by absorbing 8 105 J of heat and doing
(a) 300R log10 2 (b) 81R loge 2
5
6.5 10 J of external work. It is now
(c) 900R log10 2 (d) 2.3 900R log10 2
transferred between the same two states in
 150 Thermodynamics
5. A vessel containing 5 litres of a gas at 0.8 m 12. In isothermal expansion, the pressure is
pressure is connected to an evacuated vessel of determined by
volume 3 litres. The resultant pressure inside will [AFMC 1995]
be (assuming whole system to be isolated) (a) Temperature only
[MP PMT 1993]
(b) Compressibility only
(a) 4/3 m (b) 0.5 m
(c) Both temperature and compressibility
(c) 2.0 m (d) 3/4 m (d) None of these
6. For an isothermal expansion of a perfect gas, the 13. The isothermal bulk modulus of a perfect gas at
P normal pressure is [AFMC 1997]
value of is equal [CPMT 1980]
P (a) 1.013 105 N / m2 (b) 1.013 106 N / m2
1/ 2 V V
(a) (b) (c) 1.,013 1011 N / m2 (d)
V V 11 2
1.013 10 N / m
V 2 V
(c) (d) 14. In an isothermal change, an ideal gas obeys
V V
[EAMCET 1994; CPMT
PV 1999]
7. The gas law constant is true for
T (a) Boyle's law (b) Charle's law
[MNR 1974; MP PMT 1984; BHU 1995, 98, (c) Gaylussac law (d) None of the above
2000]
15. In isothermic process, which statement is wrong
(a) Isothermal changes only
[RPMT 1997]
(b) Adiabatic changes only (a) Temperature is constant
(c) Both isothermal and adiabatic changes (b) Internal energy is constant
(d) Neither isothermal nor adiabatic changes (c) No exchange of energy
8. One mole of O2 gas having a volume equal to (d) (a) and (b) are correct

22.4 litres at 0o C and 1 atmospheric pressure in
compressed isothermally so that its volume
reduces to 11.2 litres. The work done in this
process is [MP PET 1993; BVP 2003]
16. An ideal gas A and a real gas B have their volumes
increased from V to 2 V under isothermal
conditions. The increase in internal energy
[CBSE PMT 1993; JIPMER 2001, 02]

(a) 1672.5 J (b) 1728 J (a) Will be same in both A and B

(b) Will be zero in both the gases
(c) 1728J (d) 1572
.5 J
(c) Of B will be more than that of A
9. If a gas is heated at constant pressure, its
(d) Of A will be more than that of B
isothermal compressibility
[MP PET 1984] 17. The specific heat of a gas in an isothermal process
(a) Remains constant is
[AFMC 1998]
(b) Increases linearly with temperature
(a) Infinite (b) Zero
(c) Decreases linearly with temperature
(c) Negative (d) Remains constant
(d) Decreases inversely with temperature
10. Work done per mol in an isothermal change is 18. A thermally insulated container is divided into two
[RPMT 2004; BCECE 2005] parts by a screen. In one part the pressure and
temperature are P and T for an ideal gas filled. In
V2 V1 the second part it is vacuum. If now a small hole is
(a) RT log10 (b) RT log10
V1 V2 created in the screen, then the temperature of the
gas will [RPET 1999]
V2 V1
(c) RT loge (d) RT loge (a) Decrease (b) Increase
V1 V2
(c) Remain same (d) None of the above
11. The isothermal Bulk modulus of an ideal gas at
19. A container that suits the occurrence of an
pressure P is
isothermal process should be made of
[CPMT 1974, 81; UPSEAT 1998; IIT 1998] [Pb. PMT 2000]
(a) P (b) P (a) Copper (b) Glass
(c) P / 2 (d) P / (c) Wood (d) Cloth
 Thermodynamics 151
20. In an isothermal process the volume of an ideal 27. 540 calories of heat convert 1 cubic centimeter of
gas is halved. One can say that water at 100o C into 1671 cubic centimeter of
[MP PMT 2004]
(a) Internal energy of the system decreases
steam at 100o C at a pressure of one
atmosphere. Then the work done against the
(b) Work done by the gas is positive atmospheric pressure is nearly
(c) Work done by the gas is negative (a) 540 cal (b) 40 cal
(d) Internal energy of the system increases (c) Zero cal (d) 500 cal
21. A thermodynamic process in which temperature T 28. One mole of an ideal gas expands at a constant
of the system remains constant though other temperature of 300 K from an initial volume of 10
variable P and V may change, is called litres to a final volume of 20 litres. The work done
[Pb. PMT 2004]
in expanding the gas is
(a) Isochoric process (b) Isothermal process
(R = 8.31 J/mole-K) [MP PMT 1995; UPSEAT 2000]
(c) Isobaric process (d) None of these
(a) 750 joules (b) 1728 joules
22. If an ideal gas is compressed isothermally then
(c) 1500 joules (d) 3456 joules
[RPMT 2003]
29. A cylinder fitted with a piston contains 0.2 moles
(a) No work is done against gas
of air at temperature 27C. The piston is pushed
(b) Heat is relased by the gas so slowly that the air within the cylinder remains in
(c) The internal energy of gas will increase thermal equilibrium with the surroundings. Find
the approximate work done by the system if the
(d) Pressure does not change
final volume is twice the initial volume
23. When an ideal gas in a cylinder was compressed
[BHU (Med.) 2000]
isothermally by a piston, the work done on the gas
was found to be 1.5 104 joules. During this (a) 543 J (b) 345 J
process about (c) 453 J (d) 600 J
[MP PMT 1987] 30. The volume of an ideal gas is 1 litre and its
3
pressure is equal to 72cm of mercury column. The
(a) 3.6 10 cal of heat flowed out from the volume of gas is made 900 cm3 by compressing it
gas isothermally. The stress of the gas will be
[UPSEAT 1999]
(b) 3.6 103 cal of heat flowed into the gas
(a) 8 cm (mercury) (b) 7 cm (mercury)
(c) 1.5 104 cal of heat flowed into the gas
(c) 6 cm (mercury) (d) 4 cm (mercury)
(d) 1.5 104 cal of heat flowed out from the gas 31. During an isothermal expansion of an ideal gas
24. When heat is given to a gas in an isothermal [UPSEAT 2005]
change, the result will be [MP PET 1995; RPMT (a) Its internal energy decreases
1997] (b) Its internal energy does not change
(a) External work done (c) The work done by the gas is equal to the
(b) Rise in temperature quantity of heat absorbed by it
(c) Increase in internal energy (d) Both (b) and (c) are correct
(d) External work done and also rise in temp.
Adiabatic Process
25. When 1 gm of water at 0o C and 1 105 N / m2
1. If a cylinder containing a gas at high pressure
pressure is converted into ice of volume explodes, the gas undergoes
1.091cm2 , the external work done will be [MP PET/PMT 1988]
(a) 0.0091 joule (b) 0.0182 joule (a) Reversible adiabatic change and fall of
(c) 0.0091 joule (d) 0.0182 joule temperature
26. The latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2240 (b) Reversible adiabatic change and rise of
J/gm. If the work done in the process of expansion temperature
of 1 g is 168 J, then increase in internal energy is (c) Irreversible adiabatic change and fall of
[Pb. PET 1998; CPMT 2000] temperature
(a) 2408 J (b) 2240 J (d) Irreversible adiabatic change and rise of
temperature
(c) 2072 J (d) 1904 J
2. The work done in an adiabatic change in a gas
depends only on [CPMT 1971; MP PMT 2004]
 152 Thermodynamics
(a) Change is pressure (b) Change is volume (a) 450 K (b) 375 K
(c) Change in temperature (d) None of the above (c) 225 K (d) 405 K
3. In adiabatic expansion [DPMT 1999] 9. Two identical samples of a gas are allowed to
(a) U 0 (b) U negative expand (i) isothermally (ii) adiabatically. Work
(c) U positive (d) W zero done is [MNR 1998]
4. The pressure in the tyre of a car is four times the (a) More in the isothermal process
atmospheric pressure at 300 K. If this tyre
suddenly bursts, its new temperature will be (b) More in the adiabatic process
( 1.4) (c) Neither of them
[RPMT 1996; MP PMT 1990] (d) Equal in both processes
0.4 / 1.4
1 10. Which is the correct statement
(a) 300(4)1.4 / 0.4 (b) 300
4 [MP PMT 1993]

(a) For an isothermal change PV = constant

(c) 300(2)0.4 / 1.4 (d) 300(4)0.4 / 1.4
(b) In an isothermal process the change in internal
5. A gas at NTP is suddenly compressed to one-
energy must be equal to the work done
fourth of its original volume. If is supposed to

3 P2 V2
be , then the final pressure is (c) For an adiabatic change , where
2 P1 V1
[BHU 1995]
is the ratio of specific heats
3
(a) 4 atmosphere (b) atmosphere (d) In an adiabatic process work done must be
2
equal to the heat entering the system
1
(c) 8 atmosphere (d) atmosphere 11. The slopes of isothermal and adiabatic curves are
4 related as
6. A monoatomic gas ( 5 / 3) is suddenly [CPMT 1971; BHU 1996; MH CET 1999;
1 UPSEAT 2000; RPET 2003]
compressed to of its original volume
8 (a) Isothermal curve slope = adiabatic curve slope

adiabatically, then the pressure of the gas will
change to [CPMT 1976, 83; MP PMT 1994; (b) Isothermal curve slope = adiabatic
DPMT 1996; Roorkee 2000; KCET 2000; Pb. PMT 1999,
curve slope
2001]

(a)
24 (c) Adiabatic curve slope = isothermal
5 curve slope
(b) 8
1
(c)
40 (d) Adiabatic curve slope = isothermal
3 2
(d) 32 times its initial pressure curve slope
7. The pressure and density of a diatomic gas 12. Pressure-temperature relationship for an ideal gas
( 7 / 5) change adiabatically from (P, d) to (P', undergoing adiabatic change is ( C p / Cv)
d' P'
d'). If 32, then should be [CPMT 1982; [CPMT 1992; MP PMT 1986, 87, 94, 97; Pb. PET 1998;
d P DCE 2001; MP PET 2001; UPSEAT 1999, 2001; AFMC 2002]
EAMCET 2001]
(a) 1/128 (b) 32 (a) PT constant (b) PT 1 constant
(c) 128 (d) None of the above
(c) P 1T constant (d) P 1 T constant
8. An ideal gas at 27o C is compressed
13. The amount of work done in an adiabatic
8
adiabatically to of its original volume. If expansion from temperature T to T1 is
27
[MP PMT 1989]
5
, then the rise in temperature is [CPMT R
3 (a) R(T T1) (b) (T T1)
1984; CBSE PMT 1999; DPMT 2000; 1
BHU 2001; Pb. PET 2001; UPSEAT 2002, 03; KCET 2003;]
(c) RT (d) R(T T1)( 1)

14. During the adiabatic expansion of 2 moles of a
gas, the internal energy of the gas is found to
decrease by 2 joules, the work done during the
process on the gas will be equal to 21.
[CPMT 1988]
Thermodynamics 153
(c) Starts becoming cooler
(d) May become hotter or cooler depending upon
the amount of water vapour present
The adiabatic Bulk modulus of a perfect gas at
pressure is given by [CPMT 1982; MH CET 2001]

(a) 1 J (b) 1 J (a) P (b) 2P

(c) 2 J (d) 2 J (c) P / 2 (d) P
15. The adiabatic elasticity of hydrogen gas 22. An adiabatic process occurs at constant
( 1.4) at NTP is [MNR 1985; AFMC 1996; AIIMS 1999;
UPSEAT 1999, 2000; Pb. PET 2004]
[MP PMT 1990]
5 2 8
(a) Temperature
(a) 1 10 N / m (b) 1 10 N / m
(b) Pressure
(c) 1.4 N / m2 (d) 1.4 105 N / m2 (c) Heat
16. If denotes the ratio of two specific heats of a (d) Temperature and pressure
gas, the ratio of slopes of adiabatic and isothermal 4 1
PV curves at their point of intersection is 23. A polyatomic gas is compressed to of
3 8
[NCERT 1990; MH CET 1999; MP PMT 2000] its volume adiabatically. If its initial pressure is
(a) 1 / (b) Po , its new pressure will be [MP PET 1994; BHU
1995]
(c) 1 (d) 1
(a) 8Po (b) 16P0
17. Air in a cylinder is suddenly compressed by a
piston, which is then maintained at the same (c) 6Po (d) 2Po
position. With the passage of time [NCERT 1971;
DPMT 1995; JIPMER 1997; C
24. For adiabatic processes p
Cv
KCET 2000; AIIMS 2000; MH CET 2001]
(a) The pressure decreases [KCET 1999; MP PET 1995; CPMT 2003]
(b) The pressure increases
(a) P V = constant (b) T V = constant
(c) The pressure remains the same (c) TV 1 =constant (d) TV = constant
(d) The pressure may increase or decrease 25. An ideal gas is expanded adiabatically at an initial
depending upon the nature of the gas temperature of 300 K so that its volume is
18. When a gas expands adiabatically doubled. The final temperature of the hydrogen
[CPMT 1990] gas is ( 1.40)
(a) No energy is required for expansion
[MP PMT 1995; DPMT 1999]
(b) Energy is required and it comes from the wall
(a) 227.36 K (b) 500.30 K
of the container of the gas
(c) Internal energy of the gas is used in doing (c) 454.76 K (d) 47o C
work
26. A given system undergoes a change in which the
(d) Law of conservation of energy does not hold work done by the system equals the decrease in
19. One gm mol of a diatomic gas ( 1.4) is its internal energy. The system must have
compressed adiabatically so that its temperature undergone an
rises from 27o C to 127o C . The work done will [Haryana CEE 1996; UPSEAT 2003]
be (a) Isothermal change (b) Adiabatic change
(a) 2077.5 joules (b) 207.5 joules
(c) Isobaric change (d) Isochoric change
(c) 207.5 ergs (d) None of the above
27. During the adiabatic expansion of 2 moles of a
20. Compressed air in the tube of a wheel of a cycle at gas, the internal energy was found to have
normal temperature suddenly starts coming out decreased by 100 J. The work done by the gas in
from a puncture. The air inside this process is [MP PET 1996, 97]
[NCERT 1970]
(a) Zero (b) 100 J
(a) Starts becoming hotter
(c) 200 J (d) 100 J
(b) Remains at the same temperature
 154 Thermodynamics
28. In an adiabatic expansion of a gas initial and final 35. A gas is being compressed adiabatically. The
temperatures are T1 and T2 respectively, then specific heat of the gas during compression is
[SCRA 1996]
the change in internal energy of the gas is
[MP PET 1997] (a) Zero (b) Infinite
(c) Finite but non-zero (d) Undefined
R R
(a) (T2 T1) (b) (T1 T2) 36. The process in which no heat enters or leaves the
1 1 system is termed as [Pb. PET 1996; BHU 1998;
BCECE 2003]
(c) R(T1 T2) (d) Zero
(a) Isochoric (b) Isobaric
29. o
Helium at 27 C has a volume of 8 litres. It is (c) Isothermal (d) Adiabatic
suddenly compressed to a volume of 1 litre. The 37. Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas at 27o C
temperature of the gas will be [ 5 / 3] occupies a volume of V. If the gas is expanded
[CBSE PMT 1993; MP PMT 1999; Pb. PMT 2002] adiabatically to the volume 2V, then the work
done by the gas will be
(a) 108o C (b) 9327o C [ 5 / 3, R 8.31J / molK ]
(c) 1200o C (d) 927o C [RPET 1999]
(a) 2767
.23J (b) 2767.23J
30. A cycle tyre bursts suddenly. This represents an
[SCRA 1994]
(c) 2500J (d) 2500J
38. o
At 27 C a gas is suddenly compressed such that
(a) Isothermal process (b) Isobaric process
(c) Isochoric process (d) Adiabatic process 1
its pressure becomes th of original pressure.
8
31. One mole of helium is adiabatically expanded from
(Pi , Vi , Ti ) to its final state Temperature of the gas will be ( 5 / 3)
its initial state
[BHU 2000]
(Pf , Vf , Tf ) . The decrease in the internal
(a) 420K (b) 327o C
energy associated with this expansion is equal to
(c) 300K (d) 142o C
[SCRA 1994; BHU 2002]
39. U W 0 is valid for
(a) CV (Ti Tf ) (b) CP (Ti Tf ) [RPMT 2000]

1 (a) Adiabatic process (b) Isothermal process

(c) (CP CV )(Ti Tf ) (d) (c) Isobaric process (d) Isochoric process
2
40. An ideal gas at a pressures of 1 atmosphere and
(CP CV )(Ti Tf )
temperature of 27o C is compressed
32. At N.T.P. one mole of diatomic gas is compressed adiabatically until its pressure becomes 8 times
adiabatically to half of its volume 1.41 . The the initial pressure, then the final temperature is (
work done on gas will be [RPET 1997] = 3/2) [EAMCET (Engg.)2000]

(a) 1280 J (b) 1610 J (a) 627o C (b) 527o C

(c) 1815 J (d) 2025 J (c) 427o C (d) 327o C
33. For adiabatic process, wrong statement is [RPMT 41. Air is filled in a motor tube at 27o C and at a
1997]
pressure of 8 atmospheres. The tube suddenly
(a) dQ 0 (b) dU dW bursts, then temperature of air is
(c) Q = constant (d) Entropy is not [Given of air 1.5]
constant [MP PMT 2002]
34. A diatomic gas initially at 18C is compressed (a) 27.5o C (b) 75o K
adiabatically to one-eighth of its original volume.
The temperature after compression will be (c) 150K (d) 150o C
[Pb. PET 1995; CBSE PMT 1996; CPMT 1999] 1
o
42. If 2.5 and volume is equal to times to the
(a) 10 Co (b) 887 C 8
initial volume then pressure P' is equal to (Initial
(c) 668K (d) 144o C
pressure = P)
 Thermodynamics 155
[RPET 2003] (a) Adiabatic expansion (b) Adiabatic
(a) P' P (b) P ' 2P compression
(c) Isothermal expansion (d) Isothermal
(c) P ' P (2)15/ 2 (d) P ' 7P compression
43. In an adiabatic process, the state of a gas is 50. We consider a thermodynamic system. If U
changed from P1 , V1 , T1 , to P2 , V2 , T2 . Which represents the increase in its internal energy and
of the following relation is correct W the work done by the system, which of the
[Orissa JEE 2003] following statements is true
1 1 [CBSE PMT 1998]
(a) T1V1 T2V2 (b)
(a) U W in an adiabatic process
1 1
P1V1 P2 V2 (b) U W in an isothermal process
(c) T1 P1 T2 P2 (d) T1V1 T2V2 (c) U W in an isothermal process
(d) U W in an adiabatic process
44. During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas
is found to be proportional to the cube of its 51. A gas is suddenly compressed to one fourth of its
absolute temperature. The ratio C p / C v for the original volume. What will be its final pressure, if its
initial pressure is P
gas is [AIEEE 2003]
[Pb. PET 2002]
3 4
(a) (b) (a) Lesss than P (b) More than P
2 3
(c) P (d) Either (a) or (c)
5
(c) 2 (d) 52. A gas for which 1.5 is suddenly compressed
3 1
45. In adiabatic expansion of a gas to th of the initial volume. Then the ratio of the
4
[BCECE 2001; MP PET 2003] final to the initial pressure is [EAMCET 2001]
(a) Its pressure increases
(a) 1 : 16 (b) 1 : 8
(b) Its temperature falls
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 8 : 1
(c) Its density increases
53. One mole of an ideal gas with 1.4 , is
(d) Its thermal energy increases
adiabatically compressed so that its temperature
46. One mole of an ideal gas at an initial temperature rises from 27C to 35C. The change in the
of T K does 6 R joules of work adiabatically. If the internal energy of the gas is
ratio of specific heats of this gas at constant (R 8.3 J /mol.K ) [EAMCET 2001]
pressure and at constant volume is 5/3, the final
temperature of gas will be (a) 166 J (b) 166 J
[CBSE PMT 2004] (c) 168 J (d) 168 J
(a) (T 2.4) K (b) (T 2.4) K 54. The volume of a gas is reduced adiabatically to
1
(c) (T 4) K (d) (T 4) K of its volume at 27C, if the value of 1.4,
4
47. A gas is suddenly compressed to 1/4 th of its then the new temperature will be
original volume at normal temperature. The [DPMT 2000]
increase in its temperature is ( 1.5)
(a) 350 40.4 K (b) 300 40.4 K
[DCE 2004]
(a) 273 K (b) 573 K (c) 150 40.4 K (d) None of these
(c) 373 K (d) 473 K 55. During an adiabatic expansion of 2 moles of a gas,
48. A gas ( 1.3) is enclosed in an insulated vessel the change in internal energy was found 50J. The
work done during the process is
fitted with insulating piston at a pressure of [Pb. PET 1996]
105 N / m2 . On suddenly pressing the piston the (a) Zero (b) 100J
volume is reduced to half the initial volume. The (c) 50J (d) 50J
final pressure of the gas is [RPET 2002]
56. Adiabatic modulus of elasticity of a gas is
(a) 20.7 105 (b) 21.3 105
2.1 105 N / m2. What will be its isothermal
(c) 21.4 105 (d) None of these Cp
modulus of elasticity 1.4
49. The internal energy of the gas increases In C
v
[MP PMT 1989; RPMT 2001]
 156 Thermodynamics
[UPSEAT 1999] (c) 2 105 100joules (d) 2 105 100
5
(a) 1.8 10 N / m 2 5
(b) 1.5 10 N / m 2
joules
(c) 1.4 105 N / m2 (d) 1.2 105 N / m2 6. Work done by 0.1 mole of a gas at 27o C to
57. For an adiabatic expansion of a perfect gas, the double its volume at constant pressure is (R = 2
P cal mol1 oC1)
value of is equal to [CPMT 1983; MP PMT
P [EAMCET 1994]
1990]
(a) 54 cal (b) 600 cal
V V
(a) (b) (c) 60 cal (d) 546 cal
V V
V 7. Unit mass of a liquid with volume V1 is
2 V
(c) (d)
V V completely changed into a gas of volume V2 at a
constant external pressure P and temperature T. If
Isobaric and Isochoric Processes the latent heat of evaporation for the given mass
is L, then the increase in the internal energy of the
1. A gas expands under constant pressure P from system is [Roorkee 1999]
volume V1 to V2 . The work done by the gas is
(a) Zero (b) P (V2 V1)
[CBSE PMT 1990; RPMT 2003]
(a) P (V2 V1) (b) P (V1 V2) (c) L P (V2 V1) (d) L
V1V2 8. A gas expands 0.25m3 at constant pressure
(c) P (V1 V2 ) (d) P
V2 V1 103 N / m2 , the work done is
2. When heat in given to a gas in an isobaric process, [CPMT 1997; UPSEAT 1999; JIPMER 2001, 02]
then (a) 2.5 ergs (b) 250 J
[DPMT 2001]
(c) 250 W (d) 250 N
(a) The work is done by the gas
9. Two kg of water is converted into steam by boiling
(b) Internal energy of the gas increases at atmospheric pressure. The volume changes
(c) Both (a) and (b) from 2 103 m3 to 3.34m3 . The work done
(d) None from (a) and (b) by the system is about [Roorkee 2000]

3. One mole of a perfect gas in a cylinder fitted with (a) 340 kJ (b) 170 kJ
a piston has a pressure P, volume V and (c) 170 kJ (d) 340 kJ
temperature T. If the temperature is increased by
10. An ideal gas has volume V0 at 27o C. It is
1 K keeping pressure constant, the increase in
volume is heated at constant pressure so that its volume
becomes 2V0 . The final temperature is
2V V
(a) (b) [BCECE 2003]
273 91
(a) 54o C (b) 32.6o C
V
(c) (d) V (c) 327C (d) 150 K
273
4. A gas is compressed at a constant pressure of 11. If 300 ml of a gas at 27o C is cooled to 7o C at
50N / m 2 from a volume of 10m 3 to a volume constant pressure, then its final volume will be
[Pb. PET 1999; BHU 2003; CPMT 2004]
of 4m3 . Energy of 100 J then added to the gas by
(a) 540 ml (b) 350 ml
heating. Its internal energy is
(c) 280 ml (d) 135 ml
[MNR 1994]
12. Which of the following is correct in terms of
(a) Increased by 400 J (b) Increased by 200 J
increasing work done for the same initial and final
(c) Increased by 100 J (d) Decreased by 200 J state [RPMT 1996]
5. Work done by air when it expands from 50 litres to
(a) Adiabatic < Isothermal < Isobaric
150 litres at a constant pressure of 2 atmosphere
is (b) Isobaric < Adiabatic < Isothermal
(c) Adiabatic < Isobaric < Isothermal
(a) 2 104 joules (b) 2 100 joules
(d) None of these
 Thermodynamics 157

13. A sample of gas expands from volume V1 to V2 . 21. In an isochoric process if T1 27o C and
The amount of work done by the gas is greatest
T2 127o C, then P1 / P2 will be equal to
when the expansion is
[RPMT 2003]
[CBSE PMT 1997; AIIMS 1998; JIPMER 2000]
(a) 9 / 59 (b) 2 / 3
(a) Isothermal (b) Isobaric
(c) 3 / 4 (d) None of these
(c) Adiabatic (d) Equal in all cases 22. Which is incorrect [DCE 2001]
14. Which of the following is a slow process [J & K CET (a) In an isobaric process, p 0
2000]
(a) Isothermal (b) Adiabatic (b) In an isochoric process, W 0
(c) Isobaric (d) None of these (c) In an isothermal process, T 0
15. How much work to be done in decreasing the (d) In an isothermal process, Q 0
volume of and ideal gas by an amount of 23. Which relation is correct for isometric process
2.4 104 m3 at normal temperature and [RPMT 2001; BCECE 2003]
constant normal pressure of 1 10 N / m 5 2
(a) Q U (b) W U
[UPSEAT 1999]
(c) Q W (d) None of these
(a) 28 joule (b) 27 joule
(c) 25 joule (d) 24 joule Heat Engine, Refrigerator and
16. A Container having 1 mole of a gas at a Second Law of Thermodynamics
temperature 27C has a movable piston which
1. A Carnot engine working between 300K and
maintains at constant pressure in container of 1
atm. The gas is compressed until temperature 600K has work output of 800 J per cycle. What is
becomes 127C. The work done is (Cp for gas is amount of heat energy supplied to the engine
7.03 cal/molK) [DCE 2005] from source per cycle
(a) 703 J (b) 814 J [DPMT 1999; Pb. PMT 2002, 05; Kerala PMT
2004]
(c) 121 J (d) 2035 J
17. In a reversible isochoric change (a) 1800 J/cycle (b) 1000 J/cycle
[NCERT 1990] (c) 2000 J/cycle (d) 1600 J/cycle
(a) W 0 (b) Q 0 2. The coefficient of performance of a Carnot
(c) T 0 (d) U 0 refrigerator working between 30 C and 0o C is
o

18. Entropy of a thermodynamic system does not [UPSEAT 2002]

change when this system is used for (a) 10 (b) 1
[AIIMS 1995]
(c) 9 (d) 0
(a) Conduction of heat from a hot reservoir to a
cold reservoir 3. If the door of a refrigerator is kept open, then
(b) Conversion of heat into work isobarically which of the following is true
[DPMT 2001; BHU 2001;
(c) Conversion of heat into internal energy
isochorically JIPMER 2002; AIEEE 2002; CPMT 2003]
(d) Conversion of work into heat isochorically (a) Room is cooled
19. The work done in which of the following processes (b) Room is heated
is zero
[UPSEAT 2003]
(c) Room is either cooled or heated

(a) Isothermal process (b) Adiabatic process (d) Room is neither cooled nor heated
(c) Isochoric process (d) None of these 4. In a cyclic process, the internal energy of the gas
20. In which thermodynamic process, volume remains (a) Increases (b) Decreases
same (c) Remains constant (d) Becomes zero
[Orissa PMT 2004]
5. Irreversible process is
(a) Isobaric (b) Isothermal
(a) Adiabatic process
(c) Adiabatic (d) Isochoric
(b) Joule-Thomson expansion
(c) Ideal isothermal process
 158 Thermodynamics
(d) None of the above (c) Q / 2 (d) 2Q / 3
6. For a reversible process, necessary condition is 13. The temperature of sink of Carnot engine is
(a) In the whole cycle of the system, the loss of 27o C . Efficiency of engine is 25%. Then
any type of heat energy should be zero temperature of source is
(b) That the process should be too fast [DCE 2002; CPMT 2002]
(c) That the process should be slow so that the o
(a) 227 C (b) 327o C
working substance should remain in thermal
and mechanical equilibrium with the (c) 127o C (d) 27o C
surroundings
(d) The loss of energy should be zero and it should 14. The temperature of reservoir of Carnot's engine
be quasistatic operating with an efficiency of 70% is 1000K. The
temperature of its sink is
7. In a cyclic process, work done by the system is
[DCE 2003]
[BHU 2002]
(a) Zero (a) 300 K (b) 400 K

(b) Equal to heat given to the system (c) 500 K (d) 700 K
(c) More than the heat given to system 15. In a Carnot engine, when T2 0o C and
(d) Independent of heat given to the system T1 200 C, o
its efficiency is 1 and when
8. An ideal gas heat engine operates in a Carnot's
T1 0 o C and T2 200 o C , Its efficiency is
cycle between 227o C and 127o C . It absorbs 6
2 , then what is 1 / 2 [DCE 2004]
104 J at high temperature. The amount of heat
converted into work is .... (a) 0.577 (b) 0.733
[KCET 2004] (c) 0.638 (d) Can not be calculated
(a) 4.8 10 J4
(b) 3.5 10 J 4 16. The efficiency of Carnot's engine operating
between reservoirs, maintained at temperatures
(c) 1.6 104 J (d) 1.2 104 J o
27o C and 123 C, is
[DPMT 2002, 03; BVP 2004]
9. An ideal heat engine exhausting heat at 77o C is
(a) 50% (b) 24%
to have a 30% efficiency. It must take heat at
[BCECE 2004] (c) 0.75% (d) 0.4%

(a) 127o C (b) 227o C 17. A Carnot engine operates between 227o C and

(c) 327o C (d) 673o C 27o C. Efficiency of the engine will be [DCE
1999; BHU 2004]
10. Efficiency of Carnot engine is 100% if [Pb. PET
2000] 1 2
(a) (b)
3 5
(a) T2 273 K (b) T2 0 K
3 3
(c) T1 273 K (d) T1 0 K (c) (d)
4 5
11. A Carnot's engine used first an ideal monoatomic 18. A measure of the degree of disorder of a system is
gas then an ideal diatomic gas. If the source and known as
sink temperature are 411o C and 69o C [Pb. PET 1997; MH CET 1999]
respectively and the engine extracts 1000 J of heat (a) Isobaric (b) Isotropy
in each cycle, then area enclosed by the PV (c) Enthalpy (d) Entropy
diagram is [Pb. PET 2002] 19. A carnot engine has the same efficiency between
800 K to 500 K and x K to 600 K. The value of x is
(a) 100 J (b) 300 J
[Pb. PMT 1996; CPMT 1996]
(c) 500 J (d) 700 J
(a) 1000 K (b) 960 K
12. A Carnot engine absorbs an amount Q of heat (c) 846 K (d) 754 K
from a reservoir at an abosolute temperature T
20. A scientist says that the efficiency of his heat
and rejects heat to a sink at a temperature of T/3.
engine which operates at source temperature
The amount of heat rejected is 127C and sink temperature 27C is 26%, then
[UPSEAT 2004] [CBSE PMT 2001]

(a) Q / 4 (b) Q / 3 (a) It is impossible

 Thermodynamics 159
(b) It is possible but less probable T1 T2 T1
(c) It is quite probable (c) (d)
T2 T2
(d) Data are incomplete
29. An ideal heat engine working between
21. A Carnots engine is made to work between 200C
temperature T1 and T2 has an efficiency , the new
and 0C first and then between 0C and 200C.
efficiency if both the source and sink temperature
The ratio of efficiencies of the engine in the two
are doubled, will be [DPMT 2000]
cases is [KCET 2002]
(a) 1.73 : 1 (b) 1 : 1.73
(a) (b)
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 2 2
22. Efficiency of a Carnot engine is 50% when (c) 2 (d) 3
temperature of outlet is 500 K. In order to increase 30. An ideal refrigerator has a freezer at a
efficiency up to 60% keeping temperature of temperature of 13C. The coefficient of
intake the same what is temperature of outlet performance of the engine is 5. The temperature
[CBSE PMT 2002] of the air (to which heat is rejected) will be
(a) 200 K (b) 400 K [BHU 2000; CPMT 2002]
(c) 600 K (d) 800 K (a) 325C (b) 325K
23. Even Carnot engine cannot give 100% efficiency (c) 39C (d) 320C
because we cannot [AIEEE 2002]
31. In a mechanical refrigerator, the low temperature
(a) Prevent radiation coils are at a temperature of 23C and the
(b) Find ideal sources compressed gas in the condenser has a
temperature of 27C. The theoretical coefficient of
(c) Reach absolute zero temperature performance is [UPSEAT 2001]
(d) Eliminate friction (a) 5 (b) 8
24. Heat cannot by itself flow from a body at lower (c) 6 (d) 6.5
temperature to a body at higher temperature is a 32. An engine is supposed to operate between two
statement or consequence of [AIEEE 2003, reservoirs at temperature 727C and 227C. The
EAMCET (Med.) 2003]
maximum possible efficiency of such an engine is
(a) Second law of thermodynamics [UPSEAT 2005]
(b) Conservation of momentum (a) 1/2 (b) 1/4
(c) Conservation of mass (c) 3/4 (d) 1
(d) First law of thermodynamics 33. An ideal gas heat engine operates in Carnot cycle
25. A Carnot engine takes 3 106 cal. of heat from a between 227C and 127C. It absorbs 6 104
reservoir at 627C, and gives it to a sink at 27C. cals of heat at higher temperature. Amount of
The work done by the engine is [AIEEE 2003] heat converted to work is
(a) 4.2 106 J (b) 8.4 106 J [CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) 2.4 10 cal4 (b) 6 104 cal
(c) 16.8 106 J (d) Zero
26. The first operation involved in a Carnot cycle is (c) 1.2 104 cal (d) 4.8 104 cal
[AFMC 1998] 34. Which of the following processes is reversible
(a) Isothermal expansion (b) Adiabatic expansion [CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) Transfer of heat by radiation
(c) Isothermal compression (d) Adiabatic
compression (b) Electrical heating of a nichrome wire
(c) Transfer of heat by conduction
27. For which combination of working temperatures
the efficiency of Carnots engine is highest [KCET (d) Isothermal compression
2000]
(a) 80 K, 60 K (b) 100 K, 80 K
(c) 60 K, 40 K (d) 40 K, 20 K
28. The efficiency of Carnot engine when source
temperature is T1 and sink temperature is T2 will
be [DCE 2000]
1. When an ideal diatomic gas is heated at constant
T1 T2 T2 T1 pressure, the fraction of the heat energy supplied
(a) (b) which increases the internal energy of the gas, is
T1 T2
[IIT 1990; UPSEAT 1998; RPET 2000]
 160 Thermodynamics

2 3 6. A closed hollow insulated cylinder is filled with gas

(a) (b)
5 5 at 0o C and also contains an insulated piston of
negligible weight and negligible thickness at the
3 5
(c) (d) middle point. The gas on one side of the piston is
7 7
heated to 100o C. If the piston moves 5cm ,
2. 1cm3 of water at its boiling point absorbs 540 the length of the hollow cylinder is [EAMCET 2001]
calories of heat to become steam with a volume of (a) 13.65 cm (b) 27.3 cm
1671 cm3 .If the atmospheric pressure =
(c) 38.6 cm (d) 64.6 cm
1.013x105 N / m2 and the mechanical
7. A mono atomic gas is supplied the heat Q very
equivalent of heat = 4.19J / calorie, the energy slowly keeping the pressure constant. The work
spent in this process in overcoming intermolecular done by the gas will be [BHU 2003; CPMT
forces is 2004]
[MP PET 1999, 2001; Orissa JEE 2002]
2 3
(a) 540 cal (b) 40 cal (a) Q (b) Q
3 5
(c) 500 cal (d) Zero
3. During the melting of a slab of ice at 273 K at 2 1
(c) Q (d) Q
atmospheric pressure [IIT 1998] 5 5
(a) Positive work is done by ice-water system on
8. A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4
the atmosphere
moles argon at temperature T. Neglecting all
(b) Positive work is done on the ice-water system
vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the
by the atmosphere
system is
(c) The internal energy of the ice-water system
increases [IIT 1999; UPSEAT 2003]
(d) The internal energy of the ice-water system (a) 4 RT (b) 15 RT
decreases
(c) 9 RT (d) 11 RT
4. Two identical containers A and B with frictionless
pistons contain the same ideal gas at the same 9. An ideal gas expands isothermally from a volume
temperature and the same volume V. The mass of V1 to V2 and then compressed to original
the gas in A is mA and that in B is mB . The gas volume V1 adiabatically. Initial pressure is P1
in each cylinder is now allowed to expand
and final pressure is P3 . The total work done is
isothermally to the same final volume 2V. The
changes in the pressure in A and B are found to be W. Then [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
P and 1.5 P respectively. Then (a) P3 P1, W 0 (b) P3 P1 , W 0
[IIT 1998]

(a) 4mA 9mB (b) 2mA 3mB (c) P3 P1, W 0 (d) P3 P1, W 0

10. Work done by a system under isothermal change

(c) 3mA 2mB (d) 9mA 3mB
from a volume V1 to V2 for a gas which obeys
5. A monoatomic ideal gas, initially at temperature
T1, is enclosed in a cylinder fitted with a Vander Waal's equation
frictionless piston. The gas is allowed to expand n2
adiabatically to a temperature. T2 by releasing (V n) P nRT
V
the piston suddenly. If L1 and L 2 are the lengths
of the gas column before and after expansion V n V V2
respectively, then T1 / T2 is given by (a) nRT loge 2 n2 1
VV

V1 n 1 2
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000]
2/ 3
L1 V V V2
L (b) nRT log10 2 n2 1
(a) 1 (b) VV
L
2 L2 V1 1 2

L2 L
2/ 3 V n V V2
(c) (d) 2 (c) nRT loge 2 n2 1
VV

L1 L
1 V1 n 1 2
 Thermodynamics 161

V n VV source at T1 800K and rejects to sink at T2K

(d) nRT loge 1 n2 1 2
V V . The second engine B receives heat rejected by
V2 n 1 2
the first engine and rejects to another sink at
11. A cylindrical tube of uniform cross-sectional area A T3 300K . If the work outputs of two engines
is fitted with two air tight frictionless pistons. The
are equal, then the value of T2 is
pistons are connected to each other by a metallic
wire. Initially the pressure of the gas is P0 and (a) 100K (b) 300K
temperature is T0, atmospheric pressure is also P0. (c) 550K (d) 700K
Now the temperature of the gas is increased to 17. When an ideal monoatomic gas is heated at
2T0, the tension in the wire will be constant pressure, fraction of heat energy supplied
which increases the internal energy of gas, is
[AIIMS 1995]
wire
2 3
(a) (b)
5 5
3 3
(a) 2P0 A (b) P0 A (c) (d)
7 4
P0 A 18. When an ideal gas ( 5 / 3 ) is heated under
(c) (d) 4P0 A
2 constant pressure, then what percentage of given
heat energy will be utilised in doing external work
12. The molar heat capacity in a process of a diatomic [RPET 1999]
Q (a) 40 % (b) 30 %
gas if it does a work of when a heat of Q is
4 (c) 60 % (d) 20 %
supplied to it is 19. Which one of the following gases possesses the
2 5 largest internal energy [SCRA 1998]
(a) R (b) R
5 2 (a) 2 moles of helium occupying 1m3 at 300 K

10 6 (b) 56 kg of nitrogen at 107Nm2 and 300 K

(c) R (d) R
3 7 (c) 8 grams of oxygen at 8 atm and 300 K
13. An insulator container contains 4 moles of an ideal (d) 6 1026 molecules of argon occupying
diatomic gas at temperature T. Heat Q is supplied
to this gas, due to which 2 moles of the gas are 40m3 at 900 K
dissociated into atoms but temperature of the gas 20. Two samples A and B of a gas initially at the same
remains constant. Then pressure and temperature are compressed from
volume V to V/2 (A isothermally and adiabatically).
(a) Q 2RT (b) Q RT The final pressure of A is
(c) Q 3RT (d) Q 4RT [MP PET 1996, 99; MP PMT 1997, 99]

14. The volume of air increases by 5% in its adiabatic (a) Greater than the final pressure of B
expansion. The percentage decrease in its (b) Equal to the final pressure of B
pressure will be (c) Less than the final pressure of B
(a) 5% (b) 6% (d) Twice the final pressure of B
(c) 7% (d) 8% 21. Initial pressure and volume of a gas are P and V
respectively. First it is expanded isothermally to
15. The temperature of a hypothetical gas increases
volume 4V and then compressed adiabatically to
to 2 times when compressed adiabatically to volume V. The final pressure of gas will be [CBSE
half the volume. Its equation can be written as PMT 1999]

(a) PV 3/ 2 = constant (b) PV 5/ 2 = constant (a) 1P (b) 2P

(c) 4P (d) 8P
(c) PV 7 / 3 = constant (d) PV 4 / 3 = constant
22. A thermally insulated rigid container contains an
16. Two Carnot engines A and B are operated in ideal gas heated by a filament of resistance 100
succession. The first one, A receives heat from a
 162 Thermodynamics
through a current of 1A for 5 min then change in 4R
internal energy is (c) 3 R (d)
3
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]
29. Following figure shows on adiabatic cylindrical
(a) 0 kJ (b) 10 kJ
container of volume V0 divided by an adiabatic
(c) 20 kJ (d) 30 kJ smooth piston (area of cross-section = A) in two
23. A reversible engine converts one-sixth of the heat equal parts. An ideal gas (CP / CV ) is at
input into work. When the temperature of the sink
pressure P1 and temperature T1 in left part and gas
is reduced by 62C, the efficiency of the engine is
at pressure P2 and temperature T2 in right part.
doubled. The temperatures of the source and sink
The piston is slowly displaced and released at a
are [CBSE PMT 2000]
position where it can stay in equilibrium. The final
(a) 80C, 37C (b) 95C, 28C pressure of the two parts will be (Suppose x =
(c) 90C, 37C (d) 99C, 37C displacement of the piston)

24. An engineer claims to have made an engine

delivering 10 kW power with fuel consumption of 1 P1T1 P2T2
g/sec. The calorific value of the fuel is 2 kcal/g. Is
the claim of the engineer
[J & K CET 2000]
(a) P2 (b) P1
(a) Valid

(b) Invalid V V
P1 0 P2 0
(c) Depends on engine design 2 2
(c)
(d)
(d) Depends of the load
V0 V0
25. Find the change in the entropy in the following Ax Ax
2 2
process 100 gm of ice at 0C melts when dropped
in a bucket of water at 50C (Assume 30. Two cylinders A and B fitted with pistons contain
temperature of water does not change) [BHU equal amounts of an ideal diatomic gas at 300 K.
(Med.) 2000] The piston of A is free to move while that of B is
(a) 4.5 cal/K (b) + 4.5 cal/K held fixed. The same amount of heat is given to
the gas in each cylinder. If the rise in temperature
(c) +5.4 cal/K (d) 5.4 cal/K of the gas in A is 30 K, then the rise in
26. An ideal gas expands in such a manner that its temperature of the gas in B is
pressure and volume can be related by equation [IIT 1998]
(a) 30 K (b) 18 K
PV 2 constant. During this process, the gas is
[UPSEAT 2002] (c) 50 K (d) 42 K
(a) Heated
(b) Cooled
(c) Neither heated nor cooled
(d) First heated and then cooled
27. A Carnot engine whose low temperature reservoir 1. A system goes from A to B via two processes I and
is at 7C has an efficiency of 50%. It is desired to
II as shown in figure. If U1 and U2 are the
increase the efficiency to 70%. By how many
degrees should the temperature of the high changes in internal energies in the processes I and
temperature reservoir be increased II respectively, then
P [AIEEE 2005]
[UPSEAT 2005]
(a) 840 K (b) 280 K (a) U II U I II

(c) 560 K (d) 380 K (b) U II U I A B

I
28. P-V diagram of a diatomic gas is a straight line (c) U I U II V
passing through origin. The molar heat capacity of
the gas in the process will be (d) Relation between U I and U II can not be
(a) 4 R (b) 2.5 R determined
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2. A thermodynamic system is taken through the
cycle PQRSP process. The net work done by the
system is
P
[Orissa JEE 2002]
S R
(a) 20 J 200 Kpa

(b) 20 J
100 Kpa Q
(c) 400 J P
V
(d) 374 J 100 cc 300 cc