V.P & R.P.T.P.

SCIENCE COLLEGE
Question Bank(2019-20)

THIRD YEAR US05CPHY04

(PHYSICS) Hardik Upadhyay (9067678277)

UNIT 1
A) MCQs

1) Helmholtz function is given by

a) H= U+W b) G= h-TS c) h= U+PV d) F= U- TS

2) In second order phase transition process

a) Change in heat, entropy and volume

b) No Change in heat, entropy and volume

c) Change in heat but no change in entropy and volume

d) No Change in heat but change in entropy and volume

3) At absolute zero temperature entropy of the system is ______

a) increases b) constant c) zero d) decreases

4) If a system undergoes from first state to second state with a constant heat the process is
called _____

a) an isochoric b) an isobaric c) an isothermal d) an adiabatic

5) Which of the following expression represent second law of thermodynamics?

a) δQ =TdS b) ds = PV c) T= dS PdV d) S= PV

6) A measure of disorder of the system is called _____.

A) entropy b) enthalpy c) heat d) work-done

7) Gibb’s free energy is given by _____.

a) H = U+W b) G= h-TS c) h=U+PV d) F= U-TS

 B) Short Question.

1. State first law of thermodynamics.

2. State Nernst’s heat theorem.
3. Define enthalpy and prove that enthalpy remains constant in an isobaric adiabatic
process.
4. What do you mean by order phase? Distinguish between first and second order of
phase transition
5. Define Specific latent heat and phase transition.
6. State the zeroth law of thermodynamics.
7. State second law of thermodynamics in terms of entropy.

C) Long question.

1. Derive Maxwell’s thermo dynamical relations using alternative method.

2. What is entropy? Obtain first and second TdS equations.
3. Prove that change in Helmholtz free energy (F) during an infinitesimal process.
4. Derive Ehrenfest’s equation in case of second order phase transition.
5. Shows that in throttling process the initial and final enthalpies of the system are
equal.
6. Derive Clausius-Clapeyron latent heat equation. And shows the graphical
representation of Gibb’s function, Entropy and volume.
 UNIT – 2
A) MCQs

1) The Stirling formula is ln N! = _____

a) N ln ) b) N ln N - N c) N ln n d) e ln (N/e)

2) For a system of a large number of identical particles, the concept of ensemble average
was introduced by

a) Plank b) Kelvin c) Hamilton d) Gibbs

3) In micro canonical ensemble

a) Neither exchange energy nor particle.

b) Exchange of energy but not particle.

c) Exchange of both energy and particle.

d) Exchange of particle but not energy.

4) Gibbs paradox in a statistical mechanics is related to additive property of _____.

a) energy b) entropy c) position d) momentum

5) If the system is in the ____ condition the phase space is known as the Г space.

a) Gaseous b) liquid c) solid d) none of above

6) Which is the factor for Gibb’s paradox ____?

a) PK ln ) b) PNK ln ) c) PN ln ) d) KN ln )

7) Mean kinetic energy of a particle per degree of freedom is ____.

3 5 1
a) <E>= KT b) <E>= KT c) <E>= KT d) None of above
2 2 2
 B) Short Question

1) Explain equal priori probability.

2) Explain phase space.

3) Derive expression for temperature in case of micro canonical ensemble.

4) State Liouvilles theorem.

5) For micro canonical ensemble, prove that <E> = 3/2 KT.

6) Discuss in brief microscopic and macroscopic states.

7) Explain additive property of entropy in brief.

C) Long Question

1) Define Micro canonical ensemble and obtain Gibb’s micro canonical distribution
function.

2) Obtain Sackur-Tetrode formula for a perfect gas.

3) What is Gibb’s paradox in micro canonical ensemble? How it is remove?

4) Show that the probability density is constant along the phase trajectories of the phase
points.

5) Obtain the expression for entropy of perfect gas in a micro-canonical ensemble.

 UNIT - 3
A) MCQs

1) Which of the following parameters remains constant in canonical ensemble?

a) [V,E,T] b) [N,V,T] c) [μ,V,T] d) [μ,N,E]

2) The mean square fluctuation of energy in canonical ensemble is____.

a) β2 Cp b) β2 Cv c) KT2 Cv d) KT2 Cp

3) In classical statistics, the expression for canonical partition function is a dimensional

quantity dividing by which of the following factor it is made dimensionless quantity.

a) h2N b) h3N c) h4N d) None of these

4) The three physical parameters [μ,V,T] remains constant in ____ ensemble.

a) Micro Canonical b) Canonical c) Grand Canonical d) Macro Canonical

B) Short question

1) Explain canonical ensemble.

2) Write canonical partition function for quantum and classical statistics.

2 KT
3) Prove that Vmp =
m

4) What is chemical potential?

5) Define Grand canonical ensemble.

C) Long Question

1) Derive an expression for grand canonical distribution of a system in quantum and

classical statistics.

2) Derive an expression for Maxwell distribution of velocities of a particles.

3) Calculate thermo dynamic quantities of a system in grand canonical ensemble in

quantum mechanical picture.

4) Explain canonical ensemble and write equivalence of micro canonical and canonical ensemble.
5) Discuss different thermodynamical quantities for canonical ensemble.

UNIT – 4
A) MCQs

1) The spin quantum number s of the _____ is 1/2.

a) μ - meson b) π - meson c) photon d) α particle

2) In BOSE EINSTEIN system the mean separation between the particle is smaller than the
____.

a) Thermal length b) wave length c) De-broglie length d) Debye length

3) In which of the following system λ < d.

a) M-B system b) B-E system c) F-D system d) None of these

4) In M-B system, the mean separation between the particle is ____ than the thermal length.

a) Equal b) smaller c) more d) none of these

5) The spin quantum number (s) of the ____ is zero.

a) Photon b) positron c) α -particle d) π - meson

6) The Pauli’s exclusion principle is satisfied in ____.

a) F-D system b) M-b system c) B-E system d) Ideal system

7) In the Fermi-Dirac system constituent particle of gas are ____ from one another.

a) Distinguishable b) Indistinguishable c) fixed d) none of above

B) Short question

1) Define M-B system in brief.

2) Define ideal M-B gas and obtain energy distribution function for it.

3) Derive expression for entropy of the gas in case of of B-E distribution.

4) In a gas of identical, weakly interacting particles in the ith state with degeneracy 5, has 3
particles. Find the number of ways of selecting the particles in the state under F-D
distribution.

5) Define bosons with proper example.

6) Obtain expression for entropy in the Fermi-Dirac system.

7) What is Fermi Dirac gas and Einstein Boltzmann gas.

C) Long question

1) Obtain the expression for the F-D distribution of particle among various states. A Fermi-
Dirac gas has two particles in the ith state whose degeneracy is three. Find the number of
independent ways of selecting the particle in the stat.

2) Discuss the Maxwell-Boltzman distribution function of a particle among various states

and obtain the condition for its application.

3) What is Bose-Einstein system? Discuss the Bose- Einstein distribution function of the
particle among various states.

A B-E gas has two particles in the ith state whose degeneracy is three.

Find the number of independent ways of selecting the particles in a state.