First And Second Law Of Thermodynamics Multiple Choice Questions And Answers
Question 1. When a bullet of 6 g mass hits a target at a speed of 400 m · s-1, 70% of its energy is converted into heat. The value of heat generated is
- 336 cal
- 80 cal
- 3.36 x 105 cal
- 80000 cal
Answer: 2. 336 cal
Question 2. Water drops from a height of 40 m in a waterfall. If 75% of its energy is converted to heat and absorbed by the water, the rise in temperature of the water will be
- 0.035°C
- 0.07°C
- 0.35°C
- 0.7°C
Answer: 2. 0.07°C
Question 3. The amount of work done to convert 1 g of ice at 0°C into steam at 100 °C is
- 756 J
- 2688 J
- 3024 J
- 171.4 J
Answer: 3. 3024 J
Question 4. 169 J energy is required to transform 1g(1cm³) of water into steam at 1 atm pressure. If the latent heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal · g-1, the volume of that steam will be
- 1560 cm³
- 1671 cm³
- 1571cm³
- 1600 cm³
Answer: 2. 1671 cm³
Question 5. A man of mass 90 kg gains 105 cal of heat from his food intake. If his digestive ability is 28%, how much height can he climb up to?
- 1333 m
- 133.3 m
- 13.33 m
- 1.333 m
Answer: 2. 133.3 m
Question 6. Which of the following quantities does not indicate any thermodynamic state of a substance?
- Volume
- Temperature
- Pressure
- Work
Answer: 4. Work
Question 7. The internal energy of a substance means
- The kinetic energy of the substance
- The kinetic energy of the molecules of the substance
- The sum of its kinetic and potential energies
- The sum of kinetic and potential energies of the molecules of the substance
Answer: 4. The sum of kinetic and potential energies of the molecules of the substance
Question 8. If the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a certain mass of a gas decreases, then
- The gas becomes hot
- The gas becomes cold
- The gas expands
- The gas contracts
Answer: 2. The gas becomes cold
Question 9. If the volume of a gas of a certain mass changes from 1 L to 0.5 L at a constant pressure of 105 N · m-2, work done by the gas will be
- 50000 J
- -50000 J
- 50 J
- -50 J
Answer: 4. -50 J
Question 10. The internal energy of a system is U1. In a process, work done by the system is W, and heat accepted by the system is Q. At the end of the process, the internal energy of the system is
- U1 + Q-W
- U1-Q+W
- U1 + Q+W
- U1 – Q-W
Answer: 1. U1 + Q-W
Question 11. The work done by an ideal gas at constant temperature is 10 J. The amount of heat gained in this process is
- 10Cal
- 2.38 cal
- Zero
- Data insufficient
Answer: 2. 2.38 cal
Question 12. The work done by an ideal gas at constant pressure is 10 J. The amount of heat gained in this process is
- 10cal
- 2.38 cal
- zero
- Data insufficient
Answer: 4. Data insufficient
Question 13. If the internal energy U and the work W are expressed in unit of J and the heat is expressed in unit of cal, the first law of thermodynamics will be [here J = Joule’s equivalent]
- dQ = dU+\(\frac{dW}{J}\)
- dQ = dU+JdW
- JdQ = dU+dW
- \(\frac{dQ}{J}\)
Answer: 3. JdQ = dU+dW
Question 14. Cv = 5/2, for 1 mol of any diatomic ideal ga of the ratio of the two specific heats is \(\left[\frac{C_p}{C_v}=\gamma\right]\) of the gas is
- \(\frac{4}{3}\)
- \(\frac{5}{3}\)
- \(\frac{7}{3}\)
- \(\frac{7}{5}\)
Answer: 4. \(\frac{7}{5}\)
Question 15. If R = 2 cal · mol-1 · °C-1 and hydrogen is assumed to be an ideal gas, specific heat1 of that gas at constant pressure will be
- 7 cal g °C-1
- 5 cal g °C-1
- 3.5 cal · g-1 · °C-1
- 1.25 cal · g-1 · °C-1
Answer: 3. 3.5 cal · g-1 · °C-1
Question 16. Work done becomes zero
- At constant pressure
- At constant volume
- In isothermal process
- In adiabatic process
Answer: 2. At constant volume
Question 17. The change in internal energy of an ideal gas becomes zero
- At constant pressure
- At constant volume
- In isothermal process
- In adiabatic process
Answer: 3. In isothermal process
Question 18. The process in which changes in pressure, volume and temperature occur simultaneously is
- Isobaric
- Isochoric
- Isothermal
- Adiabatic
Answer: 4. Adiabatic
Question 19. It is observed by comparing the specific heats of all solid, liquid, and gaseous substances that
- Specific heat of water is the highest
- Specific heats of hydrogen and helium are higher than that of water
- All gases have specific heat higher than that of water
- All liquid and gases have specific heats higher than that of water
Answer: 2. Specific heats of hydrogen and helium are higher than that of water
Question 20. In an adiabatic expansion, the change in internal energy of 10 mol of a gas is 100 J. What is the amount of work done by the gas?
- -100 J
- 100 J
- 1000 J
- -1000 J
Answer: 2. 100 J
Question 21. Which of the following relations does an ideal gas follow in an adiabatic process?
- pV = RT
- pVγ = constant
- \(\left(p+\frac{a}{V^2}\right)(V-b)=R T\)
- \(p V^{\gamma-1}\)= constant
Answer: 2. pVγ = constant
Question 22. The slope of an isothermal curve is always
- Same as that of an adiabatic curve
- Greater than that of an adiabatic curve
- Less than that of an adiabatic curve
- Not derivable
Answer: 3. Less than that of an adiabatic curve
Question 23. ‘Heat cannot transmit from a body at lower temperature to a body at higher temperature on its own’— which law is this statement derived from?
- First law of thermodynamics
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Law of conservation of momentum
- Law of conservation of mass
Answer: 2. Second law of thermodynamics
Question 24. A system can go from state A to state B in two different processes 1 and 2. If the change in internal energy in the two cases are ΔU1 and ΔU2, respectively, then
- \(\Delta U_1<\Delta U_2\)
- \(\Delta U_1>\Delta U_2\)
- \(\Delta U_1=\Delta U_2\)
- The relation between \(\Delta U_1 and \Delta U_1\) is uncertain
Answer: 3. \(\Delta U_1=\Delta U_2\)
Question 25. In a given process of an ideal gas, dW = 0 and dQ < 0. Then for the gas
- The temperature will decrease
- The volume will increase
- The pressure will remain constant
- The temperature will increase
Answer: 1. The temperature will decrease
Question 26. 5.6 L of helium gas at STP is adiabatically compressed to 0.7 L. Taking the initial temperature to be T1, the work done in the process is
- \(\frac{9}{8} R T_1\)
- \(\frac{3}{2} R T_1\)
- \(\frac{15}{8} R T_1\)
- \(\frac{9}{2} R T_1\)
Answer: 1. \(\frac{9}{8} R T_1\)
Question 27. During the process, shown work done by the system
- Continuously increases
- Continuously decreases
- First increases then decreases
- First decreases then increases
Answer: 1. Continuously increases
Question 28. When a system is taken from the state i to the state f along the path if, it is found that Q = 50 cal and w= 20 cal. Along the path ibf, Q = 36 cal. W along the path is
- 6 cal
- 16 cal
- 66 cal
- 14 cal
Answer: 1. 6 cal
Question 29. A Carnot engine, having an efficiency of \(\eta=\frac{1}{10}\) as heat engine is used as a refrigerator. If the work done on the system is 10 J, the amount of energy absorbed from the reservoir at lower temperature is
- 99 J
- 90 J
- 1J
- 100 J
Answer: 2. 90 J
Question 30. The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine working between temperatures 127°C and 27°C is
- \(\frac{27}{127}\)
- \(\frac{100}{127}\)
- \(\frac{300}{400}\)
- \(\frac{100}{400}\)
Answer: 4. \(\frac{100}{400}\)
Question 31. The efficiency of an ideal heat engine is
- 0%
- 50%
- 100%
- None
Answer: 3. 100%
Question 32. Coefficient of performance of a machine is
- \(\frac{\text { output }}{\text { input }}\)
- \(\frac{\text { input }}{\text { output }}\)
- \(\frac{0}{\text { input }}\)
- None
Answer: 1. \(\frac{\text { output }}{\text { input }}\)
Question 33. Even Carnot engine cannot give 100% efficiency, because we cannot
- Prevent radiation
- Find ideal sources
- Reach absolute zero temperature
- Eliminate friction
Answer: 3. Reach absolute zero temperature
In this type of question, more than one option are correct.
Question 34. Cv and Cp denote the molar-specific heat capacities of a gas at constant volume and constant pressure, respectively then,
- (Cp– Cv) larger for A diatomic ideal gas than for a monatomic ideal gas
- (Cp + Cv) is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monatomic ideal gas
- Cp/Cv is a target for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monatomic ideal gas
- Cp x Cv is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monatomic, ideal gas
Answer:
2. (Cp + Cv) is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monatomic ideal gas
4. Cp x Cv is larger for a diatomic ideal gas than for a monatomic, ideal gas
Question 35. Shows the p- V plot of an ideal gas taken through a cycle ABCDA. Part ABC is a semicircle and CDA is half of an ellipse. Then
- The process during the path A → B is isothermal
- Heat flows out of the gas during the path B → C → D
- Work done during the path A → B → C in zero
- Positive work is done by the gas in the cycle ABCDA
Answer:
1. The process during the path A → B is isothermal
2. Heat flows out of the gas during the path B → C→ D
Question 36. 1 mol of an ideal gas in initial state A undergoes a cyclic process ABCA, as shown. Its pressure at A is p0. Choose the correct options from the following
- Internal energies at a and b are the same
- Work done by the gas in process ab is p0v0 ln 4
- Pressure at C is \(\frac{p_0}{4}\)
- Temperature at C is \(\frac{t_0}{4}\)
Answer:
1. Internal energies at a and b are the same
3. Pressure at c is \(\frac{p_0}{4}\)
Question 37. In the cyclic process shown, ΔU1 and ΔU2 represent the change in internal energy in processes A and B, respectively. If ΔQ is the net heat given to the system in the process and ΔW is the work done by the system in the process. then
- \(\Delta U_1+\Delta U_2=0\)
- \(\Delta U_1-\Delta U_2=0\)
- \(\Delta Q-\Delta W=0\)
- \(\Delta Q+\Delta W=0\)
Answer:
1. \(\Delta U_1+\Delta U_2=0\)
3. \(\Delta Q-\Delta W=0\)
Question 38. Shows the pV diagrams for a Carnot cycle. In this diagram
- Curve AB represents the isothermal process and BC adiabatic process
- Curve AB represents the adiabatic process and BC isothermal process
- Curve CD represents the isothermal process and DA adiabatic process
- Curve CD represents the adiabatic process and DA isothermal process
Answer:
2. Curve AB represents the adiabatic process and BC isothermal process
4. Curve CD represents the adiabatic process and DA isothermal process