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1 mole of an ideal gas, γ=1.5, are taken through a series of processes.
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Information-I The temperature at state 'A' is 300 K.

Information-II The reversible isothermal expansion from B to C doubles the volume.

Information-III The entropy change of the system from C to D is 4ln 16 cal K-1.

Select the correct option(s) using the above information.

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Important Questions on Thermodynamics

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The combination of plots which does not represent isothermal expansion of an ideal gas is

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A reversible cyclic process for an ideal gas is shown below. Here, P, V, and T are pressure, volume and temperature, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters q, w, H and U are heat, work, enthalpy and internal energy, respectively.

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The correct option(s) is (are)
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An ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process as shown in the figure
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UBC=-5KJmol-1,qAB=2KJmol-1

WAB=-5KJmol-1,WCA=3KJmol-1 

Heat absorbed by the system during process CA is
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An ideal gas undergoes isothermal compression from 5 m3 to 1 m3 against a constant external pressure of 4 N m-2. The heat released in this process is 24 J mol-1K-1 and is used to increase the pressure of 1 mole of Al. The temperature of Al increases by:
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The magnitude of reversible work done by an ideal gas in four different processes: isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion, constant pressure expansion, and free expansion are Wi, Wa, Wp, and Wf respectively. Choose the right order of sequence for the magnitude of the work done. (Change in the volume is same for all the processes.)
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The qualitative sketches I, II and III given below show the variation of surface tension with molar concentration of three different aqueous solutions of KCl, CH3OH  and CH3CH211OSO3- Na+ at room temperature. The correct assignment of the sketches is -

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One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas is subjected to changes as shown in the graph. The magnitude of the work done (by the system or on the system) is _______ J (nearest integer)

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Given : log 2 = 0.3, ln 10 = 2.3

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Calculate the work done during compression of 2 mol of an ideal gas from a volume of 1m3 to 10 dm3 at 300 K against a pressure of 100 kPa.
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Which of the following p-V curve represents maximum work done?
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State 1        State 2         State 3T=300KP=15bar 1mole T=300KP=10bar 1mole   T=300KP=5bar1 mole 

Above shows a cyclic process. Calculate the total work done during one complete cycle.
(Assume a single step to reach the next state).

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The above P-V diagram represents the thermodynamic cycle of an engine, operating with an ideal mono-atomic gas. The amount of heat, extracted from the source in a single cycle, is:
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A system consisting of 1 mol of an ideal gas undergoes a reversible process, ABCA (schematically indicated in the figure below). If the temperature at the starting point A is 300 K and the work done in the process BC is 1 L atm, the heat exchanged in the entire process in L atm is

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A piston filled with 0.04 mol of an ideal gas expands reversibly from 50.0 mL to 375 mL at a constant temperature of 3 7 . 0 C. As it does so, it absorbs 208 J of heat. The values of q and w for the process will be 
(R = 8.314 J/mol K) (ln7.5 = 2.01)
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A piece of ice falls from a height h so that it melts completely. Only one-quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice and all energy of ice gets converted into heat during its fall. The value of h is:
(Latent heat of ice is 3.4×105J kg-1 and g=10N kg-1)
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The work done during combustion of 9×10-2 kg of ethane, C2H6(g) at 300 K is (Given R=8.314 JK1mol1 , atomic mass C=12,H=1 )
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A gas undergoes change from state A to state B. In this process, the heat absorbed and work done by the gas is 5 J and 8 J, respectively. Now gas is brought back to A by another process during which 3 J of heat is evolved. In this reverse process of B to A.
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X g of ice at 0oC is added to 340g of water at 20oC . The final temperature of the resultant mixture is 5oC . The value of X (in g) is closest to

[Heat of fusion of ice =333 J/g ; Specific heat of water =4.184 J/g.K ]
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A certain mass of a gas was brought from state A to B by following three different paths, namely 1,2 and 3, respectively. Which of the following relations is correct for the work done?

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A thermodynamic cycle in the pressure P-volume V plane is given below:
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AB and CD are isothermal processes while BC and DA are adiabatic processes. The same cycle in the temperature T- entropy S plane is :
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The volume vs. temperature graph of 1 mole of an ideal gas is given below

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The pressure of the gas (in atm) at X, Y and Z, respectively, are