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A polyatomic gas follows a lawT2Vα= constant. Find 'α' for which the heat exchange of gas in the process becomes zero

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Important Questions on Thermodynamics

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One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from A to B along a path AB as shown in figure. The change in internal energy of the gas during the transition is

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Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Every rash driver becomes a ____ killer.

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The first law of thermodynamics confirms the law of _____
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Certain quantity of heat is supplied to a monatomic ideal gas which expands at constant pressure. The percentage of heat that is used to do work by the gas is
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The equation of state of nmoles of a non-ideal gas can be approximated by the equation p+n2aV2(V-nb)=nRT where, a and, b are constant characteristics of the gas. Which of the following can represent the equation of a quasi-static adiabatic for this gas (assume that, CV is the molar heat capacity at constant volume is independent of temperature)?

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Which of the following does not follow first law of thermodynamics? (w=work ;q= heat ;ΔU= change in internal energy )
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When a system is taken from state i to state f along the path iaf, it is found that Q=50 cal and W=20 calAlong the path ibfQ'=36 calW along the path ibf is,

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An ideal gas is made to undergo the cyclic process shown in the figure below.
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Let ΔW depict the work done, ΔU be the change in internal energy of the gas and Q be the heat added to the gas. Sign of each of these three quantities for the whole cycle will be (0 refers to no change)

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Two sentences are given below and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.

Which is the correct combination of the given two sentences?

He is too tired. He could not stand.

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An ideal gas is undergoing a cyclic thermodynamic process in different ways as shown in the corresponding P-V diagrams in column 3 of the table. Consider only the path from state 1 to state 2. W denotes the corresponding work done on the system. The equations and plots in the table have standard notations as used in thermodynamic process. Here γ is the ratio of heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume. The number of moles in the gas is n.
 
Column – 1 Column – 2 Column – 3
(I) W12=1γ-1P2V2-P1V1 (i) Isothermal (P) Question Image
(II) W12= -PV2+PV1 (ii) Isochoric (Q) Question Image
(III) W12=0 (iii) Isobaric (R) Question Image
(IV) W12= -nRTlnV2V1 (iv) Adiabatic (S) Question Image
Which of the following options is the only correct representation of the process U=Q-PV ?
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In the following sentence, a blank space with four options is given. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.

These are the good rules to live _____.

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Five moles of an ideal monoatomic gas with an initial temperature of 150 °C expand and in the process absorb 1500 J of heat and does 2500 J of work. The final temperature of the gas in °C is (ideal gas constant, R=8.314 J K-1 mol-1 ). 
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The internal energy of the air, in a room of volume V, at temperature T and with outside pressure P increasing linearly with time, varies as
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The P-V diagram shown below indicates two paths along which a sample of gas can be taken from state A to state B. The energy equal to 5 PV in the form of heat is required to be transferred if the Path-1 is chosen. How much energy in the form of heat should be transferred if Path-2 is chosen?

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A gas undergoes a thermodynamic cycle as shown in pressure-volume diagram below. The heat transferred to the gas is 300 J and 140 J along path 12 and 23 respectively. The internal energy is changed by -260 J along path 31. The work done by gas along path 123 is

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A given quantity of gas is taken from the state A to the state C reversibly by two paths, AC directly and A BC as shown in the figure below:

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During the process AC, work done by the gas is 100 J and heat absorbed is 120 J. If during the process ABC, the work done by the gas is 80 J, the heat absorbed is

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A sample of an ideal gas is taken through the cyclic process abca as shown in the figure. The change in the internal energy of the gas along the path ca is -180 J. The gas absorbs 250 J of heat along the path ab and 60 J along the path bc . The work done by the gas along the path abc is:
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In a thermodynamic system, Q represents the energy transferred to or from a system by heat and W represents the energy transferred to or from a system by work

(I) Q>0 and W=0

(II) Q<0 and W=0

(III) W>0 and Q=0

(IV) W<0 and Q=0

Which of the above will lead to an increase in the internal energy of the system?
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A gas can be taken from A to B via two different processes ACB and ADB.
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When path ACB is used 60 J of heat flows into the system and 30 J of work is done by the system. If the path ADB is used then work done by the system is 10 J, the heat flows into the system in the path ADB is: