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Which one of the following statements is true, in respect of the usual quantities represented by Q, U and W.

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Important Questions on Thermodynamics

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No work is done on the system, but q amount of heat is taken out from the system and given to the surroundings. Express the change in internal energy (ΔU) of this system and what type of wall does the system have?
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A gas at state A changes to state B through path I and II shown in figure. The change in internal energy is ΔU1 and ΔU2, respectively. Then

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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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An insulated rectangular container carrying gas is filled with a movable piston. The dimension of the piston is 10 cm×20 cm×1 cm. The density of the material of which the piston is made is 8 g cm-3. If the gas expands, lifting the piston by, 10 cm, what is the change in the internal energy of the gas?
[Take g=10 m s-2]
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Figure below shows two paths that may be taken by a gas to go from a state A to a state C.
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In process AB, 400 J of heat is added to the system and in process BC, 100 J of heat is added to the system. The heat absorbed by the system in the process AC will be:
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A gas mixture contains monoatomic and diatomic molecules of 2 moles each. The mixture has a total internal energy of (symbols have usual meanings)
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An ideal monoatomic gas of volume V is adiabatically expanded to a volume 3V at 27°C. The final temperature in Kelvins is
(use CPCV=53)
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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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The first law of thermodynamics confirms the law of _____
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An ideal gas is taken from state-1 to state-2 through optional path A, B, C and D as shown in the P-V diagram. Let Q, W and U represent the heat supplied, work done and change internal energy respectively, then

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A monoatomic gas of mass 4.0 u is kept in an insulated container. The container is moving with velocity 30 m s-1. If the container is suddenly stopped then a change in temperature of the gas (R=gas constant) is x3R. Value of x is,
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Which one of the graphs below best illustrates the relationship between internal energy U of an ideal gas and temperature T of the gas in K?
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When 110 J of heat is added to a gaseous system, its internal energy increases by 40 J. What is the amount of work done?
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Assume that you have an ideal gas for which γ=1.50, initially at 1.0 atm pressure. When the gas is compressed to half its original volume, then the final pressure, if the compression is isothermal, is __________
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500 g of water is heated from 30°C to 90°C. What is the change in its internal energy? (Specific heat of water is 4184 J kg-1 K-1)
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Match the following?

Column - I Column - II
(a) Isothermal process (i) No heat exchange
(b) Adiabatic process (ii) Constant temperature
(c) Isochoric process (iii) Constant pressure
(d) Isobaric process (iv) Constant volume
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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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An ideal gas is compressed to half of its initial volume by means of several processes. Which of the process results in the maximum work done on the gas?
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2 kg of a monoatomic gas is at a pressure of 4×104 N m-2. The density of the gas is 8kg m-3. What is the order of energy of the gas due to its thermal motion?