Heat Capacity and Latent Heat

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Heat Capacity and Latent Heat: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Specific Heat Capacity, Molar Heat Capacity & Molar Heat Capacity for Different Atomicities etc.

Important Questions on Heat Capacity and Latent Heat

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The ratio of pressure and volume is constant and is equal to 1 atm/L for a monoatomic gas, then the molar heat capacity at constant pressure would be-

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What is R in the following equation?

 CpCv=R

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Among the following statements, select the correct statements.
I. Combustion of organic compounds is an exothermic reaction.
II. There is decrease in entropy by crystallisation of a liquid into a solid.
III. The molar enthalpy of vapourisation of acetone is less than that of water.

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 At STP, an unknown gas of volume 5600 mL, requires 52.25 J of heat to raise its temperature by10°C at a constant volume. The gas is
 

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A monatomic ideal gas undergoes a process in which PV=1. What is the molar heat capacity of the gas?

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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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Assertion: Specific heat of gas at constant pressure is greater than its specific heat at constant volume.

Reason: At constant pressure, some heat is spent in expansion of the gas.

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The value of CP and CV for a gas are 4R and 3R. The vapour density of gas is 30. Its atomic mass will be

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Equal volumes of monoatomic and diatomic gases are taken at same temperature and pressure. The ratio of adiabatic exponents of the gases will be-

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A monoatomic ideal gas goes through a process in which, the ratio of P to V at any instance is constant and equal to unity. The molar heat capacity of gas is

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Carbon monoxide is carried around a closed cyclic process abc, in which bc is an isothermal process, as shown in the diagram. The gas absorbs 7000 J of heat as its temperature is increased from 300 K to 1000 K in going from a to b. The quantity of heat ejected by the gas during the process ca is
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For polytropic process PVn=constant, the Cm (molar heat capacity) of an ideal gas is given by -

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For an ideal gas Cp, mCv, m=γ. The molecular mass of the gas is M, its specific heat capacity at constant volume is -   

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7 moles of a tetra-atomic non-linear gas A at 10 atm and T K are mixed with 6 moles of another gas B at T 3 K and 5 atm in a closed, rigid vessel without energy transfer with surroundings. If final temperature of mixture was 5 T 6 K , then gas B is? (Assuming all modes of energy are active)

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The ratio of the speed of sound in nitrogen gas to that in helium gas, at 300 K is 

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A monatomic ideal gas undergoes a process in which the ratio of P to V at any instant is constant and equal to 1. What is the molar heat capacity of the gas?

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For polytropic process PVn = constant, Cm (molar heat capacity) of an ideal gas is given by :

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1 mole of a gas with γ = 7/5  is mixed with 1 mole of a gas γ = 5/3, then the value of γ for the resulting mixture is