Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Second Law of Thermodynamics: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Limitations of First Law of Thermodynamics, Clausius' Statement of Second Law of Thermodynamics & Kevin Planck's Statement of Second Law of Thermodynamics etc.

Important Questions on Second Law of Thermodynamics

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The statement "It is impossible to construct a device that operates on a cycle and produce no other effect than doing work and transfer of heat" is given by

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Write Kelvin Planck's statements of the second law of thermodynamics.

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The refrigerator works on Clausius' statements of the second law of thermodynamics.

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The statement "The transfer of the heat is impossible without any work" is given by

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Write Clausius' statement of the second law of thermodynamics.

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The first law of thermodynamics tells about the process.

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The first law of the thermodynamics tells about the direction of flow of heat.

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A heat engine absorbs heat Q1 at temperature T1 and heat Q2 at temperature T2. Work done by the engine is Q1+Q2 J. This data

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The SI unit of S is 

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Calculate the melting point of KCls from the data, fusHKCl=7.25 kJ mol-1 and fusSKCl=7 J K-1 mol-1.

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What is the sign of S for the following reaction?

CaCO3s             CaOs+CO2g

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What does entropy measure?

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For the reaction, Fe2O3s+3COg             2Fes+3CO2g; H=-28.4 kJ at 298 K. Calculate the change in entropy.

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Write any two applications of 'second law of thermodynamics'.

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The change in entropy at equilibrium is 

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Define entropy and write its SI unit.

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Which of the following statement is NOT correct, according to second law of thermodynamics?

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The criterion of spontaneity in terms of Gibbs energy is the same as that laid down by second law of thermodynamics. How?

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State second law of thermodynamics in terms of entropy and express it mathematically.

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Enthalpy (H) for the reaction, Zn+2AgClZnCl2+2Ag at 300 K temperature is-218 KJ/mole and emf of the cell was 1.015 V Then the vaule of dEdTp of the cell is?