Types of Thermodynamic Processes

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Types of Thermodynamic Processes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Thermodynamical Processes, Isothermal Process, Differences between Reversible and Irreversible Processes & Cyclic Process etc.

Important Questions on Types of Thermodynamic Processes

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During isothermal expansion of an ideal gas, its

                               

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The work done during the expansion of a gas from a volume of 4dm3to6dm3against a constant external pressure of 3 atm is (1 L atm = 101.32 J):

                               

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For a cyclic process, which of the following is not true?

                               

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At constant temperature, for a given mass of an ideal gas

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The diagram shows the pressure p and volume V relationship for one cycle of operation of an engine.

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Which of the labelled parts of the cycle identify isobaric changes and adiabatic changes of state?

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Work done by an ideal gas at a constant volume is__________

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An isothermal process is:

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The possibility of an increase in the temperature of a gas without adding heat to it happens in

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If an ideal gas undergoes isothermal process from some initial state i to the final state f, then the change in internal energy during this process is 

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During an isothermal change, the specific heat of a gas is

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What is the correct sequence in the following given graph of pressure versus volume is adiabatic reversible process?
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For the reversible adiabatic expansion the work done can be formulated as.

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An adiabatic process occurs in which type system?

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The work done in the expansion of a gas from a volume of 4 dm3 to 6 dm3 against an external pressure of 3 atm is:

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In the adiabatic reversible expansion of an ideal gas, the relation of pressure and volume of the gas is

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The succeeding operations that enable this transformation of states are:

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The work done during adiabatic reversible process is given by $w=\frac{n R\left[T_{f}-T_{i}\right]}{\gamma-1} .$ Thus, if $T_{f}>T_{i},$ then since $\gamma-1=+\operatorname{ve}(\because \gamma>1)$ the work done is + ve i.e., work is done on gas. Also if $T_{f}<T_{i}$ $w=-$ ve, thus work is done by the gas. The adiabatic process are more steeper than isothermal process and slope of adiabatic process $=\gamma \times$ slope of isothermal process $i . e .,$ slope of adiabatic process $>$ slope of isothermal process (since $\gamma>1$ ). Also the adiabatic process obey $P V^{\gamma}=$ constant, whereas in isothermal process $P V=$ constant.

The rise in temperature of an ideal gas $(\gamma=5 / 3)$, when at $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ it is adiabatically reversibly compressed to $8 / 27$ of its original volume, is:

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The work done during adiabatic reversible process is given by $w=\frac{n R\left[T_{f}-T_{i}\right]}{\gamma-1} .$ Thus, if $T_{f}>T_{i},$ then since $\gamma-1=+\operatorname{ve}(\because \gamma>1)$ the work done is + ve i.e., work is done on gas. Also if $T_{f}<T_{i}$ $w=-$ ve, thus work is done by the gas. The adiabatic process are more steeper than isothermal process and slope of adiabatic process $=\gamma \times$ slope of isothermal process $i . e .,$ slope of adiabatic process $>$ slope of isothermal process (since $\gamma>1$ ). Also the adiabatic process obey $P V^{\gamma}=$ constant, whereas in isothermal process $P V=$ constant.

In a thermodynamic reversible process helium gas obeys the law $\frac{T}{p^{2 / 5}}=$ constant. The heat given to a gas when temperature of $m$ moles of He is raised from $T$ to $2 T$ is:

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The work done during adiabatic reversible process is given by $w=\frac{n R\left[T_{f}-T_{i}\right]}{\gamma-1} .$ Thus, if $T_{f}>T_{i},$ then since $\gamma-1=+\operatorname{ve}(\because \gamma>1)$ the work done is + ve i.e., work is done on gas. Also if $T_{f}<T_{i}$ $w=-$ ve, thus work is done by the gas. The adiabatic process are more steeper than isothermal process and slope of adiabatic process $=\gamma \times$ slope of isothermal process $i . e .,$ slope of adiabatic process $>$ slope of isothermal process (since $\gamma>1$ ). Also the adiabatic process obey $P V^{\gamma}=$ constant, whereas in isothermal process $P V=$ constant.

In a particular experiment, a gas undergoes adiabatic expansion satisfying the equation $V T^{3}=$ constant. The ratio of specific heats, $\gamma$ is:

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During the process AB of an ideal gas,

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