First Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Thermodynamics: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Sign Convention in Thermodynamics, First Law of Thermodynamics, First Law of Thermodynamics in Isochoric Process, Heat in Isochoric Process, and First Law of Thermodynamics in Isobaric Process.

Important Questions on First Law of Thermodynamics

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An ideal gas is allowed to expand freely against vacuum in a rigid insulated container. The gas undergoes

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When heat is supplied to the system then ΔQ is ____ and ΔQ is ____ when heat is extracted from the system. Choose the appropriate option.

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The ratio of work done by an ideal monoatomic gas to the heat supplied to it in an isobaric process is

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The P-V diagram of a system undergoing thermodynamic transformation is shown in figure. The work done by the system in going from ABC is 30 J and 40 J heat is given to the system. The change in internal energy between A and C is

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A monatomic ideal gas undergoes a process ABC. The heat given to the gas is,

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One mole of an ideal monatomic gas is taken through a semicircular thermodynamic process ACB shown in the PV diagram. The heat supplied to the system is

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The workdone on the system in changing the state of a gas adiabatically from equilibrium state A to equilibrium state B is 32.4 J. If the gas is taken from state A to B through another process in which the net heat absorbed by the system is 13.5 cal, then the net workdone by the system in the later case is 1 cal=4.2 J

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An electric heater supplies heat to a system at a rate of 100 W. If the system performs Work at a rate of 60 joules per second, the rate at which internal energy changes is

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Two cylinders A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stopcock. A contains an ideal gas at standard temperature T1 and pressure. B is empty. Then the entire system is thermally insulated. The stopcock is suddenly opened. After the gas reaches equilibrium the temperature T2 of the gas measured. Which of the following is correct?

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1 gm of water at 100 °C, is completely converted to steam at 100 °C, occupies 1800 cc. The increase in the internal energy of the molecules is:
(take the pressure =105 Pa, Latent heat of vaporisation L=540 cal gm-1,1cal=4.2 J)

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As shown in the figure, the amount of heat absorbed along the path ABC is 90 J and the amount of work done by the system is 30 J. If the amount of work done along the path ADC is 20 J the amount of heat absorbed will be:

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One mole of a perfect gas in a cylinder fitted with a piston has a pressure P, volume V and temperature T. If the temperature is increased by 1 K keeping pressure constant, the increase in volume is :-

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For an adiabatic compression, the quantity PV

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Select the correct statment for an ideal gas under going following process.

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An ideal gas is subjected to cyclic process involving four thermodynamic states. The amounts of heat (Q) and work (W) involved in each of these states are

Q1 = 6000 J, Q2 = -5500 J, Q3 = -3000 J, Q4 = 3500 J,

W1 = 2500 J, W2 = -1000 J, W3 = -1200 J & W4 = x J.
 The ratio of the net work done by the gas to the total heat absorbed by the gas is n. The values of x and η respectively are

 

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Which one of the following is not true in a thermodynamic process?

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When the state of a gas adiabatically changed from an equilibrium state A to another equilibrium state B, an amount of work done on the system is 35 J. If the gas is taken from state A to B via a process in which the net heat absorbed by the system is 12 Cal, the word done by the substance will be

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An electric heater supplies heat to a system at a rate of 120 W. If system performs work at a rate of 80 J s-1, the rate of increase in internal energy is

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One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas undergoes a cyclic process, as shown in the figure. If the temperature of the gas at state 1 is 300 K and at state 4 is 500 K, then heat exchanged during process 23, is

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2 moles of an ideal monoatomic gas is carried from a state p0,V0 to state 2p0,2V0 along a straight line path in a p-V diagram. The amount of heat absorbed by gas in the process is given by