Thermodynamic Process

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Thermodynamic Process: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Non-cyclic process,Quasi-static Process,Isothermal Process and Its Equation of State, etc.

Important Questions on Thermodynamic Process

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Heat absorbed by a system in going through a cyclic process shown in figure is :

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What is the meaning of adiabatic expansion?

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One mole of an ideal gas undergoes two different cyclic processes I and II, as shown in the P-V diagrams below. In cycle I, processes a, b, c and d are isobaric, isothermal, isobaric and isochoric, respectively. In cycle II, processes a', b', c' and d' are isothermal, isochoric, isobaric and isochoric, respectively. The total work done during cycle I is WI and that during cycle II is WII. The ratio WIWII is _____.

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A closed container contains a homogeneous mixture of two moles of an ideal monatomic gas γ=53 and one mole of an ideal diatomic gas γ=75. Here, γ is the ratio of the specific heats at constant pressure and constant volume of an ideal gas. The gas mixture does a work of 66 Joule when heated at constant pressure. The change in its internal energy is _____ Joule.

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The initial pressure and volume of an ideal gas are P0 and V0. The final pressure of the gas when the gas is suddenly compressed to volume V04 will be:

(Given γ= ratio of specific heats at constant pressure and at constant volume.)

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A thermodynamic system is taken through cyclic process. The total work done in the process is :

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Consider two containers A and B containing monoatomic gases at the same Pressure P, Volume V and Temperature T. The gas in A is compressed isothermally to 18 of its original volume while the gas in B is compressed adiabatically to 18 of its original volume. The ratio of final pressure of gas in B to that of gas in A is

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A gas is compressed adiabatically, which one of the following statement is NOT true?

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A mixture of gases with adiabatic coefficient equal to 32 is compressed from initial state (P0, V0) to one fourth volume adiabatically. Its final pressure will be equal to

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A sound wave is travelling in a uniform pipe with gas of adiabatic exponent γ. If u is the particle velocity at any point in medium and c is the wave velocity, then relative change in pressure dPP through this point is :-

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An ideal gas is compressed such that its pressure P and volume V are related as PV 2= constant. During this process, the temperature of gas

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In which of the following process, the internal energy of gas remains constant?

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A monoatomic gas initially at pressure P and volume V is compressed to 18th of its volume adiabatically. Final pressure of the gas is equal to

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 The final volume (in L) of one mole of an ideal gas initially at 27°C and 8.21 atm pressure, if it absorbs 420 cal of heat during a reversible isothermal expansion, is

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The work done by gas is equal to heat supplied. An ideal gas has initial volume V and pressure P. To triple its volume the minimum work done, will be

 

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 Following graph shows a single stage expansion process, then work done by the system is ?

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  Select the correct option regarding adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas.

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A closed gas cylinder is divided into two parts by a piston held tight. The pressure and volume of gas in two parts respectively are (P, 5V) and (10P, V). If now the piston is left free and the system undergoes isothermal process, then the volume of the gas in two parts respectively are

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A monoatomic gas does 100 J of work when it is expanded isobarically. How much of heat is given to the gas in the process

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A gas is expanded from an initial state to a final state along a path on a P-V diagram. The path consists of (i) an isothermal expansion of work 50 J, (ii) an adiabatic expansion and (iii) an isothermal expansion of work 20 J. If the internal energy of gas is changed by -30 J, then the work done by gas during adiabatic expansion is