1.

The molar specific heat at constant volume Cv for a diatomic gas is

A) 3/2R B) 7/2R C) 5/2R D) 9/2R
2. Which of following process provide us maximum work done by system?
A) Isothermal B) Adiabatic C) Isochoric D) Isobaric
3. According to Charles’ law,
A) At constant pressure, volume of a gas is proportional to its absolute temperature

B) At constant pressure, the volume of a gas is not proportional to its absolute temperature

C) At constant gauge pressure, the molecular volume of a gas is proportional to its absolute temperature

D) At constant volume, the absolute pressure is proportional to absolute temperature

4. The temperature of a gas is a measure of

A) The average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules.

B) The average potential energy of the gas molecules.

C) The average distance between the molecules of the gas.

D) The size of the molecules of the gas.

5. The temperature of 2 mole of a gas is changed. From 100°C to l20°C at constant volume. The
change in internal energy was found to be 80 J. What is the molar heat capacity of this gas at
constant volume?
A) 0.4 J K-1 mol-1 B) 4 J K-1 mol-1 C) 2.0 J K-1 mol-1 D) 8 J K-1 mol-1

6. For an adiabatic process, the first law of thermodynamics can be written as:
i. Work done by the system = decrease in internal energy of system
ii. Work done by the system= increase in internal energy of system
iii. Work done on the system = decrease in internal energy of system
iv. Work done on the system= decrease in internal energy of system+ heat released
7. Equal masses of water are mixed in a container of negligible thermal capacity. Initial
temperature of water is 80°C and other quantity of water is 20°C. The final temperature
of mixture is:
A. 70°C B. 60°C C. 50°C D.
40°C
8. During an adiabatic process pressure of gas is found to be proportional to the cube
of its temperature. The ratio of Cp/Cv is
A. 1.4 B. 1.29 C. 1.67 [Link]
9. An ideal gas at 15.5C and a pressure of 1.72 x 105 Pa occupies a volume of 2.81 m3.
How many moles of gas are present?
A. 2.01 mol B. 21 mol C. 201 mol D. 2001 mol
10. In thermodynamics zeroth law is related with
A. work B. energy C. thermal equilibrium D. entropy
11. If 1.002x10^6 J if thermal energy is required to melt some ice at its melting point,
what is the mass of ice that melts? Specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 334 J/g
A. kg B. 2 kg C. 3 kg D. 4 kg
12. 100 W heater is switched on for 5 minutes to melt ice. What is the mass
of ice that melts at 0C.? Specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 334 J/g.
A. 90 gB. 90 kg C. 1.5 g D. 1.5 kg
13. A monatomic gas at pressure P and V expand isothermally to volume 2v and then
adiabatically to volume 16v. the final pressure is
 A. 16P B. 64P C. 32P D. P/64
14. The first law of thermodynamics can be stated as:
A. Q=∆U+W B. Q+∆U=W C. Q=∆U-W D. Q=∆U x W
15. Which of the following cases (if any) requires the greatest amount of heat? In each
case the material is the same.
a. 1.5 kg of the material is to be heated by 7.0Co
b. 3.0 kg of the material is to be heated by 3.5 Co
c. 0.50 kg of the material is to be heated by 21 Co
d. The amount of heat required is the same in each of the three previous cases
16. A liquid has mass m and specific heat capacity c. The rate of change in temperature of liquid is
R. What is the rate at which heat is transferred from the liquid.
A. Rmc B. R – mc C. mc – R D. Rm – c
17. Heat has the same units as:
A. temperature B. work C. energy/time D. heat capacity
18. During a slow adiabatic expansion of a gas:
A. the pressure remains constant B. energy is added as heat C. work is done on the gas
D. no energy enters or leaves as heat
19. The internal energy change in system that has absorbed 2kcal of heat and done 500J of
work is
A. 8900J B. 8800J C. 7900J D. 7500J
20. Internal energy of the system depends on:….
a. initial and final states of the system and the path from initial to final state
b. initial and final states of the system only
c. initial state of the system and the path from initial to final state
d. the path from initial to final state
21. When heat is given to isobaric process then
a. work Is done by the gas b) internal energy of gas decreases
c) Both (a) and (b) d) none of them
22. Which of the following is an example of isothermal process?
a. the rapid escape of air from a burst tyre
b. the rapid expansion and compression of air through which a sound wave is passing
c. cloud formation in the atmosphere d) slow compression or expansion of gas
23. Internal energy remains same throughout the process in
a. adiabatic process b) isothermal process c) cyclic process d) both (i) and (ii)
24. A fixed mass of an ideal gas is contained in a cylinder at constant temperature. Now the
pressure of the gas is decreased. What happened to the molecules of gas?
A) Their mean square speed decreases
B) Number of collision between molecules and walls of container decreased
C) The force of attraction between them increase
D) Its internal energy decreases
25. If N is the number of molecules of a gas in a container. The number of moles can be calculated
as:
N
A) N + NA B) NA× N C) D) N – NA
NA

26. If for a gas this gas is made up of molecules which are

A) Diatomic C) Mono atomic
B) Mixture of diatomic and polyatomic D) Polyatomic
27. P-V diagram for a cyclic process is shown in the figure below, then work done will be:

A) PV B) 4PV C) 9PV D) Zero

28. If gas is expanded, in which process work done is maximum?

a) Adiabatic b) Isothermal c) Isobaric d) Isochoric
b) If PV diagram of a cyclic process is a rectangle traced in anti clockwise direction,
the change in internal energy and work done will be………… respectively.
Zero, Positive b) Zero , Negative c) Zero, Zero d) Positive , Positive
29. The internal energy change in system that has absorbed 2kcal of heat and done 500J of
work is
A. 8900J B. 8800J C. 7900J D. 7500J
30. Internal energy of the system depends on:….
a. initial and final states of the system and the path from initial to final state
b. initial and final states of the system only
c. initial state of the system and the path from initial to final state
d. the path from initial to final state
31. For a gas , if number of moles are three, value of Cp-Cv ……………
i. R b) 4R c) 5R d) 3R
32. The thermodynamic process, in which volume of the system remains constant is called
i. Isochoric b) Adiabatic c) Isothermal d)
Isentropic
33. For a gas R/Cv =0.4, The gas must be
i. Mono atomic b) Diatomic c) Polyatomic d)
None
34. If 1 mole of an ideal gas is heated at constant pressure then

A) B) C) D)

35. For 1 mole of gas the relation

A) B) C) D)

36. At constant volume temperature is increased then

A) Collision on walls will be less C) Collision frequency will be increases
B) Collision will be in straight line D) Collision will not change
37. Which one of the following quantities can be zero on an average for the molecules of an ideal
gas in equilibrium?
A) Kinetic energy B) Momentum C) Density D) Speed
38. For a thermodynamic process area under the P-V graph represent the:
A) Work done C) Change in temperature of the system
B) Heat added to system D) Change in internal energy
39. A gas changes its state from A to B along different path then which of the following relation is
true about change in internal energies:
 A) ∆ U 1=∆ U 2 B) ∆ U 1> ∆ U 2 C) ∆ U 1< ∆ U 2 D) ∆ U 1=∆ U 2=0
40. According to 1st law of thermodynamics change in internal energy of the system is given as:
A) Q + W B) Q – W C) W – Q D) Q
41. If a gas undergoes a cyclic process then its change in internal energy will be:
A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) Area of the cycle
3
42. For an ideal gas if Cv = R then CP= ?
2
A) R/2 B) 3R/2 C) 5R/2 D) 7R/2
43. For an ideal gas the ratio CV/CP is always:
A) Equal to one B) Less than one C) Equal or less than one D) Equal or greater than
44. Which statement is incorrect?
A) In a isobaric process ∆ P=0 C) In a isothermal process ∆ T =0
B) In a isochoric process ∆ W =0 D) In a isothermal process ∆ Q=0
45. In adiabatic expansion
A) ∆ U =0 B) ∆ U =negative C) ∆ U = positive D)
∆ W =0
46. An adiabatic change is the one in which:
A) No heat is added to or taken out of a system C) Boyle’s law is applicable
B) No change of temperature takes place D) Pressure and volume remains constant
47. A system which can neither exchange matter nor energy with the surroundings is called
A) Open system B) Isolated system C) Closed system D) Ideal system
48. A system absorb 10 kJ of heat at constant volume and its temperature rises from 270 C to 370
C. The value of ∆ U is
A) 100 kJ B) 10 KJ C) 0 kJ D) 1 kJ
49. Metabolism is the name of a process in which energy transformation takes place within
A) Heat engine B) Human body C) Atmosphere D) Laboratory
50. Specific heat capacity at constant volume of gases in an adiabatic process is
A)∞ B) Zero C) Finite but not zero D) 0 <Cv<∞