CLASS : XITH SUBJECT : PHYSICS
DATE : DPP NO. : 8
Topic :- THERMODYNAMICS
1. In a Carnot engine, when 𝑇2 = 0℃ and 𝑇1 = 200℃, its efficiency is η1 and when 𝑇1 = 0℃
and 𝑇2 = ― 200℃, its efficiency is η2, then what in 𝜂1/𝜂2?
a) 0.577 b) 0.733 c) 0.638 d)Cannot be calculated
2. In adiabatic expansion of a gas
a) Its pressure increases b) Its temperature falls
c) Its density increases d) Its thermal energy increases
3. 1 mm3 of gas is compressed at 1 atm pressure and temperature 27℃ to 627℃. What is the
pressure under adiabatic condition? (γfor the gas = 1.5)
a) 27 × 105 Nm-2 b) 12 × 105 Nm-2 c) 15 × 105 Nm-2 d)23 × 103 Nm-2
4. A Carnot engine with sink’s temperature at 17℃ has 50% efficiency. By how much should its
source temperature be changed to increase its efficiency to 60%?
a) 225K b) 128℃ c) 580K d) 145 K
5. When a gas expands adiabatically
a) No energy is required for expansion
b) Energy is required and it comes from the wall of the container of the gas
c) Internal energy of the gas is used in doing work
d)Law of conservation of energy does not hold
6. A gas is suddenly expanded such that its final volume becomes 3 times its initial volume. If the
specific heat at constant volume of the gas is 2𝑅, then the ratio of initial to final pressure is
nearly equal to
a) 5 b) 6.5 c) 7 d)3.5
7. A Carnot engine takes 3 × 106 cal of heat from a reservoir at 627℃ and gives it to a sink at
27℃. The work done by the engine is
a) 4.2 × 106 J b) 8.4 × 106 J c) 16.8 × 106 J d)Zero
8. A system changes from the state (𝑃1,𝑉1) to (𝑃2𝑉2) as shown in the figure. What is the work
done by the system
P(N/m2)
5 105 (P2, V2)
1 105
(P1, V1)
1 2 3 4 5 V(m3)
a) 7.5 × 105 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒 b) 7.5 × 105 𝑒𝑟𝑔 c) 12 × 105 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒 d)6 × 105 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑒
9. A gas undergoes a change of state during which 100 𝐽 of heat is supplied to it and it does 20 𝐽 of
work. The system is brought back to its original state through a process during which 20 𝐽 of
heat is released by the gas. The work done by the gas in the second process is
a) 60 𝐽 b) 40 𝐽 c) 80 𝐽 d)20 𝐽
10. A gas (𝛾 = ), expands isobarically. The percentage of heat supplied that increases thermal
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energy and that is involved in doing work for expansion is
a) l40:60 b) 60:40 c) 50:50 d) 25:30
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11. 800 cc volume of a gas having 𝛾 = 3 is suddenly compressed adiabatically to 100 cc. If the initial
pressure is 𝑝, then the final pressure will be
𝑝
b) ( )𝑝
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a) 32 c) 8𝑝 d) 32𝑃
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12. In an adiabatic process, the state of a gas is changed from 𝑝1,𝑉1,𝑇1to 𝑝2,𝑉2,𝑇2. Which of the
following relation is correct?
a) 𝑇1𝑉𝛾1-1 = 𝑇2𝑉𝛾2-1 b) 𝑝1𝑉𝛾1-1 = 𝑝2𝑉𝛾2-1 c) 𝑇1𝑝𝛾1 = 𝑇2𝑉𝛾2 d)𝑇1𝑉𝛾1 = 𝑇2𝑉𝛾2
13. In a refrigerator, the low temperature coil of evaporator is at - 23℃ and the compressed gas in
the condenser has a temperature of 77℃. How, much electrical energy is spent in freezing 1 kg
of water already at 0℃?
a) 134400 J b) 1344 J c) 80000 J d)3200 J
14. Figure shows four 𝑝 - 𝑉 diagrams. Which of these curves represent isothermal and adiabatic
process?
y
p A D
B C
O x
V
a) 𝐷 and 𝐶 b) 𝐴 and 𝐶 c) 𝐴 and 𝐵 d)𝐵 and 𝐷
15. 𝑝 - 𝑉 plots for two gases during adiabatic processes are shown in figure. Plots 1 and 2
should correspond respectively to
p
1
2
V
a) He and O2 b) O2 and He c) He and Ar d)O2 and N2
16. Which of the accompanying p-V diagrams best represents an isothermal process?
p p p
V V V
(A) (B) (C)
p p
V V
(D) (E)
a) A b) B c) C d)D
17. The 𝑃-𝑉 graph of an ideal gas cycle is shown here as below. The adiabatic process is
described by
P A
B
D
C
V
a) 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐵𝐶 b) 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐶𝐷 c) 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐷𝐴 d)𝐵𝐶 and 𝐶𝐷
18. In the indicator diagram, net amount of work done will be
p
1 2
V
a) Positive b) Zero c) Infinity d)Negative
19. If a gas is heated at constant pressure, its isothermal compressibility
a) Remains constant
b) Increases linearly with temperature
c) Decreases linearly with temperature
d)Decreases inversely with temperature
20. A monoatomic ideal gas, initially at temperature 𝑇1 is enclosed in a cylinder fitted with a
frictionless piston. The gas is allowed to expand adiabatically to a temperature 𝑇2 by releasing
the piston suddenly. If 𝐿1, 𝐿2 are the lengths of the gas column before and after expansion
respectively, then 𝑇1/𝑇2 is given by
2/3 2/3
a) (𝐿1 𝐿2) b) (𝐿1 𝐿2) c) 𝐿1 𝐿2 d) (𝐿2 𝐿1)
