ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECT: Physical Chemistry Chapter: Thermodynamics

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1. This assignment consists of Twenty Questions.

2. In each question has four alternatives, out of which only one is correct. Choose the correct
alternative.
3. For each correct answer carries 3 marks whereas 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer.

Single Correct Type:

1. Out of boiling point (I), entropy (II), pH (III) and density (IV), Intensive properties are:
(A) I, II (B) I, II, III (C) I, III, IV (D) All of these

2. Ethyl chloride (C2H5Cl ) , is prepared by reaction of ethylene with hydrogen chloride:

C2H4 ( g) + HCl(g) ⎯⎯⎯

→ C2H5Cl(g) H = −72.3kJ / mol

What is the value of U (in kJ ), if 70 g of ethylene and 73g of HCl are allowed to react at 300K.
(A) 69.8 (B) 180.75 (C) 174.5 (D) 139.6

3. An ideal gas is taken around the cycle ABCDA as shown in figure. The net work done during the
cycle is equal to:

(A) zero (B) positive (C) negative (D) we cannot predict

4. One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas expanded irreversibly in two stage expansion.
Stage-1 (8.0 bar, 4.0 litre, 300 K)
Stage-2 (2.0 bar, 16 litre, 300 K)
Stage-3 (1.0 bar, 32 litre, 300 K)
Total heat absorbed by the gas in the process is:
(A) 116 J (B) 40 J (C) 4000 J (D) None of these

5. An insulated container of gas has two chambers separated by an insulating partition. One of the
chambers has volume V1 and contains ideal gas at pressure P1 and T1. The other chamber has
volume V2 and contains same ideal gas at pressure P 2 and temperature T2. If the partition is
removed without doing any work on the gas, the final equilibrium temperature of the gas in the
container will be:
T1T2 (P1V1 + P2V2 ) P1V1T1 + P2V2T2 P1V1T2 + P2V2T1 T1T2 (P1V1 + P2V2 )
(A) (B) (C) (D)
P1V1T2 + P2 V2 T1 P1V1 + P2V2 P1V1 + P2V2 P1V1T1 + P2 V2 T2

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6. A gas  Cv,m = R  behaving ideally was allowed to expand reversibly and adiabatically from 1 litre
 2 

is:
(A) 1125 R (B) 575 R (C) 1575 R (D) None of these

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7. Two moles of an ideal gas  C v = R  was compressed adiabatically against constant pressure of
 2 
2 atm. Which was initially at 350 K and 1 atm pressure. The work involve in the process is equal
to
(A) 250 R (B) 300 R (C) 400 R (D) 500 R

8. For an ideal monoatomic gas during any process T = kV , find out the molar heat capacity of the
gas during the process.
5 7
(A) R (B) 3R (C) (D) 4R
2 2

9. A heat engine operating between 227 C and 27 C absorbs 2Kcal of heat from the 227 C reservoir
reversibly per cycle. The amount of work done in one cycle is
(A) 0.4Kcal (B) 0.8Kcal (C) 4Kcal (D) 8Kcal

10. A reversible heat engine A (based on Carnot cycle) absorbs heat from a reservoir at 1000K and
rejects heat to a reservoir at T2 . A second reversible engine B absorbs, the same amount of heat
as rejected by the engine A , from the reservoir at T2 and rejects energy to a reservoir at 360K .
If the efficiencies of engines A and B are the same then the temperature T2 is
(A) 680K (B) 640K (C) 600K (D) None

11. If Hvaporisation of substance X(l) (molar mass : 30g / mol ) is 300J / g at it's boiling point 300K,
then molar entropy change for reversible condensation process is
(A) 30 J / mol.K (B) −300 J / mol.K (C) −30 J / mol.K (D) None of these

12. Pressure of 10 moles of an ideal gas is changed from 2atm to 1atm against constant external
pressure without change in temperature. If surrounding temperature (300K) and pressure (1atm)

(
always remains constant, then calculate total entropy change Ssystem + Ssurrounding ) for given
process.
[Given: n2 = 0.70 and R = 8.0 J / mol / K ]
(A) 56 J / K (B) 14 J / K (C) 16 J / K (D) None of these

13. For the reaction at 300K

A(g) + B(g) ⎯⎯⎯
→ C(g)
U = −3.0kcal ; S = −10.0cal / K
value of G is:
(A) −600cal (B) −6600cal (C) −6000cal (D) None

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14. What is rG(KJ / mole) for synthesis of ammonia at 298K at following sets of partial pressure:

N2 ( g) + 3H2 ( g) 2NH3 ( g); rG = −33KJ / mole.[TakeR=8.3 J/K mole, log 2=0.3;log 3=0.48]

Gas N2 H2 NH 2
Pr essure(atm) 1 3 0.02

(A) +6.5 (B) 6.5 (C) +60.5 (D) 60.5

15.  
Calculate log 10 [C]eq / [A]eq where [C] and [A] are equilibrium molar concentration of respective

species, when 2 mole each of A and B were allowed to come to equilibrium at 900K .
900 K
A +B C +D ; G = 460.6 Calorie

nX = 2.303 log X
Take :
R = 2 Cal / K mole

(A) −5.56  10−02 (B) −5.57  10−03 (C) −1.1  10−2 (D) −1.1  10−3

Multiple Correct Type:

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16. Two moles of an ideal gas (Cv,m = R ) is subjected to following change of state.
2

The correct statement is/are:

(A) The pressure at B is 2.0 bar (B) The temperature at D is 450 K
(C) HCD = 1000 R (D) UBC = 375 R

17. Which of the following is true for reversible adiabatic process involving an ideal gas?
(A) Gas with higher  has high magnitude of slope in a P(y-axis) v/s T(x-axis) curve
(B) Gas with higher  has high magnitude of slope in a V(y-axis) v/s T(x-axis) curve
(C) Gas with higher  has high magnitude of slope in a P(y-axis) v/s V(x-axis) curve
(D) Gas with higher  has low magnitude of slope in a P(y-axis) v/s T(x-axis) curve

18. Which statement is/are correct:

(A) Final temperature in reversible adiabatic expansion is lesser than in irreversible adiabatic
Expansion.
(B) When heat is supplied to an ideal gas in an isothermal process, kinetic energy of gas will
increase
(C) When an ideal gas is subjected to adiabatic expansion it gets cooled
(D) Entropy increases in atomisation of dihydrogen

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19. Which is/are correct statement.
(A) wadiabatic  wisothemal in an ideal gas compression from same initial state to same final volume

 Cp 
(B) The value of    =  remains constant for diatomic gas at all temperature
 Cv 

(C) Entropy increases when an ideal gas expanded isothermally.
(D) rH & r S both are + ve for the decomposition of MgCO3 (s) .

20. Which of the following statement(s) is/are false:

1
(A) r S for N ( g) → N(g) is positive
2 2
(B) Gsystem is always zero for a reversible process in a closed system

(C) G for an ideal gas is a function of temperature and pressure

(D) entropy of a closed system is always maximized at equilibrium

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