Heat and Thermodynamics
If some heat is given to a metal of mass 100 g , its temperature rises by $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the same heat is given to 20 g of water, the change in its temperature (in ${ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ) is (The ratio of specific heat capacities of metal and water is $1: 10$ )
5
10
12
15
The ratio of the efficiencies of two Carnot engines $A$ and $B$ is 1.25 and the temperature difference between the source and the sink is same in both the engines. The ratio of the absolute temperature of the sources of the engines $A$ and $B$ is
$2: 3$
$2: 5$
$3: 4$
$4: 5$
The heat supplied to a gas at a constant pressure of $5 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~Pa}$ is 1000 kJ . If the volume of gas changes from $1 \mathrm{~m}^3$ to $2.5 \mathrm{~m}^3$, then the change in internal energy of the gas is
250 kJ
225 kJ
200 kJ
175 kJ
When an ideal diatomic gas undergoes adiabatic expansion, if the increase in its volume is $0.5 \%$, then the change in the pressure of the gas is
$+0.5 \%$
$-0.5 \%$
$-0.7 \%$
$+0.7 \%$
To increase the rms speed of gas molecules by $25 \%$, the percentage increase in absolute temperature of the gas is to be
42.75
56.25
36.75
18.25
A rectangular slab consists of two cubes of copper and brass of equal sides having thermal conductivities in the ratio $4: 1$. If the free face of brass is at $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and that of copper is at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, then the temperature of their interface is
$80^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$60^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
The efficiency of a Carnot's heat engine is $\frac{1}{3}$. If the temperature of the source is decreased by $50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and the temperature of the sink is increased by $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, the efficiency of the engine becomes $\frac{3}{16}$. The initial temperature of the sink is
325 K
375 K
350 K
300 K
The change in internal energy of given mass of a gas, when its volume changes from $V$ to $3 V$ at constant pressure $p$ is
( $\gamma=$ Ratio of the specific heat capacities of the gas)
$\frac{p V}{\gamma-1}$
$\frac{2 p V}{\gamma-1}$
$\frac{3 p V}{\gamma-1}$
$\frac{p V}{2 \gamma-1}$
A monoatomic gas at a pressure of 100 kPa expands adiabatically such that its final volume becomes 8 times its initial volume. If the work done during the process is 180 J , then the initial volume of the gas is
$1600 \mathrm{~cm}^3$
$800 \mathrm{~cm}^3$
$1200 \mathrm{~cm}^3$
$2000 \mathrm{~cm}^3$
If a gaseous mixture consists of 3 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of argon at an absolute temperature $T$, then the total internal energy of the mixture is (neglect vibrational modes and $R=$ Universal gas constant)
$11 R T$
$12.5 R T$
$13.5 R T$
15.5 RT
If a body cools from a temperature of $62^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in 10 minutes and to $42^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in the next 10 minutes, then the temperature of the surroundings is
$12^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$26^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$36^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$21^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
If the ratio of universal gas constant and specific heat capacity at constant volume of a gas is given by 0.67 , then the gas is
monoatomic
diatomic
polyatomic
a mixture of diatomic and polyatomic gases
The internal energy of 4 moles of a monoatomic gas at a temperature of $77^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is
( $R=$ Universal gas constant)
$1500 R$
$1800 R$
$2100 R$
$3500 R$
If 5.6 litres of a monoatomic gas at STP is adiabatically compressed to 0.7 litres, then the work done on the gas is nearly ( $R=$ Universal gas constant)
$307 R$
$357 R$
$367 R$
$407 R$
If the rms speed of the molecules of a diatomic gas at a temperature of 322 K is $2000 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, then the gas is (Universal gas constant $=8.31 \mathrm{Jmol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ )
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
chlorine
10 g
12 g
8 g
16 g
When 80 J of heat is supplied to a gas at constant pressure, if the work done by the gas is 20 J , then the ratio of the specific heat capacities of the gas is
$\frac{4}{3}$
$\frac{5}{3}$
$\frac{7}{5}$
$\frac{9}{7}$
A refrigerator of coefficient of performance 5 that extracts heat from the cooling compartment at the rate of 250 J per cycle is placed in a room. The heat released per cycle to the room by the refrigerator is
250 J
50 J
200 J
300 J
In a container of volume $16.62 \mathrm{~m}^3$ at $0{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ temperature, 2 moles of oxygen 5 moles of nitrogen and 3 moles of hydrogen are present, then the pressure in the container is
(Universal gas constant $=8.31 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ )
1570 Pa
1270 Pa
1365 Pa
2270 Pa
A small quantity of water of mass ' $m$ ' at temperature $\theta^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is mixed with a large mass ' $M$ ' of ice which is at its melting point. If ' $s$ ' is specific heat capacity of water and ' $L$ ' is the latent heat of fusion of ice, then the mass of ice melted is
$\frac{M L}{m s \theta}$
$\frac{m s \theta}{M L}$
$\frac{M s \theta}{L}$
$\frac{m s \theta}{L}$
In a Carnot engine, if the absolute temperature of the source is $25 \%$ more than the absolute temperature of the sink, then the efficiency of the engine is
$25 \%$
$50 \%$
$20 \%$
$40 \%$
The work done by 6 moles of helium gas when its temperature increases by $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ at constant pressure is (Universal gas constant $=8.31 \mathrm{Jmol}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ )
807.2 J
887.2 J
997.2 J
1007.2 J
If a heat engine and a refrigerator are working between the same two temperatures $T_1$ and $T_2\left(T_1>T_2\right)$, then the ratio of efficiency of heat engine to coefficient of performance of refrigerator is
$\frac{\left(T_1-T_2\right)}{T_1 T_2}$
$\frac{\left(T_1+T_2\right)}{T_1 T_2}$
$\frac{\left(T_1-T_2\right)^2}{T_1 T_2}$
$\frac{\left(T_1+T_2\right)^2}{T_1 T_2}$
If the internal energy of 3 moles of a gas at a temperature of $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is 2250 R , then the number of degrees of freedom of the gas is
( $R=$ Universal gas constant)
3
5
4
6
122 g
132 g
142 g
152 g
In a Carnot engine if the work done during isothermal expansion is $25 \%$ more than the work done during isothermal compression, then the efficiency of the engine is
$10 \%$
$15 \%$
$20 \%$
$25 \%$
The work done to increase the volume of 2 moles of an ideal gas from V to 2 V at a constant temperature $T$ is W . The work to be done to increase the volume of 2 moles of the same gas from 2 V to 4 V at the same constant temperature $T$ is
0.5 W
W
2 W
4 W
If the given graph shows the logarithmic values of pressure ( $p$ ) and volume ( $V$ ) of an ideal gas, then the ratio of the specific heat capacities of the gas is
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.3
The internal energy of one mole of a rigid diatomic gas at absolute temperature $T$ is
$3 R T$
$\frac{3}{2} R T$
$\frac{5}{2} R T$
$\frac{1}{2} R T$
If the wavelengths of maximum intensity of radiation emitted by two black bodies $A$ and $B$ are $0.5 \mu \mathrm{~m}$ and 0.1 mm respectively, then ratio of the temperatures of the bodies $A$ and $B$ is
5
25
100
200
Water of mass 5 kg in a closed vessel is at a temperature of $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the temperature of the water when heated for a time of 10 minutes becomes $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, then the increase in the internal energy of the water is (Specific heat capacity of water $=4200 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~kg}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ )
100 kJ
420 kJ
510 kJ
210 kJ
A Carnot engine $A$ working between temperatures 600 K and $T(<600 \mathrm{~K})$ and another Carnot engine $B$ working between temperatures $T(>400 \mathrm{~K})$ and 400 K are connected in series. If the work done by both the engines is same, then $T=$
550 K
500 K
575 K
525 K
When an ideal diatomic gas is heated at constant pressure, the fraction of the heat utilised to increase the internal energy of the gas is
$\frac{2}{5}$
$\frac{3}{5}$
$\frac{3}{7}$
$\frac{5}{7}$
If the degrees of freedom of a gas molecule is 6 , then the total internal energy of the gas molecule at a temperature of $47^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ (in eV ) is
(Boltzmann constant $=1.38 \times 10^{-23} \mathrm{JK}^{-1}$ )
$414 \times 10^{-4}$
$828 \times 10^{-4}$
$927 \times 10^{-4}$
$572 \times 10^{-4}$
If the values of the temperature of a body in Fahrenheit and Celsius scales are in the ratio of $13: 5$, then the temperature of the body is
$80^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
$104^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$40^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$
A Carnot heat engine absorbs 600 J of heat from a source at a temperature of $127^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and rejects 400 J of heat to a sink in each cycle. The temperature of the sink is
266.7 K
166.7 K
133.3 K
333.3 K
During adiabatic expansion, if the temperature of 3 moles of a diatomic gas decreases by $50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, then the work done by the gas is
( $R=$ Universal gas constant)
$375 R$
$1500 R$
$750 R$
$825 R$
The fundamental limitation to the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator is given by
First law of thermodynamics
Newton's law of cooling
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics
If the ratio of specific heats of a gas at constant pressure and at constant volume is $\gamma$, then the number of degrees of freedom of the rigid molecules of the gas is
$\frac{3 \gamma-1}{2 \gamma-1}$
$\frac{2}{\gamma-1}$
$\frac{9}{2}(\gamma-1)$
$\frac{25}{2}(\gamma-1)$
If a gas of volume 400 cc at an initial pressure $p$ is suddenly compressed to 100 cc , then its final pressure is
(The ratio of the specific heat capacities of the gas at constant pressure and constant volume is 1.5 )
$\frac{p}{32}$
$8 p$
$32 p$
$16 p$
A Carnot engine having efficiency $60 \%$ receives heat from a source at a temperature 600 K . For the same sink temperature, to increase its efficiency to $80 \%$, then the temperature of the source is
300 K
900 K
1200 K
720 K
A gaseous mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of argon at an absolute temperature $T$. Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the mixture of the gases is
$4 R T$
$15 R T$
$9 R T$
$11 R T$
The average translational kinetic energy of the oxygen molecules at a temperature of $127^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is
(Boltzmann constant $=1.38 \times 10^{-23} \mathrm{JK}^{-1}$ )
$4.07 \times 10^{-21} \mathrm{~J}$
$2.07 \times 10^{-21} \mathrm{~J}$
$8.28 \times 10^{-21} \mathrm{~J}$
$8.00 \times 10^{-21} \mathrm{~J}$
An electric kettle takes 4 A current at 220 V . If the entire electric energy is converted into heat energy, then the time (in minutes) taken to increase the temperature of 1 kg of water from $34^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is
7.50
4.50
5.25
6.25
According to Zeroth law of thermodynamics, the physical quantity which is same for two bodies in thermal equilibrium is
heat
temperature
volume
pressure
If a refrigerator of coefficient of performance of 5 has a freezer at a temperature of $-13^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, then the room temperature is
$325^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$225^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$39^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$29^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
From the figure shown for a thermodynamic system, match the curves with their respective thermodynamic processes.
( $p=$ Pressure and $V=$ volume )
$ \begin{array}{llll} \hline & \text { Curve } & & \text { Process } \\ \hline \text { (i) } & \text { I } & \text { A } & \text { Adiabatic } \\ \hline \text { (ii) } & \text { II } & \text { B } & \text { Isobaric } \\ \hline \text { (iii) } & \text { III } & \text { C } & \text { Isochoric } \\ \hline \text { (iv) } & \text { IV } & \text { D } & \text { Isothermal } \\ \hline \end{array} $

(i) -C , (ii) -A , (iii)- D , (iv)- B
(i) -C , (ii) -D , (iii) -B , (iv) -A
(i) -D , (ii) -B , (iii) -A , (iv) -C
(i) -A , (ii) -C , (iii) -D , (iv) -B
If 2 moles of an ideal monoatomic gas at a temperature of $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is mixed with 4 moles of another ideal monoatomic gas at a temperature of $327^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, then the temperature of mixture of the two gases is
$300^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$227^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$233^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$327^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$