Heat and Thermodynamics
An ideal gas at pressure $p_0$ undergoes an isothermal expansion until its volume is 8.0 times its initial volume. The gas is slowly and adiabatically compressed back to its original volume. If the adiabatic constant of the gas is $\gamma=\frac{4}{3}$, then the ratio of the average kinetic energy per molecule in this final state to that, in the initial state is
1.44
1.68
2.0
1.2
At what temperature is the root mean square rms speed of neon gas atoms is equal to the rms speed of helium gas atoms at $-33^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ?
(Atomic mass of $\mathrm{Ne}=20.2 \mathrm{u}$, and that of $\mathrm{He}=4.0 \mathrm{u}$ )
1208 K
1210 K
1212 K
1220 K
A piece of metal has a weight of 49 g in air and 39 g in a liquid of density $1.2 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3 \mathrm{kept}$ at $32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. When the temperature of the liquid is raised to $42^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ the metal piece has a weight of 40 g . If the density of the liquid at $42^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is $1.0 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3$, then the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is
$\frac{8}{3} \times 10^{-3} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\frac{11}{3} \times 10^{-3} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\frac{1}{3} \times 10^{-4} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$\frac{4}{3} \times 10^{-3} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
A metal cooking pot has a base area of $0.2 \mathrm{~m}^2$ and thickness 2.0 cm . It boils water at a rate of $3.0 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{min}$ when placed on a hot plate. The temperature of the part of the hot plate in contact with the pot is approximately [thermal conductivity of metal is $120 \mathrm{Js}^{-1} \mathrm{~m}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$, heat of vaporisation of water is $2 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{kg}$ ]
$246^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$183^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$162^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
$214^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
A quantity of monoatomic gas undergoes a process in which pressure is changed linearly with volume. The pressure and volume are changed from initial value $\left(p_0 V_0\right)$ of final value $\left(3 p_0, 3 V_0\right)$. The heat absorbed by the gas during the process is
$8 p_0 V_0$
$12 p_0 V_0$
$16 p_0 V_0$
$20 p_0 V_0$
An ideal gas having initial pressure $p$, volume $V$ and temperature $T$ is allowed to expand adiabatically until its volume becomes 4 V , while its temperature falls to $\frac{T}{2}$. If the work done by the gas during the expansion is $\alpha p V$, the value of $\alpha$ is
1.25
1.0
1.50
2.0
At what temperature, an oxygen molecule has the same rms velocity as the hydrogen molecule has at 20 K ?
160 K
320 K
293 K
347 K
A hole of diameter 5 cm is drilled in a metal sheet at $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The linear expansion of metal is $2 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$. The diameter of the hole when the temperature is raised to $230^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, is equal to
5.01 cm
5.02 cm
5.03 cm
5.04 cm
A metal cube absorbs 2100.0 J of heat when its temperature is raised by $2^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the specific heat of the metal is $900 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~kg}^{-1} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$, then the mass of the cube is
1.116 kg
2.33 kg
1.66 kg
1.33 kg
The net work done by an ideal gas going through the cycle as shown in the $p-V$ diagram below is

0
$p_1 V_1$
$\frac{3}{2} p_1 V_1$
$\frac{1}{2} p_1 V_1$
A diatomic gas $\left(C_p=\frac{7}{2} R\right)$ does 200 J of work when it is expanded isobarically. The heat given to the gas in the process is
600 J
800 J
900 J
700 J
Statement I Gas thermometers are less sensitive than liquid thermometers.
Statement II The ratio of universal gas constant and avogadro's number is called Boltzmann's constant.
Statement III The density of a given mass of a gas at constant pressure is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature.
The correct option among the following is
Statements I, II, III are true
Statements I, II are true, but statement III is false
Statements II, III are true, but statement I is false.
Statements I, II, III are false.
Find the ratio of the length of a steel rod and a copper rod, if the steel rod is 4 cm longer, then the copper rod at any temperature.
(The coefficient of linear expansion for steel and copper are $1.1 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $1.7 \times 10^{-5} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, respectively)
$\frac{17}{11}$
$\frac{11}{17}$
$\frac{11}{4}$
$\frac{17}{4}$
An object cools from $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in 10 min , when the surrounding temperature is $10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. Then the time taken by the object to cool from $70^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is (take, $\ln 2=0.7, \ln 3=11, \ln 6=18$ )
30 min
8.5 min
22.4 min
16.3 min
1.00 kg of liquid water at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ undergoes a phase change into steam at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ at 1.0 atm (take it to be $1.00 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~Pa}$ ). The initial volume of the liquid water was $1.00 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}^3$ which is changed to $2.001 \mathrm{~m}^3$ of steam. Find the change in the internal energy of the system.
(Use heat of vaporisation $\simeq 2000 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{kg}$ )
1800 kJ
200 kJ
2000 kJ
180 kJ
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?
150 J
200 J
250 J
300 J
If the root mean square (rms) speed of nitrogen molecules at room temperature is $100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, then the rms speed of helium molecule at the same temperature is
$100 \sqrt{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$350 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$50 \sqrt{14} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
5 g of ice at $-30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and 20 g of water at $35^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ are mixed together in a calorimeter. The final temperature of the mixture is (Neglect heat capacity of the calorimeter, specific heat capacity of ice $=0.5 \mathrm{cal} \mathrm{g}^{-1}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}$ and latent heat of fusion of ice $=80 \mathrm{cal} \mathrm{g}^{-1}$ and specific heat. capacity of water $=1 \mathrm{cal} \mathrm{g}^{-1}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}$)
An iron sphere having diameter $D$ and mass $M$ is immersed in hot water so that the temperature of the sphere increases by $\delta T$. If $\alpha$ is the coefficient of linear expansion of the iron then the change in the surface area of the sphere is
The work done by a Carnot engine operating between 300 K and 400 K is 400 J. The energy exhausted by the engine is
The slopes of the isothermal and adiabatic $p-V$ graphs of a gas are by $S_I$ and $S_A$ respectively. If the heat capacity ratio of the gas is $\frac{3}{2}$, then $\frac{S_I}{S_A}=$
The number of rotational degrees of freedom of a diatomic molecule
A metal tape is calibrated at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. On a cold day when the temperature is $-15^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, the percentage error in the measurement of length is
(Coefficient of linear expansion of metal $=1 \times 10^{-5}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}$)
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
The temperature of the sink of a Carnot engine is 250 K . In order to increase the efficiency of the Carnot engine from $25 \%$ to $50 \%$, the temperature of the sink should be increased by
In non-rigid diatomic molecule with an additional vibrational mode
A sphere of surface area $4 \mathrm{~m}^2$ at temperature 400 K and having emissivity 0.5 is located in an environment of temperature 200 K. The net rate of energy exchange of the sphere is (Stefan Boltzmann constant, $\sigma=5.67 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{Wm}^{-2} \mathrm{~K}^4)$
A Carnot engine operates between a source and a sink. The efficiency of the engine is $40 \%$ and the temperature of the sink is $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the efficiency is to be increased to $50 \%$, then the temperature of the source must be increased by
A car engine has a power of 20 kW. The car makes a roundtrip of 1 h. If the thermal efficiency of the engine is $40 \%$ and the ambient temperature is 300 K . The energy generated by fuel combustion is
The number of vibrational degree of freedom of a diatomic molecule is
A monoatomic gas of molar mass m is kept in a insulated container. Container is moving with velocity v. If the container is suddenly stopped, then the change in the temperature of the gas is
One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a process as shown in the figure. The molar specific heat of the gas in the process is

[Given 1 cal = 4.2 J and specific heat of water = 1 cal g$-$1 $^\circ$0C$-$1]
[Take gas constant as 8.3 J mol$-$1 K$-$1]

Choose the correct option out of the following for work done if processes BC and DA are adiabatic.




