Degree of freedom of a system consisting of a gaseous mixture of H2 and NH3 will be
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A closed system is cooled reversibly from 100°C to 50°C. If no work is done on the system
A. Its internal energy (U) decreases and its entropy (S) increases
B. U and S both decreases
C. U decreases but S is constant
D. U is constant but S decreases
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The expression for entropy change given by, Δ S = − n R l n ( P 1 P 2 ) , holds good for
A. Expansion of a real gas
B. Reversible isothermal volume change
C. Heating of an ideal gas
D. Cooling of a real gas
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For any system, what is the minimum number of degrees of freedom?
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Which of the following is not a unit of the equilibrium constant Kp ? (where, Δx = number of moles of products number of moles of reactants)
A. (atm)Δx , when Δx is negative
B. (atm)Δx , when Δx is positive
C. Dimensionless, when Δx = 0
D. (atm)Δx2 , when Δx > 0
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Equilibrium constant of a reaction varies with the
A. Initial concentration of the reactant
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. None of these
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Which of the following will increase the volume of a real gas by four times ?
A. Doubling the absolute temperature as well as pressure of the gas
B. Reducing pressure to one fourth at constant temperature
C. Reducing temperature to one fourth at constant pressure
D. Reducing the temperature to half and doubling the pressure
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The accentric factor of a materical, 'ω', is defined as ω = -log10 (Pr sat )Tr -1 = 0.7, where, Pr sat = reduced vapor pressure, Tr = reduced temperature. The value of accentric factor is always
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The number of degrees of freedom for a mixture of ice and water (liquid) are
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A solute distributes itself between two non-miscible solvents in contact with each other in such a way that, at a constant temperature, the ratio of its concentrations in two layers is constant, irrespective of its total amount". This is
A. The distribution law
B. Followed from Margule's equation
C. A corollary of Henry's law
D. None of these
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What is the number of degrees of freedom for liquid water in equilibrium with a mixture of nitrogen and water vapor?
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The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of the law of conservation of
A. Mass
B. Energy
C. Momentum
D. None of these
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Entropy of the system decreases, when
A. Snow melts into water
B. A gas expands spontaneously from high pressure to low pressure
C. Water is converted into ice
D. Both B & C
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The second law of thermodynamics states that
A. The energy change of a system undergoing any reversible process is zero
B. It is not possible to transfer heat from a lower temperature to a higher temperature
C. The total energy of system and surrounding remains the same
D. None of the above
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If we increase the pressure on a substance (which is at its triple point), then the triple point
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. May increase or decrease ; depends on the substance
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Maximum work that could be secured by expanding the gas over a given pressure range is the __________ work.
A. Isothermal
B. Adiabatic
C. Isentropic
D. None of these
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The fusion of a crystalline solid at its melting point to form a liquid at the same temperature is accompanied by
A. Decrease in enthalpy corresponding to evolution of heat
B. Decrease of entropy
C. Increase in enthalpy corresponding to absorption of heat
D. No change in enthalpy
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The minimum number of phases that can exist in a system is
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Extensive properties of a thermodynamic system depend upon the __________ of the system.
A. Specific volume
B. Temperature
C. Mass
D. Pressure
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Van Laar equation deals with the activity co-efficients in
A. Binary solutions
B. Ternary solutions
C. Azeotropic mixture only
D. None of these
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