UGC-CSIR Sample Question Paper

Thermodynamics
Duration:1.5 Hrs

25 Marks

1. An ideal gas in a cylinder is compressed adiabatically such that its volume

is reduced to 1/7th of its original volume. The pressure of the gas will be
(a) more than 7 times its pressure
(b) less than 7 times its pressure
(c) equal to 7 times its pressure
(d) none of the above
2. A sample of ideal gas has an internal energy U and is then compressed
to one-half of its original volume while the temperature stays the same.
What is the new internal energy of the ideal gas in terms of U ?
(a) 2U

(c) 1/2U

(b) U

(d) 1/4U

3. The change in entropy is .............

(a) Positive in a reversible change
(b) Negative in an irreversible change
(c) Positive in an irreversible change
(d) Negative in a reversible change
4. An ideal gas is taken through a closed path 1 2 3 4 1.What is
the net work done by the gas ?

(a) 6P V

(c) 6P V

(b) 9P V

(d) 4P V

5. At STP, the volume of one mole of gas is doubled, work done will be
maximum when expansion is
(a) isobaric

(c) adiabatic

(b) isothermal

(d) isochoric

6. The internal energy of a ideal gas increases in

(a) adiabatic expansion

(c) isothermal expansion

(b) adiabatic compression

(d) isothermal compression

7. During an experiment an ideal gas is found to obey the law V P 2 = K.

The gas is initially at a temperature T and volume V . When it expand
to a volume 2V the temperature becomes
(c) 2T

(a) T /2

(b) 2T

(d) 0

8. Consider an ideal gas of mass m at temperature T1 which is mixed isobarically (i.e. at constant pressure) with an equal mass of same gas at
temperature T2 in a thermally insulated container. What is the change of
entropy of the universe?
(a) 2mCp ln( 2T1T+TT2 )

1 +T2
(c) 2mCp ln( T2T
)
1 T2

(b) 2mCp ln( 2T1TTT2 )

1 T2
(d) 2mCp ln( T2T
)
1 T2

9. The free energy of a gas of N particle in a volume V and at a temperature

T is
F = N KB T ln[a0 V (KB T )3/2 /N ]
where a0 is a constant and KB denote the Boltzmanns constant. The
internal energy of the gas is
(a) 3/2N KB T
(b) 5/2N KB T
(c) N KB T ln[a0 V (KB T )3/2 /N ] 3/2N KB T
(d) N KB T ln[a0 V (KB T )3/2 ]
10. Which type of ideal gas will have the largest value for Cp Cv ?

(a) Diatomic
(b) Polyatomic
(c) Monoatomic
(d) The value will be the same for all
11. An adiabatic process for an ideal gas is represented on a P V diagram
by
(a) A hyperbola

(c) A vertical line

(b) A circle

(d) None of these

12. Consider the following processes: The temperatures of two identical gases
are increased from the same initial temperature to the same final temperature. Reversible processes are used in both cases. For gas A, the process is
carried out at constant volume while for gas B it is carried out at constant
pressure. The change in entropy is
(a) Greater for B

(c) Same for A andB

(b) Greater for A

(d) None of these

13. A gas can be taken from state a to c by two reversible process, a c or

a b c. During the process a c, 20J of work is done by the system
and 30J of heat is added to the system. During the process a b c,
25J of heat is added to the system. How much work is done by the system
during a b c ?

(a) 10J

(c) 20J

(b) 15J

(d) 25J

14. A monoatomic ideal gas is used as a working substance for the Carnot
cycle in the figure. Processes A B and C D are isothermal,while
B C and D A are adiabatic. During the process A B, there are
400J of heat is absorbed by the gas from the surrounding. How much heat
is expelled by the gas during the process C D ?
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(a) 800J

(c) 200J

(b) 400J

(d) 100J

15. A reversible heat engine can have 100% efficiency if the temperature of
the sink is
(a) Less than that of source

(c) 0 C

(b) Equal to that of source

(d) 0K

16. The efficiency of a Carnot cycle is 1/6 on reducing the temperature of the
sink by 65 C the efficiency increases to 1/3, then the temperate of the
source is
(a) 325K

(c) 390K

(b) 373K

(d) 0K

17. The Vander Waals equation of state for a gas is given by

(P +

a
)(V b) = RT
V2

where P, V, and T represent the pressure, Volume and temperature respectively, and a and b are constant parameters. At the critical point, where
all the roots of the above cubic equation are degenerate, the temperature
is given by
(a)
(b)

a
9b
8a
27bR

(c)

a
27b2

(d) 3b

18. The free energy of a gas is given by F = ( a3 )V T 3 where a is a constant.

The entropy S and pressure P of the gas is given by
(a) 1/3aV T 2 ,
(b) aV T 3 ,

aT 3

(c) 1/3aV T 3 ,

a/3T 3

(d) aV T 2 ,

aT 3

a/3T 3

19. For a particular thermodynamic system the entropy S is related to the

internal energy U and volume V by
S = CU 3/4 V 1/4
where C is a constant. The Helmholtz free energy F = U T S for this
system is
4/3

(c) 3C4S
4/3 V 1/3

(a) 0
4/3

S
(b) 3C 4/3
V 1/3

(d)

S 4/3
3C 4/3 V 1/3

20. Which of the following thermodynamic relation is correct ?

S
T
)s = ( V
)p
(a) ( P

S
T
(c) ( P
)v = ( V
)p

T
(b) ( V
)s = ( P
T )v

T
(d) ( P
)s = ( V
S )p

21. If the equation of state for a gas with internal energy U is P V = 1/2U
then the equation for an adiabatic process is
(a) P V 1/3 =Constant

(c) P V 3/2 =Constant

(b) P V 4/3 =Constant

(d) P V 5/3 =Constant

22. For any process, the second law of thermodynamics requires that the
change of entropy of the universe by
(a) Positive only

(c) Negative or zero

(b) Zero only

(d) Positive or zero

23. The melting point of a solid is lowered by increase in pressure when solid
melts, its volume
(a) Increases

(c) Does not change

(b) Decreases

(d) None of these

24. Which of the following is a first order transition ?

(a) Superconducting to normal state
(b) Normal liquid helium to superfluid helium
(c) A liquid-gas phase transition at the critical point
(d) Vaporization of liquid at its boiling point
25. The state of an ideal gas was changed three times at three different temperatures. The diagram represents three different isothermal curves. Which
of the following is true about the temperature of the gas ?
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(a) T1 > T2 > T3

(c) T1 < T2 < T3

(b) T1 > T2 < T3

(d) T1 > T2 = T3
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