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Thermal Physics

Question 201: easy

Assertion (A): The pressure exerted by an enclosed ideal gas does not depend on the shape of the container.


Reason (R): The pressure of an ideal gas depends on the number of moles, temperature and volume of the enclosure.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Pressure of an ideal gas is given by \( PV = nRT \). For a fixed amount of gas at a given temperature, P depends on V, not shape. So, (A) is true. Also, \( P = \frac{nRT}{V} \), so P depends on n, T, V. So, (R) is true. (R) correctly explains that since the ideal gas law depends only on V (not shape for a given V), A is true.

Question 202: easy

Assertion (A): The ratio \( \frac{C_P}{C_V} \) is more for helium gas than for hydrogen gas.


Reason (R): Atomic mass of helium is more than that of hydrogen.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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For Helium (monoatomic), \( \gamma = 5/3 \). For Hydrogen (diatomic), \( \gamma = 7/5 \). Since \( 5/3 > 7/5 \), (A) is true. Atomic mass of He is 4 amu, H is 1 amu (H2 is 2 amu), so (R) is true.


However, \( \gamma \) depends on degrees of freedom (monoatomic vs diatomic), not atomic mass. So, (R) is not the correct explanation.

Question 203: easy

Assertion (A): On a V-T graph, the slope of an isobar increases with pressure.


Reason (R): At constant temperature, for an ideal gas its volume is directly proportional to its pressure.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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For an isobar, \( V = (\frac{nR}{P})T \). The slope on a V-T graph is \( \frac{nR}{P} \). As P increases, slope decreases, so (A) is false. Boyle's law states that at constant T, \( V \propto \frac{1}{P} \), i.e., V is inversely proportional to P, so (R) is false.

Question 204: easy

Assertion (A): Internal energy of real gas is always negative at absolute zero temperature.


Reason (R): Potential energy of a bounded system is negative.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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At absolute zero, kinetic energy is minimal (zero for ideal gas). For a real gas, attractive intermolecular forces mean potential energy is negative (relative to infinite separation). So, total internal energy is negative. Thus, (A) is true. (R) is also true, as attractive forces in a bounded system lead to negative potential energy. (R) explains (A).

Question 205: easy

Assertion (A): The average translational kinetic energy of the molecules in one mole of all ideal gases, at the same temperature is the same.


Reason (R): The average kinetic energy of one mole of any ideal gas at temperature T is given by \( \frac{3}{2}RT \).


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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The average translational kinetic energy per mole for any ideal gas is \( \frac{3}{2}RT \), dependent only on T.


So (A) is true. The formula in (R) represents this average translational kinetic energy per mole. So (R) is true and correctly explains (A).

Question 206: easy

Assertion (A): For an ideal gas, at constant temperature, the product of the pressure and volume is constant.


Reason (R): The mean square velocity of gas molecules is inversely proportional to mass of molecule.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Boyle's Law states that for an ideal gas at constant T, \( PV = \text{constant} \). So (A) is true. The mean square velocity \( = \frac{3kT}{m} \), so it is inversely proportional to molecular mass m.


So (R) is true. However, (R) does not explain Boyle's law (A).

Question 207: easy

For \(n\) mole of an ideal gas, the correct equation of \(1^{\text{st}}\) law of thermodynamics corresponding to isobaric process will be (symbols have their usual meanings)

1. \(Q = \Delta U + P\Delta V\)
2. \(Q = \Delta U + nR\Delta T\)
3. \(Q = \Delta U\)
4. Both (1) and (2)
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According to the first law of thermodynamics, \(Q = \Delta U + W\). For an isobaric process, the work done is \(W = P\Delta V = nR\Delta T\). Therefore, both equations (1) and (2) are correct representation.

Question 208: easy

Consider the following thermodynamic parameters:


(a) Heat


(b) Internal energy


(c) Work


Which of the given parameters are path functions?

1. Only (a)
2. Both (a) and (b)
3. Both (b) and (c)
4. Both (a) and (c)
View Answer

Heat and work depend on the path taken by the system during a thermodynamic process, making them path functions. Internal energy is a state function as it depends only on the initial and final states of the system.

Question 209: easy

In ideal condition, the maximum efficiency that can be derived from a heat engine built operating between \(600\text{ K}\) reservoir and \(200\text{ K}\) sink, is

1. \(100%\)
2. \(66.67%\)
3. \(99.93%\)
4. \(73.3%\)
View Answer

The maximum efficiency is given by the Carnot efficiency formula: \(\eta = 1 - \frac{T_2}{T_1}\). Here, \(T_1 = 600\text{ K}\) and \(T_2 = 200\text{ K}\), so \(\eta = 1 -\frac{200}{600} = 1 - \frac{1}{3} = \frac{2}{3} \approx 66.67%\).

Question 210: easy

Which of the following is not the correct assumption of kinetic theory of gases?

1. No intermolecular force acts between gas molecules.
2. The volume of molecules is negligible in comparison to the volume of gas.
3. Molecules only collide with the walls of container, there is no collision among the molecules.
4. All collisions are elastic.
View Answer

One of the postulates of the kinetic theory of gases is that gas molecules collide elastically with each other as well as with the walls of the container. Hence, the assumption that there are no collisions among molecules is incorrect.