Thermodynamics - NEET Physics Questions
Question 51: easy

Assertion (A): The area of entropy versus temperature graph of a cyclic process, is equal to work done.


Reason (R): Change in internal energy of cyclic process is zero.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Concept: T-S diagram and cyclic processes. The area enclosed by a (T-S) diagram for a cyclic process represents the net heat exchanged, ( Q_{net} ), not the work done. For a cyclic process, ( Delta U = 0 ) is true, but Assertion (A) is false. Therefore, both (A) and (R) are false in relation to the explanation.

Question 52: easy

Assertion (A): On sudden expansion a gas cools.


Reason (R): On sudden expansion, no heat is supplied to system and hence gas does work at the expense of its internal energy.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Concept: Adiabatic expansion and First Law of Thermodynamics. Sudden expansion is a rapid process, approximated as adiabatic (( Q = 0 )). The gas does work ( W > 0 ). By \( \Delta U = Q - W ), ( \Delta U \) becomes negative, leading to a decrease in internal energy and thus cooling. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explains (A).

Question 53: easy

Assertion (A): Total entropy change in one cycle of carnot engine is zero.


Reason (R): Entropy is a state function.


 

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 any reversible cyclic process like a Carnot cycle, the net change in entropy of the working substance is zero. This is because entropy is a state function, meaning its value depends only on the state of the system, not the path taken. Hence, both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.

Question 54: easy

Assertion (A): The efficiency of a carnot cycle depends on the nature of the gas used.


Reason (R): Adiabatic process is a part of carnot cycle and work done in adiabatic process does not depend on nature of gas.


 

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 efficiency of a Carnot engine \(\eta = 1 - \frac{T_c}{T_h}\) depends only on the temperatures of the hot and cold reservoirs, not the nature of the working gas. Work done in an adiabatic process \(W = \frac{nR(T_1 - T_2)}{1 - \gamma}\) depends on \(gamma\) (ratio of specific heats), which is specific to the nature of the gas. Therefore, both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

Question 55: easy

Assertion (A): It is not possible for a system, unaided by an external agency to transfer heat from a body at lower temperature to another body a higher temperature.


Reason (R): According to Clausius statement “No process is possible whose sole result is the transfer of heat from a cooled object to a hotter object”.


 

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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Assertion (A) is the practical implication of the Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics: heat does not spontaneously flow from cold to hot. Reason (R) provides the exact wording of the Clausius statement. Thus, both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation for A.

Question 56: easy

Assertion (A): Air quickly leaking out of a balloon becomes cooler.


Reason (R): The leaking air undergoes adiabatic expansion.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Air quickly leaking out of a balloon undergoes rapid expansion. This is an adiabatic process where the gas does work, leading to a decrease in internal energy and thus temperature.


Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Question 57: easy

Assertion (A): If heat is supplied to an ideal gas in an isothermal process, the internal energy of the gas increases.


Reason (R): When an ideal gas expands adiabatically, it does positive work and its internal energy increases.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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For an ideal gas in an isothermal process, temperature is constant, so internal energy \(Delta U = 0\). Thus (A) is false. In adiabatic expansion, work \(W > 0\) is done by the gas and heat \(Q = 0\), so \(Delta U = -W < 0\), meaning internal energy decreases. Thus (R) is false. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Question 58: easy

Assertion (A): In adiabatic expansion of monoatomic ideal gas, if volume increases by 12%, then pressure decreases by 20%.


Reason (R): In adiabatic process \(PV^{5/3} = \text{constant}\).


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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For a monoatomic ideal gas, \(\gamma = 5/3\), so \(PV^{5/3} = \text{constant}\). (R) is true. If volume increases by 12%, \(V_2 = V_1(1+0.12)\). Using \(P_1V_1^{\gamma} = P_2V_2^{\gamma}\), we get \(P_2 = P_1(1+0.12)^{-5/3}\). Using approximation \((1+x)^n approx 1+nx\) for small \(x\), \(P_2 \approx P_1(1 - (5/3)(0.12)) = P_1(1-0.20) = 0.8P_1\). Thus, pressure decreases by 20%. (A) is true. (R) correctly explains (A).

Question 59: easy

Assertion (A): In an isochoric process, work done by the gas is zero.


Reason (R): In a process, if initial volume is equal to the final volume, work done by the gas is zero.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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In an isochoric process, volume is constant, so \(Delta V = 0\). Work done \(W = PDelta V = 0\). So (A) is true. However, in a cyclic process, initial and final volumes are equal, but net work done is generally non-zero (area of the cycle on \(P-V\) diagram). So (R) is false.

Question 60: easy

Assertion (A): The specific heat of a gas in an adiabatic process is zero but it is infinite in an isothermal process.


Reason (R): Specific heat of a gas is directly proportional to heat exchanged with the system and inversely proportional to change in temperature.


 

1. (1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. (2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are false
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Specific heat \(C = Q/(n\Delta T)\). For adiabatic process, \(Q=0\), so \(C=0\). For isothermal process, \(\Delta T=0\) (with \(Q \ne 0\)), so \(C=\infty\). Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A) as it defines specific heat.