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301 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Temperature of 100gm100 \mathrm{gm} water is changed from 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 3∘C3^{\circ} \mathrm{C} in this process, heat supplied to water will be (specified heat of water =1 cal g−1∘C−1=1 \mathrm{~cal} \mathrm{~g}^{-1}{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}
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Correct option: C
less than 300 cal300 \mathrm{~cal}
Option C (less than 300 cal300 \mathrm{~cal}) is correct because the density of water increases from 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 4∘C4^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, resulting in negative work done by the system.
302 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The specific heat of an ideal gas varies with temperature TT as
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Correct option: D
T0{T^0}
Option D (T0{T^0}) is correct because the specific heat of an ideal gas is independent of temperature.
303 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
If a system undergoes contraction of volume, then the work done by the system is
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Correct option: B
negative
Option B is correct because when a system undergoes contraction of volume, the work done *by* the system is negative.
304 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
(A): CpC_p is always greater than CVC_V in gases.
(R): Work done at constant pressure is more than at constant volume.
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Correct option: A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Option A is correct because CpC_p is always greater than CVC_V for gases, and the reason correctly explains this: work done at constant pressure is more than at constant volume, requiring more heat input.
305 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: Efficiency of a reversible heat engine will be highest at −273∘C- 273^\circ C temperature of cold reservoir.

Reason R: The efficiency of Carnot’s engine depends not only on temperature of cold reservoir but it depends on the temperature of hot reservoir too and is given as η=(1−T2T1)\eta = \left( {1 - \frac{{{T_2}}}{{{T_1}}}} \right).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
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Correct option: A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A
Option A (Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A) is correct because the efficiency of a reversible heat engine is highest at 0K (-273°C) and the Carnot efficiency equation explains this dependence on both hot and cold reservoir temperatures.
306 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A given mass of a gas is compressed isothermally until its pressure is doubled. It is then allowed to expand adiabatically until its original volume is restrored and is pressure is then found to be 0.75 of its initial pressure. The ratio of the specific heats of the gas is approximately
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Correct option: B
1.41
Option B (1.41) is correct because the ratio of specific heats (γ) is determined by analyzing the isothermal and adiabatic processes, resulting in approximately 1.41.
307 Medium
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A thermally insulated vessel contains an ideal gas of molecular mass MM and ratio of specific heats 1.4. Vessel is moving with speed vv and is suddenly brought to rest. Assuming no heat is lost to the surrounding and vessel temperature of the gas increases by (RR = Universal gas constant)
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Correct option: B
Mv25R\frac{{M{v^2}}}{{5R}}
Option B (Mv25R\frac{{M{v^2}}}{{5R}}) is correct because the increase in temperature is due to the conversion of kinetic energy into internal energy of the gas.
308 Medium
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A carnot engine, having efficiency of η=120\eta = \frac{1}{{20}} as heat engine, is used as a refrigerator. If the work done on the system is 20 J, the amount of energy absorbed from the reservoir at lower temperature is
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Correct option: D
380 J
Option D (380 J) is correct because it represents the heat extracted from the cold reservoir when the Carnot engine operates as a refrigerator.
309 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A sample of gas expands from volume V1{V_1}to V2{V_2} . The amount of work done by the gas is maximum when the expansion is
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Correct option: A
Isothermal
Option A (Isothermal) is correct because in an isothermal process, the gas expands at a constant temperature, resulting in maximum work done compared to other processes.
310 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
The volume of an ideal diatomic gas is doubled isothermally, the internal energy
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Correct option: D
Remains unchanged
Option D (Remains unchanged) is correct because the internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on its temperature, and the process is isothermal.
311 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The first law of thermodynamics is based on the law of conservation of
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Correct option: A
Energy
Option A (Energy) is correct because the first law of thermodynamics is a statement of the conservation of energy.
312 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
In adiabatic process, the work done by system is 50 J50 \mathrm{~J}, then
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Correct option: D
the internal energy of the system will decrease by 50 J50 \mathrm{~J}
Option D (the internal energy of the system will decrease by 50 J50 \mathrm{~J}) is correct because in an adiabatic process, work done by the system results in a decrease in internal energy.
313 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A refrigerator consumes an average 35 W power to operate between temperature 10∘C10^\circ C to 25∘C25^\circ C. If there is no loss of energy, then how much average heat per second does it transfer?
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Correct option: A
263 J/s
Option A (263 J/s) is correct because it is the heat transferred calculated using the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator.
314 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A bullet of mass 5 g,5\,g, travelling with a speed of 210  m/s, 210\,\,m/s,\, strikes a fixed wooden target. One-half of its kinetic
energy is converted into heat in the bullet while the other half is converted into heat in the wood. The rise of
temperature of the bullet, if the specific heat of its material is 0.030   calg−1  ∘C−10.030\,\,\,\mathrm{cal }{g^{ - 1}}\,\,^\circ {C^{ - 1}} is close to
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Correct option: A
87.5o C{87.5^\mathrm{o}}\,C
Option A (87.5o C{87.5^\mathrm{o}}\,C) is correct because it is the temperature rise calculated from the heat generated in the bullet, which is half of the kinetic energy converted.
315 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Which of the following is not a state function?
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Correct option: B
Work done in isothermal process
Option B (Work done in isothermal process) is correct because work done is a path-dependent function, not a state function.
316 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion: Coefficient of performance in refrigerator may be greater than one.
Reason: Heat extracted from lower temperature reservoir.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Option B is correct because both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason does not explain why the coefficient of performance can be greater than one.
317 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A gaseous mixture enclosed in a vessel consists of 3 g3 \mathrm{~g} mole of a gas XX with γ=(5/3)\gamma=(5 / 3) and some amount of gas YY with γ=(7/5)\gamma=(7 / 5) at a temperature TT. The gases XX and YY do not react with each other and are assumed to be ideal. If γ\gamma for the gaseous mixture is (2923)\left(\frac{29}{23}\right), then the number of gram moles of the gas YY is
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Correct option: A
0.50.5
Option A (0.5) is correct because the number of gram moles of gas Y is calculated using the mixture rule for specific heats.
318 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
Universal gas constant is
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Correct option: B
Cp−CV{C_p} - {C_V}
Option B (Cp−CV{C_p} - {C_V}) is correct because the universal gas constant (R) is equal to the difference between the molar specific heat at constant pressure (CpC_p) and the molar specific heat at constant volume (CVC_V).
319 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
At 500 K500 \mathrm{~K} for an isobaric process.

ΔSsystem =−10kJmolK and ΔSsurr =12kJmolK\Delta \mathrm{S}_{\text {system }}=-10 \frac{\mathrm{kJ}}{\mathrm{mol} \mathrm{K}} \text { and } \Delta \mathrm{S}_{\text {surr }}=12 \frac{\mathrm{kJ}}{\mathrm{molK}}

Therefore, ΔG\Delta \mathrm{G} for the entire process is-
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Correct option: B
−1000 kJ/mol-1000 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}
Option B (-1000 kJ/mol) is correct because it is calculated using the relationship between ΔStotal\Delta S_{\text {total}} and ΔG\Delta G for an isobaric process.
320 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Statement-1: A quasi-static process is so called because it is a sudden and large change of the system.
Statement-2: An adiabatic process is no quasi-static because it is a sudden and large change of the system.
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Correct option: B
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is not the correct explanation for Statement-1
Option D (Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true) is correct because a quasi-static process is slow and gradual, while an adiabatic process can be sudden.
321 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
In an isobaric process, the absolute temperature is doubled. The mean free path (λ)\left( \lambda \right) and the relaxation time (τ)\left( \tau \right) will become respectively
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Correct option: B
times and 2\sqrt 2 times
Option B (2 times and 2\sqrt{2} times) is correct because at isobaric process, mean free path is directly proportional to temperature and relaxation time is directly proportional to square root of temperature.
322 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A balloon filled with helium (32∘C32^\circ C and 1.7 atm) bursts. Immediately afterwards; the expansion of helium can be considered as
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Correct option: B
irreversible adiabatic
Option A (its magnitude changes but the direction remains same) is correct because the angular momentum increases as the cylinder rolls down, but the direction stays constant.
323 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Heat added to a system is equal to
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Correct option: D
Sum of above all the three factors
Option D (Sum of above all the three factors) is correct because, according to the first law of thermodynamics, heat added to a system equals the change in internal energy plus the work done by the system, and internal energy includes both kinetic and potential energy.
324 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The temperature of 5 moles of a gas at constant volume is changed from 100∘C^ \circ C to 120∘C^ \circ C. The change in internal energy is 80 J. the total heat capacity of the gas at constant volume will be in JK−1\mathrm{J}{\mathrm{K}^{ - 1}} is
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Correct option: C
0.8
Option B (4) is correct because the total heat capacity at constant volume is calculated using the change in internal energy and the temperature difference.
325 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Statement-1: The quantity of heat in a solid body determines its temperature.
Statement-2: Whenever heat is supplied to a solid body which is not undergoing phase change the temperature of the solid body increases.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D (Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true) is correct because the quantity of heat in a solid body does not directly determine its temperature, but adding heat to a solid (without phase change) will increase its temperature.
326 Hard
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Application +4 | -1
One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a thermodynamic process, in which its molar heat capacity varies directly proportional to temperature as C=αT{C}=\alpha{T}, where α\alpha is a positive constant. Work done by the gas when it is heated from initial temperature T0T_0 to a final temperature 3T03 T_0 will be
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Correct option: C
(4αT0−5R)T0\left(4 \alpha {T}_0-5 {R}\right) {T}_0
Option C ((4αT0−5R)T0\left(4 \alpha {T}_0-5 {R}\right) {T}_0) is correct because it is the work done by the gas calculated using the given molar heat capacity and integrating over the temperature range.
327 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A bullet of mass 10×10−3 kg10 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~kg} moving with a speed of 20 ms−120 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1} hits an ice block (0∘C)\left(0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right) of 990 g990 \mathrm{~g} kept at rest on a frictionless floor and gets embedded in it. If ice takes 50%50 \% of KE lost by the system, the amount of ice melted (in grams) approximately is: (J=4.2 J/cal(J=4.2 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{cal}; latent heat of ice =80 cal/g=80 \mathrm{~cal} / \mathrm{g})
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Correct option: D
3×10−33 \times 10^{-3}
Option D (3×10−33 \times 10^{-3}) is correct because it is the calculated amount of ice melted based on the kinetic energy lost by the bullet and the latent heat of fusion.
328 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A sample of ideal gas (γ=1.4)(\gamma=1.4) is heated at constant pressure. If an amount 140 J140 \mathrm{~J} of heat is supplied to the gas, find (a) the change in internal energy of the gas, (b) the work done by the gas.
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Correct option: C
100 J; 40 J
Option C (100 J; 40 J) is correct because when heat is supplied at constant pressure, part of it increases internal energy and the rest does work, with Δ U = 100 J and Δ W = 40 J.
329 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The first operation involved in a carnot cycle is
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Correct option: A
Isothermal Expansion
Option A (Isothermal Expansion) is correct because the Carnot cycle starts with isothermal expansion.
330 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
If CpC_p and CvC_v are the specific heats for a gas at constant pressure and at constant volume respectively, then the relation Cp−Cv=RC_p-C_v=R is exact for
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Correct option: C
Ideal gas and nearly true for real gases at moderate pressure
Option D (Ideal gas at all pressure and real gas at moderate pressure) is correct because the relation Cp−Cv=RC_p - C_v = R is exact for ideal gases at all pressures and nearly true for real gases at moderate pressures.
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