BASARA SARASWATHI BHAVAN_MDP N-120

Sec: Star SC KTG & THERMODYNAMICS Date: 11–08-2020

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SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
1. An air chamber of volume ‘v’ and pressure ‘p’ has a neck area of cross- section ‘A’ into which a ball of
mass ‘m’ just fits and can move up and down without friction. When the ball is pressed down a little
and released it executes S.H.M. The time period of oscillations of the ball is (assuming pressure –
volume variations to be isothermal). ( p0 = atm pressure).

mv 2 mv p mv 2 mv
A) 2 B) C) 2 0 D)
pA A p pA A p  p0
0 0
2. A flask is filled with 4 g of a gas at 12 C and then heated to 50 C; owing to the escape of the gas, the
pressure in the flask is the same at the beginning as well as at the end of the experiment. Then, the
mass of the gas that has escaped is nearly:
A) 4g B)3.53 g C) 0.47 g D) 3.06 g
3. The following graph shows two isotherms for a fixed mass of an ideal gas. The ratio of r.m.s speed of
the molecules at temperatures T1 and T2 is

P 2 

10 Pa 
5

1 T2
T1
0 1 2 3 4
V m 3

A) 2 2 B) 2 C) 2 D) 4
4. Two cylinders A and B, fitted with pistons, contain equal amounts of an ideal diatomic gas at 300 K.
The piston of A is free to move, while that of B is held fixed. The same amount of heat is given to the
gas in each cylinder. If the rise in temperature of the gas in A is 30 K then the rise in temperature of
the gas in B is
A)30 K B)18 K C)50 K D)42 K
5. A mass less piston divides a closed, thermally insulated cylinder into two equal parts. One part contains
m = 28 gram of nitrogen at temperature T0. At this temperature one-third of molecules are dissociated
into atoms and the other part is evacuated. The piston is released and the gas fills the whole volume of
the cylinder. Then the piston is slowly displaced back to its initial position. The increase in internal
energy of the gas is: (Neglect further dissociation of molecules during motion of the piston)
 4 2 1 8
A) ( 2  1)RT0 B) ( 2  1)RT0 C) ( 2  1)RT0 D) ( 2  1)RT0
3 3 3 3
6. An ideal gas expands such that PT 2  Constant. Coefficient of volume expansion and pressure
 1 dP  V
expansion of the gas are  V and  P respectively   P   . Then, =
 P dT  P
3
A)  B) 1 C) 2 D) 2/3
2
INTEGER ANSWER TYPE
7. Consider a cyclic process ACBA consisting of BA isochoric, AC isothermal, CB  VT  constant.
Working substance is 2 moles of monoatomic ideal gas. If net heat exchange in the process in
V2
 
x R T 2  T1  y RT2 ln
V1
, Find  x  y  .

V
B A
V2

V1 C

O T1 T2 T

8. One mole of a diatomic gas is taken through the process P/Tn = C, where n and C are constant. If the
heat capacity of gas is C= –R / 2, then the value of n is
9. A container filled with air under pressure P0 contains a soap bubble of radius R. The air pressure has
5R
been reduced to half isothermally and the new radius of the bubble becomes . If the surface
4
16nS
tension of the soap water solution is S, P0 is found to be SI unit. Find n.
R
10. An ideal gas is taken through the cycle A  B  C  A, as shown in Fig. If the net Heat supplied
to the gas in the cycle is 5J, the work done by the gas in the
process C  A is – (x) joule , then x = ?(VA=1 m3,VC=2 m3,PA=10 N/m2)

11. A certain amount of mono – atomic ideal gas undergoes a process U n  constant, where  is density
W
of gas and U is internal energy of the gas. It is found that the ratio for this process is 2/3. Find the
Q
value of n.
12. 1 mole of diatomic gas is kept in a cylinder of volume V0 at temperature To and pressure Po . Now gas
is taken through three processes as shown in the figure.
A – B follows Law P = V B – C is adiabatic C – A is Isothermal
 P

B
2P0

A
P0

C
T0
V
V0 2V0

15
Work done by the gas in process B – C is RT0 . Find N=?
N
13. An adiabatic piston divides a cylindrical container with adiabatic walls into two equal parts. The left
part contains 1 mole of helium at temperature T0 & pressure P0. The right part contains 2 moles of
T
oxygen at temperature 0 & pressure P0. Now the piston is removed and gases mix homogeneously and
2
4n
final pressure becomes P  P0 . Find the value of n
13

P0 , T0 T0
P0 ,
2
1mole He
2 mole O2

14. A gas is enclosed in a vessel of volume V at a pressure of 144 cm of Hg. It is being pumped out of the
vessel by means of a piston pump. After two strokes the pressure in the vessel is 36 cm of Hg. Find the
pressure in cm of mercury after another two strokes.
PARAGRAPH TYPE
Paragraph for Questions 15 and 16
Two moles of an ideal mono-atomic gas undergoes a thermodynamic process in which the molar heat
RT
capacity ‘C’ of the gas depends on absolute temperature as C  ,where R is gas constant and T0 is
T0
the initial temperature of the gas. (V0 is the initial volume of the gas). Then answer the following
questions.
15. The equation of process is
 T T0   T T0   T T0   T T0 
1 V0T03/ 2  T0  1 V0T03/ 2  T0  1 V0T03/ 2  T0 

1 V0T03/2  T0 

A)  e B)  e C)  e D)  e
P 4 RT 5/ 2 P 2 RT 5/ 2 P 4 RT 5/ 2 P 3RT 5/2
16. The minimum volume of the gas for the above process is
 2   4   5   2
3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2

A)   V0 e 1/ 2 
B)   V0 e 1/ 2 
C)   V0 e1/2 D)   V0 e5/ 2
 3   3   3   3 

Paragraph for Questions 17 and 18

A cylindrical glass tube with thin walls is placed in chamber of rarefied air. One end of the tube is
closed and the other is covered by stretched liquid film. The pressure of the air is p0 and temperature is
T0 both inside and outside the tube. Length of the tube is h, its radius is R. Surface tension of the liquid
is  . The temperature in the tube starts to rise slowly and assume that ‘  ’ is independent of
temperature, air is an ideal gas.

17. At what temperature T, will the enclosed air have a maximum pressure Pmax?
   2    1   2   h 
Pmax  h    R  Pmax  h    R  Pmax   h  R  Pmax   R 
A)   3   T B)   3   T C)  3   T D) 2 T
0 0 0 0
p0 h p0 h p0 h p0 h
18. How much work is performed by the enclosed air until the state of maximum pressure is reached?
Assume that, in the pressure and temperature ranges investigated, the liquid is far away from its boiling
point.
2 2 4 2
A) 3 R 2   p0 R 3 B) 2 R 2   p0 R3 C)  R 2   p0 R 3 D) 4 R 2   p0 R3
3 3 3 3
Paragraph For Questions 19 and 20:
One mole of an ideal gas undergoes a thermodynamic cyclic process as shown in the figure. The
cyclic process consists of an isochoric, an adiabatic process and an isothermal (may not be in the
same sequence).

19. What is the ratio of molar specific heat at constant pressure to that at constant volume of the adiabatic
process
ln 3 ln 4 ln 3 ln 4
A) B) C) D)
ln 4  ln 3 ln 4  ln 3 ln 3  ln 2 ln 3  ln 2
20. Magnitude of work done by the gas in the isothermal process
A) 3PV0 0 ln(3 / 4) B) 2 PV
0 0 ln(3 / 2) C) 2 PV0 0 ln 3 D) P0V0 ln(3 / 4)
MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
21. In a flexible balloon, 2 moles of SO2 having initial volume of 1m3 at a temperature of 27°C is filled
(SO2 is a non-linear triatomic gas). The gas is first expanded to thrice its initial volume isobaricallyand
then expanded adiabatically so as to attain its initial temperature. Assuming gas is ideal and R=25/3
Jmo1-1K-1. Choose the CORRECT option(s).
A) Change in internal energy of the gas in the isobaric process is 2.5 x 104 J
B) Change in internal energy of the gas in the isobaric process is 3 x 104 J
C) Work done by the gas in the whole process is 35 kJ
D) Work done by the gas in the whole process is 40 kJ
22. A gas may expand either adiabatically or isothermally. A number of P-V curves are drawn for the two
processes over different ranges of pressure and volume. It will be found that
A) two adiabatic curves do not intersect
B) two isothermial curves do not intersect
C) an adiabatic curve do not intersect
D) the magnitude of the slope of an adiabatic curve is greater than the magnitude of the slope of an
isothermal curve for the same values of pressure and volume
23. One mole of monoatomic gas is taken through cyclic process shown below. TA = 300 K. Process AB is
defined as PT = constant

(A) work done in process AB is –400R

(B) change in internal energy in process CA is 900R
(C) heat transferred in the process BC is 2000R
(D) change in internal energy in process CA is –900R
Paragraph for Questions 24 and 25
Figure shows variation of internal energy U with the density  of one mole of ideal mono – atomic gas
for a thermodynamic cycle ABCA. Here process AB is a part of rectangular hyperbola
U
A C
5U0

2U0 B

20 
5 0

24. Correct diagrams for the above process are___

P P C P
V
C A
C
A

B A B C A
B B
A) V B) V C) T D) T
25. Which of the following options are correct___
A) Work done by gas in process AB is 2U 0 .
B) Work done by gas in process BC is zero
 10 
C) Heat absorbed during cyclic process is  ln2.5  2  U 0
3 
 10 2 
D) Heat absorbed during cyclic process is  ln  2  U 0
7 5 
MATRIX MATCH TYPE
26. The temperature of an ideal monotomic gas increased from T1 to T2 through four different processes
mentioned in column I, then choose the correct matching for corresponding quantities in column II.

Column I Column II
(A) PT = constant (P) Heat is absorbed by the system
(B) PV  = constant (Q) Internal energy increases.
(C) P = constant (R) Work is done by the system
P (S) Work is done on the system.
(D) = constant
V
(T) Molar heat capacity of the process is less than 3R
27. Match the graph for an ideal monoatomic gas in different process for constant mass of gas
   density of gas
Column-I Column-II
A) P)
 B) Q)

Shape of ‘AC’ is rectangular hyperbola

C) R)

D) S)

28. An ideal monatomic gas undergoes different types of process which are described in Column I match
the corresponding effects in Column II. The letter have useful meaning.

Column I Column II
A) 2
PV  constant P) If volume increases then temperature will also
increase
B) Q) If volume increases then temperature will
PV 2  constant decreases
C) C  Cv  2R R) For expansion, heat will have to be supplied to
the gas
D) C  Cv  2R S) It temperature increases then work done by gas
is positive
T) If pressure increases the work done by gas in
negative

29. An ideal mono atomic gas undergoes different types of processes which are described in column-I.
Match the corresponding effects in column-II. The letters have their usual meaning
Column – I Column – II
(a) C  Cv  2R (p) If volume increases then temperature will also increase

(b) PV3  constant (q) If volume increases then temperature will decrease
(c) C  Cv  2R (r) For expansion, heat will have to be supplied to the gas

(d) P  2V5 (s) If volume increases then heat supplied is zero

30. P-V diagram for cyclic process is shown in column I. (P is pressure of gas, V is volume of gas).
Heat absorbed by the gas is Q and work done by the gas is W in the cyclic process. Match the
following
Column I Column II
(a) (p) Q
cycle > 0
 (b) (q) Qcycle < 0

(c) (r) Wcycle > 0

(d) (s) Wcycle < 0

31. In column I some processes on an ideal gas is mentioned. In each process volume increases to twice its
initial volume.  is the adiabatic exponent of the ideal gas. In column II some effects are mentioned.
Match the different expansion processes in column I to the resulting effects in column II.
Column I Column II
(A)𝑃𝑉 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑   n  1 (P) temperature decreases
(B) 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑n<1 (Q) temperature increases
(C) 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑   n (R) the gas loses heat
(D) PV diagram is as shown (S) the gas gains heat

KEY
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. 0
8. 4 9. 6 10. 5 11. 3 12. 2 13. 3 14. 9
15. B 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. BD
22. ABCD 23. AC 24. AC 25. ABC 26. A-PQR,B-QST,C-PQRT,D-PQRT
27. A-PS,B-QS,C-PR,D-QS 28. A-Q;B-R;C-S;D-P 29. A-QR; B-Q; C-PR; D-PR
30. A- RP, B –SQ, C-QS, D-PR 31. A – PRS;B – QT;C – PRST;D – QT