LEVEL 2 - THERMODYNAMICS

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Subjective Type 5. Two moles of a monatomic ideal gas is taken through a cyclic
process as shown.
1. One mole of monatomic ideal gas undergoes a process ABC as
P
shown in figure. If the maximum temperature of the gas during the
process ABC is PV 0 0
/ R, then the value of  is
P
B
3P0
A
2P0

P0 C

V Process CA follows PT = constant. Find the cycle efficiency

V0 2V0 6V0
2. On mole of a monatomic ideal gas is taken through the cycle
6. An ideal monatomic gas is confined in a cylinder by a massless
shown in figure. and frictionless spring loaded piston of cross sectional area 8  10-
3
m2. Initially, the gas is at 300 K and occupies a volume of 2.4  10-
3
m3 and the spring is in its relaxed state. Now the gas is heated by
a small electric heater until the piston moves out slowly by 0.1 m.
Calculate the final temperature of the gas, the change in internal
energy of the gas, the work done by the gas and the heat supplied
Processes A  B and C  D are adiabatic and by the heater. The cylinder and the piston are thermally insulated.
Processes B  C and D  A are isochoric. The force constant of the spring is 8000 N/m and atmospheric
Given that TA = 1000 K, PB = (2/3) PA and PC = (1/3) PA. pressure is P0 =1  105 N/m2.
Calculate the following quantities:
(a) The work done by the gas in the process A  B
(b) The heat lost by the gas in the process B  C
(c) The temperature TD.
(Take (2/3)2/5 = 0.85 & R = 25/3 J/mol-K)

3. A massles piston divides a closed, thermally insulated cylinder

into two equal parts. One part contains 28g of nitrogen. At this
temperature, one-third of molecules are dissociated into atoms 7. An ideal gas at 273K and atmospheric pressure of 105 N/
and the other part is evacuated. The piston is released and the gas m2 is enclosed in an adiabatic vertical cylinder having area
fills the whole volume of the cylinder at temperature T0. Then, the 2
of cross section A = 27 cm , between two light movable adiabatic
piston is slowly displaced back to its initial position. Calculate the pistons as shown in the figure. Spring with force constant
increase in internal energy of the gas. Neglect further dissociation k = 3700 N/m is in a relaxed state initially. Now the lower
of molecules during, the motion of the piston (piston itself is insu- piston is moved upwards by h/2 where h is the initial length
lated). of gas column. It is observed that the upper piston moves
up by a distance h/16. Find h and the final temperature of
4. A fixed mass of oxygen gas performs a cyclic process ABCA as the gas. (Take   1.5)
shown. Find the efficiency of the process.

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Passage for Question Nons. 14 to 16
Paragraph Type One mole of an ideal gas has an internal energy given by
U  U 0  2 PV , where P is the pressure and V is the volume
Passage for Question Nons. 8 to 10 of the gas. U 0 is a constant. This gas undergoes the quasi-
An ideal diatomic gas is expanded so that the amount of heat static cyclic process ABCD as shown in the U – V diagram.
transferred to the gas is equal to the decrease in its internal
energy (n = 1 mol)
8. The molar specific heat of the gas in this process is given by C
whose value is
(a) 5 R / 2 (b) 3R / 2
(c) 2R (d) 5 R / 2
9. The process can be represented by the equation TVn = con-
stant, where the value of n is 14. The molar heat capacity of the gas at constant pressure is
(a) 7/5 (b) 1/5 (a) 2R (b) 3R
(c) 3/2 (d) 3/5 5
10. If in the above process, the initial temperature of the gas is T0 (c) R (d) 4R
and the final volume is 32 times the intial volume, the work 2
15. The work done by the ideal gas in the process AB is
done (in joules) by one mole of gas during the process will be
(a) zero (b) U1  U 0
RT0 5RT0
(a) (b) U1  U 0  U1  U 0 
2 2 (d)  ln 2
2 
(c)
(c) 2RT0 (d) RT0 2 

16. The gas may be

Passage for Question Nons. 11 to 13
(a) monatomic
A process in which work performed by an ideal gas is propor-
(b) diatomic
tional to the corresponding change in its internal energy is
(c) a mixture of mono and diatomic gases
described as a polytropic process. If we represent work done
(d) a mixture of di - and tri-atomic gases
by a polytropic process by W and increase in internal en-
ergy as U , then W  U
For this process, it can be shown that the relation between Passage for Question Nons. 17 to 19
pressure and volume is given by the equation One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas undergoes a cyclic pro-
PV   constant cess as shown in figure. Temperature at point 1 is 300 K and
In polytropic process, the variation of molar specific heat C process 2  3 is isothermal.
P
with  for a monatomic gas is plotted as shown in the graph. 2
3P 0

P0 3
1

V
V0 3V 0
17. Net work done by gas in complete cycle is
(a)  9 n3  1 2  P0 V0 (b)  9 n3  4  P0 V0
11 In the graph, the y-coordinate of point A is (c)  9 n3  4  P0 V0 (d)  9 n3  8  P0 V0
(a) 3R/2 (b) 5R/2 18. Heat capacity of process 1  2 is
(c) 7R/2 (d) 4R R 3R
12. In the graph, the x-coordinate of point B is (a) (b)
2 2
(a) 7/5 (b) 5/3 5R
(c) 2/3 (d) 8/3 (c) (d)2R
2
13. For a monatomic gas, the values of polytropic constant  for 19. The efficiency of cycle is
which molar specific heat is negative is
 9 n3  4   9 n3  4 
(a) 1    2 / 3 (b) 1    8 / 3 (a)   (b)  
9 n3  12  9 n3  12 
(c) 1    5 / 3 (d) 2 / 3    8 / 3
 9 n3  4   9 n3  12 
(c)   (d)  
9 n3  16  9 n3  16 

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Passage for Question Nons. 24 to 26
Passage for Question Nons. 20 to 21 One mole of a monoatomic ideal gas occupies two chambers
Consider a thermodynamic cycle as shown in which a mona- of a cylinder partitioned by means of a movable and frictionless
tomic ideal gas is taken from state A to B to C to A. piston. The walls of the cylinder as well as the piston are
thermal insulators. Initially equal amounts of gas fill both the
chambers at (P0, V0, T0). The left chamber is slowly heated by
an electric heater. The gas in the left chamber expands, pushing
the piston to the right. The gas on the right chamber is
compressed until the pressure becomes 32 P 0.

P
P1 2P1

20. Ratios of work done in the processes, AB, BC, and CA P0, V0 , T0 P0 , V0 , T0
WAB :WBC :WCA  are
(a) ln 2 : 1 : 1 (b) – ln 2 : 1 : 0
(c) ln 2 : 1 : 0 (d) – ln 2 : 1 : 1 24. The final volume of left chamber is
21. Ratio of heat rejected by gas to the total heat supplied is V0 15
(a) (b) V
2 5 8 8 0
(a) (1  ln 2) (1  ln 2)
5 2 7 9
2  3  ln 4  (c) V0 (d) V0
8 8
(c) ln 2 (d)   25. The work done on the gas in the right chamber is
5  5 
9 9
Passage for Question Nons. 22 to 23 (a) P0 V0 (b) – P0 V0
2 2
A cyclic process for an ideal gas is shown in figure. Given 13 17
WAB  700 J, WBC  400 J, QCA  100 J. (c) P V (d) P V
2 0 0 2 0 0
P
26. The change in internal energy of the gas in the left chamber
A
isothermal is
B 131 177
(a) PV
0 0 (b) PV0 0
Adiabatic 2 2
C (c) 59 PV
0 0 (d) 93 P0V0
V

22. The work done in process CA is

(a) –500 J (b) 500 J
(c) 400 J (d) –400 J
23. The efficiency of the cycle is
(a) 100% (b) 83.44%
(c) 85.71% (d) 81.11%

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