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  1. All gases during throttling process at atmospheric temperature and pressure show a cooling effect except

  2. A.
    CO2
    B.
    H2
    C.
    O2
    D.
    N2

  3. Compressibility factor for almost all the gases are approximately same at the same

  4. A.
    pressure and temperature.
    B.
    reduced pressure and reduced temperature.
    C.
    critical pressure and critical temperature.
    D.
    none of these.

  5. Pick out the wrong statement.

  6. A.
    Activity co-efficient is dimensionless.
    B.
    In case of an ideal gas, the fagacity is equal to its pressure.
    C.
    In a mixture of ideal gases, the fugacity of a component is equal to the partial pressure of the component.
    D.
    The fugacity co-efficient is zero for an ideal gas.

  7. The co-efficient of performance (COP) of a refrigerating system, which is its index of performance, is defined as the ratio of useful refrigeration to the net work. The units of __________ and COP are the same.

  8. A.
    kinematic viscosity
    B.
    work
    C.
    temperature
    D.
    none of these

  9. The chemical potential of a component (μi) of a phase is the amount by which its capacity for doing all work, barring work of expansion is increased per unit amount of sustance added for an infinitesimal addition at constant temperature and pressure. It is given by

  10. A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    all (a), (b) and (c)

  11. In jet refrigerators, the refrigerating fluid is practically always

  12. A.
    water
    B.
    ammonia
    C.
    freon
    D.
    brine

  13. Water on heating from 1 to 4°C

  14. A.
    contracts
    B.
    expands
    C.
    has same volume
    D.
    may contract or expand

  15. Pick out the correct statement.

  16. A.
    Compression ratio of an Otto engine is comparatively higher than a diesel engine.
    B.
    Efficiency of an Otto engine is higher than that of a diesel engine for the same compression ratio.
    C.
    Otto engine efficiency decreases with the rise in compression ratio, due to decrease in work produced per quantity of heat.
    D.
    Diesel engine normally operates at lower compression ratio than an Otto engine for an equal output of work.