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  1. Pick out the undesirable property for a good refrigerant.

  2. A.

     High thermal conductivity

    B.

     Low freezing point

    C.

     Large latent heat of vaporisation

    D.

     High viscosity


  3. A solid metallic block weighing 5 kg has an initial temperature of 500°C. 40 kg of water initially at 25°C is contained in a perfectly insulated tank. The metallic block is brought into contact with water. Both of them come to equilibrium. Specific heat of block material is 0.4 kJ.kg⁻¹. K⁻¹. Ignoring the effect of expansion and contraction and also the heat capacity to tank, the total entropy change in kJ.kg⁻¹ , K⁻¹ is

  4. A.

     -1.87

    B.

     0

    C.

     1.26

    D.

     3.91


  5. Isotherm on an enthalpy-concentration diagram, for an ideal solution will be a

  6. A.

     Straight line

    B.

     Sine curve

    C.

     Parabola

    D.

     Hyperbola


  7. Choose the condition that must be specified in order to liquify CO₂ (triple point for CO₂ is - 57°C and 5.2 atm).

  8. A.

     Pressure must be kept below 5.2 atm

    B.

     Temperature must be kept above - 57°C

    C.

     Pressure must be kept below 5.2 atm. and temperature must be kept above 57°C

    D.

     Pressure and temperature must be kept below 5.2 atm. and - 57°C respectively


  9. When a system is in equilibrium for all possible processes, the differential or finite change of entropy is

  10. A.

     < 0

    B.

     > 0

    C.

     = 0

    D.

     None of these


  11. Consider the reaction, C + O₂ ⇋ CO₂ ;ΔH = - 94 kcal. What will be the value of ΔH for the reaction CO₂ → C + O₂?

  12. A.

     -94 kcal

    B.

     + 94 kcal

    C.

     > 94 kcal

    D.

     < -94 kcal


  13. In a working refrigerator, the value of COP is always

  14. A.

     0

    B.

     < 0

    C.

     < 1

    D.

     > 1


  15. Which of the following units is not present in both the vapor compression refrigeration system and absorption refrigeration system ?

  16. A.

     Expansion valve

    B.

     Condenser

    C.

     Refrigerator

    D.

     Compressor


  17. Which is not constant for an ideal gas?

  18. A.

     (∂P/∂V)T

    B.

     (∂V/∂T)P

    C.

     (∂P/∂V)V

    D.

     All of the above


  19. Heat evolved/absorbed during conversion of a substance from one allotropic form to another is termed as the heat of

  20. A.

     Fusion

    B.

     Vaporisation

    C.

     Transition

    D.

     None of these