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  1. The Carnot co-efficient of performance (COP) of a domestic air conditioner compared to a household refrigerator is

  2. A.

     Less

    B.

     More

    C.

     Same

    D.

     Dependent on climatic conditions


  3. The gas law (PV = RT) is true for an __________ change.

  4. A.

     Isothermal

    B.

     Adiabatic

    C.

     Both A & B

    D.

     Neither A nor B


  5. If the pressure on 100 c.c. of air is halved, then its volume (at the same temperature) would be __________ c.c.

  6. A.

     100

    B.

     50

    C.

     205

    D.

     200


  7. At 60° C, vapour pressure of methanol and water are 84.562 kPa and 19.953 kPa respectively. An aqueous solution of methanol at 60° C exerts a pressure of 39.223 kPa; the liquid phase and vapour phase mole fractions of methanol are 0.1686 and 0.5714 respectively. Activity co-efficient of methanol is

  8. A.

     1.572

    B.

     1.9398

    C.

     3.389

    D.

     4.238


  9. Free energy change of mixing two liquid substances is a function of the

  10. A.

     Concentration of the constituents only

    B.

     Quantities of the constituents only

    C.

     Temperature only

    D.

     All of the above


  11. For an ideal solution, the value of activity co-efficient is

  12. A.

     0

    B.

     1

    C.

     < 1

    D.

     > 1


  13. The freezing point of a liquid decreases when the pressure is increased, if the liquid __________ while freezing.

  14. A.

     Contracts

    B.

     Expands

    C.

     Does not change in volume

    D.

     Either A, B or C


  15. A/an __________ system is exemplified by a vessel containing a volatile liquid in contact with its vapor.

  16. A.

     Isolated

    B.

     Closed

    C.

     Open

    D.

     None of these


  17. During Joule-Thomson expansion of gases

  18. A.

     Enthalpy remains constant

    B.

     Entropy remains constant

    C.

     Temperature remains constant

    D.

     None of these


  19. The entropy change in a reversible isothermal process, when an ideal gas expands to four times its initial volume is

  20. A.

     R loge 4

    B.

     R log10 4

    C.

     Cv log10 4

    D.

     Cv loge 4