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  1. Pick out the wrong statement.

  2. A.

     The chemical potential of a pure substance depends upon the temperature and pressure

    B.

     The chemical potential of a component in a system is directly proportional to the escaping tendency of that component

    C.

     The chemical potential of ith species (μi) in an ideal gas mixture approaches zero as the pressure or mole fraction (xi) tends to be zero at constant temperature

    D.

     None of these


  3. As pressure approaches zero, the ratio of fugacity to pressure (f/P) for a gas approaches

  4. A.

     Zero

    B.

     Unity

    C.

     Infinity

    D.

     An indeterminate value


  5. The theoretical minimum work required to separate one mole of a liquid mixture at 1 atm, containing 50 mole % each of n- heptane and n- octane into pure compounds each at 1 atm is

  6. A.

     -2 RT ln 0.5

    B.

     -RT ln 0.5

    C.

     0.5 RT

    D.

     2 RT


  7. When liquid and vapour phases of one component system are in equilibrium (at a given temperature and pressure), the molar free energy is

  8. A.

     More in vapour phase

    B.

     More in liquid phase

    C.

     Same in both the phases

    D.

     Replaced by chemical potential which is more in vapour phase


  9. If the molar heat capacities (Cp or Cv) of the reactants and products of a chemical reaction are identical, then, with the increase in temperature, the heat of reaction will

  10. A.

     Increase

    B.

     Decrease

    C.

     Remain unaltered

    D.

     Increase or decrease ; depends on the particular reaction


  11. If the vapour pressure at two temperatures of a solid phase in equilibrium with its liquid phase are known, then the latent heat of fusion can be calculated by the

  12. A.

     Maxwell's equation

    B.

     Clayperon-Claussius equation

    C.

     Van Laar equation

    D.

     Nernst Heat Theorem


  13. If the heat of solution of an ideal gas in a liquid is negative, then its solubility at a given partial pressure varies with the temperature as

  14. A.

     Solubility increases as temperature increases

    B.

     Solubility increases as temperature decreases

    C.

     Solubility is independent of temperature

    D.

     Solubility increases or decreases with temperature depending on the Gibbs free energy change of solution


  15. Pick out the wrong statement.

  16. A.

     Trouton's ratio of non-polar liquids is calculated using Kistyakowasky equation

    B.

     Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine is always less than 1

    C.

     An equation relating pressure, volume and temperature of a gas is called ideal gas equation

    D.

     None of these


  17. For the gaseous phase chemical reaction, C₂H₄(g) + H₂O(g) ⟷ C₂H₅OH(g), the equilibrium conversion does not depend on the

  18. A.

     Steam to ethylene ratio

    B.

     Temperature

    C.

     Pressure

    D.

     None of these


  19. For an irreversible process involving only pressure-volume work

  20. A.

     (dF)T, p <0

    B.

     (dF)T, p = 0

    C.

     (dF)T, p > 0

    D.

     (dA)T, v >0