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  1. When a perfect gas is expanded through an aperture of minute dimensions, the process is known as

  2. A.

    isothermal process

    B.

    adiabatic process

    C.

    free expansion process

    D.

    throttling process


  3. Steam coal is a

  4. A.

    pulverised coal

    B.

    brown coal

    C.

    coking bituminous coal

    D.

    non-coking bituminous coal


  5. In a reversible adiabatic process, the ratio of T1/T2 is equal to

  6. A.

    \((\frac { p_2 } { p_1 } ) ^{y-1/y}\)

    B.

    \((\frac { p_1 } { p_2 } ) ^{y-1/y}\)

    C.

    \((\frac { v_2 }{ v_1 }) ^{y-1/y}\)

    D.

    \((\frac { v_1 }{ v_2 }) ^{y-1/y}\)


  7. The kinetic energy per kg molecule of any gas at absolute temperature T is equal to (where Ru = Universal gas constant)

  8. A.

    Ru x T

    B.

    1.5 Ru x T

    C.

    Ru x T

    D.

    Ru x T


  9. The atomic mass of nitrogen is __________ oxygen.

  10. A.

    equal to

    B.

    less than

    C.

    more than