When the sink temperature is kept at 400 K, the efficiency of a Carnot engine is 50%. While keeping the source temperature constant, by how much should we reduce the sink temperature to increase the efficiency to 60%?

1. 80 K 2. 70 K
3. 320 K 4. 240 K

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Which of the following graph shows the variation of pressure P with volume V for an ideal gas at a constant temperature?

1. 2.
3. 4.
Subtopic:  Types of Processes |
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A gas performs the minimum work when it expands:

1. Isochorically 2. Isobarically
3. Adiabatically 4. Isothermally
Subtopic:  Types of Processes |
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An ideal gas goes from A to B via two processes, l and ll, as shown. If U1 and U2 are the changes in internal energies in processes I and II, respectively, then (\(P:\) pressure, \(V:\) volume)

 

1. ∆U1 > ∆U2 2. ∆U1 < ∆U2
3. ∆U1 = ∆U2 4. ∆U1 ≤ ∆U2
Subtopic:  Molar Specific Heat |
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An ideal monoatomic gas \(\left(\gamma = \frac{5}{3}\right )\) absorbs 50 cal in an isochoric process. The increase in internal energy of the gas is:

1. 20 cal 2. Zero
3. 50 cal 4. 30 cal
Subtopic:  First Law of Thermodynamics |
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The pressure-temperature (P-T) graph for two processes, A and B, in a system is shown in the figure. If W1 and W2 are work done by the gas in process A and B respectively, then:

      

1. \(W_{1}\) = \(W_{2}\) 2. \(W_{1}\) < \(W_{2}\)
3. \(W_{1}\) > \(W_{2}\) 4. \(W_{1}\) =  \(-W_{2}\)
Subtopic:  Work Done by a Gas |
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The variation of molar heat capacity at constant volume CV with temperature T for a monatomic gas is:

1. 2.
3. 4.
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When a system is moved from state a to state b along the path acb, it is discovered that the system absorbs 200 J of heat and performs 80 J of work.  Along the path adb, heat absorbed Q = 144 J. The work done along the path adb is:

 

1. 6 J 2. 12 J
3. 18 J 4. 24 J
Subtopic:  First Law of Thermodynamics |
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If a refrigerator extracts heat 'a' from the cold reservoir and 'b' is the heat released from the hot reservoir, then the work done on the refrigerant (system) is:

1. a + b

2. a-b

3. a

4. b-a

Subtopic:  Heat Engine & Refrigerator (OLD NCERT) |
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Heat is supplied to a diatomic gas in an isochoric process. The ratio Q:U is: (symbols have usual meanings)

1. 5 : 3

2. 5: 2

3. 1: 1

4. 5: 7

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