Thermodynamics

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    NUMS MDCAT 2021

    1 calorie is equal to:

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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    In gases, the speed of sound is inversely proportional to ______ of the density when other factors are the same.

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    UHS MDCAT 2009

    The entropy of the universe always:

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    UHS MDCAT 2009

    For adiabatic process, the First Law of Thermodynamics is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2009

    The value of universal; Gas Constant 'R' is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2009

    The pressure on the other sides and everywhere inside the vessel will be according to the:

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    Which one is not an irreversible process?

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    Which one of the following is a postulate of kinetic theory of gases?

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    The turbine in a steam power plant takes steam from a boiler at 427 °C and exhausts into a low temperature reservoir at 77 °C. What is the maximum possible efficiency?

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    The value of universal gas constant is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2011

    Which of the following curve is an isotherm?

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    UHS MDCAT 2011

    Pressure volume graph of two systems 'A' and 'B' are plotted under isothermal and adiabatic conditions. Which of the following observation of graph represents the two systems?

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    UHS MDCAT 2011

    In which of the following, the change in internal energy is more?

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    UHS MDCAT 2012

    First law of thermodynamics under adiabatic conditions can be mathematically written as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2012

    A heat engine operating according to the second law of thermodynamics rejects one fourth of the heat taken from a high temperature reservoir. What is the percentage efficiency of a heat engine?

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    UHS MDCAT 2012

    If ‘Q’ is the amount of heat supplied to a system and ‘W’ is the work done, then change in internal energy can be defined as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2012

    H2 and O2 both are at thermal equilibrium at temperature 300 K. Oxygen molecule is 16 times massive than hydrogen. Root mean square speed of hydrogen is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2013

    What is the value of universal gas constant?

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    UHS MDCAT 2013

    For a heat engine ‘A’ the ratio of Q2 to Q1 is 2/3 while for that of heat engine ‘B’, the ratio of Q2 to Q1 is 1/3. What is the value ηA: ηB ?

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    UHS MDCAT 2013

    What will be the mathematical form of the first law of thermodynamics for a system whose variation of volume by pressure is shown?

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    UHS MDCAT 2013

    A gas sample contains three molecules each having speeds 1 ms-1, 2 ms-1, and 3 ms-1. What is the mean square speed?

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    UHS MDCAT 2014

    A heat engine working according to the second law of thermodynamics has 50% efficiency.What will be the temperature of its low-temperature reservoir if the high-temperaturereservoir is 327 K?

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    UHS MDCAT 2014

    At the triple point of water, the pressure of a gas is 2680 Pa, by changing ‘T’ the pressure increases to 4870 Pa. Then ‘T’ is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2014

    In ‘General Gas Equation PV=nRT’, ‘n’ represents the number of moles of gas. Which of the following represents the relation of ‘n’?

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    UHS MDCAT 2014

    A gas containing ‘N’ number of molecules of a gas having mass of each molecule‘m’ is in a cubic container having length of each side ‘a’. What is the density of gascontained in a cube?

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    If heat ‘Q1 is absorbed in temperature ‘T’ and heat ‘Q2 is absorbed at temperature of the triple point of water, then the unknown temperature of the system (in K) is :

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    What is 273 K on the Celsius scale of temperature?

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    When the rate of a gas changes without a change in temperature, the gas is said to haveundergone:

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    If a turbine is working as a heat engine and takes heat from a hot body (427 °C) and exhausts it into a body at 77 °C, then what is the possible efficiency?

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    Which relation exactly describes the isothermal process?

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    The rapid escape of air from a burst tire is an example of

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    The relation PV = nRT shows which law of physics:

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    The relation R/NA = 1.38 x 10-25 JK-1 in a gas law is known as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017

    Isobaric processes occur at:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017

    The value of pressure and volume of fixed mass of gas in thermometer at triple point of water Pf = 1.00 x 105 Pa and Vf = 1 x 10-3 m³. When P=1.1 x 105 Pa and V=1.2 x 10-3 m³. Then temperature of gas is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017

    1 mole of a gas occupies volume 1.00 x 10-2 m³ in a gas cylinder whose pressure is equal to 2.50 x 105 Pa. The temperature of cylinder is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017

    Estimate pressure of air molecules at 273 K, if mean square speed is 500 m²s-2 and density of air is 6 kgm-3:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)

    If heat energy of 100 J is taken out but 400 J work is done on the system, the change in internal energy is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)

    During adiabatic compression work done is equal to 200 J. What will be the change in internal energy?

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    UHS MDCAT 2018

    Find the mean translational kinetic energy of ideal hydrogen gas at 17 degrees Celsius.

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    UHS MDCAT 2018

    If one mole of an ideal gas is heated at constant pressure, then the first law of thermodynamics can be written as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2018

    If Cv = 5/2 R, Cp will be:

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    UHS MDCAT 2019

    Molecules of a gas at constant pressure for a fixed amount of gas have average kinetic energy X. Increasing temperature from 27°C to 327°C, the average K.E. of molecules will become:

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    UHS MDCAT 2019

    The sum of all forms of molecular energies (kinetic and potential) of a substance is termed as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    Temperature of given mass of a gas is changed from 150°C to 300°C during an isobaric process, volume of the gas will become:

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    UHS MDCAT 2022 Balochistan MDCAT 2023

    When a gas is compressed isothermally, the product of its pressure and volume during the process is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    Thermodynamics is that branch of Physics in which we study

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    An ideal gas has molar specific heat Cp at constant pressure. When the temperature of n moles is increased by AT the increase in the internal energy is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    First law of thermodynamics concerns with the conservation of

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    For an ideal gas equation PV= nRT, the dimensions of Real Gas Constant R are:

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    UHS MDCAT 2024

    What is the value of heat energy (Q) in an adiabatic process?

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    UHS MDCAT 2024

    During the isothermal process, the temperature:

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    PMDC MDCAT 2025

    According to First law of thermodynamics when heat flows into a system and no work is done, the internal energy of the system must

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    FMDC MDCAT 2022 PMDC MDCAT 2020

    One Calorie is equal to: