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1.

The first law of thermodynamics is a statement of:


a) Conservation of entropy
b) Conservation of energy
c) Increase in disorder
d) Heat flow direction
Answer: b) Conservation of energy

2. How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 2 kg of water (specific heat = 4200
J/kg°C) from 20°C to 80°C?
a) 504 kJ
b) 420 kJ
c) 840 kJ
d) 210 kJ
Answer: a) 504 kJ

3. In an adiabatic process:
a) Temperature remains constant
b) No heat is exchanged
c) Pressure remains constant
d) Volume remains constant
Answer: b) No heat is exchanged

4. The SI unit of entropy is:


a) Joule
b) Watt
c) Joule/Kelvin
d) Pascal
Answer: c) Joule/Kelvin

5. A Carnot engine operates between 500 K and 300 K. What is its efficiency?
a) 20%
b) 40%
c) 60%
d) 80%
Answer: b) 40%

6. 100 g of iron (c = 450 J/kg°C) at 200°C is mixed with 500 g of water (c = 4200 J/kg°C) at
20°C. The final temperature is:
a) 24°C
b) 30°C
c) 40°C
d) 50°C
Answer: a) 24°C

7. The molar specific heat at constant pressure (Cp) for a diatomic gas is:
a) 5/2 R
b) 7/2 R
c) 3/2 R
d) 1/2 R
Answer: b) 7/2 R

8. Work done by a gas during isothermal expansion (2 moles, 300 K) from 1 m³ to 3 m³ is:
a) 1.8 kJ
b) 5.5 kJ
c) 11 kJ
d) 22 kJ
Answer: b) 5.5 kJ

9. A process transferring heat from a cold reservoir to a hot reservoir without external work
violates:
a) First law
b) Kelvin-Planck statement
c) Clausius statement
d) Zeroth law
Answer: c) Clausius statement

10. Two Carnot engines operate in series: the first between 800 K and 600 K, and the second
between 600 K and 300 K. The overall efficiency is:
a) 25%
b) 37.5%
c) 62.5%
d) 75%
Answer: c) 62.5%

11. When 1000 J of heat is transferred from a 400 K reservoir to a 300 K reservoir, the entropy
change of the universe is:
a) 0.833 J/K
b) -2.5 J/K
c) 3.33 J/K
d) 1.25 J/K
Answer: a) 0.833 J/K

12. A gas undergoes free expansion into a vacuum. The entropy change of the universe is:
a) Zero
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Undefined
Answer: b) Positive

13. A copper rod (k = 385 W/mK) with cross-sectional area 0.1 m² and length 0.5 m has a
temperature difference of 100 K. The rate of heat transfer is:
a) 3850 W
b) 7700 W
c) 1155 W
d) 1925 W
Answer: b) 7700 W

14. An engine with 30% efficiency absorbs 5000 J of heat. The power output if it operates for 5
seconds is:
a) 150 W
b) 300 W
c) 750 W
d) 1000 W
Answer: b) 300 W

15. In a cyclic process on a PV diagram, the net work done is equal to:
a) Area enclosed by the cycle
b) Change in internal energy
c) Total heat absorbed
d) Entropy change
Answer: a) Area enclosed by the cycle

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