1) The degree of disorder of a mixture of two gases
a. is always less than the degrees of disorder of individual gases
b. is always greater than the degrees of disorder of individual gases
c. is always equals the degrees of disorder of individual gases
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: is always greater than the degrees of disorder of individual gases
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2) Thermodynamics is the study of
a. energy
b. equilibrium
c. entropy
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: none of the above
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3) The total energy of the universe
a. is always increasing
b. is always decreasing
c. either increases or decreases
d. is always constant
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ANSWER: is always constant
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4) Carnot cycle contains two reversible adiabatic process and
a. two reversible isentropic processes
b. two reversible isobaric processes
c. two reversible isochoric processes
d. two reversible isothermal processes
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ANSWER: two reversible isothermal processes
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5) What is the equation for entropy of a system if two parts 1 and 2 having entropies S1 and S2 are considered in equilibrium?
a. S = S 1 – S 2
b. S = S 1 + S 2
c. S = (S 1 + S 2) / 2
d. S = √S 1 S 2
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ANSWER: S = S1 + S2
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6) What is the entropy chosen at the triple point of water?
a. zero
b. less than zero
c. more than zero
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: zero
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7) What is the reason behind the fact that the absolute zero entropy value is not attainable?
a. because absolute zero temperature is not attainable in finite number of operations
b. because theoretically absolute zero temperature has negative value of entropy and it is not possible
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: because absolute zero temperature is not attainable in finite number of operations
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8) At the state of perfect order (W = 1) of pure crystalline substance, how is the zero entropy defined?
a. entropy at 0 °C temperature
b. entropy at absolute zero temperature
c. entropy at the freezing point of the substance
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: entropy at absolute zero temperature
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9) If the two parts A and B in a system are considered to be in equilibrium and having thermodynamic probabilities WA and WB, what will be the thermodynamic probability of the system?
a. W = W A . W B
b. W = W A + W B
c. W = (W A + W B) / 2
d. W = √(W A – W B)
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ANSWER: W = WA . WB
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10) At the most probable state of a system the entropy of the system is
a. minimum
b. maximum
c. constant
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: maximum
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