Thermal Expansion and Gas Properties

Covers thermal expansion coefficients, gas behavior under changing conditions, adiabatic index, and volume expansion of gases

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At constant pressure how much fraction of heat supplied to gas is converted into mechanical work ?  

  1. $\dfrac { \gamma -1 }{ \gamma } $
  2. $\dfrac { \gamma }{ \gamma -1 } $
  3. $\gamma -1$
  4. $\dfrac { \gamma }{ \gamma +1 } $
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A gas compressed to half of its volume at ${30}^{o}C$. Upto what temperature should it be heated, so that its volume increase to double of its original volume?

  1. ${60}^{o}C$
  2. $303K$
  3. $606K$
  4. $1212K$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An ideal gas is expanding,such that $P T^2= constant$.The coefficient of volume expansion of the gas is 

  1. $1/T$
  2. $2/T$
  3. $3/T$
  4. $4/T$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A gas follows $VT^2 =$ const. Its volume expansion coefficient will be :-

  1. $\dfrac{2}{T}$
  2. $-\dfrac{2}{T}$
  3. $\dfrac{3}{T}$
  4. $-\dfrac{3}{T}$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An inflated rubber balloon contains one mole of an ideal gas. Has a pressure p, volume V and temperature T. if the temperature rises to 1.1 T, and the volume is increase to 1.05 V, the final pressure will be:

  1. 1.04p
  2. 1.2 p
  3. less than p
  4. between p and 1.1.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The pressures of a gas in the bulb of constant volume gas thermometer at 0$^{0}$ C are 54.6 cm and 74.6cm of Hg respectively. The pressure at 50$^{0}$ C is:

  1. 64.6cm of Hg
  2. 60.6cm of Hg
  3. 58.6cm of Hg
  4. 52.6cm of Hg
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A vessel contains 1 mole of an ideal monoatomic gas. The coefficient of volume expansion of the gas is $\alpha $. 2 moles of a diatmoic; ideal gas is then introduced into the same vessel. The coefficient of the volume expansion of the mixture will be

  1. $3\alpha /2$
  2. $2\alpha /3$
  3. $\alpha $
  4. $\alpha /3$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If at $60^\circ$C and 80 cm of mercury pressure, a definite mass of a gas is compressed slowly, then the final pressure of the gas if the final volume is half of the initial volume $ (\gamma = \dfrac { 3 }{ 2 }$) is:

  1. 120 cm of Hg
  2. 140 cm of Hg
  3. 160 cm of Hg
  4. 180 cm of Hg
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The coefficient of volume expansion of liquid is $\gamma$. The fractional change in its density for $\triangle T$ rise in temperature is ?

  1. $\gamma \triangle T$
  2. $\dfrac{\triangle T}{\gamma}$
  3. $1+\gamma \triangle T$
  4. $1-\gamma \triangle T$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1$ mole of a gas with $\gamma =\dfrac{7}{5}$ is mixed with $1$ mole of gas with $\gamma =\dfrac{5}{3}$, the value of $\gamma$ of the resulting mixture of.

  1. $\dfrac{7}{5}$
  2. $\dfrac{2}{5}$
  3. $\dfrac{3}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{12}{7}$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $T$ represent the absolute temperature of an ideal gas, the volume coefficient of thermal expansion at constant pressure, is :

  1. $T$
  2. $T^2$
  3. $1/T$
  4. $1/T^2$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A glass capillary tube sealed at both ends is 100cm long. It lies horizontally with the middle 10cm containing mercury. The two ends of the tube which are equal in length contain air at $27 ^ { 0 } \mathrm { C }$ at a pressure of 76cm of Hg. Now the air column at one end of the tube is kept at $0 ^ { 0 } \mathrm { C }$ and the other end is maintained at $127 ^ { \circ } C$. Calculate the pressure of the air column at $0 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }$. (Neglect the change in volume of Hg and glass).

  1. $25$ cm of HG
  2. $35$ cm of HG
  3. $55$ cm of HG
  4. $85$ cm of HG
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Solid floating in a liquid . On decreasing the temperature solid sinks into the liquid . If ${ \Upsilon  } _{ l }\quad and\quad { \alpha  } _{ s }$ are volume expansion coefficient of liquid and linear expansion coefficient of solid , then :

  1. ${ \Upsilon } _{ l }\quad <\quad 3{ \alpha } _{ s }$
  2. ${ \Upsilon } _{ l }\quad >\quad 3{ \alpha } _{ s }$
  3. ${ \Upsilon } _{ l }\quad =\quad 3{ \alpha } _{ s }$
  4. ${ \Upsilon } _{ l }\quad =\quad 2{ \alpha } _{ s }$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider an expanding sphere of instantaneous radius R whose total mass remains constant. The expansion is such that the instantaneous density $\rho$ remains uniform throughout the volume. The rate of fractional change in density $\left(\dfrac{1}{p}\dfrac{d\rho}{dt}\right)$ is constant. The velocity v of any point on the surface of the expanding sphere is proportional to.

  1. R
  2. $R^3$
  3. $\dfrac{1}{R}$
  4. $R^{2/3}$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
an ideal gas is expanding such that $PT^2$ $=costant$ The coefficient of volume expansion of the gas is__? 
  1. $1|T$
  2. <span>$2|T$</span>
  3. <span>$3|T$</span>
  4. <span>$4|T$</span>