Thermodynamic Equations
Test your knowledge of Thermodynamic Equations with this quiz.
Questions
Which equation relates the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas?
- Boyle's Law
- Charles's Law
- Gay-Lussac's Law
- Ideal Gas Law
What is the equation for the change in internal energy of a system?
- ΔU = Q - W
- ΔU = Q + W
- ΔU = W - Q
- ΔU = -Q - W
What is the equation for the work done by a system?
- W = -PΔV
- W = PΔV
- W = ΔPΔV
- W = -ΔPΔV
What is the equation for the heat capacity of a substance?
- C = Q/ΔT
- C = ΔQ/ΔT
- C = ΔT/ΔQ
- C = -ΔQ/ΔT
What is the equation for the efficiency of a heat engine?
- η = W/Q
- η = Q/W
- η = W - Q
- η = Q - W
What is the equation for the entropy of a system?
- S = k ln Ω
- S = k log Ω
- S = -k ln Ω
- S = -k log Ω
What is the equation for the Gibbs free energy of a system?
- G = H - TS
- G = H + TS
- G = S - HT
- G = T - HS
What is the equation for the Helmholtz free energy of a system?
- F = U - TS
- F = U + TS
- F = S - TU
- F = T - US
What is the equation for the chemical potential of a substance?
- μ = (∂G/∂n)T,P
- μ = (∂H/∂n)T,P
- μ = (∂S/∂n)T,P
- μ = (∂U/∂n)T,P
What is the equation for the equilibrium constant of a chemical reaction?
- K = [products]/[reactants]
- K = [reactants]/[products]
- K = ln([products]/[reactants])
- K = ln([reactants]/[products])
What is the equation for the van 't Hoff factor?
- i = (ΔT/K_b)m
- i = (ΔP/K_f)m
- i = (ΔV/K_b)m
- i = (ΔP/K_b)m
What is the equation for the Raoult's law?
- P_total = P_A + P_B
- P_total = P_A - P_B
- P_total = P_A * P_B
- P_total = P_A / P_B
What is the equation for the Henry's law?
- P = k_H * X
- P = k_H / X
- P = X / k_H
- P = 1 / (k_H * X)
What is the equation for the Clausius-Clapeyron equation?
- ln(P_2/P_1) = ΔH_vap / (R * (T_2 - T_1))
- ln(P_2/P_1) = ΔH_vap / (R * (T_1 - T_2))
- ln(P_2/P_1) = -ΔH_vap / (R * (T_2 - T_1))
- ln(P_2/P_1) = -ΔH_vap / (R * (T_1 - T_2))
What is the equation for the Nernst equation?
- E = E° - (RT/nF)lnQ
- E = E° + (RT/nF)lnQ
- E = E° - (nF/RT)lnQ
- E = E° + (nF/RT)lnQ