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Quiz 1- Process Thermodynamics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which law of thermodynamics says that the efficiency of a heat engine cannot be 1?

a)

First

b)

Zeroth

c)

Second

d)

Third

2.
  1. Which of the following is the Kelvin-Planck statement?

a)

Heat from a cold reservoir cannot be transferred to a hot reservoir without external work.

b)

Efficiency for a reversible cyclic process can be 1.

c)

The heat from a hot reservoir can be converted entirely into work if reversible.

d)

The efficiency of a heat engine is less than 1.

3.

The second law of thermodynamics states that

a)

The entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time.

b)

The entropy of a pure crystalline substance at 0K is 0.

c)

Energy is conserved

d)

The entropy of a system can never decrease

4.

What is its efficiency if an engine takes 5 J of heat energy from a reservoir and rejects 3 J to the surroundings?

a)

2/5

b)

3/5

c)

1/5

d)

0

5.

What is the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator? Let Q1 be the heat released to the hot reservoir, Q2 be the heat extracted from a cold reservoir, and W be the work done on the refrigerator.

a)

Q1/W

b)

Q1/Q2

c)

Q2/W

d)

Q2/Q1

6.

Select the correct order of steps a working substance (gas) goes through in a refrigerator.

a)

Expansion of gas, absorption of heat, heating of vapour, release of heat

b)

Absorption of heat, expansion of gas, heating of vapour, release of heat

c)

Heating of vapour, expansion of gas, absorption of heat, release of heat

d)

Heating of vapour, absorption of heat, expansion of gas, release of heat

7.

What is the correct order of steps for a Carnot cycle?

a)

Isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion, isothermal compression, adiabatic compression

b)

Isothermal compression, adiabatic expansion, isothermal expansion, adiabatic compression

c)

Adiabatic compression, adiabatic expansion, isothermal expansion, isothermal compression

d)

Adiabatic compression, isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion, and isothermal compression

8.

Carnot engine follows ____________

a)

Isothermal process

b)

Isoentropic process

c)

Isothermal and Isoentropic process

d)

None of the mentioned

9.

Clausius inequality is applied at ____________.

a)

reversible isothermal heat addition

b)

reversible adiabatic expansion

c)

reversible isothermal compression

d)

reversible isothermal heat rejection

10.

The working fluid of the Rankine cycle is usually

a)

Water

b)

Methane

c)

Hard water

d)

None of the mentioned