JEE Main Physics: Thermodynamics Practice Questions

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  1. Q1.
    Which of the following thermodynamic variables is a state function?
    Easy
  2. Q2.
    For an adiabatic process, which of the following relations is correct?
    Easy
  3. Q3.
    The first law of thermodynamics is a statement of the law of conservation of:
    Easy
  4. Q4.
    What is the change in internal energy of an ideal gas during an isothermal process?
    Easy
  5. Q5.
    If a system undergoes a process where the volume remains constant, the work done by the system is:
    Easy
  6. Q6.
    An ideal gas undergoes a process where its pressure P is proportional to its volume V. If the gas expands from volume V0 to 2V0, what is the work done by the ga
    Medium
  7. Q7.
    A Carnot engine operates between temperatures 600 K and 300 K. If it absorbs 1000 J of heat from the source, what is the work done by the engine?
    Medium
  8. Q8.
    Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas are heated at constant volume from 300 K to 400 K. What is the change in internal energy of the gas?
    Medium
  9. Q9.
    An ideal gas has a molar heat capacity at constant pressure of 2.5 R. What is the atomicity of the gas?
    Medium
  10. Q10.
    During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas is found to be proportional to the cube of its absolute temperature. What is the adiabatic exponent gamma of
    Medium
  11. Q11.
    A monatomic ideal gas undergoes a process where its pressure P is related to its volume V by the equation P = P0 exp(alpha V), where P0 and alpha are constants.
    Hard
  12. Q12.
    A thermally insulated container is divided into two compartments by a movable piston. One side contains n moles of an ideal gas at temperature T, and the other
    Hard
  13. Q13.
    A Carnot engine operates between two reservoirs at temperatures 600 K and 300 K. If the engine performs 1000 J of work in each cycle, how much heat is rejected
    Hard
  14. Q14.
    Hard
  15. Q15.
    A Carnot engine operates between temperatures 600 K and 300 K. If it absorbs 800 J of heat from the source, what is the work done by the engine?
    Medium
  16. Q16.
    An ideal gas expands isothermally from volume V to 3V. If the initial pressure is P, what is the final pressure?
    Medium
  17. Q17.
    An ideal gas undergoes a process where its pressure P is related to its volume V by the equation P = kV squared. If the volume changes from V to 2V, what is the
    Medium
  18. Q18.
    A gas follows the process PV to the power 1.5 equals constant. What is the molar heat capacity of the gas if it is monoatomic?
    Medium
  19. Q19.
    Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas are heated at constant volume from 20 degrees Celsius to 120 degrees Celsius. What is the change in internal energy of the
    Medium
  20. Q20.
    An ideal gas is compressed adiabatically from volume V to V/8. If the initial temperature is 300 K and the adiabatic index is 1.5, what is the final temperature
    Hard
  21. Q21.
    Hard
  22. Q22.
    A gas follows the equation of state P(V - b) = RT. What is the change in internal energy for an isothermal expansion from V1 to V2?
    Hard
  23. Q23.
    A Carnot engine operates between two reservoirs at temperatures 600 K and 300 K. If the engine performs 1000 J of work in each cycle, what is the amount of heat
    Hard
  24. Q24.
    In an isochoric process, which of the following remains constant?
    Easy
  25. Q25.
    For an adiabatic process, which of the following relations holds true?
    Easy
  26. Q26.
    What is the value of the work done in an isobaric process where the pressure is P and the change in volume is Delta V?
    Easy
  27. Q27.
    The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of the law of conservation of:
    Easy

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