First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics - Exam Questions, Exams of Physics

Download First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics - Exam Questions and more Exams Physics in PDF only on Docsity! ExamlII, FOS Page 9 of 15 3~e first law of thermodynamics (.,:;) is a restatement of the law of conservation of energy which includes heat as a form of yet c-- energy ~~~ . b. ~hat int~a~ 'e15~r~~n be completely converted into work. ~'..f~ c. treats mass as another form of energy. ~l,J'E" d. guarantees that the work extracted by a cyclic heat engine can never be less than the heat )inserted. ~l.Stl(71llle IF ~ ~o'rt. e. All of the above statements are true of the first law. A0r' ~ '\ 38. When an ide.al gas was compressed, its internal energy increased by 50 J and it gave off 30 J of heat. How much work was done on the gas? ~ ~~ ~ W'AI = A II + (Jofl.,+ = ~ +3& (C) 80 J d: 110J e. None of the above. 39. The third law of thermodynamics a. is a restatement of the law of conservation of energy. b. says that heat cannot be completely converted to mechanical energy. "CCJ says that we can never reach the absolute zero of temperature. ~ ) : '-cr says that all motion ceases at absolute zero. e. guarantees that temperature is useful for predicting heat transfer. f. None of the above completions yields a true statement. 40. Heat is a. the same as temperature. ' @thermal energy that is transferred from one object to another. c. potential energy associated with temperature. d. a massless fluid generated by doing work on the system. e. entirely equivalent to work. f. None of the above. \.-- 41. Why do winter lakes fr~eze from the upper surface down? ,.- d/A..rr a. Because water has a high latent heat of vaporization. 1I~-r ~., b. Because lakes have lower elevations, and cool air flows downhill. '1 c. Because water has a relatively high specific heat. " GD Because below 4 °C water becomes less dense as it cools towards 00 C. yES e Because water has a high latent heat of fusion Iltl. ~,1..f.lr f. None of the above is true. ~ 42. Water has a specific heat of 1.0 cal/g~tent heat of fusion of 80 cal/gm. How many calories must be removed from 75gm of water at 10°C in order to freeze it entirely into ice? @6750 cal.; b) 6075 cal.; c) 5250 cal.; d) 90 cal.; e) 81 cal. 7S"'././D + 7.S-. gd = '7.s"DGI6o.i .L . ...,.. ~~ -I ~ ~ .~ e,., ..:t il ! TU , ce . " ExamIIl, FOS Page 10 of 15 43. Suppose that the specific heat of copper is 0.20 cal/gmOC? In an experiment a 200 gm slug of copper at 80°C is inserted into 200 gm bath of water at 20°C. If there is heat lost from the copper/w,ater system to the surroundings as it comes to the final equilibrium temperature, we can be sure that the final temperature is. ) V; .\ 1 a. more than 70°C; A-.;u J " t .= -~ 11 vr :. - [ {l~~X/J.2.)(7.f -9~/ 1(.24'61'1\ 1f-20/J b. more than 50°C; lfL r(e ",l 1.{ I: c. more than 30°C; ~ I -t- 4.oT+- 1.4tJ~ = ('f..olld) + iO~o d. less than 20°C; ~ 1:4 -7.24"e -KJL.I ("e)ess than 30°C. 2~ of -(r'rJ 4Jt ..< ,34 d~ ~ None of the above conclusions is certain if = ~ -~ fa ... 44. How many calories are required to heat 300 9 of water from 3°C to 10°C, most nearly ? a. 7.0 7 2/ I b.300 I. '31'tJ= DCC&tf ~2000 d. 3000 e. 20,000 f. None of the above is within 10% of the correct answer ~ 45. Joule's experiments in which hanging weights turned paddle wheels in water . a. showed that a specifi~ount of work always converted ~\ofhe same "'. amount of heat. ' / b. showed that 4.2 joules of work are equivalent to I calorie of heat. ; c. were used to fix the ratio of the unit of heat energy to the unit of work energy d. showed that mechanical energy could be conv rt d 100% t~t. v"""" @II of the above statements are true of Joule's experiments. , f. None of the above statements is true. , 46. Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe what happens .when a hot b.lock i.s placed in thermal contact with a cool block? ~~) S-a. Heat flows from the hot block to the cool block. --rn ..,r- , T. e .,.) b. The average kinetic energy of the particles decreases in the hot block and increases in the cool 9lock. "Tt.jfI' c. The temperature of the hot block decreases and that of the cool block increases. -rI.ue- G)emperature flows from the hot block to the cool block. ~ie" e. All of the above statements a) through d) are false. IJ6r'"Sd f. None of a) through d) is false: all correctly describe what happens. N"r~.'lli l.r ~c 47. TIle first law oftIlermodynamics a. states that a temperature of absolute zero can never be attained. b. says that heat cannot be completely converted to mechanical energy. c. lis the basis for the definition of temperature. T is the basis for the definition of entropy. e. includes the second law of thermodynamics as a special case. f. states the impossibility of attaining a temperature of absolute zero. (:i)'one of the above. . ExamllI, FOS Page 13 of 15 56. A neutron at rest has a 50% probability of decaying in 10.6 minutes (= 636 seconds), and a fifty percent probability of surviving for more than 636 seconds. Is it possible for a neutron to travel to the earth from a location 1.34 x 1013 m from earth and still to survive with the same 50% probability? (RecalIthat c = 3 X 108 m/sec, and choose the most nearly correct answer.) .' a. It is not possible, because the proton would have to travel faster than the speed of light. b. Yes, it is possible, but only if it travels y.lith a speed greater than 0.9 c i \c. Yes, it is possible, but only if it travels with a speed greater than 0.99 c . I d. Yes, it is possible, but only if it travels with a speed greater than 0.999 c (J) Yes, it is' possible, but only if it travels with a speed greater than 0.9999 c f. Yes, it is possible, but only if it travels with a speed greater than 0.99999 c (; X l[jf ~ .=-C) 1-- ~~ I /1 ~~ ~1"4 = 1,9'dSXII1,.,.., "' ~3'f.'G ~ (j' 1/~J N, ~ ~ --0- ./- '3 I-' -,.- J.Ic "if.. .L ...~ N .,...q;f {,...I roe ~ --:ic.1 " J J , " J I .3 + 't 111 ~ ) ,~ ~, "1' .) ~+ III 1.3 ., ~ ~ --~ ~ -'- ~-£~ -~Ir--~a 4 '"' l tJ" 1 - y ~ I.., x: ,.4~)'~~ ./v.~ ; ~'.1.I.. ~~ 1D' it I Q ~ .,"" -':1cS )(/~ " , /~ ~c.- ~ 57. If a liter of gas initially has a pressure of 1.0 atmosphere, what will the pressure be if the average kinetic energy of the molecules is .doubled, while the volume is reduced. tpO.21iter? .a. 0.2 atm 'D6fA.~1 <ke> => D~l~ r~. : 7:F ;: .2.7;- b. 0.5 atm ~ , u a c. 2.0.citm P.f VF= ~ = 2 :: .J:!; .~. ~~ ~ = I~ /II.. . d. 5.0 atm ---p.II. C,1i'" (I.D~) J.J. Q10.0 atm , YJ f. None of the above is within 10% of the correct answer . Page 14 of 15ExamIIl, FOS 58. Your car's right rear tire has to support a weight of 744lb. Normally the tire pressure is 32 pounds per square inch and the contact area of your tire with the road is 150 cm2. If the tire pressure is suddenly reduced to 24 pounds per square inch, what must the new contact area be in order to support the car? ~ .= D ~ F:: CP.A = ~ A, ..::f2.1'"lJ. a. 225 cm2 ---r {3 'V' ~\ /- "" .\A"l..(:!j) 200 cm2 .A 2.1\ IS'./ ~ \t2."r7 a. (C'} c. 175 cm2 .4'2,..= 2.e-c Ot"'- ~ d. 150 cm2 e. 100 cm2 f.. None of the above is within 10% of the correct answer. ,"' ) ~ I '59. If 100 gof water at 100°C and loo 9 of ice at 0° C are mixedih a completely insulated container,,",: whatis thefinal equil~brium temperature,rilost nearly ? Recall that the latent ~eat of fusion of ice is 80 caUg, and thelatent heatof vaporization of water is 540caUgm. Cj;) 10°C -/: .,J II )b. 20° C J.J.e.d I N -f JJ,III",#(. / IJ ~ A t( a () t J ~~ . c. ?0° C .., .~"d + latJ .,.{T.p -00) d. 40° C () = 14'.~ .I ~. (7f. -/~ ~.I ~J'.'", -;:; e. 50° C ,~ " 1 -B ,rD +/c) t1'6"D' +~ -= 1r(240) . @: Ir :. 10 G ~- z.'.' ~ Examl11, FOS Page IS of IS 60. Six grams of liquid X at 35°C ar added to two grams of Liquid Y at 30°C. The specific heat of liquid X is 1.5 cal/gmOC , and that of liquid Y is 4.5 cal/gmoC. The final equilibriumtemperat~re of the mixture is, within 0,1 oC~ Iok...:t I A/ + W"R.J( J 11 .= A 1,{ .=. (1 a. 30.5 C .) b.31.5°C ~ = (( /.:s-J{7.f -3~'"0) + 2.(~.nm -3 41/ (C)32.5°C .- ( a ~I .~ -.3~t'o = 32.)-'d 33.5°~ t1.(3~ 't-.3d) = 7f ' +71 ' 'f --z:- e. 34.5°C f.. None of the above is within 0.1°C of the correct answer -~ ) : ~ c : , , .- ,-- End of Exam III