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1. An ideal gas has an initial pressure of 3 pressure 3

units and an initial volume of 4 volume units. The (d) atm
4
table gives the final pressure and volume of the
7. The r.m.s. velocity of a gas at a certain
gas (in those same units) in four, processes. Which
processes start and end on the same isotherm temperature is 2 times than that of the oxygen
(a) A A B C D molecules at that temperature. The gas can be
(b) B
P 12 6
(a) H 2 (b) He
5 4
(c) C
V 7 6 1 3 (c) CH 4 (d) SO 2
(d) D
8. At what temperature, the mean kinetic energy of
2. Suppose ideal gas equation follows VP3 =
O2 will be the same for H 2 molecules at – 73°C
constant. Initial temperature and volume of the
gas are T and V respectively. If gas expand to 27V (a) 127°C (b) 527°C
then its temperature will be come (c) – 73°C (d) – 173°C
(a) T (b) 9T 9. The volume of a gas at pressure 21 104 N / m2
(c) 27T (d) T / 9 and temperature 27°C is 83 litres. If R = 8.3
3. One mole of a monoatomic ideal gas is mixed with J/mol/K, then the quantity of gas in gm-mole will
one mole of a diatomic ideal gas. The molar be
specific heat of the mixture at constant volume is (a) 15 (b) 42
3 (c) 7 (d) 14
(a) 8 (b) R
2 10. The pressure and temperature of an ideal gas in a
closed vessel are 720 kPa and 40C respectively. If
(c) 2R (d) 2.5 R
4. When the temperature of a gas is raised from 1
th of the gas is released from the vessel and
27°C to 90°C, the percentage increase in the 4
r.m.s. velocity of the molecules will be the temperature of the remaining gas is raised to
(a) 10% (b) 15% 353C, the final pressure of the gas is
[EAMCET (Med.) 2000]
(c) 20% (d) 17.5%
5. A gas is enclosed in a closed pot. On keeping this (a) 1440 kPa (b) 1080 kPa
pot in a train moving with high speed, the (c) 720 kPa (d) 540 kPa
temperature of the gas 11. An air bubble doubles its radius on raising from
(a) Will increase the bottom of water reservoir to be the surface of
(b) Will decrease water in it. If the atmospheric pressure is equal to
(c) Will remain the same 10 m of water, the height of water in the reservoir
(d) Will change according to the nature of the gas is [EAMCET Med.1999]

6. Two spherical vessel of equal volume, are (a) 10 m

connected by a n arrow tube. The apparatus (b) 20 m
contains an ideal gas at one atmosphere and
300K. Now if one vessel is immersed in a bath of (c) 70 m
constant temperature 600K and the other in a (d) 80 m
bath of constant temperature 300K. Then the
12. If the r.m.s. velocity of a gas at a given
common pressure will be
temperature (Kelvin scale) is 300 m/sec. What will
(a) 1 atm
be the r.m.s. velocity of a gas having twice the
4
(b) atm molecular weight and half the temperature on
5
Kelvin scale = [CPMT 1982; RPMT 1996]
4 A B
(c) atm (a) 300 m/sec (b) 600 m/sec
3
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(c) 75 m/sec (d) 150 m/sec (a) 238 J (b) 126 J

CP (c) 210 J (d) 350 J

13. The ratio of two specific heats of CO is 20. From the following V-T diagram we can conclude
CV
V P2
(a) 1.33 (b) 1.40 (a) P1 = P2
(c) 1.29 (d) 1.66 P1
(b) P1 > P2
14. The energy of a gas/litre is 300 joules, then its
pressure will be (c) P1 < P2
5 2 5 2
(a) 3  10 N / m (b) 6  10 N / m (d) None of these T1 T2 T
5 2 5 2
(c) 10 N / m (d) 2  10 N / m 21. A cylinder contains 10 kg of gas at pressure of
15. Pressure versus temperature graphs of an ideal 107 N / m2 . The quantity of gas taken out of the
gas are as shown in figure. Choose the wrong
cylinder, if final pressure is 2.5  106 N / m2 , will
statement
P P P
be (Temperature of gas is constant)
[EAMCET 1998; Pb. PMT 1999; 2003; DPMT 199, 2003]
(a) 15.2 kg (b) 3.7 kg
(c) Zero (d) 7.5 kg
T T T
(i) (ii) (iii) 22. Certain amount of an ideal gas are contained in a
closed vessel. The vessel is moving with a
(a) Density of gas is increasing in graph (i) constant velocity v. The molecular mass of gas is
M. The rise in temperature of the gas when the
(b) Density of gas is decreasing in graph (ii)
vessel is suddenly stopped is (  C P / C V )
(c) Density of gas is constant in graph (iii)
(d) None of these Mv2 Mv2 (  1)
(a) (b)
2R(  1) 2R
16. If pressure of CO2 (real gas) in a container is
RT a Mv2 Mv2
(c) (d)
given by P   then mass of the gas 2R(  1) 2R(  1)
2V  b 4b2
in container is 23. Air is filled at 60°C in a vessel of open mouth. The
vessel is heated to a temperature T so that 1/4th
(a) 11 gm (b) 22 gm part of air escapes. Assuming the volume of the
(c) 33 gm (d) 44 gm vessel remaining constant, the value of T is
[MP PET 1996, 99]
17. A cylinder of fixed capacity 44.8 litre. contains a (a) 80°C (b) 444°C
monatomic gas at standard temperature and (c) 333°C (d) 171°C
pressure. The amount of heat required to cylinder 24. A partition divides a container having insulated
by 10°C will be. walls into two compartments I and II. the same gas
fills the two compartments. The ratio of the
(R= universal gas constant)
number of molecules in compartments I and II is
(a) R (b) 10R (a) 1 : 6
(c) 20R (d) 30R (b) 6 : 1 P, V, 2P, 2V,
T T
18. A pressure cooker contains air at 1 atm and 30°C. (c) 4 : 1
I II
If the safety value of the cooler blows when the (d) 1 : 4
inside pressure  3 atm, then the maximum 25. Considering the gases to be ideal, the value of
temperature of the air, inside the cooker can be
CP
(a) 90°C (b) 636°C   for a gaseous mixture consisting of = 3
CV
(c) 909°C (d) 363°C moles of carbon dioxide and 2 moles of oxygen will
19. One mole of an ideal monatomic gas requires 210 be ( O2  1.4,  CO2  1.3)
J heat to raise the temperature by 10 K, when
heated at constant temperature. If the same gas is [UPSEAT 2000; Pb. PET 2004]
heated at constant volume to raise the (a) 1.37 (b) 1.34
temperature by 10 K then heat required is (c) 1.55 (d) 1.63
26. A jar has a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas in
[Pb. PET 2000]
the ratio of 1 : 5. The ratio of mean kinetic
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energies of hydrogen and oxygen molecules is 1
[CPMT 1977] gas = per °C, then what is the volume of gas
273
(a) 1 : 16 (b) 1 : 4 at a temperature of 819°C
(c) 1 : 5 (d) 1 : 1 V(litre)
(a) 1 103 m3 1
27. Graph between volume and temperature for a gas
is shown in figure. If   volume coefficient of (b) 2 103 m3 0.75
0.5
(c) 3  103 m3 0.25
t°C
(d) 4  103 m3

(SET -13)

1. (c) For same isotherm ; T  constant

1
 P  P1V1  P2V2
V
6. (c)   1   2
k
2. 3
(b) VP = constant = k  P
V1 / 3 P (2V) P v P V
  
k R T1 R T1 R T2
Also PV  RT  1/ 3
.V  RT 
V 2P P   T2  T1 
RT   
V2/ 3  R T1 R  T1 T2 
k
2P T2 2  1 600 4
V 
2/ 3
T  V 
2/ 3
T P    atm
Hence  1 
V   1     (T1  T2 ) (300 600) 3
 2 T2  27V  T2
T2  9 T 1 v1 M2
7. (c) vrms   
1CV1   2CV2 M v2 M1
3. (c) (CV )mix 
1   2 1 M2
   M 2  16. Hence the gas is
3 5 2 32
1 R  1 R
 2 2  2R CH 4 .
1 1
8. (c) Mean kinetic energy of molecule depends
 3 5  upon temperature only. For O2 it is same as
 (CV )mono  R, (CV )di  R 
 2 2  that of H 2 at the same temperature of
3RT 73C .
4. (a) vrms  
M 9. (c) PV  RT 

v2 T2 (273 90) PV 21 104  83 103

   1.1   7
v1 T1 (273 30) RT 8.3  300
10. (b) P1  720kpa,
% increase
v  T1  40C  273 40  313K
  2  1  100 0.1 100 10%
 v1  P2 m2 T2 3 626
P  mT     = 1.5
5. (c) Temperature of the gas is concerned only with P1 m1 T1 4 313
it's disordered motion. It is no way concerned
 P2  1.5P1  1.5  720 1080
kPa
with it's ordered motion.
Motion of train (order of
motion)
Motion of molecule (Disordered
motion)
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11. (c) According to Boyle’s law 44.8
(P1V1)bottom  (P2V2)top Hence number of moles of gas  2
22.4
4 3 4 Since the volume of cylinder is fixed,
(10  h)  r1  10 r23 but
3 3 Hence (Q)V   T
r2  2r1
3
3 3  2 R  10  30R
 (10 h)r1  10 8r1  10 h  80  h = 2
70m  3 
(CV )mono  R 
3RT T  2 
12. (d) vrms   vrms 
M M 18. (b) Since volume is constant,
v2 M1 T2 1 1 v1 300 P1 T1 1 (273 30)
     v2   Hence   
v1 M 2 T1 2 2 2 2 P2 T2 3 T2
=150m/sec
13. (bc) Co is diatomic gas, for  T2  909K  636C
diatomic gas CP T and (Q)V  CV T
19. (b) (Q)P 
7 5
CP  R andCV  R 
2 2 3
R
(Q)V CV 3
CP 7R / 2    2 
 di    1.4 (Q)P CP 5
CV 5R / 2 R 5
2
14. (d) Energy  300J / litre 300 103 J / m3
 3 5 
2 2  300 103 (CV )mono  2 R, (CP )mono  2 R
P E  2  105 N / m2  
3 3
PM 3 3
15. (c)    (Q)V   (Q)P   210 126J
RT 5 5
Density  remains constant when P/T or 20. (b) In case of given graph, V and T are related as V
volume remains constant. = aT – b, where a and b are constants.
In graph (i) Pressure is increasing at constant From ideal gas equation, PV = RT
temperature hence volume is decreasing so
density is increasing. Graphs (ii) and (iii) RT R
volume is increasing hence, density is We find P  
aT  b a  b / T
decreasing. Note that volume would had been
constant in case the straight line in graph (iii) Since T2 > T1, therefore P2 < P1.
had passed through origin.
21. (d) PV  mrT  P  m [ V, r, T 
16. (b) Vander wall's gas equation for  mole of real
gas constant]

 2  m1 P1 10 107
 P   a  V  b  RT     =  m2 = 2.5
 V 2  m2 P2 m2
 2.5  106
kg.
RT  2a
P  2 Hence mass of the gas taken out of the
V  b V
on comparing the given equation with this cylinder

1  10  2.5  7.5kg.
standard equation we get  . Hence
2
m ***
  mass of gas
M
1
m  m   44  22gm.
2
17. (d) As we know 1 mol of any ideal gas at STP
occupies a volume of 22.4 litres.
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25. (b)
 1 1   3  1.3 2  1.4
 2 2 
  1  2  1 (1.3  1) (1.4  1)
 mix  1   1.33
1 2 3 2
 
 1  1  2  1 (1.3  1) (1.4  1)
26. (d) In mixture gases will acquire thermal
equilibrium (i.e., same temperature) so their
kinetic energies will also be same.
 1 
27. (b) Vt  V0(1  t)  0.5 1   819  2
 273 
litre= 2 103 m3

22. (b) If m is the total mass of the gas then its kinetic
1
energy  mv2
2
When the vessel is suddenly stopped then
total kinetic energy will increase the
temperature of the gas. Hence
1 m [As
mv2   CvT  CvT
2 M
R
Cv  ]
 1
m R 1
 T  mv2 
M  1 2
Mv2(  1)
T  .
2R
23. (d) For open mouth vessel, pressure is constant.
Volume is also given constant
 m 1
Hence from PV  RT    RT  T 
M m
T1 m2
 
T2 m1
1
 th part escapes, so remaining mass in
4
3
the vessel m2  m1 
4
(273 60) 3 / 4 m1

T m1
 T  444K = 171°C
PV
24. (d) n  Now,
kT
(2P )(2V) PV n 1
n'  4  4n or  .
kT kT n' 4