2571 Assessment 2
2571 Assessment 2
1. Which of the following statements will always apply when a reversible chemical reaction
has attained equilibrium?
a. All reactants will convert to products
b. The reaction proceeds alternately in the forward and reverse directions
c. The Gibbs free energy of the system reaches a minimum
d. The forward reaction will dominate over the reverse reaction
2. If gas is heated against a pressure keeping the volume constant, the work done is best
described to be
a. + ve
b. –ve
c. Zero
d. PV
4. If gas vapors are allowed to expand through a minute aperture, the such process is known as
a. Free expansion
b. Adiabatic expansion
c. Throttling
d. Hyperbolic expansion
8. When a gas undergoes continuous throttling process by a valve and its pressure and
temperature are plotted, then we get a
a. isotherm
b. isenthalpe
c. adiabatic
d. isobar
9. The curve passing through the ____ of the isenthalpes is called the inversion curve.
a. maxima
b. minima
c. base
d. center
20. At the state of perfect order (W=1) of pure crystalline substances, how is the zero
entropy defined
a. Entropy at 0°C
b. Entropy at 0 K
c. Entropy at freezing point of substance
d. None of the above
21. A sample of ideal gas is having internal energy U is compressed to half of its original
volume while keeping the temperature same. What is the new internal energy of the
ideal gas
a. U
b. ½ U
c. 2U
d. U2
23. Study the graph carefully and choose the incorrect statement below
24. With the rise in temperature of a system, the sum of entropies of system and its
surroundings
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains constant
d. Always equal
25. For the process H2O(s) → H2O(l) at 1 atm Pressure and 270K, the value of ∆G is
a. < 0
b. > 0
c. = 0
d. ≤ 0
1. The standard Gibbs energy of formation of α-Sn is 0 at 25°C and that of β-Sn is +0.13
kJ/mol; this implies that β-Sn is a thermodynamically less stable phase of tin (True / False)
2. The Carnot Cycle consists of the following steps: Step 1: isobaric expansion, Step 2:
adiabatic expansion, Step 3: isothermal compression, Step 4: adiabatic compression (True /
False)
3. The first law of thermodynamics gives value of internal energy (U) for any process (True /
False)
4. Intensive property of a system does not depend on mass of the system (True / False)
5. Spontaneous reactions require the input of energy from outside the system (True / False)
6. In an isothermal process the internal energy of gas may increase or decrease (True / False)
7. When an ideal gas is made to undergo a Joule-Thomson expansion, i.e., throttling, there is no
change in temperature. (True / False)
8. Change in Gibbs free energy is the difference between the chemical potential of the reactants
and the chemical potential of the products (True / False)
10. The equation dU= TdS-PdV applies to both reversible and irreversible change (True / False)
Q3. Differentiate between the following terms (provide short answers) (15)