Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

61. As the entropy of the universe is increasing, day by day, the work producing capacity of a heat engine is

  1. Not changed
  2. Decreasing
  3. Increasing
  4. Data sufficient, can't be predicted

Correct answer: (B)
Decreasing

62. As the temperature is lowered towards the absolute zero, the value of ∂(ΔF)/∂T, then approaches

  1. Unity
  2. Zero
  3. That of the heat of reaction
  4. Infinity

Correct answer: (B)
Zero

63. As the temperature is lowered towards the absolute zero, the value of the quantity (∂ΔF/∂T) approaches

  1. Zero
  2. Unity
  3. Infinity
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Zero

64. As the time is passing, entropy of the universe

  1. Is increasing
  2. Is decreasing
  3. Remain constant
  4. Data insufficient, can't be predicted

Correct answer: (A)
Is increasing

65. At _________ point, all the three phases (i.e. solid, liquid and gas) co-exist.

  1. Eutectic
  2. Triple
  3. Plait
  4. Critical

Correct answer: (B)
Triple

66. At 60° C, vapour pressure of methanol and water are 84.562 kPa and 19.953 kPa respectively. An aqueous solution of methanol at 60° C exerts a pressure of 39.223 kPa; the liquid phase and vapour phase mole fractions of methanol are 0.1686 and 0.5714 respectively. Activity co-efficient of methanol is

  1. 1.572
  2. 1.9398
  3. 3.389
  4. 4.238

Correct answer: (A)
1.572

67. At a given temperature, the volume of a gas dissolved in a solvent _________ with increase in pressure.

  1. Increases
  2. Decreases
  3. Remains unchanged
  4. May increase or decrease; depends on the gas

Correct answer: (C)
Remains unchanged

68. At absolute zero temperature, the _________ of the gas is zero.

  1. Pressure
  2. Volume
  3. Mass
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Volume

69. At constant temperature and pressure, for one mole of a pure substance, the ratio of the free energy to the chemical potential is

  1. Zero
  2. One
  3. Infinity
  4. Negative

Correct answer: (B)
One

70. At equilibrium condition, the chemical potential of a material in different phases in contact with each other is equal. The chemical potential for a real gas (μ) is given by (where, μ = standard chemical potential at unit fugacity (f° = 1 atm.) and the gas behaves ideally.)

  1. μ° + RT ln ƒ
  2. μ°+ R ln ƒ
  3. μ° + T ln ƒ
  4. μ° + R/T ln ƒ

Correct answer: (A)
μ° + RT ln ƒ

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