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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1) Ifthetemperatureofanironsphereisincreased
A) itsmasswilldecrease.
B) itsvolumewilldecrease.
C) itsdensitywillincrease.
D) itsdensitywillremainunchanged.
E) itsdensitywilldecrease.
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2) Twosteelspheresaremadeofthesamematerialandhavethesamediameter,butoneissolid
andtheotherishollow.Iftheirtemperatureisincreasedbythesameamount
A) thesolidspherebecomesheavierandthehollowonebecomeslighter.
B) thetwospheresremainofequalsize.
C) thesolidspherebecomeslighterandthehollowonebecomesheavier.
D) thesolidspherebecomesbiggerthanthehollowone.
E) thehollowspherebecomesbiggerthanthesolidone.
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3) Achunkofice(T=20C)isaddedtoathermallyinsulatedcontainerofcoldwater(T=0C).
Whathappensinthecontainer?
A) Someofthewaterfreezesandthechunkoficegetslarger.
B) Theicemeltsuntilthermalequilibriumisestablished.
C) Thewatercoolsdownuntilthermalequilibriumisestablished.
D) Noneoftheabovethingshappen.
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4) Anarchitectisinterestedinestimatingtheheatloss(inkcal/s)throughasheetofinsulating
materialasafunctionofthethicknessofthesheet.Assumingfixedtemperaturesonthetwo
facesofthesheet,whichoneofthegraphsinthefigurebestrepresentstherateofheattransfer
asafunctionofthethicknessoftheinsulatingsheet?
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
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5) Afixedamountofidealgasisheldinarigidcontainerthatexpandsnegligiblywhenheated.
At20Cthegaspressureisp.Ifweaddenoughheattoincreasethetemperaturefrom20Cto
40C,thepressurewillbe
A) greaterthan2p.
B) impossibletodeterminesincewedonotknowthevolumeofgasinthecontainer.
C) impossibletodeterminesincewedonotknowthenumberofmolesofgasinthe
container.
D) equalto2p.
E) lessthan2p.
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6) Whichcontainsmoremolesofmaterial:80gramsofheliumgas(He,havingatomicweight4.0
g/mol)or400gramsofargongas(Ar,havingatomicweight40g/mol)?
A) helium
B) argon
C) Bothcontainthesamenumberofmoles.
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7) Amoleofoxygen(O
2
)moleculesandamoleofcarbondioxide(CO
2
)moleculesatthesame
temperatureandpressurehave
A) differentvolumes.
B) thesamenumberofmolecules.
C) differentaveragekineticenergypermolecule.
D) thesamenumberofatoms.
E) thesameaveragemolecularspeeds.
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8) Ifwedoubletherootmeansquarespeed(thermalspeed)ofthemoleculesofagas,then
A) itstemperaturemustincreasebyafactorof 2.
B) itstemperaturemustincreasebyafactorof4.
C) itspressuremustincreasebyafactorof4.
D) itstemperaturemustincreasebyafactorof2.
E) itspressuremustincreasebyafactorof2.
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9) Anidealgasiskeptinarigidcontainer.Whenitstemperatureis100K,themeanfreepathof
thegasmoleculesis.Whatwillbethemeanfreepathofthemoleculesat400K?
A) /2 B) 2 C) /4 D) 4 E)
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10) Whenagasundergoesanisothermalprocess,thereis
A) nochangeinthetemperatureofthegas.
B) noheataddedtothegas.
C) noworkdoneby(oron)thegas.
D) nochangeinthepressureofthegas.
E) nochangeinthevolumeofthegas.
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11) TheprocessshowninthepVdiagraminthefigureisan
A) isothermalexpansion.
B) isochoricexpansion.
C) isochoriccompression.
D) adiabaticexpansion.
E) isobaricexpansion.
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12) Whenafixedamountofidealgasgoesthroughanisothermalexpansion
A) itsinternal(thermal)energydoesnotchange.
B) itstemperaturemustdecrease.
C) itspressuremustincrease.
D) thegasdoesnowork.
E) noheatentersorleavesthegas.
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13) Whenafixedamountofidealgasgoesthroughanisochoricprocess
A) noheatentersorleavesthegas.
B) itstemperaturemustincrease.
C) itsinternal(thermal)energydoesnotchange.
D) itspressuremustincrease.
E) thegasdoesnowork.
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14) Whenanidealgasincreasesinvolumeatconstantpressure,theaveragekineticenergyofthe
gasmolecules
A) doesnotchange.
B) decreases.
C) mayormaynotchange,butinsufficientinformationisgiventomakesucha
determination.
D) increases.
E) mayeitherincreaseordecrease,dependingonwhetherornottheprocessiscarriedout
adiabatically.
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15) Isitpossibletotransferheatfromahotreservoirtoacoldreservoir?
A) Yes;thiswillhappennaturally.
B) Theoreticallyyes,butithasntbeenaccomplishedyet.
C) No;thisisforbiddenbythesecondlawofthermodynamics.
D) Yes,butworkwillhavetobedone.
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16) Isitpossibletotransferheatfromacoldreservoirtoahotreservoir?
A) Yes;thiswillhappennaturally.
B) No;thisisforbiddenbythesecondlawofthermodynamics.
C) Theoreticallyyes,butithasntbeenaccomplishedyet.
D) Yes,butworkwillhavetobedone.
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17) Anenginemanufacturermakestheclaimthattheenginetheyhavedevelopedwill,oneach
cycle,take100Jofheatoutofboilingwaterat100C,domechanicalworkof80J,andexhaust
20Jofheatat10C.What,ifanything,iswrongwiththisclaim?
A) Anenginewouldoperatebytakinginheatatthelowertemperatureandexhaustingheat
atthehighertemperature.
B) Thereisnothingwrongwiththisclaimbecause100J=20J+80J.
C) TheefficiencyofthisengineisgreaterthantheidealCarnotcycleefficiency.
D) Theheatexhaustedmustalwaysbegreaterthantheworkdoneaccordingtothesecond
lawofthermodynamics.
E) Thisengineviolatesthefirstlawofthermodynamicsbecause100J+20J80J.
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18) Thesecondlawofthermodynamicsleadsustoconcludethat
A) disorderintheuniverseisincreasingwiththepassageoftime.
B) thetotalenergyoftheuniverseisconstant.
C) thetotalenergyintheuniverseisdecreasingwithtime.
D) thetotalenergyintheuniverseisincreasingwithtime.
E) itistheoreticallyimpossibletoconvertworkintoheatwith100%efficiency.
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19) Asaresultofanynaturalprocess,thetotalentropyofanysystemplusthatofitsenvironment
A) alwaysstaysthesame. B) sometimesdecreases.
C) neverdecreases. D) neverincreases.
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20) Anicecubeat0Cisplacedinaverylargebathtubfilledwithwaterat30Candallowedto
melt,causingnoappreciablechangeinthetemperatureofthebathwater.Whichoneofthe
followingstatementsistrue?
A) Thenetentropychangeofthesystem(icepluswater)iszerobecausenoheatwasadded
tothesystem.
B) Theentropygainedbytheicecubeisequaltotheentropylostbythewater.
C) Theentropyofthewaterdoesnotchangebecauseitstemperaturedidnotchange.
D) Theentropyofthesystem(icepluswater)increasesbecausetheprocessisirreversible.
E) Theentropylostbytheicecubeisequaltotheentropygainedbythewater.
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AnswerKey
Testname:CONCEPTUALMCQCHP17TO20
1) E
2) B
3) A
4) C
5) E
6) A
7) B
8) B
9) E
10) A
11) E
12) A
13) E
14) D
15) A
16) D
17) C
18) A
19) C
20) D
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