1.

Three containers filled with 1 kg of each: water, ice, and water vapor at the same temperature
T = 0 C̊. Which of the following is true about the internal energy of the substances?

a) U water > U ice > U vapor

b) U water < U ice > U vapor
c) U water = U ice = U vapor
d) U water < U ice < U vapor
e) U ice < U water < U vapor

2. The change of the state of an ideal gas is presented by the diagram.

What is the ration between work done on the gas during the process
2→3 and work done on the gas during the process 4→1?

A. 2/1 B. 1/2 C. 4/1 D.1/4 E. 3/1

3. When water is boiled at a pressure of 2.00 atm, the heat of vaporization is and the boiling
point is At this pressure, 1.00 kg of water has a volume of and 1.00 kg of steam has a volume of
Compute the increase in internal energy of the water.
A. 20.3 x 106 J
B. 2.03 x 106 J
C. 203 x 105 J
D. 3.02 x 106 J
E. 23.0 x 106 J
4. Two moles of carbon monoxide (CO) start at a pressure of 1.2 atm and a volume of 30 liters.
The gas is then compressed adiabatically to this volume. Assume that the gas may be treated as
ideal. What is the change in the internal energy of the gas?
A. 5.05 x 103J
B. 5 x 106J
C. 55 x 104 J
D. 505 x 103J
E. 51 x 103J

5. Starting with 2.50 mol of N2 gas (assumed to be ideal) in a cylinder at 1.00 atm and 20.0°C a
chemist first heats the gas at constant volume, adding 1.52 x 104 J of heat, then continues heating
and allows the gas to expand at constant pressure to twice its original volume. Calculate the
amount of work done by the gas
A. 122 x 103J
B. 12.0 x 106J
C. 12.2 x 104J
D. 1.22 x 104J
 E. 120 x 103J

6. Internal energy of an ideal gas depends on:

I. the volume of the ideal gas
II. the pressure of the ideal gas
III. the absolute temperature of the ideal gas

A. I
B. II
C. III
D. I and II
E. I, II, and III

7. A sample of ideal gas has an internal energy U and is then compressed to one-half of its
original volume while the temperature stays the same. What is the new internal energy of the
ideal gas in terms of U?
A. U
B. 1/2U
C. ¼ U
D. 2U
E. 4U

8. A large research balloon containing of helium gas at 1.00 atm and a temperature of rises
rapidly from ground level to an altitude at which the atmospheric pressure is only 0.900 atm.
Assume the helium behaves like an ideal gas and the balloon’s ascent is too rapid to permit much
heat exchange with the surrounding air. What is the change in internal energy of the helium as
the balloon rises to the higher altitude?
A. -1.25 x 107J
B. 521 x 107J
C. 51 x 106 J
D. -12.5 x 107J
E. -25.1 x 103J

9. What is the name of the following statement: “When two systems are in thermal equilibrium
with a third system, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other”?
A. First Law of Thermodynamics
B. Second Law of Thermodynamics
C. Mechanical equivalent of heat
D. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
E. Thermal expansion of solids

10. An ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process presented by the P-V diagram. Which of the
following points has the highest temperature?
A. A
B. B
 C. C
D. D
E. E

11. A certain heat engine operating on a Carnot cycle absorbs 150 J of heat per cycle at its hot
reservoir at 135°C and has a thermal efficiency of 22.0%. How much heat does the engine waste
each cycle?
A. 127 J
B. -117 J
C. -100 J
D. -37 J
E. 37 J

12. 1 pound is equal to ___ newtons

A. 4.448221615260 newtons
B. 4.448221615261 newtons
C. 4.448221615262 newtons
D. 4.448221615263 newtons
13. A typical coal-fired power plant generates 1000 MW of usable power at an overall thermal
efficiency of 40%. The plant burns anthracitecoal, which has a heat of combustion of 2.65x107 J/
kg. The river’s (Cool reservoir) temperature is 18.0°C before it reaches the power plant and
18.5°C after it has received the plant’s waste heat. Calculate the river’s flow rate, in cubic meters
per second.
A. 617 m3/s
B. -716 m3/s
C. 716 m3/s
D. -617 m3/s
E. 721 m3/s
14. Helium gas with a volume of 2.60 L, under a pressure of 0.180 atm and at a temperature of is
warmed until both pressure and volume are doubled. What is the final temperature?
A . 983˚C
B. 273˚C
C. 900˚C
D. 893˚C
E. 398˚C

15. You are designing an electronic circuit element made of 23 mgof silicon. The electric current
through it adds energy at the rate of 7.4mW= 7.4 x 10-3 J/s. if your design doesn’t allow any heat
transfer out of the element, at what rate does its temperature increase? The specific heat of
silicon is 705J/kg.K
 A. 0.46 K/s
B. 0.47 K/s
C. 0.48 K/s
D. 0.49 K/s
E. 0.50 K/s
16. A large cylindrical tank contains 0.750 m3 of nitrogen gas at 27°C and 7.50 x 103 Pa
(absolute pressure). The tank has a tight-fitting piston that allows the volume to be changed.
What will be the pressure if the volume is decreased to 0.480 m3 and the temperature is increased
to 157°C?

A . 10.7 x 103 Pa
B. 320 atm
C. 1.68 x 104 Pa
D. 1.39 atm
E. 8290 mmHg

17. You put a bottle of soft drink in a refrigerator and leave it until its temperature change in Fo
(17.5)
A. -18.0 Fo
B. -19.0 Fo
C. -20.0 Fo
D. -21.0 Fo
E. -22.0 Fo

18. Calculate the specific heat at constant volume of water vapor, assuming the nonlinear
triatomic molecule has three translational and three rotational degrees of freedom and that
vibrational motion does not contribute. The molar mass of water is 18.0 g/mol.

A . 190 x 103 ft/s

B. 380 K J /g K
C. 1278 J /kg K
D. 520 KJ /g K
E. 1380 J /kg K

19. A vector with a magnitude equal to 1.

A. Unit vector
B. Perpendicular vector
C. Single vector
D. Parallel vector
20. Which of the following is a characteristic of an adiabatic process?
A . ΔU = 0
B. W = 0
 C. Q = 0
D. ΔV = 0
E. ΔP = 0

21. An ideal gas can be taken from point K to point N in three different paths: K→L→N, K→N,
K→M→N. Which of the following is a true statement?
A . The same work is done during each process
B. The same amount of heat is added to the gas during each process
C. The same change in internal energy during each process
D. There is no work done in the process K→N
E. There is no change in internal energy during the process K→L→N

22. A hot object with a temperature T1 is connected to a

cool object with a temperature of T2. The object used to
conduct heat has a length L and a cross-sectional area A.
The rate of heat flow is:
A . A(T1 – T2)/kL
B. k(T1 – T2)/AL
C. kAL/(T1 – T2)
D. kL(T1 – T2)/A
E. kA(T1 – T2)/L

23. You have several identical balloons. You experimentally determine

that a balloon will break if its volume exceeds 0.900 L.The pressure of
the gas inside the balloon equals air pressure (1.00 atm). If the air inside
the balloon is at a constant temperature of 22.0°C and behaves as an ideal
gas, what mass of air can you blow into one of the balloons before it
bursts? The average molar mass of air is M = 28.8 ×10−3 kg/mol
A . 1.07 x 10-3 kg
B. 2.41 x 10-3 kg
C. 9.03 x 10-2 kg
D. 1.86 x 10-3 kg
E. 3.03 x 10-2 kg

24. What angle in radians is subtended by an arc 1.50 m long on the circumference of a circle
of radius 2.50 m?

A. 0.600 rad B. 0.06 C. 6.00 rad D. 60.0 rad

25. The angular velocity of an airplane propeller increases from 12.0 rad/s to 16.0 rad/s while
turning through 7.00 rad. What is the angular acceleration in rad/s2 ?

A. 0.29 rad/s2 B. 8.00 rad/s2 C. 16 rad/s2 D. 56 rad/s2

26. In one-dimensional motion, the average speed of an object moves from one place to
another and then back to its original place has which of the following properties?

A. It is positive. C. It is zero.
B. It is negative. D. It can be positive, negative or
zero.
27. Jeff throws a ball straight up. For which situation is the vertical velocity zero?

A. on the way up C. on the way back down

B. at the top D. None of the above
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28. An empty freight car of mass 10,000 kg rolls at 2 m/s along a level track and collides
with a loaded car of mass 20,000 kg, standing at rest with brakes released. (a) If the cars
couple together find their speed after collision.
A. 0.6 m/s
B. 0.06m/s
C. 0.90m/s
D. 0.20m/s
E. 0.30m/s

29. (b) With what speed should the loaded car be rolling toward the empty car for both to be
brought to rest by the collision?

A. 0.2 m/s
B. 0.46m/s
C. 0.10m/s
D. 0.20m/s
E. 0.50m/s

30. A 5 g bullet is fired horizontally into a 1.50 kg wooden block resting on a horizontal
surface. The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.20. The bullet
remains embedded in the block, which is observed to slide 0.250 m along the surface
before stopping. What was the initial speed of the bullet?

A. 297.99 m/s
B. 297.20 m/s
C. 297.30 m/s
D. 298.99 m/s
E. 257.99 m/s