MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN (SCI 314) THERMODYNAMICS

1st Semester, SY 2021-2022

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select the correct answer by writing the letter on the space
provided.

___C____1.) The fact that a thermometer "takes its own temperature" illustrates

A) the difference between heat and thermal energy.

B) the fact that molecules are constantly moving.
C) thermal equilibrium.
D) energy conservation.

___B___2.) The moderate temperatures of islands throughout the world has much to do with
water's

A) poor conductivity.
B) high specific heat capacity.
C) vast supply of thermal energy.
D) absorption of solar energy.

___C___3.) Pour a liter of water at 40eC into a liter of water at 20eC and the final temperature
of the two becomes A) more than 30ºC
B) less than 30ºC.
C) at or about 30ºC.
D) None of the above

___A___4.) When a gas is changed to a liquid phase, the gas

A) releases energy
B) absorbs energy.
C) neither releases nor absorbs energy.
D) None of these

___B___5.) When a volume of air is compressed, its temperature

A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) neither increases nor decreases.
D) None of these

___B___6.) If glass expanded more than mercury, then the column of mercury in a
mercury thermometer would rise when the temperature
A. increases.
B. decreases.
C. neither of these
D. remains the same

___A___7.If you run a refrigerator in a closed room with the refrigerator door open, the
room temperature will A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) remain unchanged.
D) neither of these

___D___8. Suppose you put a closed, sealed can of air on a hot stove burner. The contained
air will undergo an increase in A) pressure.
B) temperature.
C) thermal energy.
D) all of these
___B___9.The fact that desert sand is very hot in the day and very cold at night is evidence that
sand has a
 A) high specific heat capacity.
B) low specific heat capacity.
C) thermal energy
D) all of these

___C___10.Consider a sample of water at 0eC. If the temperature is slightly increased,

the volume of water A) remains the same.
B) expands.
C) contracts.
D) neither of these

___A___11. When 100 J of heat is added to a system that performs 60 J of work, the
thermal energy change of the system is A) 40 J.
B) 0 J.
C) 100 J.
D) 60 J.

___B___12. Increasing the temperature of 50 grams of water by 1ºC requires

A) 1 calorie.
B) 50 calories.
C) 25 calories
D) 10 calories

___B___13. Aluminum has specific heat capacity of

A) 450 J kg-1 ºC-1
B) 900 J kg-1 ºC-1
C) 1350 J kg-1 ºC-1
D) D) 1800 J kg-1 ºC-1

___C___14. Internal energy comprises of two types of energies, those are

A) Mechanical and electrical energy
B) Magnetic and electrical energy
C) Kinetic and potential energy
D) Kinetic and magnetic energy

___C___15. Unit for specific latent heat is

A) Watts per Joule
B) Joules per Watt
C) Joules per Kilogram D) Pascal per Watt

___D___16. Lv is the symbol for

A) Latent heat of Fusion
B) Specific Latent Heat of Vaporization
C) Specific Latent Heat of Fusion
D) Latent Heat of Vaporization

___C____17. Reverse process of boiling point is

A) Boiling
B) Solidification
C) Condensation
D) Sublimation

___C___18.Process in which liquid turned to solid is termed as

A) Melting
B) Boiling
C) Freezing
D) Condensation
___A____19. A solid of mass 120 kg has the heat capacity of 3600 JK-1, the specific heat
capacity of the solid would be
A) 30 J kg-1 ºC-1
B) 60 J kg-1 ºC-1
C) 90 J kg-1 ºC-1
 D) 120 J kg-1 ºC-1

___B____20. Turning of liquid into gas is termed as

A) Melting
B) Boiling
C) Freezing
D) Condensation

___B____21. During the process of boiling , energy conversion that takes place is
A) Kinetic energy to Thermal energy
B) Thermal energy to Kinetic energy
C) Potential energy to Kinetic energy
D) Kinetic energy to Potential energy

____C___22. Thermal energy absorbed without any change in temperature in boiling is termed
as
A) Latent heat of Fusion
B) Latent heat of Fission
C) Latent heat of Vaporization
D) Heat capacity of Vaporization

____C____23. Kinetic component in matter is

A) Directly proportional to mass
B) Inversely proportional to mas
C) Directly proportional to temperature
D) Inversely proportional to temperature

____A____24. The amount of thermal energy required to change a solid to liquid state and vice
versa without any change in temperature is termed as
A) Latent Heat of Fusion
B) Latent Heat of Vaporization
C) Heat Capacity
D) Specific Heat Capacity

____C_____25.Unit of Specific latent heat of vaporization is

A) Kelvin per kilogram
B) Pascal per kilogram
C) Joules per kilogram
D) Ohms per kilogram

B. Explain the following.

26-27.) If a thermometer is allowed to come to equilibrium with the air, and a glass of water is
not in equilibrium with the air, what will happen to the thermometer reading when it is placed in
the water?

The Reading on thermometer will change.

28-30.) A pressure cooker contains water and steam in equilibrium at a pressure greater than
atmospheric pressure. How does this greater pressure increase cooking speed?

As the pressure inside the pressure cooker becomes larger when it is heated therefore
the temperature also increases. Greater is the temperature. Greater is the cooking speed. The
Greater pressure raises the boiling point, so the water, which the food gains heat from, is at a
higher temperature.

31-33.). Pouring cold water into hot glass or ceramic cookware can easily break it. What causes
the breaking? Explain why Pyrex®, a glass with a small coefficient of linear expansion, is less
susceptible.
 The cold water cools the part of the inner surface, making it contract, while the
rest remains expanded. The strain is too great for the strength of the material. Pyrex
contracts less, so it experiences less strain.

34-35.) When heat transfers into a system, is the energy stored as heat? Explain briefly.

The energy is not stored as heat because once energy is transferred via heat, it
can be stored in the kinetic energy of the molecules through their random molecular
motion.

C. Convert the following problems, show your solutions.

36. Aluminum metal melts at 660.37 C. What is the temperature in Kelvin?

37. Gallium is a metal that can melt in your hand at 302.93 K. What is the temperature in
Celsius?

38. Body temperature is 98.6 F. What is the temperature in Celsius?

39. Room temperature is often used in calculations as 300 K. What is the temperature in
Fahrenheit ?

40. Oxygen has a boiling point of 90.19 K. What is the temperature in Fahrenheit?
41. A general rule of thumb used by pilots is for every 1,000 feet of altitude, the temperature falls
3.5 F. If the temperature at sea level is 78 F, what would you expect the temperature to be at
10,000 feet in Celsius

42. Pure iron melts at 1,535 C. What is the temperature in Fahrenheit?

43. Which temperature is hotter: 17 C or 58 F?

44. At what temperature have the Celsius and Fahrenheit readings the same numerical value?

45. Sodium metal has a very wide liquid range, melting at 98°C and boiling at 892°C. Express
the liquid range in degrees Celsius, kelvins, and degrees
D. Solve the following show your full solutions

46-50.) The volume of a 6 x 12-ft tank is 339.3 cu ft. It contains air at 200 psig and 85ºF. How
many 1-cu ft drums can be filled at 50 psig and 80ºF if is assumed that the air temperature in
the tank remains at 85ºF? The drums have been sitting around in the atmosphere which is at
14.7 psia and 80ºF.

51-55.) It is planned to lift and move logs from almost inacessible forest areas by means of
balloons. Helium at atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) and temperature 21.1 ºC is to be used
in the balloons. What minimum balloon diameter (assume spherical shape) will be required for a
gross lifting force of 20 metric tons?
56-60.) Two vessels A and B of different sizes are connected by a pipe with a valve. Vessel A
contains 142 L of air at 2,767.92 kPa, 93,33ºC. Vessel B of unknown volume, contains air at
68.95 KPa, 4.44ºC. The valve is opened and, when the properties have been determined, it is
found that Pm=1378.96 kPa, tm = 43.33ºC. What is the volume of vessel B?
61-65.) Four hundred cubic centimeters of a gas at 740 mm Hg absolute and 18ºC undergoes a
process until the pressure becomes 760 mm Hg absolute and the temperature 0ºC. What is the
final volume of a gas?
66-70.) A 6-m3 tank contains helium at 400 K and is evacuated from atmospheric pressure to a
pressure of 740 mm Hg vacuum. Determine (a) mass of helium remaining in the tank, (b) mass
of helium pumped out, (c) the temperature of the remaining helium falls to 10ºC. What is the
pressure in kPa?