RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig

ACTIVITY PROBLEM SET (IDEAL GAS)

Summer Class 2023 Thermodynamics 1

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Strictly NO ERASURE

NOTE: Choose 20 numbers to answer.

1. A one cubic meter tank contains a mixture of 2.5 kg of nitrogen and 4.5 kg of the unknown gas.
The mixture pressure and temperature are 350 kPa and 80℃ respectively. The gas constant for
nitrogen is 0.2968 kJ/kg-°K. Determine the gas constant of the unknown gas in kJ/kg-°K.

A. 0.2233 C. 0.05544
B. 0.3344 D. 0.06677

2. An ideal gas at 45 psig and 80°F is heated in a closed container to 130°F. What is the final
pressure?
A. 54 psia C. 75 psia
B. 65 psia D. 43 psia

3. An air bubble rises from the bottom of a well where the temperature is 25°C, to the surface
where the temperature is 27°C. Find the percent increase in the volume of the bubble if the
depth of the well is 5 m. Atmospheric pressure is 101, 528 Pascals.

A. 49.3 C. 56.7
B. 41.3 D. 38.6

4. If 8 kg of air at 27°C are heated at constant pressure until the absolute temperature doubles,
calculate the heat required in kJ.
A. 3675.6 C. 2414.40
B. 1257.8 D. 2217.60

5. A volume of 400 cc of air is measured at a pressure of 740 mmHg abs and a temperature of
18°C. What will be the volume at 760 mmHg abs and 0°C?
A. 376 cc C. 356 cc
B. 326 cc D. 366 cc

6. The gaseous mixture has dew point temperature of 15°C. The total pressure Is 143.27 kPa.
Determine the amount of water vapor present in 100 moles of the mixture. Note: Saturation
pressure at 15°C is 1.7051 kPa.
A. 1.10 C. 1.19
B. 2.19 D. 2.0
7. A certain gas at 101.325 kPa and 168C whose volume is 2.83 𝑚3 are compressed into a storage
vessel of 0.31 𝑚3 capacity. Before admission, the storage vessel contained the gas at a pressure
and temperature of 137.8 kPa and 24°C; after admission the pressure has increased to 1171.8
kPa. What should be the final temperature of the gas in the vessel in Kelvin?
A. 298.0 C. 180.0
B. 319.8 D. 420.0

8. Ammonia weighing 222 kgs is confined inside a cylinder equipped with a piston has an initial
pressure of 413 kPa at 38°C. If 2900 kJ of heat is added to the ammonia until its final pressure
and temperature are 413 kPa and 100°C, respectively, what is the amount of work done by the
fluid in kJ?
A. 667 C. 420
B. 304 D. 502

9. A large mining company was provided with a 3 cu. Meters of compressed air tank. Air pressure
in the tank drops from 700 Pa to 180 kPa while the temperature remains unchanged at 28
degree C. What percentage has the mass of air in the tank been reduced?
A. 74 C. 76
B. 72 D. 78

10. Assuming compression is according to the law pV = constant. Calculate the initial volume of a
gas at a pressure of 2 bar which will occupy a volume of 6 cubic meters when it is compressed
to a pressure of 42 bar.
A. 126 cu. meters C. 130 cu. meters
B. 120 cu. meters D. 136 cu. meters

11. A 4m x 4m x 3m office room contains air at 27 deg C. If the pressure of dry air is 95 kPa,
calculate the mass of air if the air fills completely the room.
A. 25.46 kg C. 45.85 kg
B. 32.45 kg D. 52.96 kg

12. A close rigid tank has a capacity of 2.5 𝑚3 . It holds air at 400 kPa and 18°C. Heat is added until
the temperature is 350°C. Determine the heat added in kJ.
A. 1545 C. 2190
B. 1854 D. 2845

13. If the vapor occupies 3.45% by volume, what is the partial pressure of the air if the atmospheric
pressure is 99.97 kPa?
A. 76.5 kPa C. 96.5 kPa
B. 86.5 kPa D. 99.9 kPa

14. An ideal gas at 0.60 atmospheres and 87°C occupies 0.450 liter. How many moles are in the
sample? (R = 0.0821 atm/mole K).
A. 0.0002 mole C. 0.0198 mole
B. 0.0378 mole D. 0.0091 mole
15. What is the change in internal energy of air (assumed to be an ideal gas) cooled from 1000°F to
200°F?
A. 180 BTU/lbm C. 700 BTU/lbm
B. 800 BTU/lbm D. 140 BTU/lbm

16. If an initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to one-half its original volume and to twice its
original temperature, the pressure:
A. doubles C. remains constant
B. quadruples D. halves

17. If air is at pressure, p, of 3200 lbf/𝑓𝑡 2 , and at a temperature, T, of 800°R, what is the specific
volume, v? (R = 53.3 ft-lbf/lbm-R and air can be modeled as an ideal gas)
A. 14.2 cu.ft/lbm C. 11.2 cu.ft/lbm
B. 13.3 cu.ft/lbm D. 9.8 cu.ft/lbm

18. A rigid tank contains a perfect gas with R = 2.15 kJ/kg-°K and k – 1.75. Calculate the final
temperature in °C if it is initially at 27°C and 20kJ/kg of heat is added.
A. 21 C. 34
B. 28 D. 39

19. An ideal gas is contained in a vessel of unknown volume at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The gas
is released and allowed to expand into a previously evacuated bulb whose volume is 0.500 liter.
Once equilibrium has been reached, the temperature remains the same while the pressure is
recorded as 500 millimeters of mercury. What is the unknown volume, V, of the first buld?
A. 1.069 li C. 0.961 li
B. 0.853 li D. 1.077 li

20. Air is compressed in a diesel engine from an initial pressure of 13 psia and a temperature of
100 deg F to 1/12 of its initial volume. Assuming the compression to be adiabatic, calculate the
final temperature
A. 1513 deg F C. 1053 deg F
B. 1543 deg F D. 995 deg F

21. What is the resulting pressure when 1 kilogram of air at 105 kPaa and 94°C is heated at a
constant volume to 425°C?
A. 199.7 kPaa C. 179.7 kPaa
B. 189.7 kPaa D. 169.7 kPaa

22. If 120 kg of air has a dry bulb temperature of 18 deg C. What is the standard air volume in cu.
Meter?
A. 0.31 C. 98.9
B. 12.0 D. 210
23. Air at atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg at sea level with a temperature of 22 deg K, what is
the specific wight in kN per cu. Meter?
A. 0.651 C. 0.371
B. 0.516 D. 0.157

24. Air is flowing through a 20 cm diameter pipe with a velocity of 5 m/s. If the temperature of air
is 25 deg C and 120 kPa pressure, find the rate of air in the pipe.
A. 0.11 kg/s C. 0.33 kg/s
B. 0.22 kg/s D. 0.44 kg/s

25. An ideal gas at 50 psig and 110 degree F is heated in a closed cylindrical vessel. What is the
temperature if the pressure gauge reading is 100 psig?
A. 550.5 degrees F C. 212 degree F
B. 532.76 degree F D. 700 degree F

26. Air is compressed adiabatically from an initial pressure of 200 psi and a temperature of 700
deg R to 300 psi. Find the temperature after the compression.
A. 576 deg C C. 680 deg C
B. 590 deg C D. 786 deg C

27. Nitrogen is expanded isentropically. Its temperature changes from 620 deg F to 60 deg F. Find
the pressure ratio, initial over final pressure.
A. 0.08 C. 26.2
B. 12.09 D. 3547

28. In an isentropic compression process, air is compressed from an initial pressure of 100 psi to
200 psi. What is the final volume, in cubic inches, if the initial volume is 10 𝑖𝑛 3.
A. 3.509 C. 5.000
B. 4.500 D. 6.095

29. Fives moles of water vapor at 100 deg C and 1 atmosphere pressure are compressed
isobarically to form a liquid at 100 deg C. The process is reversible and the ideal gas laws apply.
Compute the initial volume of vapor if water vapor constant is 0.0821 Liter-atm per mole per
degree K.
A. 123 li C. 143 li
B. 133 li D. 153 li

30. A new temperature scale is to be used where freeing and boiling temperature of water is at
100° and 550°N respectively. Calculate the absolute zero in °N.
A. -273 C. -1129.17
B. -1056.17 D. -129
31. A spherical tank 10 m in diameter contains methane at 400 kPa and 32°C after 8 kgs had been
used. Calculate the original mass of methane in the tank in kg.
A. 1493.2 C. 1329.4
B. 1685.3 D. 1145.4

32. The composition of a gas mixture is 40% oxygen, 20% nitrogen and 40% helium by mass
analysis. What is the apparent molecular weight of this mixture>
A. 14.71 kg/kgmol C. 10.70 kg/kgmol
B. 11.02 kg/kgmol D. 8.35 kg/kgmol

33. A one cubic meter container contains a mixture of gases composed of 0.04 kgmol of oxygen and
0.06 kgmol of helium at a pressure of 280 kPa. What is the temperature of this ideal gas
mixtures in degrees Kelvin?
A. 500 C. 300
B. 450 D. 337