Thermodynamics Exercises for IMAT Preparation

1. Temperature Conversion

- Convert 25°C to Kelvin.

2. Heat Calculation

- How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 500 g of water from 20°C to
80°C?

(Specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J/g°C)

3. Heat Transfer Methods

- Describe the three methods of heat transfer and give an example of each.

4. First Law of Thermodynamics

- A gas does 200 J of work while absorbing 500 J of heat. What is the change in
internal energy of the gas?
5. Second Law of Thermodynamics

- Explain why heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder body to a hotter body.

6. Specific Heat Capacity

- A 300 g piece of metal at 100°C is placed in 200 g of water at 25°C. The final
temperature of the system is 30°C.

Calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal. (Specific heat capacity of water =
4.18 J/g°C)

7. Latent Heat of Fusion

- How much energy is required to melt 150 g of ice at 0°C? (Latent heat of fusion for
ice = 334 J/g)

8. Ideal Gas Law Calculation

- A 2.0 L container holds 1.0 mol of an ideal gas at 300 K. What is the pressure of the
gas inside the container? (R = 0.0821 L·atm/K·mol)

9. Isothermal Process
- During an isothermal expansion, a gas does 400 J of work on its surroundings. What
is the change in internal energy of the gas?

10. Adiabatic Process

- Explain what happens to the temperature of a gas during an adiabatic expansion.

11. Carnot Efficiency

- A Carnot engine operates between a hot reservoir at 500 K and a cold reservoir at
300 K. What is the maximum possible efficiency of the engine?