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Chapter 22 Heat Engines, Entropy, & the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Multiple Choice
1. Agasolineengineabsorbs2500Jofheatandperforms1000Jofmechanicalwork ineachcycle.Theefficiencyoftheengineis a. b. c. d. e. 2. 80% 40% 60% 20% 50%

Agasolineengineabsorbs2500Jofheatandperforms1000Jofmechanicalwork ineachcycle.Theamountofheatexpelledineachcycleis a. b. c. d. e. 1000J 1500J 2000J 500J 3000J

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Aheatpumphasacoefficientofperformanceof4.Iftheheatpumpabsorbs 20calofheatfromthecoldoutdoorsineachcycle,theheatexpelled(incal)to thewarmindoorsis a. b. c. d. e. 34 27 36 40 80

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Arefrigeratorhasacoefficientofperformanceof4.Iftherefrigeratorabsorbs 30calofheatfromthecoldreservoirineachcycle,theheatexpelled(incal)into theheatreservoiris a. b. c. d. e. 40.5 37.5 36.5 34.5 22.5

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Alawnmowerhasa6horsepowerengine(1HP=750W).Iftheenginehasan efficiencyof20%,andthethrottleissuchthattheenginecycles10timesa second,theheatthatisexpelledinonecycleis a. b. c. d. e. 1800J 2000J 2200J 2400J 2250J

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Asteamengineisoperatingatitstheoreticalmaximumefficiencyof60%.Ifthe wasteheathasatemperatureof100F(38C),whatisthetemperatureofthe boiler? a. b. c. d. e. 350C 94C 225C 504C 775C

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Acompanythatproducespulsedgasheatersclaimstheirefficiencyis approximately90%.Ifanengineoperatesbetween250Cand25C,whatisits maximumthermodynamicefficiency? a. b. c. d. e. 83% 65% 43% 90% 56%

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Aheatengineabsorbs2500Jofheatfromahotreservoirandexpels1000Jtoa coldreservoir.Whenitisruninreverse,withthesamereservoirs,theengine pumps2500Jofheattothehotreservoir,requiring1500Jofworktodoso.Find theratiooftheworkdonebytheheatenginetotheworkdonebythepump.Is theheatenginereversible? a. b. c. d. e. 1.0(no) 1.0(yes) 1.5(yes) 1.5(no) 2.5(no)

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Onacoldday,aheatpumpabsorbsheatfromtheoutsideairat14F(10C)and transfersitintoahomeatatemperatureof86F(30C).Determinethemaximum COPoftheheatpump. a. b. c. d. e. 0.2 4.4 0.5 7.6 6.7

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Anewelectricpowerplanthasanefficiencyof42%.Forevery100barrelsofoil neededtoruntheturbine,howmanyareessentiallylostaswasteheat(inbarrels ofoil)totheenvironment? a. b. c. d. e. 21 42 58 10 79

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An800MWelectricpowerplanthasanefficiencyof30%.Itlosesitswasteheat inlargecoolingtowers.Approximatelyhowmuchwasteheat(inMJ)is dischargedtotheatmospherepersecond? a. b. c. d. e. 1200 1900 800 560 240

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Ahomeownerhasanewoilfurnacewhichhasanefficiencyof60%.Forevery 100barrelsofoilneededtoheathishouse,howmuch(inbarrelsofoil)goesup thechimneyaswasteheat? a. b. c. d. e. 20 60 40 80 10

13.

Onekilogramofchilledwaterat32F(0C)isplacedinafreezerwhichiskeptat 0F(18C).Approximatelyhowmuchelectricenergy(inkilocalories)isneeded tooperatethecompressortocoolthiswaterto0Fiftheroomtemperatureis J 5 J 3 maintainedat75F(24C)?( Lice = 3.33 10 kg ; cice = 2.09 10 kgC ) a. b. c. d. e. 13 1.5 15 16 33

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Onekilogramofchilledwater(0C)isplacedinafreezerwhichiskeptat0F( 18C ).Approximatelyhowmuchelectricenergy(inkilocalories)isneededjust tofreezethewateriftheroomtemperatureismaintainedat75F(24C)?( Lice = 333J/g ; cice = 209J/gC .) a. b. c. d. e. 11 15 16 13 33

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Anautomobileengineoperateswithanoverallefficiencyof12%.Howmuch energyisdeliveredaswasteheat(ingallonsofgasoline)foreach10gallonsof fuelburned? a. b. c. d. e. 1.2 8.8 6.5 4.7 7.5

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Anengineisdesignedtoobtainenergyfromthetemperaturegradientofthe ocean.Whatisthethermodynamicefficiencyofsuchanengineifthe temperatureofthesurfaceofthewateris59F(15C)andthetemperaturewell belowthesurfaceis41F(5C)? a. b. c. d. e. 3.5% 67% 31% 17% 96%

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Avesselcontaining5.0kgofwaterat10Cisputintoarefrigerator.The 1 7 HP motor(1HP=746W)runsfor5.0minutestocooltheliquidtotherefrigerators lowtemperature,0C.WhatistheCOPoftherefrigerator? a. b. c. d. e. 5.7 4.6 6.5 7.2 3.6

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Exactly500gramsoficearemeltedatatemperatureof32F.( Lice = 333J/g .)The changeinentropy(inJ/K)is a. b. c. d. e. 321 146 512 610 5230

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WhenwaterofmassmandspecificheatcisheatedfromabsolutetemperatureT1 toabsolutetemperatureT2,itschangeinentropyis a. b. c. d. e. cmln(T2/T1) cm(T2/T1) cm(T2T1)/T1 cm(T2T1)/T2 cm(T2T1)/(T2+T1)

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Thechangeinentropyof1.00kgofwaterthatisheatedfrom50Cto100Cis(in cal/K) a. b. c. d. e. 516 312 144 946 391

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Thechangeinentropyofamassmofasolidsubstancewhichhasalatentheatof fusionLandmeltsatatemperatureTis a. b. c. d. e. LT/m mLln(T) mLT mL/T L/mT

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SinceLice=333J/g,thechangeinentropy(incal/K)when1.00kgoficemeltsis a. b. c. d. e. 144 291 312 516 80

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IfnmolesofanidealgasarecompressedisothermallyfromaninitialvolumeV1 toafinalvolumeV2,thechangeinentropyis a. b. c. d. e. nRln(V2/V1) nRTln(V2/V1) nkBln(V2/V1) nCv dT/T nCv/T

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Determinethechangeinentropy(inJ/K)when5.00molesofanidealgasat0C arecompressedisothermallyfromaninitialvolumeof100cm toafinalvolume of20cm . a. 191 b. 52 c. 71 d. 67 e. 208


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Anidealgasisallowedtoundergoafreeexpansion.IfitsinitialvolumeisV1and itsfinalvolumeisV2,thechangeinentropyis a. b. c. d. e. nRln(V2/V1) nRTln(V2/V1) nkln(V2/V1) 0 nRV2/V1

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Findthechangeinentropy(inJ/K)when5.00molesofanidealgasundergoa freeexpansionfromaninitialvolumeof20cm toafinalvolumeof100cm . a. b. c. d. e. 71 52 67 191 208


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Anidealgasisallowedtoexpandadiabatically.Assumetheprocessisreversible. Thechangeinentropyis a. 0 b. nRln(V2/V1) c. d. e. nRln(T2/T1) knln(V2/V1) knln(T2/T1)

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Findthechangeinentropy(inJ/K)when5.00molesofanidealmonatomicgas areallowedtoexpandisobaricallyfromaninitialvolumeof20cm toafinal volumeof100cm . a. 167 b. 100 c. 67 d. 52 e. 152


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Tenkilogramsofwaterat0Cismixedwith10kgofwaterat100C.Thechange inentropy(incal/K)ofthesystemis a. 1000 b. 480 c. 720 d. 240 e. 168 Avesselcontaining10kgofwaterisleftoutwhereitevaporates.Ifthe temperatureremainsconstantat20C,whatisthechangeinentropy(inkcal/K)? (Thelatentheatofvaporizationat20Cis585cal/g.) a. 30 b. 10 c. 20 d. 40 e. 290 Agasolineengineabsorbs2500Jofheatat250Candexpels2000Jata temperatureof50C.Thechangeinentropy(inJ/K)forthesystemis a. 6.2 b. 4.7 c. 1.4 d. 10.9 e. 3.2

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32.

100gramsofmoltenlead(600C)isusedtomakemusketballs.Iftheleadshotis allowedtocooltoroomtemperature(21C),whatisthechangeinentropy(in J/K)ofthelead?(Forthespecificheatofmoltenandsolidleaduse1.29J/gC; thelatentheatoffusionandthemeltingpointofleadare2.45 10 J/kgand 327C.) a. 140 b. 252 c. 302 d. 429 e. 100
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Thereasonthatwecancalculatethechangeinentropyofasystemisthat a. b. c. d. e. entropyalwaysdecreases. entropyalwaysincreases. theentropyoftheuniversealwaysremainsconstant. itdependsonlyonthepropertiesoftheinitialandfinalequilibriumstates. systemsalwaysfollowreversiblepaths.

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Byoperatingareversibleheatenginewithanidealgasastheworkingsubstance inaCarnotcycleandmeasuringtheratioQc/Qh,wecancalculate a. b. c. d. e. n,thenumberofmolesoftheidealgas. theratioVc/Vhofthevolumesoftheidealgas. theratioPc/Phofthepressuresoftheidealgas. theratioPcVc/PhVhoftheproductsofvolumesandpressuresoftheideal gas. thevalueofAvogadrosnumber.

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Whichofthefollowingisanalmostreversibleprocess? a. b. c. d. e. Theexplosionofhydrogenandoxygentoformwater. Heattransferthroughthickinsulation. Theadiabaticfreeexpansionofagas. Aslowisothermalcompressionofagas. Aslowleakageofgasintoanemptychamberthroughasmallholeina membrane.

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Thechangeinentropywhen1kgoficemeltsat0Cis(inJ/K).( Lice = 333J/g .) a. b. c. d. e. 335. 603. 1220. 1310. 2160.

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Anidealheatenginecanhaveanefficiencyof1ifthetemperatureofthelow temperaturereservoiris a. b. c. d. e. 0K. 0C. 0F. 0R. thesameasthetemperatureoftheheatsource.

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Anadiabaticfreeexpansionofagasinathermallyisolatedcontainerisnot reversiblebecause a. b. c. d. e. workmustbedoneonthegastoreturnittoitsoriginalvolume. heatmustbeexchangedwiththesurroundingstoreturnthegastoits originaltemperature. itsinternalenergyhasagreatervalueaftertheexpandedgasisreturnedto itsoriginalvolumeandtemperature. ofalloftheabove. of(a)and(b)aboveonly.

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ACarnotcycle,operatingasaheatengine,consists,intheordergiven,of a. b. c. d. e. anisothermalexpansion,anisothermalcompression,anadiabatic expansionandanadiabaticcompression. anadiabaticexpansion,anadiabaticcompression,anisothermalexpansion andanisothermalcompression. anisothermalexpansion,anadiabaticcompression,anisothermal compressionandanadiabaticexpansion. anadiabaticcompression,anisothermalcompression,anisothermal expansionandanadiabaticexpansion. anisothermalexpansion,anadiabaticexpansion,anisothermal compressionandanadiabaticcompression.

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AllrealenginesarelessefficientthantheCarnotenginebecause a. b. c. d. e. theydonotoperatethroughtheOttocycle. theydonotoperatethroughareversiblecycle. theworkingsubstancedoesnotmaintainaconstantvolumethroughthe cycle. theworkingsubstancedoesnotmaintainaconstantpressurethroughthe cycle. theworkingsubstancedoesnotmaintainaconstanttemperaturethrough thecycle.

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InanengineoperatingintheOttocycle,thefinalvolumeofthefuelairmixture isonesixththeinitialvolume.Assume = 1.4 .Themaximumtheoretical efficiencyofthiscycle,inpercent,is a. b. c. d. e. 17. 49. 51. 56. 83.

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ForagasofNidenticalmoleculesofmolecularvolume Vm intotalvolumeVat temperatureT,thenumberofwaysoflocatingtheNmoleculesinthevolumeis Vm a. . V V b. V . m c. d. e. V V . m V V . m V ln V . m


N T

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Aviolationofthesecondlawofthermodynamicswouldoccurif a. b. c. d. e. aballlyingonthegroundstartedtobounce. transferofenergybyheatmovedenergyfromanobjectatlowtemperature toanobjectatahighertemperature. arefrigeratorheatedtheairintheroominwhichtherefrigeratorislocated. anyoftheaboveoccurred. (a)or(b)occurred,butnot(c).

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Aviolationofthesecondlawofthermodynamicswouldoccurif a. b. c. d. e. aballlyingonthegroundstartedtobounce. transferofenergybyheatmovedenergyfromanobjectatlowtemperature toanobjectatahighertemperature. amotionpicturewasrunbackwardsthroughtheprojector. anyoftheaboveoccurred. (a)or(b)occurred,butnot(c).

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Thethermalefficiencyofaheatengineisgivenby a. b. c. d. e.

e=

Weng

| Qh | |Q ||Q | c e= h . |Q | h T e =1 h . T c
alloftheformulasabove. only(a)or(b)above.

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Rl Selenastatesthat Sf S =n n i

V f provesthatentropyhasadefinitevalueat V i

thebeginningandendofanadiabaticfreeexpansion.Ronsays

W Sf S =k l f ,whereWisthenumberofmicrostatesofagivenmacrostate. n i B W i
OnlySelena,becauseentropycandependonlyonmacroscopicvariables. OnlyRon,becauseentropycandependonlyonmicroscopicvariables. OnlySelena,because

Whichone,ifeither,iscorrect? a. b. c. d. e.

Vf Tf = inanadiabaticfreeexpansion. Vi T i

Neither,becausewecannotcalculatechangesinentropyinanadiabaticfree expansion. Both,becauseentropy,whichismacroscopicisafunctionofmicroscopic disorder.

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Whichanswerbelowisnotastatementofthesecondlawofthermodynamics? a. b. c. d. e. Realprocessesproceedinapreferreddirection. Energydoesnotflowspontaneouslybyheatfromacoldtoahotreservoir. Theentropyoftheuniverseincreasesinallnaturalprocesses. Intheory,heatenginesworkinginacycleemployreversibleprocesses. Youcannotconstructaheatengine,operatinginacyclethatdoesnothing buttakeheatfromareservoirandperformanequalamountofwork.

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S Thechangeinentropy, ,islargestina(n) a. b. c. d. e. constantvolumeprocess. constantpressureprocess. adiabaticprocess. processinwhichnoheatistransferred. processinwhichnoworkisperformed.

Open-Ended Problems
49. Inanuclearpowerplant,thereactorproduces500Csteamthatisusedtopower thesteamturbineswhichgenerate1500MWofelectricalpower.Thecooling towereliminatesthewasteheatat50C.Iftheefficiencyoftheplantwerethatof aCarnotengine,atwhatratewouldwasteheatbeventedtotheatmosphere? EverysecondatNiagaraFalls,some5000m ofwaterfallsadistanceof50m. Whatistheincreaseinentropypersecondduetothefallingwater?(Assumea 20Cenvironment). OneendofacopperrodisinthermalcontactwithahotreservoiratT=500K andtheotherendisinthermalcontactwithacoolerreservoiratT=300K.Find theentropychangeofeachreservoir,andthetotalentropychange,when8000J ofheatenergyareconductedfromoneendoftherodtotheotherwithnochange inthetemperaturedistributionintherod.
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