Thermodynamics

I. Multiple Choice
6. Any change that a system undergoes from
1. The Process by which the state variable of a
equilibrium state to another.
system is changed while the pressure is held
constant.
a. conversion
a. Isometric Process b. path
b. Isobaric Process c. state
c. Isothermal Process d. process
d. Polytropic Process
7. The quantity of heat required to change the
2. Is one in which no heat or other energy is temperature of unit mass to one degree
transferred to or from another system.
a. Entropy
a. Isometric Process b. Enthalpy
b. Adiabatic Process c. Specific Heat
c. Isothermal Process d. Specific Ratio
d. Polytropic Process
8. During actual expansion and compression
3. Isometric Process is also known as _________. process of gases, pressure and volume are often
related by PVn=C, where n and C are constants.
a. Isovolumic Process
b. Throttling Process a. Isentropic Process
c. Isentropic Process b. Isochoric Process
d. Polytropic Process c. Adiabatic Process
d. Polytropic Process
4. At Constant temperature and number of moles,
the volume gas varies inversely with the pressure. 9. The flow heat from a cold body to a hot body is
an example of
a. Boyle’s Law
b. Charles’ Law a. Adiabatic Process
c. Gay Lussac’s Law b. Irreversible Process
d. Dalton’s Law c. Reversible Process
d. Isothermal Process
5. At constant pressure and number of moles, the
volume of an ideally behaving gas is directly 10. A series of states which a system passes is
proportional to the Kelvin temperature. called the ______ of the process

a. Boyle’s Law a. path

b. Charles’ Law b. condition
c. Gay Lussac’s Law c. state
d. Dalton’s Law d. course
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II. Problem Solving

1. What is the specific volume of Argon in a vessel having a pressure of 150Kpa at 20˚C.
(Ar = 39.9amu )
2. Determine the amount of mechanical energy required to raise the temperature of 300g of water
from 20˚C to 95˚C
3. A 0.25 cubic meter volume of water is heated by 5kilowatts of heating oil. It is contained in a 1kg
of aluminum container and heated from 20˚C to 25˚C. Find the total heat gained by the water and
Container. (Cal = 0.22 cal/g ˚C)
4. A cold tire contains 1000in³ of air at 24 psig and 32˚F. Find the pressure in the tire if the
temperature and the volume are increased to 35˚F and 1020 in³ respectively.
5. Ideal gas is expanded isothermally from an initial volume of 3 liters at 20 atm to a final volume of
24 liters. How much work is done?
6. If 20 calories of heat is transferred to an object of mass 40kg, its temperature increases by 5˚C.
Calculate the specific heat of the object.
7. Calculate the change in internal energy of 5 lbm oxygen gas when the temperature changes from
100˚F to 120˚F, Cv = 0.157 BTU/lbm ˚R
8. Calculate pressure ratio of nitrogen is expanded isentropically with the temperature changes from
620˚F to 60˚F.
9. Determine the difference in weight of air when the temperature is 93˚F during summer and winter
when the temperature is 10˚F in a room which measures 30 x 100 x 20 feet. The pressure is 14
psia.
10. If the temperature of a sealed tank at 2 atm is increased from 27˚C to 100˚C, what will be the
pressure in the tank?
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III. Essay

1. CJ gave Nicole a heart shaped balloon but she did not like it so she squeezed the balloon. What
happens to the balloon? Explain your answer using gas laws.
2. CJ and Nicole had a rough start but he did not lose hope. CJ invited Nicole to a hot air balloon
festival and Nicole hesitatingly agreed. When the festival started, they lit the hot air balloon and
they flew up. What happens to the balloon? Explain your answer using gas laws.
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ANSWER KEY
1. 0.407m³/kg
2. 94.185KJ
3. 1251.1 kcal
4. 38.17 psia
5. 12.6kJ
6. 0.10 cal/g˚C
7. 15.7 BTU
8. 12.9
9. 724.7 lbf
10. 2.49 atm

I. 20pts
II. 50 pts
III.