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Physics 73 Thermodynamics Review

September 15, 2016

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 1 of 17
ERM. In the ERM shown, TH > TC . Which of the process shown
violates the 2nd Law of thermodynamics?

(a) I only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) I, II and III

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 2 of 17
Power Ref. A refrigerator has a coefficient of performance of 3.5.
If it uses 200 W of electrical power, how much heat is delivered to
the hot reservoir in one second?
(a) 57 J
(b) 200 J
(c) 700 J
(d) 900 J

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 3 of 17
Reverse Psychology. A heat engine has an efficiency of 25%. If it
is to be run in reverse as a refrigerator, what is the corresponding
coefficient of performance?
(a) 0.75
(b) 1.33
(c) 3.00
(d) 4.00

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 4 of 17
The More the Merrier. A heat engine has an efficiency of 25%.
A refrigerator with coefficient of performance 4 is used in
conjunction with this heat engine to increase efficiency. What is
the resulting efficiency of the combination if 40% of the work done
by the heat engine is used to power the refrigerator?
(a) 0.300
(b) 0.450
(c) 0.500
(d) 0.625

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 5 of 17
The Perfect Steam. A steam engine works between a hot
reservoir at 373 K and a cold reservoir at 273 K. What is the
maximum possible work that it can do if 200 J of energy is
extracted from the hot reservoir?
(a) 53.6 J
(b) 73.3 J
(c) 146.4 J
(d) 273.0 J

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 6 of 17
If I Lose Myself. A glass filled with 0.500 kg ice initially at 0 ◦ C
is allowed to completely melt and reach the room temperature
20 ◦ C. Assuming during this process, the room does not change its
temperature, what is the total change of entropy of the room and
the ice?
(a) 46.8 J/K
(b) 463.3 J/K
(c) 759.4 J/K
(d) 1472 J/K

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 7 of 17
Into entropy. Which of the following is true about entropy?
(a) It can be negative.
(b) It doubles when the number of microstates is doubled.
(c) It is smallest for the most probable macrostate.
(d) It is smallest for the macrostate with the least number of
microstates.

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 8 of 17
Triple. The number of microstates of a gas is proportional to V3 ,
where V is the volume that the gas occupies. What is the change in
entropy per molecule of the gas if the volume it occupies is tripled?
(a) 3k ln (2)
(b) 2k ln (3)
(c) k ln (3)
(d) 3k ln (3)

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 9 of 17
No Undo. Which of the following is/are irreversible process/es?
I. Free expansion of an ideal gas.
II. A body sliding to rest because of friction.
III. Two gases mixing in the same container.

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I, II and III

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 10 of 17
oTo Engine. An Otto engine compresses a mono-atomic gas to
1/15 of its volume during its cycle. What is the theoretical
efficiency of the engine?
(a) 0.661
(b) 0.836
(c) 0.977
(d) 0.989

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 11 of 17
Water Entropy. 1.5 kilograms of ice at 0 o C is heated to 100 o C.
Compute its change in entropy.
(a) 2.0 × 103 J/K
(b) 2.0 × 105 J/K
(c) 3.8 × 103 J/K
(d) 3.8 × 105 J/K

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 12 of 17
EnTRUEpy. Which of the following statements regarding entropy
is/are TRUE?
I. The change in entropy of a reversible cyclic process is zero.
II. The entropy of an isolated system can never decrease.
III. The entropy of a system in a reversible process is always
increasing.

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Both I and III

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 13 of 17
Reversible. Which of the following condition/s is/are necessary
for a reversible process to take place?
I. Finite temperature drop in a heat flow
II. Absence of heat exchange
III. Thermal and mechanical equilibrium

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) II and III only
(d) I, II, and III

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 14 of 17
Order vs Disorder. How is an ordered system compared with a
disordered system?
(a) It has a higher number of microstates and has greater entropy.
(b) It has a lower number of microstates and has greater entropy.
(c) It has a higher number of microstates and has lesser entropy.
(d) It has a lower number of microstates and has lesser entropy.

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 15 of 17
Microstates. The entropy of a system is increased by cS0 (c > 0).
If the system consists of N identical particles and initially has n
microstates, what is the final number of microstates?
(a) ne −cS0 /k
(b) ne cS0 /k
(c) n(1 − e cS0 /k )−1
(d) n(e cS0 /k − 1)−1

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 16 of 17
Answers
1. D 9. D
2. D 10. B
3. C 11. C
4. A 12. C
5. A 13. C
6. A 14. D
7. D 15. B
8. D

Lecturer: Reginald Christian S. Bernardo


Physics 73 Lecture Review 17 of 17

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