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  • The theoretical minimum work required to separate one mole of a liquid mixture at 1 atm, containing 50 mole % each of n- heptane and n- octane into pure compounds each at 1 atm is


  • Options
  • A. -2 RT ln 0.5
  • B. -RT ln 0.5
  • C. 0.5 RT
  • D. 2 RT

  • Correct Answer
  • -RT ln 0.5 


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    • 1. Linde gas liquefaction process employs cooling

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    • A. by throttling
    • B. by expansion in an engine
    • C. at constant pressure
    • D. none of these
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    • 2. In a working refrigerator, the value of COP is always

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    • A. 0
    • B. < 0
    • C. < 1
    • D. > 1
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    • 3. The chemical potential of a component (?i) of a phase is the amount by which its capacity for doing all work, barring work of expansion is increased per unit amount of sustance added for an infinitesimal addition at constant temperature and pressure. It is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c)
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    • 4. Solubility of a substance which dissolves with an increase in volume and liberation of heat will be favoured by the

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    • A. low pressure and high temperature.
    • B. low pressure and low temperature.
    • C. high pressure and low temperature.
    • D. high pressure and high temperature.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Heating of water under atmospheric pressure is an __________ process.

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    • A. isochoric
    • B. isobaric
    • C. adiabatic
    • D. isothermal
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    • 6. A chemical reaction will occur spontaneously at constant pressure and temperature, if the free energy is

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    • A. zero
    • B. positive
    • C. negative
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Degress of freedom at triple point will be

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    • A. 0
    • B. 1
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
    • Discuss
    • 8. Joule-Thomson experiment is

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    • A. isobaric
    • B. adiabatic
    • C. isenthalpic
    • D. both(b) & (c)
    • Discuss
    • 9. A refrigerator may be termed as a

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    • A. heat pump
    • B. heat engine
    • C. Carnot engine
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. "Law of corresponding states" says that

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    • A. , two different gases behave similarly, if their reduced properties (i.e. P, V and T) are same.
    • B. the surface of separation (i. e. the meniscus) between liquid and vapour phase disappears at the critical temperature.
    • C. no gas can be liquified above the critical temperature, howsoever high the pressure may be.
    • D. the molar heat of energy of gas at constant volume should be nearly constant (about 3 calories).
    • Discuss


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