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Why does a gas get heated on compression ?

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Because work done in compressing the gas increases the internal energy of the gas.
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KUMAR PRAKASHAN-THERMODYANMICS -Section-C (Objective Questions (VSQs))
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  2. When air of the atmosphere rises up it cools. Why ?

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  3. Why does a gas get heated on compression ?

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  4. Can two isothermal curves intersect each other?

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  5. Is the rusting of iron be a reversible process ? Why ?

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  6. For all gases CP - CV constant, then all gases CP/CV hold constant ?

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  7. Which quantity remains constant in an adiabatic process ?

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  8. Is the specific heat of water and ice be the same? Give their values.

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  9. What is the total work done in a cyclic process ?

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  10. With what the internal energy of real gases be determined ?

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  11. Melting of ice is an adiabatic or an isothermal process ?

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  12. Can PV = RT be described with an isothermal or an adiabatic process ?

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  13. Give the main points of second law of thermodynamics.

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  14. What is the significance of the heat capacity ratio CP/CV for a gas ?

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  15. You feel enjoy by having bath in shower in summer but not in winter. W...

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  16. Write difference between CP-CV=R, CP-CV=R/J

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  17. Is the specific heat of water is greater than that of sand ?

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  18. What is the main difference between P to T diagram of water and CO2 ?

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  19. Give the limitations for first law of thermodynamics.

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  20. How many fixed points does a absolute Kelvin scale have ? Write their ...

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