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  1. Which slope is greater, that of adiabatics or isothermals ?

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  2. Does the efficiency of a carnot engine depend on the nature of working...

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  3. Can a refrigerator be employed as a heat pump to heat a house in winte...

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  4. In order to increase the efficiency of a carnot engine most effectivel...

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  5. When a gas expands adiabatically it does work on it’s sorroundings alt...

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  6. Is it possible to raise a weight by certain height solely at the expen...

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  7. Why carnot engine is called an ideal and reversible heat engine ?

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  8. Give reasons for the statement “ absolute zero temperature is conceiva...

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  9. Why both a source and sink are necessary for converting heat into work...

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  10. Do diatomic gases have same specific heats as monoatomic gases ?

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  11. Does the value of y depends upon atomicity of the gas ?

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  12. Give three examples of heat engine.

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  13. What forbids complete conversion of heat into work?

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  14. Distinguish between reversible and irrversible processes.

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  15. Distinguish between adiabatic and isothermal processes.

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  16. What do you mean by a cyclic process ? How it is represented in a pV d...

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  17. What factors reduce the efficiency of a heat engine from it’s ideal va...

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  18. Explain CP and CV. Which is greater and Why ?

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  19. What is J? How it is related to work and heat ? What is it’s amount an...

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  20. If an inflated tyer bursts, the air escaping out is cooled, why ?

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