FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES EFFURUNCOLLEGE OF SCIENCEDEPARTMENT OF PHYSICSSECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONAcademic Session: 2010/2011Course Title: Thermal PhysicsCourse Code: PHY 221 (3 Units)Time Allowed: 2hrs Date: 06/05/2016

Instructions: Answer all questions in section A and any two (2) questions in section B

SECTION A

1.      (a) State Nernst heat theorem.
(b) A sample of an ideal gas at 1atm pressure expands reversibly and adiabatically from 1.5dm3 to 4.5 dm3 with an initial temperature of 250C. calculate:
                                i.            Its final temperature
                              ii.            Its final pressure
                            iii.            The change in entropy
(c) Explain the following pair of concepts
                                i.            Relaxation time
                              ii.            Heat capacities
                            iii.            Cyclic process
(d) An initial monoatomic gas at 298k and a pressure of 5atm is expanded to a final pressure of 1atm under the following conditions
                                i.            Adiabatically and reversibly
                              ii.            Adiabatically and irreversibly
    Calculate for each of the condition
                                i.            The final temperature of the gas
                              ii.            The work done by the gas
                            iii.            The eat absorbed by the gas
                            iv.            The change in internal energy of the gas
                              v.            The change in the enthalpy of the gas
(e) calculate the standard entropy change at 250C for the reaction
            H2(g)  +  CO2(g)  H2O(g)  +  CO(g)
Given the following standard entropies

                                    H2                      CO2                   H2O                      CO
S (J/K/MOL)             130.5                   213.8                 188.7                     197.9

(f) State the Carnot theorem. A refrigerator in the laboratory rejects heat of about 270C to its surrounding but operates with its cold reservoir at temperature -50C. Assuming 200g of H2O melts at 00C, calculate the work done by the motor of the refrigerator given that the maximum theoretical efficiency of ice (Lf) is 3.3x105j/kg.


SECTION B

1a. the Gibb’s free energy of a system is given by the equation
            G = H – TS
Where H is the enthalpy, T the temperature and S the entropy. Use the other thermodynamic potential to show that
                                                        i.            The work done per temperature increases at constant pressure
                                                      ii.            For an irreversible process at constant temperature and volume, the energy decreases until equilibrium is achieved.
  1b. distinguish clearly between state and path function
   1c. state four characteristics of entropy

   
  2a. Derive an equation to show that any change in the entropy of a system is
          independent on the change in pressure of that system.                       
  2b. A monoatomic gas has a volume of 80cm3 at stp. Assuming the specific heat
          capacities at constant pressure and volume are 1.68 kj/kg/k and 1.20 kj/kg/k
           respectively, calculate
    
    The final temperature and pressure
                                                                    i.            The work done on the gas
2c. Write down the general equations for the internal and enthalpy under the following processes
                                                                    i.            Adiabatic
                                                                  ii.            Isochloric
                                                                iii.            Ideal gas


           3ai. Briefly explain the term ‘equilibrium state’.
           3aii. State any three condition for thermodynamic equilibrium
           3b. Show that the fundermental kinetic equation can be expressed as
                                    Pv = 1/3Nmu2
                       State clearly all assumptions
           3c. Outline any three significance of the third law of thermodynamics


           4a. Briefly discuss the concept of ‘carnot cycle’ as used in the study of            
                      thermodynamics.
           4b. State the zeroth law of thermodynamics bringing out its implications
           4ci. A gas has 1029 atom at a temperature of 570c. calculate the
                                                             i.            Average kinetic energy of the molecule
                                                           ii.            Total energy of the gas(take k = 1.38 x 10-23j/mol/k)
          4cii. Calculate the change in phase from liquid water to vapour at 100oc, the latent heat of vapourization is 22.6x105 j/kg. Assuming the vapour pressure at 100oc is 1atm and Vg and Vf are 1.8m3/kg and 10-3/kg. calculate the work done in pushing back the  atmosphere to make room for the vapour
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