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Thermodynamics (Physics)

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1

Initial pressure and volume of a monoatomic ideal gas are P and V. The change in internal energy of this gas in adiabatic expansion to volume Vfinal=27V is J.

  1. -2PV (3 3-1 )
  2. 43PV
  3. - 43PV
  4. 34PV
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift
2

A certain gas is isothermally compressed to ( 13 )rd of its initial volume (V0=3 litre) by applying required pressure. If the bulk modulus of the gas is 3 105 N/m2, the magnitude of work done on the gas is J.

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift
3

A cylinder with adiabatic walls is closed at both ends and is divided into two compartments by a frictionless adiabatic piston. Ideal gas is filled in both (left and right) the compartments at same P, V, T. Heating is started from left side until pressure changes to 27P8. If initial volume of each compartment was 9 litres then the final volume in right-hand side compartment is litres. (for this ideal gas CP/CV=1.5)

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 14
  4. 9
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift
4

An ideal gas undergoes a process maintaining relation between pressure (P) and volume (V) as P=P0 (1+ ( V0V )2 )-1, where P0 and V0 are constants. If two samples A and B (two moles each) with initial volumes V0 and 3V0 respectively undergo above mentioned process and attain same pressure, then the difference in the temperatures of these samples, TB-TA is . (R = gas constant)

  1. 9P0V08R
  2. 11P0V010R
  3. 7P0V06R
  4. 13P0V011R
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift
5

Heat is supplied to a diatomic gas at constant pressure. Then the ratio of Q : U : W is .

  1. 2 : 3 : 5
  2. 5 : 3 : 2
  3. 2 : 5 : 7
  4. 7 : 5 : 2
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift
6

A vessel contains 0.15 m3 of a gas at pressure 8 bar and temperature 140 °C with cp=3R and cv=2R. It is expanded adiabatically till pressure falls to 1 bar. The work done during this process is kJ. (R is gas constant)

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift
7

10 mole of an ideal gas is undergoing the process shown in the figure. The heat involved in the process from P1 to P2 is Joule (P1 = 21.7 Pa and P2 = 30 Pa, Cv = 21 J/K mol, R = 8.3 J/mol K). The value of is . [figure]

  1. 21
  2. 28
  3. 24
  4. 15
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift
8

One mole of an ideal diatomic gas expands from volume V to 2V isothermally at a temperature 27 and does W joule of work. If the gas undergoes same magnitude of expansion adiabatically from 27 doing the same amount of work W, then its final temperature will be (close to) . ( e 2 = 0.693)

  1. -56
  2. -117
  3. -30
  4. -189
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
9

The volume of an ideal gas increases 8 times and temperature becomes (1/4)th of initial temperature during a reversible change. If there is no exchange of heat in this process ( Q = 0) then identify the gas from the following options (Assuming the gases given in the options are ideal gases) :

  1. NH3
  2. O2
  3. CO2
  4. He
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift
10

A diatomic gas ( = 1.4) does 100 J of work when it is expanded isobarically. Then the heat given to the gas J.

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
11

A monoatomic gas having = 53 is stored in a thermally insulated container and the gas is suddenly compressed to ( 18 )th of its initial volume. The ratio of final pressure and initial pressure is: ( is the ratio of specific heats of the gas at constant pressure and at constant volume)

  1. 16
  2. 32
  3. 28
  4. 40
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift
12

Match List - I with List - II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  2. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
  3. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift
13

Match List - I with List - II. Q = Heat supplied W = Work done by the system U = Change in internal energy P = Pressure of the system V = Change in volume of the system Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
  2. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
  3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
  4. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
14

A gas is kept in a container having walls which are thermally non-conducting. Initially the gas has a volume of 800 cm3 and temperature 27 . The change in temperature when the gas is adiabatically compressed to 200 cm3 is: (Take = 1.5; is the ratio of specific heats at constant pressure and at constant volume)

  1. 300 K
  2. 600 K
  3. 327 K
  4. 522 K
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
15

[figure] A piston of mass M is hung from a massless spring whose restoring force law goes as F = -kx3, where k is the spring constant of appropriate dimension. The piston separates the vertical chamber into two parts, where the bottom part is filled with 'n' moles of an ideal gas. An external work is done on the gas isothermally (at a constant temperature T) with the help of a heating filament (with negligible volume) mounted in lower part of the chamber, so that the piston goes up from a height L0 to L1, the total energy delivered by the filament is: (Assume spring to be in its natural length before heating)

  1. nRT ( L1L0 ) + Mg(L1 - L0) + 3k4 (L14 - L04 )
  2. nRT ( L1L0 ) + Mg(L1 - L0) + k4 (L14 - L04 )
  3. nRT ( L12L02 ) + Mg2(L1 - L0) + k4 (L14 - L04 )
  4. 3nRT ( L1L0 ) + 2Mg(L1 - L0) + k3 (L13 - L03 )
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
16

In an adiabatic process, which of the following statements is true?

  1. The internal energy of the gas decreases as the temperature increases
  2. The molar heat capacity is zero
  3. Work done by the gas equals the increase in internal energy
  4. The molar heat capacity is infinite
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift
17

Identify the characteristics of an adiabatic process in a monoatomic gas. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (B), (D) only
  2. (B), (E) only
  3. (A), (C), (E) only
  4. (A), (C), (D) only
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
18

The work done in an adiabatic change in an ideal gas depends upon only :

  1. change in its pressure
  2. change in its temperature
  3. change in its specific heat
  4. change in its volume
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift