Assignment for the course on Chemical and Biological thermodynamics: Principles to
applications
Assignments for WEEK-3
Assignment 1
A spontaneous process occur in the direction of
(A) more disorder
(B) less disorder
(C) increase in internal energy
(D) increase in temperature
Assignment 2
n1 moles of an ideal gas A initially at pressure p1 and volume V1 are mixed isothermally with n2
moles of another ideal gas B initially at pressure p2 and volume V2 (final pressure of the mixture
= pT ). Derive an expression for the entropy change of mixing
Answer options:
x1 pT x p
(A) S n1R ln n2 R ln 2 T
p1 p2
x1 p1 x p
(B) S n1R ln n2 R ln 2 2
pT pT
x1 pT x p
(C) S n1R ln n2 R ln 2 T
p1 p2
pT p
(D) S n1R ln n2 R ln T
p1 p2
Assignment 3
Calculate the entropy change involved in an isothermal reversible expansion of 5 moles of an
ideal gas from 10 litres to 100 litres at 300 K.
Answer options:
(A) 96 J K-1
(B) 48 J K-1
(C) 24 J K-1
(D) 192 J K-1
Assignment 4
Calculate S for the isobaric heating of 1 mole of nitrogen from 300o to 1000o K.
Cp = (6.45 + 1.4 x 10-3 T) cal K-1 mol-1
Answer options:
(A) 10.5 cal K-1
(B) 8.75 cal K-1
(C ) 5.25 cal K-1
(D) 100.5 cal K-1
Assignment 5
Calculate S for the process
1 mole water ( l, 20C, 1 atm) ----> 1 mole water ( g, 250C, 1 atm)
Cp, H2O(1) = 75.3 J K-1 mol-1 ; Cp, H2O(g) = 36.0 J K-1 mol-1
vapH ( H2O) at 100C and 1 atm = 40.688 kJ mol-1
Answer options
(A) 240 J K-1 mol-1
(B) 439 J K-1 mol-1
(C) 390 J K-1 mol-1
(D) 139 J K-1 mol-1
Assignment 6
A block of copper (500 g) initially at 20C is in thermal contact with a electric heater of
resistance 1000 and negligible mass. An electric current of 1 amp is passed for 15 sec. What
is the entropy change of copper? (For copper, Cp, m = 24.4 JK-1 mol-1 ).
Answer options:
(A) 90 J K-1
(B) 45 J K-1
(C) 80 J K-1
(D) 200 J K-1
Assignment 7
Criterion of spontaneity in terms of change in Helmholtz Free Energy is that the value should be
negative at
(A) constant T and p
(B) constant T and V
(C) constant T and S
(D) constant p and T
Assignment 8
Choose correct statement(s) about the variation of Gibbs energy of a substance with pressure at
constant temperature
Answer options:
(A) Slope will be highest for the substance when it is in its solid state because its entropy is less
(B) Slope will be highest for the substance when it is in its liquid state because its volume is
small
(C) Slope will be highest for the substance when it is in its gaseous state because its volume is
high
(D) Slope will be highest for the substance when it is in its solid state because its volume is less
Assignment 9
A system can do work more than the change in its internal energy when
(A) entropy change in the system is positive
(B) entropy change in the system is positive
(C) entropy change in the system is positive
(D) entropy change in the system is zero
Assignment 10
The correct statement about entropy change is
(A) The total entropy change for system and surroundings for an isothermal reversible process is
always positive
(B) The total entropy change for system and surrounding for an adiabatic reversible process is
always zero
(C) The total entropy change for system and surroundings for an isothermal irreversible process
is always zero
(D) The total entropy change for system and surroundings for an adiabatic irreversible process is
always zero