Questionnaire

  1. Define ‘ideal gas’
  2. What is the value of universal gas constant R ?
  3. Boiling point of a component  ----------- (decreases / increases) with increase in pressure.
  4. What do you mean by ‘adiabatic’ process?
  5. Efficiency of thermal power plants is approximately -------- %
  6. What is the minimum temperature that could be achieved in a cryogenic laboratory?
  7. Temperature of a gas -----------(decreases / increases) when its pressure is reduced.
  8. Velocity of a gas can be increased by ------- (decreasing / increasing) the flow cross section.
  9. In filling (inflating) air for two-wheeler tubes (front , back wheels), what are the set-points for the pressure values?
  10. Write any five questions from the subject of Thermodynamics (other than the above; based on the knowledge of what you possess now).