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Q.1 AnopentankisfilledwhichHguptoaheightof76cm.Findthepressureatthe
(a)
bottomofthetank
(b)
middleofthetank.(Ifatmosphericpressureis1atm)[Ans.(a)2

Q.2 Findtheheightofwateruptowhichwatermustbefilledtocreatethesamepressureat
asinaboveproblem.

hd =h d
w w
Hg Hg

[Ans.1033.6cm]

Q.3 Whatwillbethepressureiftwoimmisciblefluidisfilledaccordingtogivendiagram.
Totalpressure=hdg+hdg
2 2
1 1
d>d
1
2
h
2

hdg
2 2

h
1
(a)
(b)

hdg
1 1

Findthepressureatthebottomoftank.
Findthepressureatthemiddlepointofbottomlayer.
h
1

[Ans.(a)P +hdg+hdg (b)P +hd

atm
2 2
1
1

atm

2 2

2 1

Q.4 Twocompletelymiscibleliquidsaremixedasshown.Findthepressure
d1
(i)

h1

d2

h2

atthebottomofthetank.
h
1

(ii)

at

heightfrombottomofthetank.Assumetotalvolumeaftermixingremainss
2

hd+hd
[Ans.(i)P +(hd+hd)g (ii)P + h + 1

2 2 g]
atm
atm

h+ h

1 1

2 2

MANOMETER

Q.5 Findthepressureofthegasinsideacontainerifthemanometerattachedtothecontai
differenceof60mm.
[Ans.CaseI
00P CaseII=820atm]
atm
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Q.6 Duringapracticalexamination,examinerput1molesofH gasina8.21litcontainer

2
(a)
(b)

(c)
(d)

andaskedthestudentstomeasurethepressureusingmanometeronebyone.
Firstanaughtyboymeasuredthepressurebutbeforepassingittonextstudenthe
rd
containersecretly,and1/3 oftheoriginalmoleswereescapedwhilethecontainer
Nowitwasaturnofanaughtygirl,shemeasuredthepressurebutdentedthecontai

th
passingittonewstudentduetowhichvolumereducedto9/10 oforiginalvolume.
Thenanobedientstudentmeasuredthepressure.
Butduetothelargediscrepancyistheresultthefrustratedexaminerthrewtheco
furnaceat600K.Findthepressuremeasuredbyeachstudentandfinalpressure.
20

40
[Ans. (a)P=3atm

(b)P=2atm

(c)P=
2

9
Q.7
(a)

Radiusofabubbleatthebottomofthetankshownbelowwasfoundtobe1cm,then
radiusofthebubbleatthesurfaceofwaterconsideringthetemperatureatthesur
beingsame.
[Ans.32cm]
Water 10.336m

(b)

Ifabsolutetemperatureatthesurfaceis4timesthatatthebottom,thenfindrad
thesurface.
[Ans.r=2cm]
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1

Q.8 Atconstanttempof273K,

vsPareplottedfortwoidealgases(A)
V
GasB
1

GasA

60
45
P
Findouttheno.ofmolesingasAandgasB.
1
[Ans. GasA=

mol
22.4
1

GasB=

mol]
22.4 3

Q.9 (a)PlotthecurvebetweenPTvsTatconstV&constantnoofmoles.
(b)Findthenumberofmolesofgastakenwhenthevolumeofthevesselis82.1mla
d
dT[PT]at300K=300forthegivencurve.
PT
1
[Ans.(a)
,(b)n= ]
2
T

Q.10 Atconstantpressure0.0821atm,log(V)v/slog(T)areplottedforthreesampleofani
shown.Findouttheno.ofmolestakeninsample(1),(2)and(3).
log(V)

(1)
(2)
(3)

0.477
log(T)
0.3010
[Ans. Sample(1)n=3mol
Sample(2)n=1mol
1
Sample(3)n= mol
2

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DALTONSLAW
Q.11
(a)
Findthetotalpressureandpartialpressureofeachcomponentifacontainerofvo
contains2molesofAand3moleofBat300K.
(b)
Whatwillbethefinalpressureandpartialpressureofeachcomponentif5moleso
addedtothecontaineratsametemperature.
[Ans.(a)
P 8.21=50.0821300 0.15
T
2
P = 15=6
A
5
(b)

3
P = 15=9
B
5

P =30atm ]
T

Q.12 If2lit.ofgasAat1.5atmand3lit.ofgasBat2atmaremixedina5lit.contai
finalpressure,consideringallareatsametemperature.
[Ans.1.8atm]

Q.13 OnemoleofNand3molesofHaretakeninacontainerofcapacity8.21lit.at300K
2
2
NH.
3
FindthepartialspressureofN andHifpartialpressureofNH aftersufficient
2
2
3
tobe3atm.
N+H NH
[Ans
.1.5atm,4.5atm,3atm]
2
2
3

Q.14 2molesofNH(g)and1moleofHCl(g)aretakeninacontainerofcapacity8.21litat
3
produceNHCl(s).Findthetotalpressureafterthereaction.
[Ans.3atm]
4

Q.15 AclosedcontainercontainingO andsomeliquidwaterwasfoundtoexert740mmpressur

2
27C.
(a)
ThencalculatethepressureexertedbyOifaqueoustensionat27is20mm.
2
(b)
Whatwillbethefinalpressureifvolumeisreducedtohalf(considervolumeofli
negligible)
(c)
Whatwillbethefinalpressureifvolumeisdoubled.
[Ans.

P
O
(a)
(b)
(c)

P
2

HO
2

720mm
1440mm
360mm

20mm
20mm
20mm]

PROBLEMRELATEDWITHDIFFERENTTYPEOFCONTAINERS
(A) CLOSEDCONTAINER

7
Q.16 Aballoonisinflatedto ofitsmaximumvolumeat27C
8
(a)
Willitburstat30C.
(b)
thencalculatetheminimumtemperatureabovewhichitwillburst. [Ans3

Q.17 Agascylindercontainingcookinggascanwithstandapressureof18atm.Thepressure
cylinderindicates12atmat27C.Duetosuddenfireinbuildingthetemperatures
whattemperaturewillthecylinderexplode.
[Ans.450K]

Q.18 Atyretubeofmaximumvolume8.21lit.canwithstandapressureof10atm.Initiallyt
empty.
(a)
Calculatethenumberofmolesrequiredtoinflatecompletelythetubeupt
1atm&300Ktemperature.
(b)
Calculatetheminimumnumberofmolesrequiredtoburstthetyretubeat
[Ans.(a)1/3mol,(b)10/3mol]
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(B) OPENCONTAINERS
Q.19 Anopenflaskcontainsairat27C.Calculatethetemperatureatwhichitshouldbehea
1
(a)

rdofairmeasuredinthecontainerat27Cescapeout.
3
1

(b)

rdofairmeasuredinthecontaineratfinaltemperatureescapeout.[Ans.(a)
3

Q.20 Abulbofunknownvolumecontainingairisheatedfrom27Cto227Catconstantpressu
expelledairismeasuredatdifferenttemperaturetodeterminethevolumeofcontai
bethevolumeofcontainerif
(a)
200mlofairmeasuredat227Cwasexpelled.
(b)
200mlofairmeasuredat27Cwasexpelled.
(c)
200mlofairmeasuredat127Cwasexpelled.
[Ans.(a
75]

(C) CONNECTEDCONTAINERS
Q.21 Acontainerof8.21lit.capacityisfilledwith1moleofHat300Kanditisconnec
2

containerofcapacity28.21lit.containing4molesofOat300K,thenfindthe
2
&partialpressureofeachgasineachcontainer.
28.21
8.21

H
2
O
2
[Ans.P=5atm,pH =1atm,pO =4atm]
f
2
2

Q.22 A10lit.containerconsistof1moleofagasat300K.Itisconnectedthroughverys
toanotheremptycontainerhavingvolume40lit.thencalculate
(a)
MolesofgasincontainerA&BatsameT.
(b)
Pressureofthegasinbothcontainer
(c)
Iftemperatureof40lit.containerisincreasedto600keepingtheotherat300K.
ofmolesineachcontainerandpressureofeachcontainer.
4
[Ans.(
a) ,(b)0.4926atm,(c)0.821]

1
MERCURYTUBE
Q.23 A12cmcolumnofairistrappedbyacolumnofmercury15cmlonginathintubewhich
horizontallyfixedasshownisfigure.
P 750mm
atm
P
atm
12 15cm

Calculatethelengthofaircolumnwhenthetubeisfixedatthesametemperature.
(a)
Verticallywithopenendup.
(b)
Verticallywithopenenddown.
(c)
At45fromhorizontalwithopenendup.
[Ans.(a
5cm,(c)10.5cm]
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Q.24 Athintubeofuniformcrosssection,sealedatbothendsisdividedintotwopartsby
columnof10cmlong.BothcompartmentscontainsequalmolesandexertpressureP
0
placedhorizontallyasshowninfigure.
20cm

10cm

20cm
P

Nowthetubeisheldverticallyandlengthofgascolumnwasmeasuredagain.Iflen
columnwasfoundtobe25cmandloweronewas15cmthenfindtheP.
ns.18.75cm]

Q.25 100mlofagasisstoredovermercuryinmercurymanometerat27Cradiusofinsideco
randthatofoutsideisRandinitiallymercurylevelisequalinbothcolumn.
(a)
IfR=r.Findthenewtemperatureifduetochangeintemperatureoutsidelevelo
raisedby20mm.
P 1atm
atm
(i)

Assumevolumeofgasremainconstantbysomeexperimentalmeans.
2

2
(b)

(ii) Volumedoesnotremainconstant(pr=10cm)
IfR=2randinsidelevelfallsby80mm.
P 1atm
atm

[Ans.(a)(i)T=307.89K,(ii)
.94K (b)T=611K]
DEGREEOFDISSOCIATION

Q.26 V.D.ofacontainercontainingAwasfoundtobe20.Nowthecontainerisheateddueto
changesaccordingtoreaction.
nA A
n
Aftertheendofreactionthevapourdensitywasfoundtobe40anditisknowntha
convertedintoproductthenfindthevalueofn.
[Ans.4]

Q.27 SomeamountofAisfilledinacontainerhavingaweightlessfrictionlesspistoninan
of1atm.FirsttheoreticallycurveisplottedbetweenVandTassumingnochangei
followingcurveisobtained.
T+10
10.821LIT.

V
T
10
T

butwhenthecurveisplottedfromexp.datefollowingcurveisobtained.
9.6568
T+10
V
9
T
T
Whichissupposedtobeduetothefollowingreaction.
nA A
n
thefindthevalueofn.If30%ofAisconvertedintoproduct.
[Ans.3]
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GRAHANSLAWOFDIFFUSION

Q.28 32mlofheeffusesthroughafineorificein1minute.ThenwhatvolumeofCHwilldif
4
minuteunderthesimilarcondition.
[Ans.V=16ml]

Q.29 AmixtureofH andO in2:1moleratioisallowedtodiffusethroughaorifice.Cal

2
2
8
compositionofgasescomingoutinitially.
[Ans. ]
1

Q.30 ComparetherateofdiffusionofCOwithamixtureofHeandCH in3:1moleratioun

4
1
similarcondition.
[Ans. ]
2

Q.31 Aclassconsistof13equidistantrowsofbenches.AteacherreleasesNO(laughinggas

2
firstbenchwhileastudentreleasesCH OBr(Weepinggas)fromthelastbenchsim
6 11
atsimilarconditions.Atwhichrowwillthestudentstartlaughingandweepingsim
[Ans.2.01 x=4]

Q.32 Amixturecontaining2molesofD and4molesofH istakeninsideacontainerwhich

2
2
connectedtoanotheremptycontainerthroughanozzle.Thenozzleisopenedforcer
thenclosed.Thesecondbulbwasfoundtocontain4gmD.Thenfind%bymolesof
2
secondcontainer.
[Ans.73.87%]

235
23
8
Q.33 AnaturallyoccuringuraniumorecontainU andU in1:9moleratio.Ifitisdesire
235
235
238
theU to90%ofthesample(bymoles)makinguseofrelativeratesofeffusionof
isotopes.Howmanyeffusionstepsarerequired.
[Ans.10.27steps]

Q.34 ForHaberprocessamanagerpurchasedacontainercontaininghavingN andHintherat

2

14
196:1bymass.Ifitisknownthatformaximumproductivity.Themixturemusthav

timesofthatrequiredbythereactionthencalculatenumberofeffusionstepsrequ
mixtureintomaximumproductivemixture.ThencalculatehowmuchNHwouldbeproduc

3
19700kgofinitialmixtureistaken.Assumethatineacheffusion50%oftheHpre
2
collected.
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BAROMETRICPRESSUREDISTRIBUTION

Q.35 Calculatetheatmosphericpressureatshimlawhereheightabovesealevelis1662.8met
thepressureandtemperatureatsealevelis1atmand17C.[GivenM =29gm/mol
air
[Ans.0.822]
PAYLOAD

Q.36 Findthepayloadwhichcanbeattachedtoaballoonof821lit.capacityifitisfille
gasat3atmand27C.Givendensityofair2gm/L.wt.ofmaterialofballoon=200
[Ans.1042gm]

Q.37 Supposeyourweightis80kgandyouwanttoflyintheskybyattachingyourselfwith
eachcontaining50molesofH gasat0.5atmand27C.
2
(a)
Ifdensityofairisassumedtobeconstant(d=1.25gm/ml)thencalculatethenumb
whichmustbeattachedtoyourself.
(b)
Ifyouattach30balloonstoyourselfanddensityvariesaccordingtod=d0e-Mg

heightuptowhichyoucanfly.GivenM =29gm/mol.Densityatgroundlevel=1.25g
air
T=300K.Assumevolumeofballoonremainsconstant.
[Ans.(a)27balloons,(b)h=937m]

MISCELLENEOUSPROBLEM
Q.38 Onemoleofanidealgaswassubjectedtoaforcesandpressure(atm)wasplottedagain
inkelvin).
P

(2)

(546,1

.5)
(1)


273.1
T
(i)Istheprocessisochoric
(ii)Whatwillbethevolumeofgasatpoint(1)&(2)
dP

(iii)Whatwillbethevalueofslope

dT
(iv)EstablishanexpressionforVintermsofT.
[Ans. (i)V=22.4
1
(ii)V=29.87
2
0.5
(iii)
273
1
0.5 0.5
(iv) =
+
V 273R RT

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RMS
Q.39 CalculatetherootmeansquarespeedofHmoleculesunderfollowingcondition.
2
(a)
2moleofHat27C.
2
5
(b)
3moleofHina5litcontainerat10Pa.
2
5
(c)
U +U
avg

4moleofHatthedensityof1gm/mlat10Pa.
2

mps

Q.40 CalculatethefractionofO moleculeswhosevelocitylieintherangeof200to200+

2
20

27C.Calculatethenumberofmoleculesifthereare10 particlesinthecontainer

Q.41 CalculatethefractionofNmoleculeswhosespeedsareintherangeofUmpto(Ump+f
2
4f

[wherefaunitlessmultiplyingfactor]
[Ans.
]
e p
Z&Z
1

3
8
Q.42 Calculatel,ZandZ foroxygenat298Kand10 mmHg.Givens =3.6110 cm.
1
11
3
1
22 3
1
2
[Ans.Z=8.32610sec Z =13.48810 m sec l=5.3
1
11

Q.43 TwoflaskAandBhaveequalvolume.Aismaintainedat300KandBat600KwhileAco
H gasBhasanequalmassofCH gas.Assumingidealbehaviourforboththegases,
2
4
following.
(a)
Flaskcontaininggreaternumberofmolecules
(b)
Flaskinwhichpressureisgreater
(c)
Flaskinwhichmoleculesaremovingfaster.
(d)
Flaskwithgreatermeanfreepathofmolecules (sCH4 = 2sH2)
(e)
Flaskwithgreatermolarkineticenergy.
(f)
Flaskinwhichthetotalkineticenergyisgreater
(g)
FlaskinwhichZandZ aregreater
1
11
m
1

1
N = N N = N
[Ans.(a) H2
A CH4
2
2

A (b)4 (c)2 (d)

16

VANDERWAALSEQUATIONOFSTATE ANDCOMPRESSIBILITYFACTOR

Q.44 At300Kand1atm,ZforOis0.9.Findthemassrequiredtofill1lit.cylinder.[A
2

Q.45 Onelitreofagasat300atmand473Kiscompressedtoapressureof600atmand267.
compressibilityfactorswereformedtobe1.07and1.419respectivelyattheinitia
states.Calculatethefinalvolume.
[Ans.0.375lit.]

Q.46 Agasat250Kand15atmhasamolarvolume12percentsmallerthanthatcalculatedfr
gaslaw.Calculate
(a)
thecompressionfactorundertheseconditionsaand
(b)
themolarvolumeofthegas.Whicharedominatinginthesample,theattractionor
forces?
[Ans.(a)0.88,(b)1.2lit.]
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Q.47 Thereducedvolumeandreducedtemperatureofagasare10.0and0.7tespectively.Calc
pressureifitscriticalpressureis42atm.
[Ans.6.85atm]

Q.48 CalculatethecriticaltemperatureofaVanderwaalsgasforwhichP is100atmandb

C
3
1
50cmmol .
[Ans.T =487.2K]
C
SPECIFICHEATCAPACITY

Q.49 FindthevalueofCandC forthefollowinggasesconsideringallthedegreesoffreed

v
p
(a)He
(b)HCl
(c)CO (linear)
(d)
(nonlinear)
2
3

Q.50 FindtheCandCforthefollowinggasesatnormaltemperature(Nocontributionfromvi
v
p
energy)
(a)H
(b)Ne
(c)CH
(d)
2
2 2
2

Q.51 Findtheamountofenergyrequiredtoraisethetemperatureof1moleofOfrom250Kt
2
atconstantvolume.

Q.52 Findtheamountofenergyrequiredtoraisethetemperatureofadiatomicgasfrom500
Kifvibrationdofbecomeseffectiveonlyabove1000K.
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XI(PQRS)
Questionsmustbediscussedbefore06July2008,inaddtionto
thequestionsgivenearlier.
ExI

Upto31

ExII 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,16,18,19
ExIII 1,2,3,6,8,9,10,11,12,14,17,18,19,20,21,24,
25,26,27,29,30,31,32,39,43,44
GASEOUSSTATE
XI(PQRS)
Questionsmustbediscussedbefore06July2008,inaddtionto

thequestionsgivenearlier.
ExI

Upto31

ExII 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,16,18,19
ExIII 1,2,3,6,8,9,10,11,12,14,17,18,19,20,21,24,
25,26,27,29,30,31,32,39,43,44