Chemical Engineering MCQs

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Which of the following has the minimum value of COP for a given refrigeration effect ?
A. Reverse carnot cycle
B. Ordinary vapour-compression cycle
C. Vapour-compression process with a reversible expansion engine
D. Air refrigeration cycle
Entropy of the system decreases, when_______________?
A. Snow melts into water
B. A gas expands spontaneously from high pressure to low pressure
C. Water is converted into ice
D. Both b. & c
A gas shows deviation from ideal behaviour at______________?
A. Low pressure and high temperature
B. Low pressure and low temperature
C. Low temperature and high pressure
D. High temperature and high pressure
The Maxwell relation derived from the differential expression for the Helmholtz free energy (dA) is________________?
A. (∂t/∂v)s = – (∂p/∂s)v
B. (∂s/∂p)t = – (∂v/∂t)p
C. (∂v/∂s)p = (∂t/∂p)s
D. (∂s/∂v)t = (∂p/∂t)v
The thermodynamic law, PVy = constant, is not applicable in case of______________?
A. Ideal compression of air
B. Free expansion of an ideal gas
C. Adiabatic expansion of steam in a turbine
D. Adiabatic compression of a perfect gas