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First Law

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Thermodynamics · 1993-2026

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2026 Q28

For the isothermal expansion of an ideal gas in a piston cylinder system, the net heat supplied during the process is equal to the net work. Which one of the following statements i...

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2025 PYQ

A thermodynamically closed system contains 1 kg of hydrogen. The system undergoes a reversible polytropic process with polytropic index 1.3. The work output during the process is 4...

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2007 PYQ

Which of the following relationships is valid only for reversible process undergone by a closed system of simple compressible substance (neglect changes in kinetic and potential en...

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2006 PYQ

A $$100$$ $$W$$ electric bulb was switched on in a $$2.5 \times 3 \times 3m$$ size thermally insulated room having temperature of $${20^0}C.$$ Room temp at the end of $$24$$ hours...

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2004 PYQ

A gas contained in a cylinder is compressed, the work required for compression being $$5000$$ $$kJ.$$ During the process, heat interaction of $$200$$ $$kJ$$ causes the surroundings...

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2003 PYQ

Considering the relationship $$TdS=dU+PdV$$ between the entropy $$(S),$$ internal energy $$(U),$$ pressure $$(P),$$temperature $$(T)$$ and volume $$(V),$$ Which of the following st...

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2000 PYQ

A steam turbine receives steam steadily at $$10$$ $$bar$$ with an enthalpy of $$3000$$ $$kJ/kg$$ and discharges at $$1$$ bar with an enthalpy of $$2700$$ $$kJ/kg.$$ The work output...

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2000 PYQ

A certain mass of a pure substance undergoes an irreversible process from state $$1$$ to state $$2,$$ the path of the process being a straight line on the $$T$$-$$s$$ diagram. Calc...

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1993 PYQ

An insulated rigid vessel contains a mixture of fuel and air. The mixture is ignited by a minute spark. The contents of the vessel experience.

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1993 PYQ

The first law of thermodynamics takes the form $$W = - \Delta \,H$$ when applied to :

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