GATE-PH SERIES Thermodynamics-and-statistical-physics
Thermodynamics
3 previous year questions.
Volume: 3 Ques
Yield: Medium
High-Yield Trend
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2024 Chapter Questions 3 MCQs
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PYQ 2024
medium
thermodynamics-and-statistical-physics ID: gate-ph-
Consider a three-dimensional system of non-interacting bosons with zero chemical potential. The energy of the system , where is the wave vector. The low temperature specific heat of the system at constant volume depends on the temperature as . The value of is ___ (in integer).
02
PYQ 2024
medium
thermodynamics-and-statistical-physics ID: gate-ph-
The Hamiltonian of a system of particles in volume at temperature is where and are positive constants. The ensemble average of the Hamiltonian is , where is the Boltzmann constant. The value of is _____ (in integer).
03
PYQ 2024
hard
thermodynamics-and-statistical-physics ID: gate-ph-
If a thermodynamical system is adiabatically isolated and experiences a change in volume under an externally applied constant pressure, then the thermodynamical potential minimized at equilibrium is the
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enthalpy
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Helmholtz free energy
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Gibbs free energy
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grand potential