GATE-PH SERIES
Thermodynamics-and-statistical-physics

Thermodynamics

3 previous year questions.

Volume: 3 Ques
Yield: Medium

High-Yield Trend

3
2024

Chapter Questions
3 MCQs

01
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
1
enthalpy
2
Helmholtz free energy
3
Gibbs free energy
4
grand potential