A litre of dry air at STP expands adiabatically to a volume of 3 litres. If $$\gamma $$ = 1.40, the work done by air is : (3^1.4 = 4.6555) [Take air to be an ideal gas]

A Carnot engine has an efficiency of $${1 \over 6}$$. When the temperature of the sink is reduced by 62ºC, its efficiency is doubled. The temperatures of the source and the sink are, respectively

One kg of water, at 20^oC, heated in an electric kettle whose heating element has a mean (temperature averaged) resistance of 20 $$\Omega $$. The rms voltage in the mains is 200 V. Ignoring heat loss from the kettle, time taken for water to evaporate fully, is close to : [Specific heat of water = 4200 J/(kg ^oC), Latent heat of water = 2260 kJ/kg]

A diatomic gas with rigid molecules does 10 J of work when expanded at constant pressure. What would be the heat energy absorbed by the gas, in this process ?