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NEET · Physics · Thermodynamic ProcessesRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Chemistry · Exothermic or EndothermicRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Physics · Heat-Transfer ModesRead the answer and worked solution →NEET · Physics · Calorimetry — Gap FillRead the answer and worked solution →The first law of thermodynamics is a statement of:Read the answer and worked solution →Internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on:Read the answer and worked solution →In an isothermal process for an ideal gas:Read the answer and worked solution →In an adiabatic process:Read the answer and worked solution →For an ideal gas undergoing an isothermal process from V₁ to V₂, the work done by the gas is:Read the answer and worked solution →The relation between Cp and Cv for an ideal gas (per mole) is:Read the answer and worked solution →An ideal gas at temperature T₁ is expanded adiabatically. Its final temperature T₂ is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Carnot engine's efficiency between source temperature T₁ (hot) and sink T₂ (cold) is:Read the answer and worked solution →The second law of thermodynamics can be stated as: no engine can convert into work:Read the answer and worked solution →A Carnot engine operates between 400 K and 300 K. If it absorbs 800 J from the hot reservoir per cycle, the work output per cycle is:Read the answer and worked solution →For an ideal gas the adiabatic equation linking pressure and volume is:Read the answer and worked solution →A refrigerator extracts 600 J from the cold compartment and rejects 800 J to the room. Its coefficient of performance is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a reversible process in the thermodynamic sense?Read the answer and worked solution →Name the expansionRead the answer and worked solution →Judge the assertion and the reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Type the thermal numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Pick it fastRead the answer and worked solution →n-type or p-type?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: semiconductorsRead the answer and worked solution →Two systems each in thermal equilibrium with a third are in equilibrium:Read the answer and worked solution →The law about equilibrium with a third system is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The zeroth law was formulated by:Read the answer and worked solution →The zeroth law was formulated in the year:Read the answer and worked solution →The quantity equal for two systems in thermal equilibrium is:Read the answer and worked solution →A wall that does not let heat pass is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a thermodynamic variable?Read the answer and worked solution →

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NEET · Physics · Thermodynamic Processes

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Isothermal
    Right
    T = constant
  2. Left
    Isobaric
    Right
    P = constant
  3. Left
    Isochoric
    Right
    V = constant
Instructions
Match each thermodynamic process to its defining constraint.

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NEET · Chemistry · Exothermic or Endothermic

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Items
  1. Item
    Combustion of methane
    Answer
    left
  2. Item
    Photosynthesis
    Answer
    right
  3. Item
    Neutralisation of HCl + NaOH
    Answer
    left
  4. Item
    Melting of ice
    Answer
    right
  5. Item
    Respiration in cells
    Answer
    left
  6. Item
    Decomposition of CaCO₃
    Answer
    right
Categories
Left
Exothermic
Right
Endothermic
Instructions
Sort each reaction: releases heat or absorbs heat?

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NEET · Physics · Heat-Transfer Modes

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Conduction
    B
    Energy via molecular collisions (no bulk motion)
  2. A
    Convection
    B
    Energy via bulk fluid movement
  3. A
    Radiation
    B
    Energy via EM waves (no medium needed)
  4. A
    Solid metal rod
    B
    Best example of conduction
  5. A
    Hot water rising
    B
    Example of natural convection
  6. A
    Sun's heat reaching Earth
    B
    Example of radiation
Instructions
Match each heat-transfer mode to its mechanism or example.

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