PSPH301 QP Website Statastical Mechanics
PSPH301 QP Website Statastical Mechanics
PSPH301 QP Website Statastical Mechanics
1. Consider the three collections of particles (ensembles) named microcanonical, canonical and
grand canonical. Which one physical property is constant in all three ensembles?
B)Pressure, p
C)Volume, V
D)Temperature, T
Ans : volume v
2. Consider the general labelling of systems as open, closed, or isolated. The first allows the
exchange of matter and energy with its surroundings; the second allows only the exchange of
energy, whereas the third allows no exchange at all.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Ans : B
.(a) Maxwellons
(b) Bosons
(c) Fermions
(d) Positrons
Ans:-a
(a) dS = dq/T .
.(b) S = Klnw
(c) ΔS = 0
(d) S = f(W)
Ans:-b
9.for any process the second law of thermodynamics requires that the change of entropy of the
universe by
a) zeroth law
b) first law
c) second law
d) third law
Ans:- b
13. For the thermodynamics test system helmholtz free energy is a function of
a)S.V
b) V.T
c)T,p
d)S,p
Ans:-b
14. The number of maximum probable state in case of odd number of particle is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
ans :-d
15. Liouvilles theorem dp/dt is equal to zero holds for
a) microcanonical ensemble only
b) canonical ensemble only
c) grand canonical ensemble only
d) all ensembles
Ans:a
18. In a grand canonical in symbol the comprising system are capable of exchanging.
a) only energy
b) only constituent particle
c) both energy and constituent particles
d) none of the above
Ans:c
21.Fermi energy give the value of energy in a farmi direct system up to which all the energy
states are
a) occupied
b) vacant
c) partly filled
d) none of these
Ans:-a
Ans :b
27.planck's formula for black body radiation reduces to Rayleigh and wine formula respectively
for
a) small and large wavelength
b)large and small wavelength
c) large and complex wavelength
d) complex and large wavelength
Ans:b
28.a second order phase transition is characterized by
a)a latent heat
b) a discontinuous change in its specific heat
c) a change in volume
d)irreversible behaviour during warming and cooling
Ans:-b
30.melting point of a solid is lowered by increases in pressure when the solid melts its volume
a) increases
b)decreases
c) does not change
d) none of these
Ans :b
40.The difference between fermions and bosons is that bosons’ wave function is _______
a) Continuous
b) Single Valued
c) Symmetric
d) Differentiable
Ans : c
41.Bose-Einstein statistics can be applied to _______
a) Electrons
b) Photons
c) Fermions
d) Protons
Ans: b
48.The Fermi energy of a material is 3.45 eV. What is the zero-point energy of the material?
a) 1.02 eV
b) 2.07 eV
c) 3.45 eV
d) 4.16 eV
Ans :b