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GATE Metallurgical Thermodynamics: Solutions and chemical potential – Previous Year Questions

11 GATE previous year questions on Solutions and chemical potential (Metallurgical Thermodynamics, Metallurgical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 MT Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Elements A and B have the same crystal structure. For a dilute solution of B in A, which is true? Here H mix is mixing enthalpy, a B activity and X B…
  2. GATE 2022 MT Q53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The partial molar enthalpy of Au in an Ag–Au melt containing 25 mol% Au at 1400 K is −8300 J/mol. Assuming regular-solution behaviour, the activity of…
  3. GATE 2023 MT Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Formation of an ideal solution leads to
  4. GATE 2023 MT Q47 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Concerning the chemical potentials of components in a binary system at constant pressure, the correct statement(s) is/are
  5. GATE 2023 MT Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The enthalpy of formation of an A–B regular solution containing 80 at.% A is 3.36 kJ mol-1. The activity coefficient of A at 500 K in a solution…
  6. GATE 2024 MT Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In an A–B solid solution, the activity and mole fraction of A are a A and X A. Its activity coefficient is
  7. GATE 2024 MT Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An ideal solution is made by mixing 10 g of A and 50 g of B at 673 K. Its molar free energy of mixing is kJ mol-1 (one decimal place). Given: R=8.314…
  8. GATE 2025 MT Q15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following is an intensive property?
  9. GATE 2025 MT Q50 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The excess molar Gibbs free energy of a solution of elements A and B at 1000 K is GXS=-3000X AX B\ J\,mol-1, where X A and X B are mole fractions. The…
  10. GATE 2026 MT Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – For a regular solution, which one of the following statements is correct? Here H mix is the enthalpy of mixing and S mix is the entropy of mixing.
  11. GATE 2026 MT Q53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – 20 g of gold (Au) and 20 g of silver (Ag) are mixed to form a single-phase solid solution (assume ideal mixing). The atomic weight of Au is 197 g/mol…