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Argon gas is adiabatically compressed to half of its volume. If P, V and T represent the pressure, volume and temperature of the gaseous system respectively, then the correct equation representing the process is

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A fixed mass of helium gas is made to undergo a process in which its pressure varies linearly from 1 kPa to 2 kPa, in relation to its volume as the latter varies from 0.2 m3 to 0.4 m3. The heat absorbed by the gas will be
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The density of a polyatomic gas in standard conditions P=Patm, T=0°C is 0.795 kg m-3. The specific heat of the gas at constant volume is___ (Take R=8.31 J mol-1 K-1)
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Two moles of an ideal gas is contained in a cylinder fitted with a frictionless movable pistion, exposed to the atmosphere, at an initial temperature T0. The gas is slowly heated so that its volume becomes four times the initial value. The work done by the gas is
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An ideal gas expands isothermally form a volume V1 to V2 and then compressed to original volume V1 adiabatically. The initial pressure is, P1 and the final pressure is, P3. The total work done is, W. Then
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The equation of state for a gas is given by PV=nRT+αV, where n is the number of moles and α is a positive constant. The initial temperature and pressure of one mole of the gas contained in a cylinder are T0 and P0 respectively. The work done by the gas when its temperature doubles isobarically will be :