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In the given $P - V$ diagram, a monoatomic gas $(γ = \frac{5}{3})$ is first compressed adiabatically from state $A$ state $B$ . Then it expands isothermally from state $B$ to state $C$ . [Given : ${(\frac{1}{3})}^{0.6} = 0.5, \ln 2 \approx 0.7$ ].

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

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A gas is compressed isothermally to half its initial volume. The same gas is compressed separately through an adiabatic process until its volume is again reduced to half. Then:

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A mixture of ideal gas containing

5

moles of monatomic gas and

1

mole of rigid diatomic gas is initially at pressure

P_{0},

volume

V_{0}

and temperature

T_{0} .

If the gas mixture is adiabatically compressed to a volume

\frac{V_{0}}{4}

, then the correct statement(s) is/are,
(Given

2^{1.2} = 2.3; 2^{3.2} = 9.2; R

is gas constant)

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If a monoatomic gas is compressed adiabatically to

(1 / 27)

th of its initial volume, then its pressure becomes

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Consider one mole of helium gas enclosed in a container at initial pressure

P_{1}

and volume

V_{1}

. It expands isothermally to volume

4 V_{1}

. After this, the gas expands adiabatically and its volume becomes

32 V_{1}

. The work done by the gas during isothermal and adiabatic expansion processes are

W_{iso}

and

W_{a d i a},

\frac{W_{iso}}{W_{adia}} = f \ln (2)

, then

f

is _________ .

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The bulk modulus of a gas is defined as,

B = \frac{- V d P}{d V}

. For an adiabatic process, the variation of

B

is proportional to

P^{n}

. For an ideal gas,

n

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In an adiabatic process, the density of a diatomic gas becomes

32

times its initial value. The final pressure of the gas is found to be

n

times the initial pressure. The value of

n

is:

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1

litre of dry air at STP expands adiabatically to a volume of

3

litres. If

γ = 1.40,

the work done by air is:

(3^{1.4} = 4.6555)

[Take air to be an ideal gas]

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One mole of ideal gas goes through a process

P V^{3} =

constant, where

P

and

V

are pressure and volume respectively. Let

W

be the work done by the gas as its temperature is increased by

Δ T

. The value of

|W|

is (

R

is the universal gas constant)

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Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas occupies a volume $V$ at $27^{o} C$ . The gas expands adiabatically to a volume $2 V$ . Calculate $(a)$ the final temperature of the gas and $(b)$ change in its internal energy.

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An ideal gas is undergoing a cyclic thermodynamic process in different ways as shown in the corresponding P-V diagrams in column 3 of the table. Consider only the path from state

1

to state

2

W

denotes the corresponding work done on the system. The equations and plots in the table have standard notations as used in thermodynamic process. Here

γ

is the ratio of heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume. The number of moles in the gas is

n

Column – 1	Column – 2	Column – 3
(I) $W_{1 \to 2} = \frac{1}{γ - 1} (P_{2} V_{2} - P_{1} V_{1})$	(i) Isothermal	(P)
(II) $W_{1 \to 2} = - P V_{2} + P V_{1}$	(ii) Isochoric	(Q)
(III) $W_{1 \to 2} = 0$	(iii) Isobaric	(R)
(IV) $W_{1 \to 2} = - n R T \ln (\frac{V_{2}}{V_{1}})$	(iv) Adiabatic	(S)

Which one of the following options correctly represents a thermodynamic process that is used as a correction in the determination of the speed of sound in ideal gas?

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An ideal monoatomic gas at

300 K

expands adiabatically to twice its volume. The final temperature of gas is

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One mole of an ideal monatomic gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion in which its volume becomes eight times its initial value. If the initial temperature of the gas is

100 K

and the universal gas constant

R = 8.0 J mo l^{- 1} K^{- 1}

, then how much is the decrease in its internal energy (in

J

) ?

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When a tyre pumped to a pressure

3.3375 atm

27 ° C

suddenly bursts, find its final temperature

(γ = 1.5)

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An engine takes in

5

moles of air at

20 ° C

and

1 atm

, and compresses it adiabatically to

1 / 10^{th}

of the original volume. Assuming air to be a diatomic ideal gas made up of rigid molecules, the change in its internal energy during this process comes out to be

X kJ

. The value of

X

to the nearest integer is:

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The rapid changes in pressure and volume of an ideal gas under thermal isolation are governed by

T P^{- 2 / 5} =

constant. The gas may be ___ .

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For an ideal gas with initial pressure and volume

p_{i}

and

V_{i}

respectively, a reversible isothermal expansion happens, when its volume becomes

V_{0}

. Then, it is compressed to its original volume

V_{i}

by a reversible adiabatic process. If the final pressure is

p_{f}

then which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

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A gas consisting of rigid molecules expands adiabatically such that r.m.s. speed of its molecules becomes half. The ratio of final and initial volumes of the gas is (ratio of specific heat capacities of the gas is

1.5

)

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An ideal gas is undergoing a cyclic thermodynamic process in different ways as shown in the corresponding P-V diagrams in column 3 of the table. Consider only the path from state 1 to state 2. W denotes the corresponding work done on the system. The equations and plots in the table have standard notations as used in thermodynamic process. Here

γ

is the ratio of heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume. The number of moles in the gas is

n

Column – 1	Column – 2	Column – 3
(I) $W_{1 \to 2} = \frac{1}{γ - 1} (P_{2} V_{2} - P_{1} V_{1})$	(i) Isothermal	(P)
(II) $W_{1 \to 2} = - P V_{2} + P V_{1}$	(ii) Isochoric	(Q)
(III) $W_{1 \to 2} = 0$	(iii) Isobaric	(R)
(IV) $W_{1 \to 2} = - n R T \ln (\frac{V_{2}}{V_{1}})$	(iv) Adiabatic	(S)

Which one of the following options is the correct combination?

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The heat capacity of one mole an ideal is found to be

C_{V} = \frac{3 R (1 + a R T)}{2}

where

a

is constant. The equation obeyed by this gas during a reversible adiabatic expansion is:

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Consider a spherical shell of radius R at temperature T. The black body radiation inside it can be considered as an ideal gas of photons with internal energy per unit volume

u = \frac{U}{V} \propto T^{4}

and pressure

p = \frac{1}{3} (\frac{U}{V})

. If the shell now undergoes an adiabatic expansion the relation between T and R is:

In the given P-V diagram, a monoatomic gas γ=53 is first compressed adiabatically from state A state B. Then it expands isothermally from state B to state C. [Given : 130.6=0.5,ln2≈0.7]. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

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