Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2009

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    An ideal gas is allowed to expand freely against a vacuum in a rigid insulated container. The gas undergoes

    A)  an increase in its internal energy

    B)  a decrease in its internal energy

    C)  neither an increase nor a decrease in its temperature or internal energy

    D)  a decrease in temperature

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    For  vacuum, pressure \[p=0\] Hence, work done \[=p\Delta V=0\] According to first law of thermodynamics                 \[Q=\Delta U+p\Delta V\] \[\therefore \]  \[Q=\Delta U\] Hence the gas undergoes neither an increase nor a. decrease in its temperature or internal energy.


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