BHU PMT BHU PMT (Screening) Solved Paper-2006

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    The change in the entropy of a 1 mole of an ideal gas which went through an isothermal process from an initial stat\[({{P}_{1}},{{V}_{1}},T)\]to the final state\[({{P}_{2}},{{V}_{2}},T)\]is equal to:

    A)  zero                                     

    B)  \[R\,In\,T\]

    C)  \[R\,In\,\frac{{{V}_{1}}}{{{V}_{2}}}\]                                     

    D)  \[R\,In\,\frac{{{V}_{2}}}{{{V}_{1}}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Key Idea: In an isothermal process, internal energy remains same as temperature is constant. The change in entropy of an ideal gas \[\Delta S=\frac{\Delta Q}{T}\]                    ...(i) In isothermal process, temperature does not change, that is, internal energy which is a function of temperature will remain same, i.e., \[\Delta U=0.\] First law of thermodynamics gives                 \[\Delta U=\Delta Q-W\] or         \[0=\Delta Q-W\] or            \[\Delta Q=W\] i.e.,\[\Delta Q=\] work done by gas in isothermal process which went through from\[({{P}_{1}},{{V}_{1}},T)\]to\[({{P}_{2}},{{V}_{2}},T)\] or            \[\Delta Q=\mu RT{{\log }_{e}}\left( \frac{{{V}_{2}}}{{{V}_{1}}} \right)\]                           ...(ii) For 1 mole of an ideal gas,\[\mu =1,\] so from Eqs. (i) and (ii) \[\Delta S=R{{\log }_{e}}\left( \frac{{{V}_{2}}}{{{V}_{1}}} \right)=R\,ln\left( \frac{{{V}_{2}}}{{{V}_{1}}} \right)\]


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