CMC Medical CMC-Medical Ludhiana Solved Paper-2009

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    A given mass of a gas is compressed isothermally until its pressure is doubled. It is then allowed to expand adiabatically until is original volume is restored and its pressures then found to be 0.75 of its initial pressure. The ratio of the specific heats of the gas is approximately

    A)  1.20                                      

    B)  1.41

    C)  1.67                                      

    D)  1.83

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    In isothermal process, temperature of the gas remains constant, so the gas obeys Boyles law. That is, \[p\propto \frac{1}{V}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{p}_{2}}}{{{p}_{1}}}=\frac{{{V}_{1}}}{{{V}_{2}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{2p}{p}=\frac{{{V}_{1}}}{{{V}_{2}}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{{{V}_{1}}}{{{V}_{2}}}=2\]                                               ?(i) Now, the gas is expanded adiabaticallyis0 \[p{{V}^{\gamma }}=\]constant \[\frac{{{p}_{1}}}{{{p}_{2}}}={{\left( \frac{{{V}_{2}}}{{{V}_{1}}} \right)}^{\gamma }}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{2p}{0.75p}={{\left( \frac{2}{1} \right)}^{\gamma }}\] (since volume is restored) \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\log \left( \frac{8}{3} \right)=\gamma \log 2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\log 8-log3=\gamma \log 2\] \[\therefore \]  \[\gamma =1.41\]


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