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An ideal gas undergoes isothermal compression to half its volume. If the same gas undergoes adiabatic compression to the same final volume, which process requires more work done by the surroundings?
Isothermal Compression
Adiabatic Compression
Both processes require the same amount of work
Neither process requires work from the surroundings
The specific heat of a gas
Has only two values and
Has a unique value at a given temperature
Can have any value between 0 and
Depends upon the mass of the gas
In an isothermal reversible expansion, if the volume of of oxygen at is increased from to , then the work done by the gas will be
Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas at occiupies a volume of . If the gas is expanded adiabatially to the volume 2, then the work done by the gas will be
2766 J
3457 J
1950 J
4200 J
Two interconnected, thermally insulated chambers of equal volume are separated by a valve. One chamber contains an ideal gas at and , while the other is evacuated. If the valve is opened, allowing the gas to freely expand, what is the final temperature of the gas?
273 K
136.5 K
546 K
Cannot be determined
For an adiabatic process, the correct relation is:
If 2 moles of an ideal gas are compressed adiabatically to one-fourth of their original volume, which of the following is true about the work done?
Work done on the gas is positive.
Work done on the gas is negative.
Work done by the gas is positive.
No work is done.
During an isothermal expansion of an ideal gas:
Temperature increases
Temperature decreases
Temperature remains constant
Pressure increases
Two cylinders and of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stop cock. contains an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure. is completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. The stop cock is suddenly opened. The process is:
Isothermal
adiabatic
isochoric
isobaric