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A perfect gas contained in a cylinder is kept in vacuum. If the cylinder suddenly bursts, then the temperature of the gas
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remains constant
During free expansion of a perfect gas no work is done and also no heat is supplied from outside. Therefore from first law of thermodynamics, there is no change in the internal energy. Hence, temperature remains constant.
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