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A perfect gas goes from state A to state B by absorbing 8×105 J of heat and doing 6.5×105 J of external work. It is now transferred between the same two states in another process in which it absorbs 105 J of heat. In the second process,
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Options:
  • A Work done on gas is 105 J
  • B Work done on gas is 0.5×105 J
  • C Work done by gas is 105 J
  • D Work done by gas 0.5×105 J
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Work done on gas is 0.5×105 J
dU=dQ-dW=8×105-6.5×105=1.5×105 J

In the second process, dU remains the same

 dW=dQ-dU=105-1.5×105=-0.5×105 J

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