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A thermodynamic system is taken through the cycle ABCD as shown in the figure. Heat rejected by the gas during the cycle is

    
PhysicsThermodynamicsNEET
Options:
  • A 2PV
  • B 4PV
  • C 12PV
  • D PV
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2PV
In a cyclic process Δ U = 0 . In a cyclic process work done is equal to the area under the cycle and is positive if the cycle is clockwise and negative if anticlockwise.

               


ΔW=-Area of rectangle ABCD            =-P2V            =-2PV

According to the first law of thermodynamics

Δ Q = Δ U + Δ W     or    Δ Q = Δ W   As   Δ U = 0

i.e., heat supplied to the system is equal to the work done

So heat absorbed, Δ Q = Δ W = - 2 PV

∴ Heat rejected by the gas = 2PV

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