Q.
2 moles of an ideal monatomic gas is carried from a state (P0,V0) to a state (2P0,2V0) along a straight line path in a P-V diagram. The amount of heat absorbed by the gas in the process is given by
The internal energy ΔU=nCvΔT Cv= Specific heat of gas at constant volume ⇒ΔU=n⋅23R(nR4p0V0−nRp0V0) =n⋅23R(nR4p0V0−p0V0) =n⋅23R⋅nR3p0V0 =29p0V0…(i)
Work done by the gas W=(2p0+p0)2V0=23p0V0…(ii)
From first law of thermodynamics, ΔQ=dW+dU =23p0V0+29p0V0
[from Eqs. (i) and (ii)] =23p0V0+29p0V0 =212p0V0=6p0V0