
- AT1 = T2
- BT3 > T1
- Cwisothermal > wadiabatic
- DUisothermal > Uadiabatic
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Correct answer: A, D
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Key facts for an ideal gas
For an ideal gas:
- Internal energy depends only on temperature.
- In a reversible isothermal expansion, temperature remains constant.
- In a reversible adiabatic expansion, temperature decreases during expansion.
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Interpretation of the figure
The standard – diagram for reversible expansion shows:
- The isothermal curve lies above the adiabatic curve during expansion from the same initial state, because pressure falls more slowly in the isothermal case.
- Hence, for the same increase in volume, the area under the isothermal curve is greater than that under the adiabatic curve.
Let the common initial state be at temperature .
- For the isothermal path, final temperature remains .
- For the adiabatic path, final temperature is lower, say , so .
Thus, if the figure labels the isothermal end temperature as and the adiabatic end temperature as , then statement A corresponds to equality of the temperatures indicated on the same isotherm. From the usual interpretation of the figure, A is correct.
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Check option B:
In reversible adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas, temperature decreases: So on expansion, increases and therefore decreases.
Hence any final temperature on the adiabatic path must be less than the initial temperature. Therefore, the statement is false.
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Check option C:
In chemistry sign convention, work done by the system during expansion is negative:
Since the isothermal curve lies above the adiabatic curve, but with sign convention, because the isothermal work is more negative.
Therefore the statement is false.
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Check option D:
For an ideal gas,
- For isothermal expansion, , so
- For adiabatic expansion, temperature decreases, so
Therefore,
So D is correct.
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Final evaluation of options
- A: Correct
- B: Incorrect
- C: Incorrect
- D: Correct
Therefore, the correct options are A and D.
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