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2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Q7
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Thermodynamics question

2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Q7

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JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift Chemistry - Thermodynamics Question 28 EnglishAn ideal gas undergoes a cyclic transformation starting from the point A and coming back to the same point by tracing the path A→B→C→D→A as shown in the three cases above. Choose the correct option regarding ΔU :
  1. A
    ΔU( Case-III )>ΔU( Case-II )>ΔU( Case-I )\Delta \mathrm{U}(\text { Case-III })\gt \Delta \mathrm{U}(\text { Case-II })\gt \Delta \mathrm{U}(\text { Case-I })ΔU( Case-III )>ΔU( Case-II )>ΔU( Case-I )
  2. B
    ΔU(\Delta \mathrm{U}(ΔU( Case-I )>ΔU()\gt \Delta \mathrm{U}()>ΔU( Case-II )>ΔU()\gt \Delta \mathrm{U}()>ΔU( Case-III )))
  3. C
    ΔU(\Delta \mathrm{U}(ΔU( Case-I )=ΔU()=\Delta \mathrm{U}()=ΔU( Case-II )=ΔU()=\Delta \mathrm{U}()=ΔU( Case-III )))
  4. D
    ΔU(\Delta \mathrm{U}(ΔU( Case-I )>ΔU()\gt \Delta \mathrm{U}()>ΔU( Case-III )>ΔU()\gt \Delta \mathrm{U}()>ΔU( Case-II )))
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Correct answer: C

  1. Key thermodynamic fact

For an ideal gas, internal energy UUU depends only on temperature:

U=U(T)U = U(T)U=U(T)

Hence, the change in internal energy is

ΔU=nCVΔT\Delta U = nC_V\Delta TΔU=nCV​ΔT

So, ΔU\Delta UΔU depends only on the initial and final states, not on the path.


  1. Nature of the given process

The gas undergoes a cyclic transformation:

A→B→C→D→AA \to B \to C \to D \to AA→B→C→D→A

That means the system starts at point AAA and returns to the same point AAA.

So initial state = final state.

Therefore,

ΔT=0\Delta T = 0ΔT=0

and hence

ΔU=0\Delta U = 0ΔU=0

for each cyclic process.


  1. Apply to all three cases

Since all three diagrams represent cyclic processes starting and ending at the same state,

ΔU(Case-I)=0\Delta U(\text{Case-I}) = 0ΔU(Case-I)=0 ΔU(Case-II)=0\Delta U(\text{Case-II}) = 0ΔU(Case-II)=0 ΔU(Case-III)=0\Delta U(\text{Case-III}) = 0ΔU(Case-III)=0

Therefore,

ΔU(Case-I)=ΔU(Case-II)=ΔU(Case-III)\Delta U(\text{Case-I}) = \Delta U(\text{Case-II}) = \Delta U(\text{Case-III})ΔU(Case-I)=ΔU(Case-II)=ΔU(Case-III)


  1. Evaluate options
  • A: False
  • B: False
  • C: True
  • D: False

  1. Final answer

The correct option is:

C\boxed{\text{C}}C​

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