Heat and Thermal ExpansionHard

Question

Figure shows the variation of the internal energy U with density ρ of one mole of an ideal monatomic gas for thermodynamic cycle ABCA. Here process AB is a a part of rectangular hyperbola :-

Options

A.process AB is isothermal & net work in cycle is done by gas.
B.process AB is isoberic & net work in cycle is done by gas.
C.process AB is isoberic & net work in cycle is done on the gas.
D.process AB is adiabatic & net work in cycle is done by gas.

Solution

For the process AB : = constant (hyperbola)
U = RT (monoatomic ideal gas); ρ RT = constant
Comparing it with ideal gas equation P = ρ RT ⇒ P = constant.
P-V graph for the cycle is . Thus work done in cycle is positive

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