ThermodynamicsHard
Question
Two moles of helium gas undergoes a cyclic process as shown in the figure. Assuming ideal behaviour of gas, the magnitude of net work done by the gas in this cyclic process is
Options
A.0
B.100R ln2
C.100R ln4
D.200R ln4
Solution
$w_{AB} = - nRT.\ln\frac{P_{1}}{P_{2}} = - 2 \times R \times 300 \times \ln\frac{1}{2} = + 600R.\ln 2$
$w_{BC} = - nRT.\left( T_{2} - T_{1} \right) = - 2 \times R \times (400 - 300) = - 200R $$${w_{CD} = - nRT\ln\frac{P_{1}}{P_{2}} = - 2 \times R \times 400 \times \ln\frac{2}{1} = - 800R.\ln 2 }{w_{DA} = - nR\left( T_{2} - T_{1} \right) = - 2 \times R \times (300 - 400) = + 200R }{\therefore w_{net} = w_{AB} + w_{BC} + w_{CD} + w_{DA} = - 200R.\ln 2 = - 100R.\ln 4}$$
Create a free account to view solution
View Solution FreeMore Thermodynamics Questions
For an isothermal process, the essential condition is...Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for physical adsorption of a gas on solid?...Which of the following graphs between pressure 'P' versus volume 'V' represent the maximum work done?...A quantity of 1.6 g helium gas is expanded adiabatically 3.0 times and then compressed isobarically to the initial volum...If all degree of freedom of a three- dimensional N-atomic gaseous molecules is excited, then CP/CV ratio of gas should b...