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JEE Main 2013Thermodynamics (C) Question with Solution

JEE Main 2013 (07 Apr)

Question

A piston filled with 0.04 mol of an ideal gas expands reversibly from 50.0 mL to 375 mL at a constant temperature of 3 7 . 0 C. As it does so, it absorbs 208 J of heat. The values of q and w for the process will be 
(R = 8.314 J/mol K) (ln7.5 = 2.01)

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Correct answer
C q = + 2 0 8 J , w = - 2 0 8 J

Step-by-step explanation

Since, temperature remains constant, the process will be isothermal by nature.
For Isothermal reversible expansion:
Δ E = 0 = q + w
q = - w
q = + 2 0 J       {heat absorbed so +ve}
w = - 2 0 J      {expansion so work done is -ve}

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