VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    Two cylinders A and B fitted with pistons contain equal number of moles of an ideal monoatomic gas at 400 K. The piston of A is free to move while that of B is held fixed. Same amount of heat energy is given to the gas in each cylinder. If the rise in temperature of the gas in A is 42 K, the rise in temperature of the gas in B is

    A)  21 K            

    B)  35 K

    C)  42 K            

    D)  70 K  

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    From first law of thermodynamics \[Q=\Delta U+W\] For cylinder A pressure remains constant \[\therefore \] Work done by a system \[W=\frac{\mu R}{\gamma -1}({{T}_{1}}-{{T}_{2}})\] For monoatomic gases \[\mu =\frac{1}{5}\] \[\gamma =\frac{5}{3}\] \[\therefore \] \[W=\frac{\frac{1}{5}\times R}{\frac{5}{3}-1}(442-400)=\frac{3}{2}R\times 42\] or \[W=63R\] But  \[\Delta U=0,\] for cylinder A \[\therefore \] \[Q=0+63R\] \[Q=63R\] For cylinder B volume is constant, \[\therefore \] \[W=0\] and \[Q=\mu {{C}_{v}}\Delta T\] For monoatomic gas \[{{C}_{v}}=\frac{3}{2}R\] \[Q=1\times \frac{3}{2}R\Delta T\] As heat given to both cylinder is same \[\therefore \] \[63R=\frac{3}{2}R\Delta T\] \[\Delta T=42K\]


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