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Two cylinders A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stopcock. A contains a gas at standard temperature and pressure. B is completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. The stopcock is now opened. Answer the following :
(a) What is the final pressure of the gas in A and B ?
(b) What is the change in internal energy of the gas?
(c) What is the change in the temperature of the gas?
(d) Do the intermediate states of the system (before settling to the final equilibrium state) lie on its P-V-T surface ?



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(a) When the stopcock is suddenly opened, the volume available to the gas at 1 atmospheric pressure will become two times. Therefore, pressure will decrease to one-half, i.e., 0.5 atmosphere.
(b) There will be no change in the internal energy of the gas as no work is done on/by the gas.
(c) Since no work is being done by the gas during the expansion of the gas, the temperature of the gas will not change at all.
(d) No, because the process called free expansion is rapid and cannot be controlled. the intermediate states are non-equilibrium states and do not satisfy the gas equation. In due course, the gas does return to an equilibrium state.
(b) There will be no change in the internal energy of the gas as no work is done on/by the gas.
(c) Since no work is being done by the gas during the expansion of the gas, the temperature of the gas will not change at all.
(d) No, because the process called free expansion is rapid and cannot be controlled. the intermediate states are non-equilibrium states and do not satisfy the gas equation. In due course, the gas does return to an equilibrium state.
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Question Text | Two cylinders A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stopcock. A contains a gas at standard temperature and pressure. B is completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. The stopcock is now opened. Answer the following : (a) What is the final pressure of the gas in A and B ? (b) What is the change in internal energy of the gas? (c) What is the change in the temperature of the gas? (d) Do the intermediate states of the system (before settling to the final equilibrium state) lie on its P-V-T surface ? |
Updated On | Feb 27, 2022 |
Topic | Thermodynamics |
Subject | Physics |
Class | Class 11 |
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