Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Physics
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- Laws of Thermodynamics
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Laws of Thermodynamics
Analyze the two statements below. (A) When heat is supplied to a...
Analyze the two statements below.
(A) When heat is supplied to a system, its temperature must rise.
(B) When a system does positive work during a thermodynamic process, its volume must increase.
(A) When heat is supplied to a system, its temperature must rise.
(B) When a system does positive work during a thermodynamic process, its volume must increase.
Options
- ABoth A and B are true
- BA is true but B is false
- CB is true but A is false
- DBoth A and B are false
Correct answer
C. B is true but A is false
Step-by-step solution
Statement (A) is false because during an isothermal process or a phase change (such as melting or boiling), heat is supplied to the system but its temperature remains constant.
Statement (B) is true because the work done by a thermodynamic system is given by . Since absolute pressure is always positive, positive work () implies that the change in volume must be positive, meaning the volume must increase.
Hence, B is true but A is false.
Statement (B) is true because the work done by a thermodynamic system is given by . Since absolute pressure is always positive, positive work () implies that the change in volume must be positive, meaning the volume must increase.
Hence, B is true but A is false.