NEET 2016
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2016
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Thermodynamics
NEET 2016 · Physics · Thermodynamics
A gas is compressed isothermally to half its initial volume. The...
A gas is compressed isothermally to half its initial volume. The same gas is compressed separately through an adiabatic process until its volume is again reduced to half. Then:
Options
- ACompressing the gas isothermally will require more work to be done.
- BCompressing the gas through adiabatic process will require more work to be done.
- CCompressing the gas isothermally or adiabatically will require the same amount of work.
- DWhich of the case (whether compression through isothermal or through adiabatic process) requires more work will depend upon the atomicity of the gas.
Correct answer
B. Compressing the gas through adiabatic process will require more work to be done.
Step-by-step solution
The slope of adiabatic curve is more hence it lie above the isothermal curve. So in adiabatic process more work to be done.