Heat and Thermodynamics 5 Question 35

36. An ideal monoatomic gas is confined in a horizontal cylinder by a spring loaded piston (as shown in the figure). Initially the gas is at temperature $T _1$, pressure $p _1$ and volume $V _1$ and the spring is in its relaxed state. The gas is then heated very slowly to temperature $T _2$, pressure $p _2$ and volume $V _2$. During this process the piston moves out by a distance $x$. Ignoring the friction between the piston and the cylinder, the correct statements is/are

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(a) If $V _2=2 V _1$ and $T _2=3 T _1$,

then the energy stored in the spring is $\frac{1}{4} p _1 V _1$

(b) If $V _2=2 V _1$ and $T _2=3 T _1$,

then the change in internal energy is $3 p _1 V _1$

(c) If $V _2=3 V _1$ and $T _2=4 T _1$,

then the work done by the gas is $\frac{7}{3} p _1 V _1$

(d) If $V _2=3 V _1$ and $T _2=4 T _1$,

then the heat supplied to the gas is

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 36. $(a, b, c)$

Solution:

  1. Note This question can be solved if right hand side hand side chamber is assumed open, so that its pressure remains constant even if the piston shifts towards right.

(a)

$$ \begin{gathered} p V=n R T \\ p \propto \frac{T}{V} \end{gathered} $$

Temperature is made three times and volume is doubled

$$ \Rightarrow \quad p _2=\frac{3}{2} p _1 $$

Further $\quad x=\frac{\Delta V}{A}=\frac{V _2-V _1}{A}=\frac{2 V _1-V _1}{A}=\frac{V _1}{A}$

$$ p _2=\frac{3 p _1}{2}=p _1+\frac{k x}{A} \Rightarrow k x=\frac{p _1 A}{2} $$

Energy of spring

$$ \frac{1}{2} k x^{2}=\frac{p _1 A}{4} x=\frac{p _1 V _1}{4} $$

(b) $\Delta U=n c _v \Delta T=n\left(\frac{3}{2} R\right) \Delta T$

$$ \begin{aligned} & =\frac{3}{2}\left(p _2 V _2-p _1 V _1\right) \\ & =\frac{3}{2}\left[\left(\frac{3}{2} p _1\right)\left(2 V _1\right)-p _1 V _1\right]=3 p _1 V _1 \end{aligned} $$

(c) $p _2=\frac{4 p _1}{3}$

$\Rightarrow \quad p _2=\frac{4}{3} p _1=p _1+\frac{k x}{A}$

$\Rightarrow \quad k x=\frac{p _1 A}{3}$

$\Rightarrow \quad x=\frac{\Delta V}{A}=\frac{2 V _1}{A}$

$$ \begin{aligned} W _{\text {gas }} & =\left(p _0 \Delta V+W _{\text {spring }}\right)=\left(p _1 A x+\frac{1}{2} k x \cdot x\right) \\ & =+\left(p _1 A \cdot \frac{2 V _1}{A}+\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{p _1 A}{3} \cdot \frac{2 V _1}{A}\right) \\ & =2 p _1 V _1+\frac{p _1 V _1}{3}=\frac{7 p _1 V _1}{3} \end{aligned} $$

(d) $\Delta Q=W+\Delta U$

$$ \begin{aligned} & =\frac{7 p _1 V _1}{3}+\frac{3}{2}\left(p _2 V _2-p _1 V _1\right) \\ & =\frac{7 p _1 V _1}{3}+\frac{3}{2}\left(\frac{4}{3} p _1 \cdot 3 V _1-p _1 V _1\right) \\ & =\frac{7 p _1 V _1}{3}+\frac{9}{2} p _1 V _1=\frac{41 p _1 V _1}{6} \end{aligned} $$

NOTE

$\Delta U=\frac{3}{2}\left(p _2 V _2-p _1 V _1\right)$ has been obtained in part (b).



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