Heat is applied to a rigid diatomic gas at constant pressure. The ratio $\Delta \mathrm{Q}: \Delta…

Heat is applied to a rigid diatomic gas at constant pressure. The ratio $\Delta \mathrm{Q}: \Delta \mathrm{U}: \Delta \mathrm{W}$ is
  1. $5: 7: 2$
  2. $7: 5: 2$
  3. $2: 5: 7$
  4. 5: 2: 7

Solution

We know, $\begin{array}{l} \Delta \mathrm{Q}=\mathrm{nC}_{\mathrm{p}} \Delta \mathrm{T} \\ \Delta \mathrm{U}=\mathrm{nC}_{\mathrm{v}} \Delta \mathrm{T} \\ \mathrm{W}=\mathrm{P} \Delta \mathrm{V}=\mathrm{nR} \Delta \mathrm{T} \\ \Delta \mathrm{W}: \Delta \mathrm{U}: \Delta \mathrm{Q}=\mathrm{R}: \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{v}}: \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{p}} \end{array}$ For a diatomic gas $f=5$ $\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad & C_{v}=\frac{f}{2} R=\frac{5}{2} R \\ & C_{p}=C_{v}+R=\frac{7}{2} R \\ \therefore \quad R: C_{v}: C_{p}=1: \frac{5}{2}: \frac{7}{2}=2: 5: 7 \end{aligned}$ .

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (14 Oct Shift 1)

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