One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from $A$ to $B$ along a path $AB$ as shown in the figure,

The change in internal energy of the gas during the transition is:

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One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from A to B along a path AB as shown in the figure, The change in internal energy of the gas during the transition is:

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Δ U = n C v Δ T T = P V n R Δ T = P 2 V 2 - P 1 V 2 n R Δ U = n R γ - 1 P 2 V 2 - P 1 V 1 n R = P 2 V 2 - P 1 V 1 γ - 1 = - 8 × 10 3 2 5 = - 20 k J

One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from A to B along a path AB as shown in the figure,…

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