One mole of an ideal monatomic gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion in which its volume becomes eight times its initial value. If the initial temperature of the gas is 100   K and the universal gas constant R = 8.0  J   mo l - 1  K - 1 , then how much is the decrease in its…

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One mole of an ideal monatomic gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion in which its volume becomes eight times its initial value. If the initial temperature of the gas is 100 &#8201; K and the universal gas constant R = 8.0 &#160;J &#160; mo l - 1 &#160;K - 1 , then how much is the decrease in its internal energy (in J ) ?

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V i = V V f = 8 V For adiabatic process { &#947; = 5/ 3 for monoatomic gas } T 1 &#8901; V 1 &#947; &#8722; 1 = T 2 &#8901; V 2 &#947; &#8722; 1 100 V 2 3 = T 2 8 V 2 3 T 2 = 25 &#160; K Loss in internal energy &#8710; U = n C v &#8710; T = 1 f R 2 100 - 25 = 12 &#215; 75 = 900 &#160; J ^

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