An ideal gas expands in such a manner that its pressure and volume can be related by equationPV2=constant. During this process, the gas is
A
Heated
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B
Cooled
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C
Neither heated nor cooled
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D
First heated and then cooled
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Solution
The correct option is BCooled For an adiabatic expansion PVγ= constant and for the given process PV2 = constant ∴ It is also an adiabatic expansion and during adiabatic expansion the gas is cooled.