Consider the reversible isothermal expansion of an ideal gas in a closed system at two different temperatures T1and T2 (T1<T2). The correct graphical depiction of the dependence of work done (w) on the final volume (V) is:
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Solution
The correct option is B
For isothermal expansion, w=−nRTlnV2V1 |w|=nRTlnV2V1
|w|=nRTlnV2−nRTlnV1 y=mx-c So,the slope of curve 2 is more than the slope of curve 1 and the intercept of curve 2 is more negative than the intercept of curve 1