One mole of an ideal diatomic gas undergoes a transition from A to B along a path AB as shown in the figure below. The change in internal energy of the gas during the transition is :
- 20 kJ
ΔU=nCvΔT=n5R2ΔT=52nRΔT=52(PfVf−PiVi)=52(2×6−5×4)=52(−8)=−20kJ