Physics · Thermodynamics

JEE Advanced 2025 — Paper 2 — Question 11

An ideal monatomic gas of n moles is taken through a cycle WXYZWW X Y Z W consisting of consecutive adiabatic and isobaric quasi-static processes, as shown in the schematic

V−TV-T diagram. The volume of the gas at W,XW, X and YY points are, 64 cm3,125 cm364 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}, 125 \mathrm{~cm}^{3} and 250 cm3250 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}, respectively. If the absolute temperature of the gas TWT_{W} at the point WW is such that nRTW=1 Jn R T_{W}=1 \mathrm{~J} ( R is the universal gas constant), then the amount of heat absorbed (in J ) by the gas

along the path XYX Y is \qquad

figure

Answer: 1.6

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

nRTw=PwVw=1 Jn R T_{w}=P_{w} V_{w}=1 \mathrm{~J}

PW=164×106 Pa\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{W}}=\frac{1}{64} \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~Pa}

For WX process PXVXy=PWVWy\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{X}} \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{X}}^{\mathrm{y}}=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{W}} \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{W}}^{\mathrm{y}}

⇒PX=PW(VWVX)y\Rightarrow P_{X}=P_{W}\left(\frac{V_{W}}{V_{X}}\right)^{y}

amount of heat absorbed in XY process Q=nCPΔT=n×52R×[TY−TX][\mathrm{Q}=\mathrm{nCP} \Delta \mathrm{T}=\mathrm{n} \times \frac{5}{2} \mathrm{R} \times\left[\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{Y}}-\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{X}}\right] \quad\left[\right.

For monoatomic gas CP=5R2]\left.\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{P}}=\frac{5 \mathrm{R}}{2}\right]

Q=52[nRTY−nRTX]\mathrm{Q}=\frac{5}{2}\left[\mathrm{nRT}_{\mathrm{Y}}-\mathrm{nRT}_{\mathrm{X}}\right]

=52[PYVY−PXVX]=\frac{5}{2}\left[\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{Y}} \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{Y}}-\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{X}} \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{X}}\right]

=52PX[VY−VX][∵PX=PY;=\frac{5}{2} \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{X}}\left[\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{Y}}-\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{X}}\right] \quad\left[\because \quad \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{X}}=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{Y}} ;\right. Isobaric process ]]

=52×PW×[VWVX]Y[VY−VX]=\frac{5}{2} \times \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{W}} \times\left[\frac{\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{W}}}{\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{X}}}\right]^{\mathrm{Y}}\left[\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{Y}}-\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{X}}\right]\ Putting values : Q = 1.6 Joule

Solution figure

Answer key and solution verified before publishing.

Practise Thermodynamics

Start with this question, then two more from the same chapter — with a tutor that explains every step. Free.

Exam
JEE Advanced 2025
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Thermodynamics
Topic
Different Thermodynamic Processes