Question 2 of 190
For an ideal gas undergoing a polytropic process , the molar heat capacity is given by . The process is isothermal when:
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Answer: (A)
When , , which corresponds to Boyle's law at constant temperature ().
Thermodynamics
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\begin{array}{|l|p{6cm}|l|p{4cm}|}
\hline \textbf{LIST-I} & & \textbf{LIST-II} & \\
\hline A. & \text{Pressure varies inversely with volume of an ideal gas.} & I. & \text{Adiabatic process} \\
\hline B. & \text{Heat absorbed goes partly to increase internal energy and partly to do work.} & II. & \text{Isochoric process} \\
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\hline D. & \text{No work is done on or by a gas.} & IV. & \text{Isobaric process} \\
\hline
\end{array}
\]
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