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A gas is allowed to expand (a) adiabatically and (b)
Chapter 22, Problem 12Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 12Q
A gas is allowed to expand (a) adiabatically and (b) isothermally. In each process, does the entropy increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.
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QUESTION:
Problem 12Q
A gas is allowed to expand (a) adiabatically and (b) isothermally. In each process, does the entropy increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.
ANSWER:
Solution 12Q
In an adiabatic expansion there is no heat exchange and in an isothermal expansion there is no change in temperature.
So for adiabatic process Q = 0
For isothermal process T = 0
Change in entropy = S = Q/T
Step 1 of 2
- As the process is adiabatic, Q = 0
So S = 0.
Entropy stays the same.