B4 Worksheet3
B4 Worksheet3
B4 Worksheet3
(Option B continued)
7. (a) Show that during an adiabatic expansion of an ideal monatomic gas the temperature T
and volume V are given by [2]
2
TV 3 constant
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(b) The diagram shows a Carnot cycle for an ideal monatomic gas.
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A
The highest temperature in the cycle is 620 K and the lowest is 340 K.
(i)
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VC
(iii) Calculate the ratio where VC is the volume of the gas at C and VB is the
VB
volume at B. [2]
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(c) (i) Calculate the change in the entropy of the gas during the change A to B. [1]
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(ii) Explain, by reference to the second law of thermodynamics, why a real engine
operating between the temperatures of 620 K and 340 K cannot have an
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End of Option B
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