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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Thermodynamics

When an ideal diatomic gas undergoes adiabatic expansion, if the increase in its volume is \(0.5 \%\), then the change in the pressure of the gas is

  1. A \(+0.5 \%\)
  2. B \(-0.5 \%\)
  3. C \(-0.7 \%\)
  4. D \(+0.7 \%\)
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(C) \(-0.7 \%\)

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\(PV^\gamma = \text{constant}\) \(\gamma = 7/5 = 1.4\) \(\frac{\Delta P}{P} = -\gamma \frac{\Delta V}{V}\) \(\frac{\Delta P}{P} = -1.4 \times (+0.005)\) \(\frac{\Delta P}{P} = -0.007 = -0.7\%\)
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