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MHT CET · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter

A monoatomic gas is heated at constant pressure. The percentage of total heat used for doing external work is

  1. A \(30 \%\)
  2. B \(40 \%\)
  3. C \(50 \%\)
  4. D \(60 \%\)
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(B) \(40 \%\)

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For constant pressure, Using first law of thermodynamics,
\(\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{W}=\mathrm{Q}-\Delta \mathrm{U} \\
& \mathrm{~W}=\mathrm{mC}_{\mathrm{p}} \Delta \mathrm{~T}-\mathrm{mC}_{\mathrm{v}} \Delta \mathrm{~T}
\end{aligned}\)
For monoatomic gas \(\gamma=\frac{C_p}{C_v}=\frac{5}{3}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \quad \Rightarrow C_v=\frac{3}{5} C_p \\ & \therefore \quad W=m C_p \Delta T-m\left(\frac{3}{5} C_p\right) \Delta T \\ & W=\frac{2}{5} m_p \Delta T=\frac{2}{5} Q \Rightarrow 40 \% \text { of heat }\end{aligned}\)