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Grade 10Thermal Physics

A sample of gas expands from volume V1 to V2. The amount of work done by the gas is greatest, when the expansion is

(a) Adiabatic

(b) Isobaric

(c) Isothermal

(d) Equal in all cases

Profile image of Aditi Chauhan
12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Simran Bhatia
12 Years ago

(b)

In thermodynamics for same change in volume, the work done is maximum in isobaric process because in P - V graph, area enclosed by curve and volume axis is maximum in isobaric process.

So, the choice (b) is correct.