GATE ME 2017 Set 2 — Question 14

MCQ+1 / -0.33MediumWork & Heat in ProcessesLaws & PropertiesThermodynamics

Thermodynamics → Laws & Properties → Work & Heat in Processes

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W_{by} = \int_{V_1}^{V_2} p \, dV = p_1 V_1 \ln \left(\frac{V_2}{V_1}\right) = p_1 V_1 \ln \left(\frac{p_1}{p_2}\right)

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W_{by} = \int_{V_1}^{V_2} p \, dV = p_1 V_1 \ln \left(\frac{V_2}{V_1}\right) = p_1 V_1 \ln \left(\frac{p_1}{p_2}\right)

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