- Home
- Standard 11
- Physics
11.Thermodynamics
medium
$P-V$ plots for two gases during adiabatic process are shown in the figure. Plots $1$ and $2$ should correspond respectively to

A
$He$ and ${O_2}$
B
${O_2}$ and $He$
C
$He$ and $Ar$
D
${O_2}$ and ${N_2}$
Solution
(b) In adiabatic process, slope of $PV-$graph.
$\frac{{dP}}{{dV}} = – \gamma \frac{P}{V}$==> |Slope| $\propto \gamma$
From the given graph $(Slope)_2 > (Slope)_1$ ==> ${\gamma _2} > {\gamma _1}$
therefore $1$ should correspond to $O_2 (\gamma$ = 1.4) and $2$ should correspond to $He$ ($\gamma = 1.66$)
Standard 11
Physics