11.Thermodynamics
easy

If $Q , E$ and $W$ denote respectively the heat added, change in internal energy and the work done by a closed cycle process, then

A

$W = 0$

B

$ Q = 0$

C

$E= 0$

D

$Q=W=0$

(AIPMT-2008)

Solution

Internal energy depends only on the initial and final states of temperature and not on the path. In a cyclic process, as initial and final states are the same, change in internal energy is zero. Hence $E$ is $\Delta U$, the change in internal energy.

Standard 11
Physics

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