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JEE Chemistry 2025 Question with Solution

500 J of energy is transferred as heat to 0.5 mol of Argon gas at 298 K and 1.00 atm. The final temperature and the change in internal energy respectively are: Given R=8.3J K1mol1R = 8.3 \, \text{J K}^{-1} \, \text{mol}^{-1} Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  • A

    348 K and 300 J

  • B

    378 K and 500 J

  • C

    378 K and 300 J

  • D

    368 K and 500 J

Answer

Correct answer:A

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: q=500Jq = 500 \, \text{J}, n=0.5moln = 0.5 \, \text{mol}, T1=298KT_1 = 298 \, \text{K}, pressure is 1.00atm1.00 \, \text{atm}, and Argon is a monoatomic ideal gas.

Find: final temperature and change in internal energy.

From the solution working, for a monoatomic gas:

CV=3R2,CP=5R2C_V = \frac{3R}{2}, \qquad C_P = \frac{5R}{2}

and at constant pressure:

q=nCPΔTq = nC_P\Delta T

Substitute the given values:

500=0.5×5×8.32×ΔT500 = 0.5 \times \frac{5 \times 8.3}{2} \times \Delta T 500=0.5×20.75×ΔT500 = 0.5 \times 20.75 \times \Delta T ΔT=50010.375=48.2K\Delta T = \frac{500}{10.375} = 48.2 \, \text{K}

Hence the final temperature is:

T2=T1+ΔT=298+48.2=346.2K348KT_2 = T_1 + \Delta T = 298 + 48.2 = 346.2 \, \text{K} \approx 348 \, \text{K}

Now calculate the change in internal energy using:

ΔU=nCVΔT\Delta U = nC_V\Delta T ΔU=0.5×3×8.32×48.2\Delta U = 0.5 \times \frac{3 \times 8.3}{2} \times 48.2 ΔU=0.5×12.45×48.2=300J\Delta U = 0.5 \times 12.45 \times 48.2 = 300 \, \text{J}

Therefore, the final temperature is 348K348 \, \text{K} and the change in internal energy is 300J300 \, \text{J}. The correct option is A.

The solution contains a discrepancy because one section states C, but the worked constant-pressure calculation clearly gives 348K348 \, \text{K} and 300J300 \, \text{J}, which matches option A.

Using First Law at Constant Pressure

Given: q=500Jq = 500 \, \text{J} at constant pressure, with Argon as a monoatomic ideal gas.

Find: T2T_2 and ΔU\Delta U.

The first law is:

q=ΔU+Wq = \Delta U + W

For a constant-pressure heating process of an ideal gas, the heat absorbed is:

q=nCPΔTq = nC_P\Delta T

For monoatomic gas:

CP=5R2,CV=3R2C_P = \frac{5R}{2}, \qquad C_V = \frac{3R}{2}

So,

ΔT=qnCP=5000.5×20.75=48.2K\Delta T = \frac{q}{nC_P} = \frac{500}{0.5 \times 20.75} = 48.2 \, \text{K}

and therefore,

T2=298+48.2348KT_2 = 298 + 48.2 \approx 348 \, \text{K}

Now use internal energy relation:

ΔU=nCVΔT\Delta U = nC_V\Delta T ΔU=0.5×12.45×48.2=300J\Delta U = 0.5 \times 12.45 \times 48.2 = 300 \, \text{J}

Thus, the correct result from the extracted working is 348K348 \, \text{K} and 300J300 \, \text{J}.

Common mistakes

  • Using q=nCVΔTq = nC_V\Delta T directly without checking the process condition is incorrect here because the given pressure is constant at 1.00atm1.00 \, \text{atm}. For constant pressure heating, use q=nCPΔTq = nC_P\Delta T instead.

  • Assuming ΔU=q\Delta U = q is wrong for a constant-pressure process because the gas does expansion work. Only at constant volume does all supplied heat become internal energy change. Here, use ΔU=nCVΔT\Delta U = nC_V\Delta T after finding ΔT\Delta T.

  • Mixing up CPC_P and CVC_V for monoatomic gases leads to the wrong temperature rise. For Argon, use CV=3R2C_V = \frac{3R}{2} and CP=5R2C_P = \frac{5R}{2}, not the reverse.

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