Given: q=500J, n=0.5mol, T1=298K, pressure is 1.00atm, and Argon is a monoatomic ideal gas.
Find: final temperature and change in internal energy.
From the solution working, for a monoatomic gas:
CV=23R,CP=25R
and at constant pressure:
q=nCPΔTSubstitute the given values:
500=0.5×25×8.3×ΔT
500=0.5×20.75×ΔT
ΔT=10.375500=48.2KHence the final temperature is:
T2=T1+ΔT=298+48.2=346.2K≈348KNow calculate the change in internal energy using:
ΔU=nCVΔT
ΔU=0.5×23×8.3×48.2
ΔU=0.5×12.45×48.2=300JTherefore, the final temperature is 348K and the change in internal energy is 300J. The correct option is A.
The solution contains a discrepancy because one section states C, but the worked constant-pressure calculation clearly gives 348K and 300J, which matches option A.