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Consider the given diagram. An ideal gas is contained in a chamber (left) of volume V and is at an absolute temperature T. It is allowed to rush freely into the right chamber of volume V which is initially vacuum. The whole system is thermally isolated. What will be the final temperature of the system after the equilibrium has been attained?

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`T `
`T/2`
`2T`
`T/4`

Solution :From the ideal gas equation , `PV = nRT `, we GET initially , `P_(i) V_(i) = n RT_(i)` and after the gas is allowed to rush freely into the right chamber, then `P_(f)V_(f) = nRT_(f)`
Now , given , `P_(i) = P , V_(i) = V , P_(f) = P//2 , V_(f) = 2V, T_(i) = TP_(i) V_(i) = nRT rArr PV = nRT `
Now , `P_(f) V_(f) = n RT_(f) rArrP/2 xx 2V = nRT_(f)`
`rArr PV = nRT_(f) rArr nRT = nRT_(f)`
` rArrT_(f) = T `
` :. ` Initial and final TEMPERATURE of the system remains same after the equilibrium has been attained as the system is not doing any work at the time of free expansion `(i.e., Delta U = 0 )`.


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