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Two cylinders are connected by a fixed diathermic partition A, and a removable adiabatic partition B placed adjacent to A as shown in figure Initially n moles of ideal mono-atomic gas is present in both cylinders at normal at pressure P0 Both the gas occupy same volume V0 initially. Now the piston of left cylinder is compressed in adiabatic manner so that volume of left portion becomes V0/2 and then left piston is clamped. Then the adiabatic slider B is removed so that the two cylinder come in thermal equation. Assume all other surfaces except A to be adiabatic, for this situation mark the correct statement (s).

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a

During the expansion of gas in right chamber the energy transferred from left chamber to right chamber is 0.55P0V0 where γ=5/3

b

After the removal of adiabatic separator B the gas in right chamber expands under constant pressure process 

c

Work done by the gas of the right chamber on surrounding during its expansion is 0.22P0V0

d

Just after the removal of adiabatic separator B the pressure in the left & right chambers are 2P0&P0 respectively. 

answer is B, C, D.

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Detailed Solution

As the gas of left chamber is compressed adiabatically to half of its initial volume

P0V0=P1V0/2γP1=P0×2γ

i.e. pressure in left chamber after the completion of adiabatic process is P1 while pressure in right chamber remains same as it is isolated from surrounding or you say no energy transfer between right chamber & surrounding.

Due to this adiabatic compression, temperature will also change in left chamber,

T0V0γ1=T1V0/2γ1T1=2γ1T0 where T0=P0V0nR

when adiabatic seperator is removed temperature on both sides are different, temperature on left is  T1 while temperature on right is T0 as T1>T0. So heat transfer takes place from left chamber to right chamber and the gas in right chamber starts expanding, as piston (right side) is free to move the pressure remains constant as P0 So expansion in right chamber is taking place at constant temperature. During this expansion, of gas in right chamber , the volume of gas in left chamber remains constant. but temperature & press changes.

For the instant just after the removval of adiabatic seperator we can take the pressure of gas in left chamber as same just before the removal i.e. P0×2γ Let final temperature on both sides is T, then the energy transferred from left to right is used to increase the temperature of right part & to expand the gas. i.e.

nCvT1T=nCpTT0=nCvTT0+WT=5T0+3T18=5+3×2γ18T0=1.22T0

So energy transferred is, 

Q=nCvT1T=3nR22γ11.22T0=0.55P0V0

Work done, 

W=P0VfVi=nRTT0=0.22nRT0=0.22P0V0

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Two cylinders are connected by a fixed diathermic partition A, and a removable adiabatic partition B placed adjacent to A as shown in figure Initially n moles of ideal mono-atomic gas is present in both cylinders at normal at pressure P0 Both the gas occupy same volume V0 initially. Now the piston of left cylinder is compressed in adiabatic manner so that volume of left portion becomes V0/2 and then left piston is clamped. Then the adiabatic slider B is removed so that the two cylinder come in thermal equation. Assume all other surfaces except A to be adiabatic, for this situation mark the correct statement (s).