Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas undergoes a process 1 - 2 - 3 as shown in figure. Then total heat supplied to the gas in the process is
2RT01+ln4
4RT0ln2
5RT0
RT03+ln16
(4)
Q12=Heat supplied in the process 1−2=2 × 3R2× 2T0−T0=3RT0Process 2−3 is isothermal. Therefore heat supplied tothe gas, Q23=Work done by the gas=P2V2 lnV3V2=nRT2ln V3V2 = 2.R. 2T0 lnV0V0∴ Q23 = 4RT0ln2∴ Total heat supplied to the gas=Q12+Q23 = RT03+ln 16