A cylinder contains an ideal gas fitted with a frictionless piston

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Thermodynamics · Thermodynamics

Problem

A cylinder contains an ideal gas fitted with a frictionless piston. The gas is slowly heated and the piston moves outward. Answer the following for the gas: (i) State the sign of QQ. (ii) State the sign of WW. (iii) Will the internal energy increase, decrease or remain unchanged? Give one-line reasoning.

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