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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.HL.TZ2.11
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
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Question

During an adiabatic expansion, a gas does 50J of work against the surroundings. It is then cooled at constant volume by removing 20J of energy from the gas. The magnitude of the total change in internal energy of the gas is

 

A. 70 J.
B. 50 J.
C. 30 J.
D. 20 J.

Markscheme

A

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Syllabus sections

Option B: Engineering physics » Option B: Engineering physics (Core topics) » B.2 – Thermodynamics
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