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Chemical Engineering · Q193

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 193

Q193

During a reversible isothermal expansion of an ideal gas, the entropy change is

A.
+ve
Answer
B.
0
C.
-ve
D.

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
We know the change in entropy   and for expansion since the heat has to be added to the system and by our convention heat added to the system isothermally is positive so change in entropy is positive.