Q.

For irreversible expansion of an ideal gas under isothermal condition, the correct option is           [2021]

1 ΔU0,ΔStotal=0  
2 ΔU=0,ΔStotal=0  
3 ΔU0,ΔStotal0  
4 ΔU=0,ΔStotal0  

Ans.

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For reversible and irreversible expansion for an ideal gas under isothermal condition, ΔU=0, but ΔStotal i.e., ΔSsys+ΔSsurr is not zero for irreversible process.