NEET Physics Question - Thermal Physics

Assertion (A): It is possible for both the pressure and volume of a monoatomic ideal gas of a given amount to change simultaneously without causing the internal energy of the gas to change.

Reason (R): The internal energy of an ideal gas of a given amount remains constant if temperature does not change. It is possible to have a process in which pressure and volume are changed such that temperature remains constant.

(1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

(2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

(3) (A) is true but (R) is false

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

For an ideal gas, internal energy \(U\) depends only on temperature \(T\). If \(U\) is constant, then \(T\) is constant. For a constant temperature process (isothermal), pressure \(P\) and volume \(V\) can change while \(T\) remains constant (as \(PV = nRT\)). Thus, both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.

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