Adiabatic Expansion of Leaking Air – Rankers Physics
Topic: Thermal Physics
Subtopic: Thermodynamics

Adiabatic Expansion of Leaking Air


Assertion (A): Air quickly leaking out of a balloon becomes cooler.
Reason (R): The leaking air undergoes adiabatic expansion.
 
(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:

Air quickly leaking out of a balloon undergoes rapid expansion. This is an adiabatic process where the gas does work, leading to a decrease in internal energy and thus temperature.


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

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