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The following graph represents the T-V curves of an ideal gas (where T is the temperature and V the volume) at three pressures P1, P2 and P3 compared with those of Charles’s law represented as dotted lines.


Then the correct relation is:

Options

A

P3 > P2 > P1

B

P1 > P3 > P2

C

P2 > P1 > P3

D

P1 > P2 > P3

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Correct Answer :

Option D

P1 > P2 > P3

P₁ > P₂ > P₃

Solution :

The correct relation is: P₁ > P₂ > P₃

To understand the relationship between the pressures P₁, P₂, and P₃ from the temperature-volume (T-V) graph, we can use the ideal gas law:
P V = n R T
where:
P is the pressure of the gas,
V is the volume of the gas,
n is the number of moles of the gas,
R is the universal gas constant, and
T is the absolute temperature.

We can rearrange this equation to express temperature (T) as a function of volume (V):
T = P n R V

In a T-V graph where temperature (T) is plotted on the vertical y-axis and volume (V) is plotted on the horizontal x-axis, the slope of the curve represents:
Slope = T V = P n R

Since the number of moles (n) and the gas constant (R) are constant, the slope of each line is directly proportional to the pressure (P) of the gas:
Slope P

Alternatively, if we draw a vertical line representing a constant volume (V = constant) across the curves, the pressure becomes directly proportional to the temperature:
P T
From the graph, at any given constant volume, the temperature corresponding to the curve for P₁ is the highest, followed by P₂, and then P₃ (T₁ > T₂ > T₃).
Therefore, the corresponding pressures follow the same order: P₁ > P₂ > P₃.

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