Internal energy of an ideal gas
A
Increases with increase in pressure
B
Decreases with increase in temperature
C
Is independent of temperature
D
None of these
Correct Answer: None of these
Internal energy of an ideal gas is solely dependent on temperature and given by the relation: The internal energy of an substance is given by$$\eqalign{ & dU = CvdT - \left \cr & {\text{For an ideal gas, }}PV = RT \cr & {\text{So, }}\left( {\frac{{\partial V}}{{\partial T}}} \right)p = \frac{R}{P}\,\,{\text{and }}\left( {\frac{{\partial V}}{{\partial P}}} \right)T = - \frac{{RT}}{{{P^2}}} \cr & {\text{Hence, }}dU = CvdT \cr} $$
So internal energy is only a function of temperature and increases with increase in temperature.