Geo-Scientist Prelims 2025 Chemistry Q52: Consider the following statements for an ideal gas undergoing…

Consider the following statements for an ideal gas undergoing reversible process :

1. The quantity of the work w in a reversible process in a closed system can be found if we know the initial state and final state of the system.
2. The infinitesimal p – V work in a closed system always equals – p dV.
3. \(\int_1^2 p\,dV = \int_1^2 nR\,dT\) for every reversible process in an ideal gas.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

1. (a) 1 only
2. (b) 2 only
3. (c) 2 and 3
4. (d) 1 and 3