alleryStart learning →For free isothermal expansion of an ideal gas, Joule found what about ΔU?
AIt equals w
BIt is negative
CIt is positive
DIt is zero
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It is zero
Joule measured q = 0 and w = 0 in free expansion, so ΔU = 0.
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