JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2025 - 22nd January Morning Shift - No. 11)

A liquid when kept inside a thermally insulated closed vessel at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ was mechanically stirred from outside. What will be the correct option for the following thermodynamic parameters ?
$\Delta \mathrm{U}=0, \mathrm{q}<0, \mathrm{w}>0$
$\Delta \mathrm{U}>0, \mathrm{q}=0, \mathrm{w}>0$
$\Delta \mathrm{U}=0, \mathrm{q}=0, \mathrm{w}=0$
$\Delta \mathrm{U}<0, \mathrm{q}=0, \mathrm{w}>0$

Explanation

Let’s analyze the situation step by step:

System: The liquid inside a thermally insulated (adiabatic) and closed vessel.

Process: The liquid is mechanically stirred from outside.


Heat Exchange ($q$)

Because the vessel is thermally insulated, there is no heat exchange between the system and surroundings. Hence,

$ q = 0. $

Work ($w$)

The external mechanical stirring does work on the system by agitating the liquid. Work done on the system is conventionally taken as positive:

$ w > 0. $

Change in Internal Energy ($\Delta U$)

From the First Law of Thermodynamics,

$ \Delta U \;=\; q \;+\; w. $

Since $q = 0$ and $w > 0$, we get

$ \Delta U = w > 0. $

Hence:

$ \boxed{ \Delta U > 0,\quad q = 0,\quad w > 0. } $


Answer: Option B is correct.

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