JEE MAIN - Physics (2024 - 27th January Evening Shift - No. 10)
Explanation
For an adiabatic process, the following relation holds:
$$P V^{\gamma} = \text{constant}$$
where P is the pressure, V is the volume, and $$\gamma = \frac{C_p}{C_v}$$.
We are given that the pressure is proportional to the cube of the absolute temperature:
$$P \propto T^3$$.
Using the ideal gas law, $$PV = nRT$$, we can rewrite this as:
$$V \propto \frac{T}{P} \propto \frac{T}{T^3} \propto \frac{1}{T^2}$$.
Substituting this into the adiabatic relation, we get:
$$P \left( \frac{1}{T^2} \right)^{\gamma} = \text{constant}$$.
Simplifying, we have:
$$P^{1-\gamma} T^{2\gamma} = \text{constant}$$.
Since P is proportional to $$T^3$$, we can write:
$$(T^3)^{1-\gamma} T^{2\gamma} = \text{constant}$$.
This simplifies to:
$$T^{3-3\gamma + 2\gamma} = \text{constant}$$.
For this equation to hold, the exponent of T must be zero. Therefore:
$$3 - 3\gamma + 2\gamma = 0$$.
Solving for $$\gamma$$, we get:
$$\gamma = \frac{C_p}{C_v} = \boxed{\frac{3}{2}}$$.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option B.
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