Ques. 1JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)
Water of mass m gram is slowly heated to increase the temperature from T1 to T2. The change in entropy of the water, given specific heat of water is 1 J kg-1 K-1, is :
- m(T2-T1)
- zero
- m ( T1T2 )
- m ( T2T1 )
Answer
(4) m ( T2T1 )
Solution
Slow heating is reversible: dS= dQT= mc dTT.
S=mc T1T2 dTT=mc T2T1
With c=1: S=m T2T1
Answer: (4)