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Consider a process in which an ideal gas is compressed to one-eighth of its original volume at constant temperature. Calculat
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As temperature is constant for isothermal change

change in entropy ΔS=nRln(V2/V1)

where n=1 is number of moles of gas .R is gas constant =8.314 J/ mol K

here V2=V1/8

So  ΔS =1*8.314 J/ mol K*ln(1/8) =-17.28 J/K mol

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