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Second law of thermodynamics, entropy

Problem 2.139

One mole of an ideal gas goes through a process in which the entropy of the gas changes with temperature TT as S=aTS=a T +CVlnT,+C_{V} \ln T, where aa is a positive constant, CVC_{V} is the molar heat capacity of this gas at constant volume. Find the volume dependence of the gas temperature in this process if T=T0T=T_{0} at V=V0V=V_{0}.

Reveal Answer
T=T0+(R/a)ln(V/V0)T=T_{0}+(R / a) \ln \left(V / V_{0}\right)