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NEET UG 2026 · Physics · Question 17

NEET 2026 Physics, question 17

Question 17 of the NEET 2026 paper (re-exam) is a Physics question from Thermodynamics. Its idea, Adiabatic Work Calculation, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q17 · Physics

In an adiabatic expansion, the temperature of one mole of an ideal monatomic gas (γ=5/3\gamma=5/3) decreases from 60K to 50K. The work done by the gas in the process is :

(Take the universal gas constant as R=8.3 J mol−1^{-1} K−1^{-1})

  1. 141.5 J
  2. 283 J
  3. 3124.5 JOfficial answer
  4. 4166 J

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

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