A thermally insulated vessel contains an ideal gas of molecular mass M and ratio of specific heats γ. It is moving with speed v and it's suddenly brought to rest. Assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings, Its temperature increases by:

(D) ((γ - 1))/(2(γ + 1)R)M v² K

Thermodynamics: JEE Main 2011 Physics question

JEE Main 2011 · Annual, Paper 1 · Q7530

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A thermally insulated vessel contains an ideal gas of molecular mass

M

and ratio of specific heats

\gamma .

It is moving with speed

v

and it's suddenly brought to rest. Assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings, Its temperature increases by: