Multiple choice

In case of an ideal gas, Joule-Thomson effect is ______.

  1. zero

  2. positive

  3. negative

  4. infinite

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Joule-Thomson effect is the temperature change of a gas when it expands through a porous plug without doing external work and with no heat transfer. For an ideal gas, there are no intermolecular forces, so this effect equals zero.