For an ideal gas undergoing reversible expansion, when temperature changes from Ti to Tf and pressure changes from pi to pf, ∆S = nCp f i T ln T + nR i f p ln p For an isothermal process, Ti = Tf so, ln 1 = 0 ∴ ∆S = nR i f p ln p
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