An ideal gas is allowed to undergo a free expansion. If its initial volume is V1 and its final volume is V2, the change in entropy is
a. nR ln (V2/V1)
b. nRT ln (V2/V1)
c. nk ln (V2/V1)
d. 0
e. nR V2/V1
a
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