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Considering a system consisting of an ideal gas, can you please briefly describe each of the following:
A | adiabatic expansion |
B | isothermal compression |
C | isothermal expansion |
D | adiabatic compression |
A) An adiabatic process is one in which no heat is gained or lost by the system. It means Q = 0 and it means change in internal energy is equal to the work.
In adiabatic process we have
PV = constant
where is adiabatic constant.
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B) Firstly, Isothermal means constant temperature. If dQ amount of heat is transferred to the surrounding at temperature T of surrounding as well as system(for isothermal process)
entropy change of universe = entropy change of system+ entropy change of surrounding
entropy change of universe = 0 (here, heat leaves the system)
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C) In isothermal expansion, heat is added to the system. Here, heat enters the system.
same definition as (b)
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(d) . In adiabatic compression, volume decreases, pressure increases. This is due to the reason that work energy is converted to internal energy which in turn increases temperature.