Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Apply first law for an isothermal process.
Advertisements
Solution
For an isothermal process since the temperature is constant, the internal energy is also constant. This implies that dU or ∆U = 0.
For an isothermal process, the first law of thermodynamics can be written as follows,
Q = W
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain why The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert at the same latitude.
For work done to be reversible, the process should be ______
Heating a gas in a constant volume container is an example of which process?
Explain the cyclic process.
Write a note on free expansion.
Explain the thermodynamics of the isobaric process.
The V-T diagram of an ideal gas which goes through a reversible cycle A→B→C→D is shown below. (Processes D→A and B→C are adiabatic)
The corresponding PV diagram for the process is (all figures are schematic)
Draw the PV diagram for the isochoric process.
What is meant by a reversible and irreversible processes?
Explain the thermodynamic process.
