Physics: Principles with Applications
Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 15, Problem 6Q

An ideal monatomic gas expands slowly to twice its volume (1) isothermally; (2) adiabatically: (3) isobarically. Plot each on a PV diagram. In which process is ?Uthe greatest and in which is ?Uthe least? In which Wis the greatest and the least? In which is Q the greatest and the least?

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To determine

Plot on a PV diagram for a gas expands to it’s twice volume

(1)isothermally (2)adiabatically and (3)isobarically

Answer to Problem 6Q

Solution:

The plot on a PV diagram has been shown below.

Explanation of Solution

When an ideal monatomic gas expands slowly to its volume, the plot on the PV diagram has been shown below as:

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