Chapter 37 of 2363 min read
Thermodynamic processes: isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, isochoric
Why this is asked: On a P-V diagram, an adiabatic curve through a point is always steeper than the isothermal curve through that same point, because γ > 1 — a fast way to identify which curve is which without reading labels.
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