College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 9

An ideal gas initially at temperature T o , pressure p o , and volume V o is compressed to one-half its initial volume. As shown in Fig., process 1 is adiabatic, 2 is isothermal, and 3 is isobaric. Rank the work done on the gas and the final temperatures of the gas, from highest to lowest, for all three processes, and explain how you decided upon your rankings.

FIGURE Thermodynamic processes See Conceptual Question.