A Quantity of an Ideal Gas Is Compressed to Half

question 88

Multiple Choice

A quantity of an ideal gas is compressed to half its initial volume. The process may be adiabatic, isothermal or isobaric. Rank those three processes in order of the work required of an external agent, least to greatest.

• A) adiabatic, isothermal, isobaric
• B) adiabatic, isobaric, isothermal
• C) isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric
• D) isobaric, adiabatic, isothermal
• E) isobaric, isothermal, adiabatic

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