This is an annotated homework problem involving an ideal gas contained in a cylinder with a movable piston. The author provides explicit explanation of isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, and isochoric processes as students are guided to solve for a number of unknowns. *NOTE* -- Part 2 of this problem may be seen by clicking the link in Related Materials on this page. Look for the title "Thermo Example 5".
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6602">Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Thermo Example 3-Ideal Gas Behavior. August 3, 2007.</a>
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Thermo Example 3-Ideal Gas Behavior. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/thermoex3.html
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Thermo Example 3-Ideal Gas Behavior. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/thermoex3.html (accessed 3 April 2025).
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Thermo Example 3-Ideal Gas Behavior. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 3 Apr. 2025 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/thermoex3.html>.
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This problem is an extension of Thermo Example 3. Students are further guided in calculating the change in internal energy and amount of heat exchange in the same system.
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