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Ch.19 - Chemical Thermodynamics
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Capitolo 19, Problema 17b

Consider a process in which an ideal gas changes from state 1 to state 2 in such a way that its temperature changes from 300 K to 200 K. (b) Is this process isothermal?

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insert step 1: Understand the definition of an isothermal process. An isothermal process is one in which the temperature of the system remains constant throughout the process.
insert step 2: Identify the initial and final temperatures of the gas in the given problem. The temperature changes from 300 K to 200 K.
insert step 3: Compare the initial and final temperatures. Since the temperature changes from 300 K to 200 K, there is a change in temperature.
insert step 4: Determine if the process is isothermal. Since the temperature changes, the process is not isothermal.
insert step 5: Conclude that the process is not isothermal because the temperature does not remain constant.

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