Thanks for your help. This is what I have so far:
isothermal:
PV = nRT
=> P = (nRT)/V
=> dP/dV = -(nRT)/(V^2)
dP/dV = -2 x 10^7
=> -(nRT)/(V^2) = -2 x 10^7
adiabatic:
PV^(5/3) = k
where k is some constant
P = k/(V^(5/3))
=> dP/dV = -(5/3)k/(V^(8/3))
I see that if I had...
Homework Statement
For a particular sample of monatomic gas, the rate of change of pressure with volume under isothermal conditions is -2 x 10^7 Pa m^-3. Calculate the rate of change under adiabatic conditions.
Homework Equations
isothermal:
dP/dV = -2 x 10^7
Q = nRTln(Vf/Vi)...