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1) If we supply a heat bath, then we can't control how it will interact with the system, can we? What if some of the heat that is supplied to the system goes to the heat bath? 2) I get that it will depend on other constraints (eg. type of process (constant pressure, constant volume, etc)), but...

In principle, what happens when an ideal gas undergoes an isothermal process? How is the gas at a constant temperature; is it maintained at that temperature? If we supply heat to the standard ideal piston assembly, why, or rather how is the heat supplied completely converted to work done by the...

I am an IITian freshman. We have been asked to manufacture a product, something that is made in workshops, (i.e. should include, but may not restricted to, carpentry, casting of metals, and such other methods.) The product should be innovative, and should address some problem. I am running out...