Examples of isothermal processes in everyday life

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Isothermal processes, characterized by constant temperature, are challenging to find in everyday life due to their specific conditions. However, phase changes like boiling and freezing of water serve as prime examples, as they occur at constant temperature while absorbing or releasing heat. These processes can also be classified as isothermal and isobaric. Discussions highlight the difficulty in identifying purely isothermal processes outside of these phase changes. Overall, while isothermal processes are rare, they can be observed in specific thermal transitions.
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Hi,

Adiabatic, iosbaric and isochoric processes are good approximations for a lot of thermodynamic phenomena in every day life.

But the conditions for a process to be isothermal are so artificial that i have grave difficulties to fudge a story.

Are there any examples of thermal processes in everyday life that can be approximated as isothermal (maybe there are isothermal changes of state in the atmosphere, universe etc?).

i'm looking forward to your answers...

with best regards
 
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You are isothermal. :smile:
 
Phase changes, such as boiling or freezing of water, are isothermal.
 
Yes phase change is an isothermal and isobaric process
 

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