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Homework Statement
Show that an isothermal process can be regarded as a special case of a polytropic process and deduce what value of n applies in this case.
Homework Equations
P_{1}V_{1}^n = const
The Attempt at a Solution
P_{1}V_{1}^n = mRT_{1}
P_{2}V_{2}^n = mRT_{1}
(since temperature is constant T_{2} = T_{1})
therefore:
P_{1}V_{1}^n = P_{2}V_{2}^n
but i don't think this proves that n=1 for a isothermal process