Work done on ideal monatomic gas in adiabatic process

[James Ray]

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

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The Attempt at a Solution

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[andrevdh]

The work done by thermodynamic system is the area under the P-V curve as it changes state.

 

[TSny]

Hi James. You did not calculate K correctly. In an adiabatic process, PV is not a constant.

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[andrevdh]

The force supplied by the pressure of the systems does work as it expands or contracts, at the expense of its internal energy.