Isothermal process
Thermodynamic process in which temperature remains constant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Isothermal" redirects here. For other uses, see Isotherm.
An isothermal process is a type of thermodynamic process in which the temperature T of a system remains constant: ΔT = 0. This typically occurs when a system is in contact with an outside thermal reservoir, and a change in the system occurs slowly enough to allow the system to be continuously adjusted to the temperature of the reservoir through heat exchange (see quasi-equilibrium). In contrast, an adiabatic process is where a system exchanges no heat with its surroundings (Q = 0).
Simply, we can say that in an isothermal process
- For ideal gases only, internal energy
while in adiabatic processes: