How would an ideal gas (where dU=Cv(dt) is always true) undergoing isothermal reversible expansion be represented by the equation for the First Law? Think about what is changing in order to do work. Which term(s) is/are now zero?

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Problem 2.23E: Calculate the work for the isothermal, reversible compressionof 0.245 moleof an idealgas going from...
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 How would an ideal gas (where dU=Cv(dt) is always true)

undergoing isothermal reversible expansion be represented by the equation for the

First Law? Think about what is changing in order to do work. Which term(s) is/are

now zero?

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Isothermal process is defined as the process in which temperature of the system remains constant. The process can be represented by First law as given below:

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