Speed distribution
— measured against Maxwell–Boltzmann
P–V diagram
— traces the process path
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Live values
— PV = nRT · Q = ΔU + W
W: by gas
P·V
—
=
—
n·R·T
Gas
Number of particles, N
250
Temperature (relative)
1.00
Container volume
— move the piston
Volume (piston up = bigger)
50%
Process
— what is held constant
Free
— nothing held
Isothermal
— constant T
Isobaric
— constant P
Isochoric
— constant V
Adiabatic
— Q = 0
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Gas Properties
· Kinetic Theory, Pressure & the Gas Laws
AP Physics 2 · thermodynamics