AP Physics 2
9.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics
9.2 The Ideal Gas Law
9.1 Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure
A sealed cylinder with a movable, frictionless piston contains a fixed amount of a monatomic ideal gas. The gas is initially in state 1 at pressure \(P_0\), volume \(V_0\), and temperature \(T_0\). The gas can undergo two different thermodynamic processes to reach a final volume of \(2V_0\):
- Process A: The gas expands isothermally to state 2A.
- Process B: The gas expands isobarically to state 2B.
- Process A: The gas expands isothermally to state 2A.
- Process B: The gas expands isobarically to state 2B.
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