Statement of the first law: dE = dQ + dW
dE ≡ change in the total energy of the
system
dQ ≡ heat added
to the system
dW ≡ work done on
the system
Process Basic Principle dW
dE dQ Isochoric
(Constant Volume)dW = 0
0 n CV dT dE Isobaric
(Constant Pressure) dQ ≠ 0
dE ≠ 0
- PdV = - Nk dT n CV dT n
CP dT Isothermal
(Constant
Temp.)dE = 0
- NkT ln ( Vf
Vi ) 0 - dW
Adiabatic
(No Heat)dQ =
0 ∝ - &int dV/Vγ
- dW 0 Free Expansion dQ = 0;
dT =
00 0 0