Temperature change in isobaric compression

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Jeffrey Hablewitz 2I
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Temperature change in isobaric compression

Postby Jeffrey Hablewitz 2I » Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:30 pm

If an isobaric compression is performed on an ideal gas, would the temperature of the gas decrease (assuming the moles of gas remained constant)? The ideal gas law holds that V ∝ T, so it seems like the temperature of the system would decrease, but I'm not sure.

Lakshmi Davuluri 1E
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Re: Temperature change in isobaric compression

Postby Lakshmi Davuluri 1E » Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:59 pm

I also think the temperature would decrease because, like you said, of the relationship between volume and temperature. Using PV=nRT, you can see that if pressure, the number of moles, and the gas constant are all constant, then temperature would have to decrease. The temperature would decrease to compensate for the compression. Hope this helps!


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