Question
What is an isothermal process? Also give essential conditions for an isothermal process to take place.
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Answer
A change in pressure and volume of a gas without any change in its temperature is called an isothermal process. Two essential conditions for perfect isothermal process are:
- The walls of the container must be perfectly conducting to allow free exchange of heat between the gas and its surrounding.
- The process of compression or expansion should be slow so as to provide time for exchange of heat.
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