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Q.What is an adiabatic process?

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In an adiabatic process, q = 0 -- the system is thermally insulated, so all change in internal energy comes from work.

In thermodynamics, a system can exchange energy with its surroundings as heat (q) and/or as work (w). An adiabatic process is one carried out in a system that is thermally insulated from its surroundings, so that no heat can flow in or out during the process (q = 0).

From the first law of thermodynamics, ΔU = q + w. For an adiabatic process, since q = 0:

ΔU = w

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