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Q.In an adiabatic process, which of the following is true?

(a) q = w
(b) q = 0
(c) ΔE=q\Delta E = q
(d) PΔV=0P\Delta V = 0
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Step 1. Section 7.2.3 defines an adiabatic process as one where no heat crosses the boundary at all: q=0q=0 by definition.

Step 2. Rule out the others: q=wq=w only holds for a cyclic process (Section 7.4.1, Case 1), not generally for adiabatic; ΔE=q\Delta E=q would mean no work is done, which isn't implied by adiabatic alone; PΔV=0P\Delta V=0 would mean no volume change (isochoric), a different, unrelated condition.

✓Final answer

(b) q = 0

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