Answer: No heat exchange occurs.
- A Temperature is constant
- B Pressure is constant
- C No heat exchange occurs
- D Volume is constant
Correct answer: C. No heat exchange occurs
Explanation: Adiabatic means no heat is transferred between system and surroundings (q = 0).
Isothermal expansion follows a gentler curve (heat flows in to keep T constant) while adiabatic expansion drops in pressure more steeply (no heat exchange, so internal energy and temperature fall as the gas does work).
Concept context
Study energy changes in chemical reactions. Understand enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy, and the laws of thermodynamics that decide whether a reaction will occur spontaneously or not.