Which process involves no heat exchange with the surroundings?

  • A. Isothermal
  • B. Isobaric
  • C. Isochoric
  • D. Adiabatic

Explanation

Adiabatic means thermally isolated, so the system exchanges energy only as work. Isothermal means constant temperature, isobaric constant pressure and isochoric constant volume, and each of these generally does involve heat flow. A very rapid change approximates an adiabatic one because heat has no time to move.

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