Process Name Isochoric Isobaric Isothermal Adiabatic Generic

Process Condition V=constant P=constant PV = constant 𝑃𝑉 𝛾 = constant 𝑃𝑉 𝑘 = constant

k = any real number

Work Done by Gas undergoing the
process from (Pi, Vi) to (Pf, Vf)
-nCv ΔT =
𝑽𝒇 𝑉𝑓 𝑃𝑖 𝑉𝑖 − 𝑃𝑓 𝑉𝑓
Zero PΔV = nRΔT 𝑛𝑅𝑇 𝑙𝑛 𝑃𝑖 𝑉𝑖 − 𝑃𝑓 𝑉𝑓
𝑾 = න 𝑷𝒅𝑽 𝑉𝑖 𝑘−1
𝑽𝒊 𝛾−1

Coefficient of Volume Expansion

1 1 1
𝟏 𝒅𝑽 Zero Infinity
𝑇 𝑇(1 − 𝛾) 𝑇(1 − 𝑘)
γ𝒗 =
𝑽 𝒅𝑻
Bulk Modulus Infinity Zero Pressure P 𝛾P kP
𝒅𝑷
𝑩 = −𝑽
𝒅𝑽

Molar Specific Heat 𝑅 𝛾𝑅 Infinity Zero 𝑅

𝐶𝑉 = 𝐶𝑃 = 𝐶𝑉 +
𝟏 𝒅𝑸 𝛾−1 𝛾−1 1−𝑘
𝑪=
𝒏 𝒅𝑻 1 1
𝑅 −
𝛾−1 𝑘−1
Process Name Isochoric (Heating) Isobaric (Expansion) Isothermal (Expansion) Adiabatic (Expansion)
Rectangular Hyperbolae
which are property of a
specific temperature known
P-V graph as the isotherm at that
Isotherm of Ti
temperature
P P P P
Isotherm of Tf

V V V V

P-T graph
P P P P

T T T T

V-T graph V V V V

T T T T
Maximum work done for a given amount of
Remarks Not good for heat engines since Maximum work done for a given heat supplied. Process has to be quasistatic or Rapid Process. Accompanied by a
work done is zero change in volume very slow. True isothermal processes are ideal cracking sound.
and not realistic.