Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Exercises and Problems - Page 497: 7

Answer

See the graph below.

Work Step by Step

The given figure shows that the gas undergoes a compression-adiabatic process. In this process, $$\boxed{Q=0}$$ since no heat comes in or comes out of the system, it is perfectly isolated. The work done is positive since $dV$ is negative because the volume of the gas decreases. $$\boxed{W\gt 0}$$ We can see, from the given graph, that $$\Delta T\gt 0$$ which means that the final temperature of the system is greater than its initial temperature. Thus, $$\boxed{\Delta T\gt 0}$$ See the bar-charts graph of this process below.
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