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Does the internal energy of an ideal gas change in an isothermal process? In an adiabatic process?

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In an isothermal process , `T= const`.
`dT=0 :. dU=0`.
In an adiabatic process, `Q= constant`
`dQ=0 :. dU= -dW!=0`.
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