Adiabatic curves are much steeper than Isothermal -prove it.

Why an adiabatic process is steeper than that for an isothermal process.

Adiabatic curves are comparatively ________ then isothermal curves. [Fill in the blank]

The slope of an isothermal curve is always

Slope of an isothermal curve is always

Statement I : The specific heat of a gas in an adiabatic process is zero but it is infinite in an isothermal process. Statement II : Molar specific heat of a gas is directly proportional to heat exchanged with the system and inversely proportional to change in temperature.

The rate at which a piece of coal burns is much slower than the rate of burning of powdered coal of equal weight. Explain.

How would you account for the following: The boiling points of ethers are much lower than those of the alcohols of comparable molar mass.

If the system involves gaseous substance, then pressure volume work W_(pv) = -P_(ext)DeltaV . It has been observed that, W_(rev) gt W_(ir) . Also the work of isothermal & adiabatic processes are different from each other : W_(isothermal reversible) = 2.303 nRT log(v_2/v_1) W_(adiabatic reversible) = -C_v(T_2-T_1) If W_1, W_2, W_3, W_4 are work done in isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric & isochoric reversible processes, then correct sequence would be

The second ionisation enthalpies of alkaline earth metals are much lower than those of the corresponding alkali metals. Explain.