Question
What is isothermal process? What are essential conditions for the isothermal process to take place?
Solution
When a thermodynamic system undergoes a process in such a way that its temperature remains constant, then the process is called isothermal.
Essential conditions for isothermal process are:
i) The container should be perfectly conducting to the surroundings.
ii) The process must be carried out very slowly so that there is sufficient time for exchange of heat with the surroundings so that temperature remains constant.
Essential conditions for isothermal process are:
i) The container should be perfectly conducting to the surroundings.
ii) The process must be carried out very slowly so that there is sufficient time for exchange of heat with the surroundings so that temperature remains constant.
