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What is the defining characteristic of an adiabatic process?
What is the defining characteristic of an adiabatic process?
- Lack of heat transfer to or from the surroundings (correct)
- Transfer of heat from the surroundings
- Transfer of heat to the surroundings
- Equal heat transfer to and from the surroundings
Under what conditions can adiabatic processes be realized?
Under what conditions can adiabatic processes be realized?
- By increasing the amount of heat exchanged with the surroundings
- By providing good thermal insulation (correct)
- By increasing the reaction time
- By decreasing the temperature of the system
What is an example of a process that typically exhibits adiabatic conditions?
What is an example of a process that typically exhibits adiabatic conditions?
- Explosions (correct)
- Melting ice
- Boiling water
- Mixing two liquids
What happens to the temperature during adiabatic expansion?
What happens to the temperature during adiabatic expansion?
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