The state of an ideal gas can be represented by a point on a PV (pressure-volume

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The state of an ideal gas can be represented by a point on a PV (pressure-volume) diagram. If you know the quantity of gas, n, a unique point in pressure (P) and volume (V) can be used to determine a temperature (T). Each point on a PV diagram also has a single internal energy (U) assigned to it. If a process starts at a point and returns to that same point on a PV diagram, it returns to the same P, V, T, and U.

The PV diagram below shows four different states, A, B, C, and D. The lines connecting the states represent processes or transitions. For example, the line connecting states A and B represents an expansion of the gas (transition to larger volume) while the pressure is kept constant. In the case of this diagram, the pressure at states A and B is 5.86

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From state D to A, the volume doesn

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