An Introduction to Thermal Physics · Problem 2.34

The Second Law — Daniel Schroeder

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · entropy-heat-isothermal

Problem

Show that during the quasistatic isothermal expansion of a monatomic ideal gas, the change in entropy is related to the heat input QQ by the simple formula ΔS=QT.\Delta S = \frac{Q}{T}. In the following chapter I'll prove that this formula is valid for any quasistatic process. Show, however, that it is not valid for the free expansion process described above.

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