If and represent the increase in internal energy and work done by the system respectively in a thermodynamical process, which of the following is true?
, in an adiabatic process
, in an isothermal process
, in an adiabatic process
, in an isothermal process
According to the first law of thermodynamics, the heat supplied to a system () is equal to the sum of the increase in internal energy () and the work done by the system (). This is expressed as . In an adiabatic process, there is no heat exchange between the system and its surroundings, which means . Substituting this into the first law equation, we get , which simplifies to . For an isothermal process, the temperature remains constant, so the change in internal energy for an ideal gas is zero (), making . Thus, the only correct statement is option A.
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