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Formative assessment questions for teaching physics

A2L Item 113

  • Description: Identify the isobaric path.
  • Goal: Hone reading graphical depictions of thermodynamic cycles.
  • Source: UMPERG-ctqpe216
  • Keywords: Graphing, Thermodynamics

The question for students:

A quantity of ideal gas undergoes a thermodynamic process. Which curve represents an isobaric path?

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Commentary for teachers:

Answer

(4) If V is linearly related to T the perfect gas law implies that the pressure is constant.