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thermodynamics

When an idal gas is compressed from 10 litres to 1 and hen left to expand adibatically back to 10, starting at atomsoperic pressure, what is the differecnce in the pV diagram for a monotomic and diatomic gas, and the difference in work done.

I know it has more atoms, so does that mean that pressure will increase more quickly as volume drops.

Thanks
Reply 1
What equation governs adiabatic changes, and what is different in that equation for a monatomic and a diatomic gas?
Reply 2
thanks!!!

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