Show that for an ideal gas

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

Show that for an ideal gas, at any given point (P,V)(P, V), the magnitude of the slope ∣dPdV∣\left|\frac{dP}{dV}\right| of a reversible adiabatic curve is γ\gamma times the magnitude of the slope of the isothermal curve passing through the same point.

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