The simulations are based on the
"Physlets" developed by Wolfgang Christian at Davidson College
and generously shared with other educational institutions.
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Enter new values in the table below. The optional "number of steps" controls how rapidly the simulation will adjust. Choose a large number of steps to simulate a quasi-static process. |
Work is usually done whenever volume is changed. Change the volume and observe the increase or decrease in temperature. If you change the pressure very slowly, i.e., use a large number of steps, you can approximate adiabatic compression or expansion. If, on the other hand, you expand the volume in a single step, you will approximate free expansion into a vacuum.
The simulations are based on the
"Physlets" developed by Wolfgang Christian at Davidson College
and generously shared with other educational institutions.