A gas is compressed isothermally to half its initial volume. The same gas is compressed separately through an adiabatic process until its volume is again reduced to half. Then:
1. | compressing the gas through an adiabatic process will require more work to be done. |
2. | compressing the gas isothermally or adiabatically will require the same amount of work to be done. |
3. | which of the case (whether compression through isothermal or through the adiabatic process) requires more work to be done will depend upon the atomicity of the gas. |
4. | compressing the gas isothermally will require more work to be done. |