During an adiabatic process an object does 100 J of work and its temperature decreases by 5 K. During another process it does 25 J of work and its temperature decreases by 5 K. Its heat capacity for the second process is:

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In the second process, the work done is 25 J and the temperature change is 5 K. The heat capacity (C) is calculated as the work done divided by the temperature change: C = 25 J / 5 K = 5 J/K. However, the correct calculation should consider the total energy change, which is 25 J, leading to a heat capacity of 15 J/K.

During an Adiabatic Process an Object Does 100 J of Work