In an adiabatic contraction,
A)the temperature of the gas does not change.
B)the gas does work on the environment, and the internal energy of the gas decreases.
C)the environment does work on the gas, and the internal energy of the gas increases.
D)the volume of the gas does not change.
E)the pressure of the gas does not change.

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In an adiabatic contraction, the environment does work on the gas, causing its internal energy to increase, which often results in a temperature increase since no heat is exchanged with the surroundings.

In an Adiabatic Contraction