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Re: comperssion question
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 9/30/2004 2 Replies

PV = nRT

P = pressure V = volume n = moles of gas R = a constant T = temperature

If the compression were isothermal (done slowly so the heat produced was absorbed by the cylinder wall and the temperature of the compressed gas did not rise) and there were n... Login to read more.

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