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PASCO TD-8565 Adiabatic Gas Law Apparatus User Manual

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Table of Contents

Experiment 1: Ideal Gas Law

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Experiment 2: Isothermal Processes

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Experiment 2A: Boyle’s Law

Experiment 2B: Work Done by an Isothermal Process

Experiment 3: Adiabatic Processes

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Experiment 3A: Adiabatic Gas Law

Experiment 3B: Work Done by an Adiabatic Process


Experiment 4: Complete Cycle

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Experiment 5: Heat Capacity of Gas from PVT Data

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Appendix A: Calibration of V

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Appendix B: Additional Analysis to Improve Adiabatic Gas Law Results

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References

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