Can the temperature of a system remain constant even when it is heated? Explain.

One mole of ${O_2}$ gas having a volume equal to $22.4 \text{ litres}$ at $0^{\circ}C$ and $1 \text{ atmospheric pressure}$ is compressed isothermally so that its volume reduces to $11.2 \text{ litres}$. The work done in this process is ...... $J$.

The specific heat of a gas in an isothermal process is

Can two isothermal curves cut each other?

$A$ piston of mass $M$ is hung from a massless spring whose restoring force law is given by $F = -kx^3$,where $k$ is the spring constant of appropriate dimension. The piston separates the vertical chamber into two parts,where the bottom part is filled with $n$ moles of an ideal gas. An external work is done on the gas isothermally (at a constant temperature $T$) with the help of a heating filament (with negligible volume) mounted in the lower part of the chamber,so that the piston moves up from a height $L_0$ to $L_1$. Calculate the total energy delivered by the filament. (Assume the spring to be in its natural length before heating.)

$A$ sample of an ideal gas undergoes an isothermal expansion. If $dQ$,$dU$,and $dW$ represent the amount of heat supplied,the change in internal energy,and the work done respectively,then: