An adiabat depicts the variation of pressure with volume when a gas expands adiabatically. Note that the pressure declines more steeply for an adiabat than it does for an isotherm because the temperature decreases in the former.
An adiabat depicts the variation ofpressure with volume when a gas expandsadiabatically. Note that the pressuredeclines more steeply for an adiabat thanit does for an isotherm because thetemperature decreases in the former.