Question

What is the work done in an adiabatic process?

Answer 1

An adiabatic process is one in which no heat is gained or lost by the system. The work done in an adiabatic process $P{V}^{\gamma }=k$ (where k is a constant) is given by
$W=\frac{1}{1-\gamma }[P_2{V}_2-P_1{V}_1]$
Here, $P_1,V_1$ are initial pressure and volume.
$P_2,V_2$ are final pressure and volume.