Question

A cylinder of gas has a frictionless but tightly sealed piston of mass M. A small flame heats the cylinder, causing the piston to slowly move upward. For the gas inside the cylinder, what kind of process is this?

Answer 1

isobaric

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the attached figure, the process would be isobaric as the gas would be expanded at the time when it maintains the constant pressure

The ideal gas law derives

PV = nRT

As the flame is there at the bottom side so atoms or molecules of gas would get heat up slowly also their temperature would be increased. Thus in the case when piston would not be permitted to move so the pressure would rise having maintaining the constant volume and after this the process could be isochronic but in the given case, the piston would be permitted to move slowly upward so that there is a rise in the volume. However, the gas particles would be adjust themselves in order to maintain constant pressure so the given process represent isobaric