[Physics] Why in an ideal gas as the volume increases, both the pressure and the temperature drop

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I was reading Fundamentals of Physics(Halliday, 10th ed.), chapter 19, when I saw a statement "Figure 19-15a shows our usual insulated cylinder, now containing an ideal gas
and resting on an insulating stand. By removing mass from the piston, we can
allow the gas to expand adiabatically. As the volume increases, both the pressure
and the temperature drop." Here the figure is shown
But I don't understand why temperature can't stay constant as volume increases and pressure decreases? Why both the pressure and the temperature decrease?

Best Answer

In a adiabatic process, there is no energy supplied to the system. So, when the gas expands adiabatically it is doing work, and the energy to do work can only come from it's internal energy which is why the temperature decreases.

If temperature remains constant, then it is an isothermal process. Since the temperature here is constant,the energy required to do the work must necessarily come from an external agency. Hence, an isothermal process cannot also be an adiabatic process