The process of heating of water under atmospheric pressure is known as ____________
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adiabatic
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isobaric
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isochoric
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isentropic
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isothermal
E
Correct answer
Explanation
An isothermal process is a change of a system, in which the temperature remains constant: ΔT = 0. This typically occurs when a system is in contact with an outside thermal reservoir (heat bath), and the change occurs slowly enough to allow the system to continually adjust to the temperature of the reservoir through heat exchange.