Differentiate between isothermal and adiabatic process?

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Isothermal process  Adiabatic process
1) In this, temperature remains constant  1) In this, no heat is added or removed
2) It occurs slowly 2) It occurs suddenly.
3)  Here, system is thermally conducting to surroundings  3) Here, system is thermally insulated from surroundings. 
4) State equation :→ PV = constant  4) State equation : → PVY = constant.

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Process in which temperature remains constant throughout the process is called isothermal process. When such a process occurs, heat can flow from the system to the surrounding and vice versa in order to keep the temperature constant. In an isothermal process, dT= 0.

When a process is carried out in such a way that no heat can flow from the system to the surroundings or vice versa i.e., system is completely insulated from the surroundings. In such a system, temperature of the system always changes. For an adiabatic process dQ = 0

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