A monatomic ideal gas is initially at a pressure of 1.00 atm in a 1.00 L cylindrical container with a piston on one side. It is compressed to a volume of 0.250 L. a) sketch the process on a PV diagram assuming it is i) adiabatic and ii) isothermal. b) Determine the final pressure if the process is i) adiabatic or ii) isothermal

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A monatomic ideal gas is initially at a pressure of 1.00 atm in a 1.00 L cylindrical container with a piston on one side. It is compressed to a volume of 0.250 L.
a) sketch the process on a PV diagram assuming it is i) adiabatic and ii) isothermal.
b) Determine the final pressure if the process is i) adiabatic or ii) isothermal

Hello. I got the graph of the PV diagram for adiabatic and isothermal (I think) but I'm getting the wrong results for part b. 

Thank you for the help. 

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