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I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process, the change in internal energy is zero.. I know that $\Delta U$ or $\Delta E=q+w$ ;, and so in isothermal process $q=0$ but. But how todoes one show that $w =0$ or? Or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process, we are not doing work on the system; why or why not?? Or is it necessary that if $w$ is not equal to 0, then the process can't be isothermal...isothermal; why?? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it...

I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process, change in internal energy is zero.. I know that $\Delta U$ or $\Delta E=q+w$ ; and so in isothermal process $q=0$ but how to show $w =0$ or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process we are not doing work on the system; why or why not?? Or is it necessary that if $w$ is not equal to 0, then the process can't be isothermal... why?? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it...

I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process, the change in internal energy is zero. I know that $\Delta U$ or $\Delta E=q+w$, and so in isothermal process $q=0$. But how does one show that $w =0$? Or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process, we are not doing work on the system; why or why not? Or is it necessary that if $w$ is not equal to 0, then the process can't be isothermal; why? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it.

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Change in internal energy is zero0 in isothermal process

I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process, change in internal energy is zero.. I know that ∆U$\Delta U$ or ∆E=q+w$\Delta E=q+w$ ; and so in isothermal process q=0$q=0$ but how to show w =0$w =0$ or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process we are not doing work on the systemsystem; why or why not?? Or is it necessary that if (w)$w$ is not equal to zero then0, then the process can't be isothermal... why?? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it...

Change in internal energy is zero in isothermal process

I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process change in internal energy is zero.. I know that ∆U or ∆E=q+w ; and so in isothermal process q=0 but how to show w =0 or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process we are not doing work on the system why or why not?? Or is it necessary that if (w) is not equal to zero then then the process can't be isothermal why?? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it...

Change in internal energy is 0 in isothermal process

I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process, change in internal energy is zero.. I know that $\Delta U$ or $\Delta E=q+w$ ; and so in isothermal process $q=0$ but how to show $w =0$ or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process we are not doing work on the system; why or why not?? Or is it necessary that if $w$ is not equal to 0, then the process can't be isothermal... why?? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it...

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Change in internal energy is zero in isothermal process

I am having trouble understanding why in an isothermal process change in internal energy is zero.. I know that ∆U or ∆E=q+w ; and so in isothermal process q=0 but how to show w =0 or is it necessary that if we are talking of isothermal process we are not doing work on the system why or why not?? Or is it necessary that if (w) is not equal to zero then then the process can't be isothermal why?? Please explain this. I found a similar question here but I was not able to understand anything from it...