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a. The isothermal process curve will always be the upper one.
b. The adiabatic process curve will always be the upper one.
c. Since they start at the same point and end at the same volume, they will coincide.
d. The isothermal one will start out higher, but the adiabatic one will eventually cross it.


a

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