Assume that you have 2 L of an ideal gas that is at atmospheric
pressure (1 atm).
a.
The gas is cooled at constant pressure to 1/2 its original volume.
b.
It is then expanded isothermally back to 2.0 L.
c.
At that point the pressure is increased at constant volume until the
original pressure is reached.
Draw the PV diagram
a. For the compression at constant pressure (result of cooling), you
have a horizontal line from 2.0 L to 1.0 L (P vertical, H horizontal axis as
is customary)
b. As it is expanded isothermally back to 2.0 L, the curve follows a P
= constant/V shape
c. The volume stays constant and so the path back to original pressure
is a straight vertical line