Discussion
The Hugoniot curve differs from an isentrope in that, for the same compression, it gives
Answer: B
The Hugoniot relates the states either side of a shock, and because the process is dissipative it reaches a hotter, higher-entropy state than an isentropic compression to the same pressure would. The two curves are tangent to second order at the initial state, which is why weak shocks are nearly isentropic.
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