?You may have noticed that when you compress the air in a bicycle pump, the body of the

Chapter 5, Problem 5.7

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You may have noticed that when you compress the air in a bicycle pump, the body of the pump gets warmer.

(a) Assuming the pump and the air in it comprise the system, what is the sign of w when you compress the air?

(b) What is the sign of q for this process?

(c) Based on your answers to parts (a) and (b), can you determine the sign of \(\Delta E\) for compressing the air in the pump? If not, what would you expect for the sign of \(\Delta E\)? What is your reasoning? [Section 5.2]

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