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When a gas surrounded by air is compressed adiabatically,

Chapter 19, Problem 20DQ

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When a gas surrounded by air is compressed adiabatically, its temperature rises even though there is no heat input to the gas. Where does the energy come from to raise the temperature?

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QUESTION:

When a gas surrounded by air is compressed adiabatically, its temperature rises even though there is no heat input to the gas. Where does the energy come from to raise the temperature?

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Solution 20DQ Step 1: In an adiabatic process, there is heat transferred into the system or from the system, that is dQ = 0 Thus the internal energy will be U = dW

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