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Chapter 19 Problem 40P

Question

One-half mole of an ideal gas is taken from state \(a\) to state \(c\), as shown in Fig. P19.40. (a) Calculate the final temperature of the gas. (b) Calculate the work done on (or by) the gas as it moves from state \(a\) to state \(c\). (c) Does heat leave the system or enter the system during this process? How much heat? Explain.

                                               

Solution

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The expression for an ideal gas equation is

                                                  \(P V=n R T\)

Here \(\mathrm{P}\) is pressure, \(\mathrm{V}\) is volume, \(\mathrm{n}\) is number of moles of gas,\(\mathrm{R}\) is gas constant and \(\mathrm{T}\) is temperature.

 

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Title University Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
ISBN 9780321675460

One-half mole of an ideal gas is taken from state a to

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