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Chapter 7, Problem 77C

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An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 300 L of air at   and . Air is now heated for 15 min by a 200-W resistance heater placed inside the cylinder. The pressure of air is maintained constant during this process. Determine the entropy change of air, assuming (a) constant specific heats and (b) variable specific heats.

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QUESTION:

An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 300 L of air at   and . Air is now heated for 15 min by a 200-W resistance heater placed inside the cylinder. The pressure of air is maintained constant during this process. Determine the entropy change of air, assuming (a) constant specific heats and (b) variable specific heats.

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An insulated cylinder initially contains air at a specified state. A resistance heater inside the cylinder is turned on, and air is heated for  at constant pressure. The entropy change of air during this process is to be determined for the cases of constant and variable specific heats.we will assume that  at specified conditions air can be treated as an ideal gas.

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