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An ideal gas doubles its volume in one of three different
Chapter 18, Problem 32P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 32P
An ideal gas doubles its volume in one of three different ways: (i) at constant pressure; (ii) at constant temperature; (iii) adiabatically. Explain your answers to each of the following questions: (a) In which expansion does the gas do the most work? (b) In which expansion does the gas do the least work? (c) Which expansion results in the highest final temperature? (d) Which expansion results in the lowest final temperature?
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QUESTION:
Problem 32P
An ideal gas doubles its volume in one of three different ways: (i) at constant pressure; (ii) at constant temperature; (iii) adiabatically. Explain your answers to each of the following questions: (a) In which expansion does the gas do the most work? (b) In which expansion does the gas do the least work? (c) Which expansion results in the highest final temperature? (d) Which expansion results in the lowest final temperature?
ANSWER:
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Here, we have to find out whether the work done in which process is more and less and in which process the final temperature is high and low.
The PV curve depicting and isothermal, adiabatic and isobaric processes is,
