The volume of 1 kg of helium in a piston-cylinder device

Chapter 4, Problem 3P

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QUESTION: Problem 3P

The volume of 1 kg of helium in a piston-cylinder device is initially 5 m3. Now helium is compressed to 2 m3 while its pressure is maintained constant at 180 kPa. Determine the initial and final temperatures of helium as well as the work required to compress it, in kJ.

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QUESTION: Problem 3P

The volume of 1 kg of helium in a piston-cylinder device is initially 5 m3. Now helium is compressed to 2 m3 while its pressure is maintained constant at 180 kPa. Determine the initial and final temperatures of helium as well as the work required to compress it, in kJ.

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The specific volume of a gas is,

                                                           

By Ideal Gas Equation,

                                                           

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