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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
In adiabatic process
PV? = constant
P (m/ρ)? = constant
As mass is constant
P ∝ ρ?
P_f/P_i = (ρ_f/ρ_i)? = (32)? /? = 2? = 128
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
η_A = W_A/Q? = 1 - T/T?
η_B = W_B/Q? ' = 1 - T? /T
W_A = Q? (1 - T/T? ) = Q? - Q?
W_B = Q? ' (1 - T? /T) = Q? /2 (1 - T? /T)
Given W_A = W_B
Q? (1 - T/T? ) = (Q? /2) (1 - T? /T)
Q? (T? /T) (1-T/T? ) = (Q? /2) (1-T? /T)
(T? /T - 1) = (1/2) (1-T? /T)
2T? /T - 2 = 1 - T? /T
2T? /T + T? /T = 3
T = (2T? +T? )/3
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
Degrees of freedom (f) = 3 translational + 3 rotational + (2 * 4) vibrational = 14
γ = 1 + 2/f = 1 + 2/14 = 8/7
W = nR? T/ (γ-1) = (1 * 8.3 * (310-300)/ (8/7 - 1) = (83)/ (1/7) = 581 J
As W is positive, work is done by the gas. The solution says W<0, work done on the gas. This implies? T is negative. The question states temperature rises, so work is done on the gas. W = -582J.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
H? O (l) → H? O (g)
ΔH° = ΔU° + ΔngRT
ΔH° - ΔU° = ΔngRT
= 1 * 8.31 * 373
= 3099.63 J/mol
= 30.9963 * 10² J/mol
≈ 31 * 10² J/mol
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
-dT/dt = K [T - Ts]
- (61-59)/4 = K [ (61+59)/2 - 30]
-0.5 = K [60 - 30] = 30K
So, K = -1/60 min? ¹
Again - (51-49)/t = K [ (51+49)/2 - 30]
-2/t = (-1/60) [50-30] = -20/60 = -1/3
t = 6 min
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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
A→B & D→C (isothermal process)
So, TA = TB & TD = TC. Now B→C & D→A (adiabatic process)
|WBC| = nR/ (γ-1) (TB - TC)
|WAD| = nR/ (γ-1) (TA - TD) = nR/ (γ-1) (TB - TC)
∴ |WBC| = |WAD|
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