Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Exercises and Problems - Page 500: 66

Answer

a) $39.3$ b) $171$

Work Step by Step

a) We know that air is a diatomic gas since it contains of $N_2, O_2,$ etc.. So we can consider it as an ideal gas. For an ideal gas that undergoes an adiabatic process, $$T_1V^{\gamma-1}_1=T_2V^{\gamma-1}_2$$ Hence, $$\dfrac{T_1}{T_2}=\left[\dfrac{V_2}{V_1}\right]^{\gamma-1}$$ $$\left(\dfrac{T_1}{T_2}\right)^{\frac{1}{\gamma-1}}= \dfrac{V_2}{V_1} $$ Plugging the known; $$\dfrac{V_2}{V_1}=\left(\dfrac{20+273}{1000+273}\right)^{\frac{1}{1.4-1}} =0.0254155 $$ This means that $V_2=0.025 V_1$ which means that $V_1$ is the maximum volume. Therefore, $$\dfrac{V_{\rm max}}{V_{\rm min}}=\dfrac{V_1}{V_2}=\dfrac{1}{0.0254155}$$ $$\dfrac{V_{\rm max}}{V_{\rm min}}=\color{red}{\bf3 9.3}$$ ---- We also know, for an ideal gas that undergoes an adiabatic process, that $$P_1V_1^\gamma=P_2V_2^\gamma$$ Hence, $$\dfrac{P_2}{P_1}=\left[\dfrac{V_1}{V_2}\right]^\gamma$$ Plugging from above; $$\dfrac{P_2}{P_1}=39.3^{1-4}=171$$ This means that $P_2=171P_1$ which means that $P_2$ is the maximum pressure. Thus, $$\dfrac{P_{\rm max}}{P_{\min}} =\color{red}{\bf171}$$
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