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 501: 81

Answer

$150J$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required heat as follows: $Q=nT_1(\frac{V_1-V_2}{V_2})(C_v-R)$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $Q=(0.02)(293)(\frac{1.5-0.5}{0.5})(20.8-8.31)$ This simplifies to: $Q=150J$
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