Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 547: 98

Answer

$\frac{p_2}{p_1} = 4$.

Work Step by Step

Along both processes, the change in internal energy is the same, as the start and end points are the same. Using the first law of thermo, we find that , $5{p_1}V_1-2p_1V_1 = 5.5p_1V_1-\frac{p_1+p_2}{2} *2V_1$. Dividing out $V_1$ and simplifying, we get $5p_1 =p_1+p_2, p_1 = 0.25p_2, \frac{p_2}{p_1} = 4$.
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