Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 605: 17a

Answer

$$ p_{2}=0.333 $$

Work Step by Step

The gas law in ratio form is used to obtain $$ p_{2}=p_{1}\left(\frac{V_{1}}{V_{2}}\right)=\frac{p_{1}}{3} \Rightarrow \frac{p_{2}}{p_{1}}=\frac{1}{3}=0.333 $$
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