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 498: 25

Answer

a) $1.9\times 10^{-3} \;\rm m^3$ b) $74^\circ\;\rm C$

Work Step by Step

a) Let's assume that Oxygen gas is an ideal gas. $$PV=nRT$$ Hence, the initial volume of the given gas is $$V_1=\dfrac{nRT_1}{P_1}\tag 1$$ And we know, for an adiabatic process that $$P_1V_1^\gamma=P_2 V_2^\gamma $$ Thus, the final volume is given by $$\dfrac{V_2^\gamma}{V_1^\gamma}=\dfrac{P_1}{P_2 }$$ $$\left[ \dfrac{V_2 }{V_1}\right]^\gamma=\dfrac{P_1}{P_2 } $$ $$ V_2 =V_1\left[\dfrac{P_1}{P_2 } \right]^\frac{1}{\gamma}$$ We know, for a diatomic gas that $\gamma=1.4$, $$ V_2 =V_1\left[\dfrac{P_1}{P_2 } \right]^\frac{1}{1.4}$$ Plugging from (1); $$ V_2 =\dfrac{nRT_1}{P_1}\left[\dfrac{P_1}{P_2 } \right]^\frac{1}{1.4}$$ And since the the pressure is halved, $P_1=2P_2$ $$ V_2 =\dfrac{nRT_1}{P_1}\left[\dfrac{2 \color{red}{\bf\not} P_2}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} P_2 } \right]^\frac{1}{1.4}$$ $$ V_2 =\left[2^{(1/1.4)}\right] \dfrac{nRT_1}{P_1}$$ Plugging the known; $$ V_2 =\left[2^{(1/1.4)}\right]\dfrac{(0.1)(8.31)(150+273)}{(3\times 1.013\times 10^5)}$$ $$V_2 =\color{red}{\bf 1.9\times 10^{-3}}\;\rm m^3$$ --- b) Now we need to find the final temperature of the gas, so we need to use the ideal gas law of $$\dfrac{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\dfrac{P_2V_2}{T_2}$$ Hence, $$T_2=\dfrac{P_2V_2}{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\dfrac{P_2V_2}{P_1 }\dfrac{1}{V_1}{T_1}$$ Plug $V_1$ from (1); $$T_2=\dfrac{P_2V_2 }{ \color{red}{\bf\not} P_1 }\dfrac{ \color{red}{\bf\not} P_1}{nR \color{red}{\bf\not} T_1}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} T_1}$$ where $P_2=\frac{1}{2}P_1$, $$T_2=\dfrac{P_1V_2 }{2 nR}$$ Plugging the known; $$T_2=\dfrac{(3\times 1.013\times 10^5)(1.9\times 10^{-3}) }{2 (0.10)(8.31)}=\bf 347\;\rm K$$ $$T_2=\color{red}{\bf 74}^\circ\;\rm C$$
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