Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 18 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 644: 18

Answer

(a) $2.6MJ$ (b) $1100K$ (c) $5MJ$

Work Step by Step

(a) We can find the work done form A to C as $W_{AC}=[200(10-2)+\frac{1}{2}(6-4)(600-200)+\frac{1}{2}(8-6)(600-200)+(400-200)]\times 10^3J=2.6MJ$ (b) We can find the required temperature as follows: $T_f=\frac{V_fT_i}{V_i}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $T_f=\frac{10m^3}{2m^3}(220K)=1100K$ (c) We know that $\Delta U=\frac{3}{2}(\frac{P_iV_i}{RT_i})R\Delta T$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta U=\frac{3}{2}(\frac{(200KPa)(2m^3)}{220K})(1100K-220K)$ $\Delta U=2.4MJ$ Now $Q=\Delta +W$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $Q=2.4MJ+2.6MJ=5MJ$
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