An ideal gas is taken through a complete cycle in three steps: adiabatic expansion with work equal

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An ideal gas is taken through a complete cycle in three steps: adiabatic expansion with work equal to 125 J, isothermal contraction at 325 K, and increase in pressure at constant volume.

(a) Draw a p-V diagram for the three steps.

(b) How much energy is transferred as heat in step 3, and

(c) Is it transferred to or from the gas?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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