A hand pump is used to inflate a bicycle tire to a gauge pressure of 482 kPa
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A hand pump is used to inflate a bicycle tire to a gauge pressure of 482 kPa (about 70 lb/in2). How much work must be done if each stroke of the pump is an adiabatic process? Atmospheric pressure is 1 atm, the air temperature is initially 20oC, and the volume of the air in the tire remains constant at 1 L.
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