Consider a piston–cylinder assembly that contains 1 mole of ideal gas, A. The system is well insulated. Its initial volume is 10 L and initial pressure, 2 bar. The gas is allowed to expand against a constant external pressure of 1 bar until it reaches mechanical equilibrium. Is this a reversible process?
What is the fi nal temperature of the system? How much work was obtained? For gas A: cV = 15/22 R.