A cylinder holds 140 m 3 of nitrogen at room temperature and pressure. Moving slowly, so that

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A cylinder holds 140 m3 of nitrogen at room temperature and pressure. Moving slowly, so that there is no change in temperature, a piston is pushed to reduce the volume of the nitrogen to 42 m3.

a. Calculate the pressure of the nitrogen after compression.

b. Explain the effect on the temperature and pressure of the nitrogen if the piston is pushed in very quickly.

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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