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a) Calculate the amount of work necessary for the reversible compression of 1 kg of steam from 10 bar to

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a) Calculate the amount of work necessary for the reversible compression of 1 kg of steam from 10 bar to 5 bar. The expansion is to take place in a cylinder fitted with a weightless piston at the constant temperature of 400 °C. 

b) Calculate the amount of heat associated with this process.

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