Question: 1 . ( 1 5 pts ) Containers ( A ) and ( B ) in the diagram each contain different

1.(15 pts) Containers \( A \) and \( B \) in the diagram each contain different ideal gases at equilibrium. Container \( A \) holds its volume fixed, while container \( B \) has a movable piston with a fixed weight. There is no heat transfer/loss with the external environment. Between the chambers, there is a barrier that is initially insulating, but later that doesn't allow the gases to mix, but allows very slow heat transfer between the containers (so that the gases in each chamber change states quasi-statically while the heat transfers between them). Container A holds 3 moles of helium, while container \( B \) holds 4 moles of molecular (diatomic) nitrogen, and with the insulating barrier in place, both systems are at equilibrium. When the barrier is removed, the piston slowly begins to sink, and comes to rest when the two containers enclose the same volume.
a. After the piston comes to rest, find the ratio of the pressures of the two containers, \(\frac{P_{A}}{P_{B}}\)
b. Find the ratio of the temperature changes of the two cases, \(\frac{\Delta T_{A}}{\Delta T_{B}}\), including the sign
c. Find the fraction of work done on the system that is exchanged between the two containers as heat
1 . ( 1 5 pts ) Containers \ ( A \ ) and \ ( B \

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