Question: 2 ) ( 5 5 points ) A heat engine uses air ( diatomic ) as the working fluid in a three - step cycle.

2)(55 points) A heat engine uses air (diatomic) as the working fluid in a three-step cycle. First, a volume of \(2\mathrm{~L}\left(2\times 10^{-3}\mathrm{~m}^{3}\right)\) at 300 K and 1 atm (state 1) is heated under constant volume to a temperature of 1000 K (state 2). Second, the gas is expanded adiabatically to a pressure of 1 atm (state 3) and volume \(4.726\mathrm{~L}\left(4.726\times 10^{-3}\mathrm{~m}^{3}\right)\). Third, the gas is allowed to cool under constant pressure back to the original state (state 1).
(a) Draw the three-step cycle on a P-V diagram and name each leg in the process. Label states 1,2, and 3.
(b) Calculate the number of moles of the gas.
(c) Calculate the pressure at state 2.
(d) Calculate the temperature at state 3.
(e) Calculate the change in internal energy of the gas during each of the process steps 1-2,2-3, and 3-1 and for the entire cycle.
(f) Calculate the heat added to the gas during each of the process steps 1-2,2-3, and 3-1 and for the entire cycle.
(g) Calculate the work done by the gas during each of the process steps 1-2,2-3, and 3-1 and for the entire cycle.
(h) Using the previous heat and work calculations, draw the schematic heat and work energy transfers diagram for the engine and show the amounts for \( Q_{H}, Q_{L}\), and \( W \) for one cycle. Calculate the heat engine efficiency. Does the engine obey the first law of thermodynamics?
(i) Calculate the change in entropy of the gas during each of the process steps 1-2,2-3,3-1 and for the entire cycle. Does the heat engine obey the second law of thermodynamics?
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