Question: A horizontal cylinder, area 1 5 0 cm 2 , is fitted with a freely floating, frictionless leak proof piston i . e . there

A horizontal cylinder, area 150 cm2
, is fitted with a freely floating, frictionless leak proof piston i.e. there is
no piston rod. The left end of the cylinder, which contains 0.0045m3 of air at atmospheric pressure (100103
N/m2
), is connected to a light inextensible balloon; the balloon is flat initially. The right-hand end of the cylinder
is connected, via a valve to a rigid vessel containing nitrogen at high pressure.The balloon is inflated by slowly admitting nitrogen to the right-hand end of the cylinder. During the inflating
process the piston moves a distance 250 mm and when fully inflated the volume of the balloon is 0.003 m3
. Any
changes in the air pressure P are related to the corresponding air volume V by PV=constant.
(a) Sketch the trace that would be obtained on an indicator connected to the left-hand end of the cylinder. (b)
Evaluate the work done by each of the following system: (i) the atmosphere (ii) the balloon (ii) the air (iv) the
piston (v) the nitrogen
 A horizontal cylinder, area 150 cm2 , is fitted with a

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