Question: A piston - cylinder device below initially contains Oxygen ( O 2 ) at 1 6 0 kPa and 2 0 0 C . At

A piston-cylinder device below initially contains Oxygen (O2) at 160 kPa and 200C. At this stage, the
piston rests on a pair of stops, as shown in the figure below, and the enclosed volume is 200 litres. The
mass of the piston is such that a 240 kPa inside pressure is required to move it. The O2 gas is now
heated until its volume has doubled.
Determine (a) the final temperature, (b) the total work done by the gas, and (c) the total heat transferred
to the gas.
Assuming:
1) O2 is a perfect gas, and its molecular mass is 32 kg/kmol. The ratio of specific heat capacities,
(gamma), is 1.4.
2) There is no friction between the piston and cylinder walls, and the piston moves slowly at the
same speed when it happens (no acceleration).
3) Ignore the volume occupied by the stoppers.
4) There is no leakage.
5) Use 273 for the conversion between Celsius and Kelvin degrees.
6) Use 8314.5 J/kmol.K for the universal gas constant.

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