Question: As shown in the figure below, m = 0 . 0 0 1 kg of air is contained in an adiabatic piston - cylinder apparatus

As shown in the figure below, m =0.001 kg of air is contained in an adiabatic piston-cylinder apparatus that rests on a flat surface. The piston, which is massless, is attached to a spring with spring constant k =5000 N/m and a free length L0=0.04 m. Initially the piston is held in place by a pin. For this initial condition, the length of the spring is L1=0.1 m. The air has a volume of V1=0.004 m3 and pressure of P1=113,883 Pa. The pin is removed and the system comes to a new equilibrium state for which the spring has a new length L2=0.01 m, and the air has a volume of V2=0.006 m3 and pressure of P2=292,072 Pa. The atmosphere acting on the piston has a pressure of Patm =105 Pa. The air can be modelled as an ideal gas with cv =716 J/kgK and R =287 J/kgK.
Calculate the entropy generated (Sgen in J/K) in the air inside the piston-cylinder apparatus during the process. Provide the answer with accuracy of two decimal places."

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