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One mole of a perfect gas, initially at a pressure and temperature of 105 N m-2 and 300 K, respectively, expands isothermally until its volume is doubled and then adiabatically until its volume is again doubled. Find the final pressure of the gas. Given γ = 1.4 .

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Options:
  • A

    0.52.4×105 N m-2

  • B

    0.51.4×105 N m-2

  • C

    0.52.4×106 N m-2

  • D

    0.51.4×106 N m-2

Solution:
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The correct answer is:

0.52.4×105 N m-2

Let P1, V1, T1 be the initial pressure, volume and the temperature of the gas, respectively. For isothermal expansion (1 to 2), we have

           V2 = 2V1 ;  P1V1 = P2 V2

           P2 = P1V1V2 = P12 = 0.5 × 105 N m-2
 
           T2 = T1 = 300 K

For adiabatic expansion (2 to 3),

    P2V2γ=P3V3γ

⇒   V3=2V2

⇒   P3=P2V2V3γ=0.5×105×0.51.4

  P3=0.52.4×105 N m-2
 

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