A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston-cylinder device. The piston has a mass m₁ = 6.4 kg and a cross-sectional area A = 35 cm². A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 300 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa, determine the pressure of the gas inside the cylinder. Show free-body diagram for force analysis.

A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston-cylinder device. The piston has a mass m₁ = 6.4 kg and a cross-sectional area A = 35 cm². A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 300 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa, determine the pressure of the gas inside the cylinder. Show free-body diagram for force analysis.

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A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston-cylinder device. The
piston has a mass m₁ = 6.4 kg and a cross-sectional area A = 35 cm². A
compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 300 N on the piston. If
the atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa, determine the pressure of the gas
inside the cylinder. Show free-body diagram for force analysis.

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