A piston-cylinder device initially contains 0.4 kg of nitrogen gas at 160 kPa and 140°C. The nitrogen is now expanded isothermally to a pressure of 100 kPa. Determine the boundary work done during this process.

A piston-cylinder device initially contains 0.4 kg of nitrogen gas at 160 kPa and 140°C. The nitrogen is now expanded isothermally to a pressure of 100 kPa. Determine the boundary work done during this process.

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3. A piston-cylinder device initially contains 0.4 kg of nitrogen gas at 160 kPa and
140°C. The nitrogen is now expanded isothermally to a pressure of 100 kPa.
Determine the boundary work done during this process.
N2
160 kPa
140°C

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