Consider the frictionless piston cylinder arrangement shown in the figure 1, in which two pistons are connected by a thin rod of negligible mass and volume and open to the atmosphere at the top and bottom. A certain amount of air is enclosed in the space between the pistons such that the piston assembly is initially in equilibrium. The cross-sectional area of the upper piston is 10 cm? greater than the lower one. The combined mass of the pistons is 5 kg. A very slow heating process now takes place as a result of which the piston assembly moves upward by 25 cm. Determine: the initial pressure of the air, the work interaction for the piston assembly. a. b. C. the work interaction for the atmosphere, and d. the work interaction for air. Take the atmospheric pressure to be 10^5 Pa. T Figure 1

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Consider the frictionless piston cylinder arrangement shown in the figure 1, in which two pistons are connected
by a thin rod of negligible mass and volume and open to the atmosphere at the top and bottom. A certain
amount of air is enclosed in the space between the pistons such that the piston assembly is initially in
equilibrium. The cross-sectional area of the upper piston is 10 cm? greater than the lower one. The combined
mass of the pistons is 5 kg. A very slow heating process now takes place as a result of which the piston assembly
moves upward by 25 cm. Determine:
the initial pressure of the air,
the work interaction for the piston assembly,
a.
b.
C.
the work interaction for the atmosphere, and
d.
the work interaction for air.
Take the atmospheric pressure to be 10^5 Pa.
Figure 1
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the frictionless piston cylinder arrangement shown in the figure 1, in which two pistons are connected by a thin rod of negligible mass and volume and open to the atmosphere at the top and bottom. A certain amount of air is enclosed in the space between the pistons such that the piston assembly is initially in equilibrium. The cross-sectional area of the upper piston is 10 cm? greater than the lower one. The combined mass of the pistons is 5 kg. A very slow heating process now takes place as a result of which the piston assembly moves upward by 25 cm. Determine: the initial pressure of the air, the work interaction for the piston assembly, a. b. C. the work interaction for the atmosphere, and d. the work interaction for air. Take the atmospheric pressure to be 10^5 Pa. Figure 1
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