Two moles of a diatomic gas are taken through the cycle ABCA as shown on the PV diagram in the figure to the right. At A the pressure and temperature are 5 atm and 600 K. The volume at B is twice that at A. The segment BC is an adiabatic expansion and the segment CA is an isothermal compression. (a) What is the volume of the gas at A? (b) What are the volume and temperature of the gas at B? (c) What is the temperature of the gas at C? (d) What is the volume of the gas at C? (e) How much work is done by the gas in each of the three segments of the cycle? (f) How much heat is absorbed by the gas in each segment of the cycle? (g) What is the thermodynamic efficiency of this cycle? C.

icon
Related questions
Question
Two moles of a diatomic gas are taken through the cycle ABCA as shown on the
PV diagram in the figure to the right. At A the pressure and temperature are
5 atm and 600 K. The volume at B is twice that at A. The segment BC is an
adiabatic expansion and the segment CA is an isothermal compression. (a) What
is the volume of the gas at A? (b) What are the volume and temperature of the gas
at B? (c) What is the temperature of the gas at C? (d) What is the volume of the
gas at C? (e) How much work is done by the gas in each of the three segments of
the cycle? (f) How much heat is absorbed by the gas in each segment of the cycle?
(g) What is the thermodynamic efficiency of this cycle?
C.
Transcribed Image Text:Two moles of a diatomic gas are taken through the cycle ABCA as shown on the PV diagram in the figure to the right. At A the pressure and temperature are 5 atm and 600 K. The volume at B is twice that at A. The segment BC is an adiabatic expansion and the segment CA is an isothermal compression. (a) What is the volume of the gas at A? (b) What are the volume and temperature of the gas at B? (c) What is the temperature of the gas at C? (d) What is the volume of the gas at C? (e) How much work is done by the gas in each of the three segments of the cycle? (f) How much heat is absorbed by the gas in each segment of the cycle? (g) What is the thermodynamic efficiency of this cycle? C.
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 6 steps with 7 images

Blurred answer