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A piston/cylinder assembly contains $3 \mathrm{kg}$ of air at $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and $300 \mathrm{kPa}$. It is now heated in a constant pressure process to $600 \mathrm{K}$a. Find the final volume.b. Plot the process path in a $P--v$ diagram.c. Find the work in the process.
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Step 1: We are given that the air is an ideal gas, so we can use the ideal gas law, which is $PV = mRT$, where $P$ is the pressure, $V$ is the volume, $m$ is the mass, $R$ is the specific gas constant, and $T$ is the temperature. Show more…
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