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An ideal gas occupies 1 litre at 8 atm. It is made to undergo adiabatic expansion until pressure drops to $1 \mathrm{~atm}$. Calculate the final volume and the work done in Joules during the expansion. Given $\gamma=1.5$ and $1 \mathrm{~atm}=1.013 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$.
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The initial volume of the gas $V_i$ is 1 litre, the initial pressure $P_i$ is 8 atm, the final pressure $P_f$ is 1 atm, and the adiabatic index $\gamma$ is 1.5. We also know that 1 atm is equal to $1.013 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$. Show more…
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