Ch 19: Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
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Chapter 19, Problem 19
One cylinder in the diesel engine of a truck has an initial volume of 600 cm^3. Air is admitted to the cylinder at 30°C and a pressure of 1.0 atm. The piston rod then does 400 J of work to rapidly compress the air. What are its final temperature and volume?
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