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Ch 18: A Macroscopic Description of Matter
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 18, Problema 28a

A gas with initial state variables p1, V1, and T1 expands isothermally until V2 = 2V1. What are T1?

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Step 1: Recognize that the process is isothermal, meaning the temperature remains constant throughout the expansion. Therefore, T₁ = T₂.
Step 2: Recall the ideal gas law, which is expressed as PV = nRT, where P is pressure, V is volume, n is the number of moles, R is the gas constant, and T is temperature.
Step 3: Since the temperature is constant (T₁ = T₂), the product of pressure and volume remains constant during the expansion. This is expressed as p₁V₁ = p₂V₂.
Step 4: Substitute the given relationship for the final volume, V₂ = 2V₁, into the equation p₁V₁ = p₂V₂ to find the relationship between p₁ and p₂.
Step 5: Conclude that since the temperature remains constant, T₂ = T₁. No further calculation is needed for T₂.

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