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A thermodynamic system is taken through the cyclic process shown in the P–V graph. The total work done is:

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Identify the characteristics of an adiabatic process in a monatomic gas. (A) Internal energy is constant. (B) Work done in the process is equal to the change in internal energy. (C) The product of temperature and volume is constant. (D) The product of pressure and volume is constant. (E) The work done to change the temperature from T₁ to T₂ is proportional to (T₂ - T₁). Choose the correct answer.
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Under isothermal conditions, pressure varies as P = aV⁻³. The bulk modulus is:
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In the following p-V diagram the equation of state along the curved path is given by (V - 2)² = 4ap where a is a constant. The total work done in the closed path is

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A thermodynamic system is taken through the cyclic process ABC as shown in the figure. The total work done by the system during the cycle ABC is ______ J.

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A monoatomic ideal gas with γ = 5/3 is stored in a thermally insulated container and is suddenly compressed to 1/8 of its initial volume. The ratio Pf/Pi is:
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A piston of mass M is attached to a massless spring whose restoring force is F = -kx³. The piston separates a vertical chamber into two parts, and the lower part contains n moles of an ideal gas. The spring is initially at its natural length. The gas is heated isothermally at temperature T so that the piston rises from height L₀ to L₁. The total energy supplied by the heating filament is:

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An ideal gas initially has pressure P₀ and volume V₀. It is suddenly compressed to volume V₀/4. If γ is the ratio of specific heats, the final pressure is:
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A vessel contains 0.15 m³ of an ideal gas at pressure 8 bar. The gas has Cₚ = 3R and Cᵥ = 2R. It expands adiabatically until the pressure becomes 1 bar. Find the work done by the gas in kJ.
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In the circular thermodynamic cycle ABCA shown in the original question figure, the magnitude of work done by the gas in one cycle is:

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