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Question 3

One cylinder in the diesel engine of a truck has an initial volume of 700 cm³. Air is admitted to the cylinder at 35 °C and a pressure of 1.0 atm. The piston rod then does 400 J of work to rapidly compress the air.

Express your answer using two significant figures.


Part A: What is its final temperature?

Part B: What is its final volume?

Solution

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