1. Why is the following situation impossible? An apparatus is designed so that steam initially at T =1500C, P= 1.00 atm, and V = 0.500 m3 in a piston–cylinder apparatus undergoes a process in which (1) the volume remains constant and the pressure drops to 0.870 atm, followed by (2) an expansion in which the pressure remains constant and the volume increases to 1.00 m3 , followed by (3) a return to the initial conditions. It is important that the pressure of the gas never fall below 0.850 atm so that the piston will support a delicate and very expensive part of the apparatus. Without such support, the delicate apparatus can be severely damaged and rendered useless. When the design is turned into a working prototype, it operates perfectly.

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1. Why is the following situation impossible? An apparatus is designed so that steam
initially at T =1500C, P= 1.00 atm, and V = 0.500 m3 in a piston–cylinder apparatus
undergoes a process in which (1) the volume remains constant and the pressure drops to
0.870 atm, followed by (2) an expansion in which the pressure remains constant and the
volume increases to 1.00 m3
, followed by (3) a return to the initial conditions. It is
important that the pressure of the gas never fall below 0.850 atm so that the piston will
support a delicate and very expensive part of the apparatus. Without such support, the
delicate apparatus can be severely damaged and rendered useless. When the design is
turned into a working prototype, it operates perfectly.

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