A fixed mass of ideal monatomic gas is contained in a cylinder. The cylinder volume can be varied by moving a piston in or out. The gas has an initial volume 0.010 m3 at 100 kPa pressure and its temperature is initially 300 K. The gas is cooled at constant pressure until its volume is 0.006 m3, Calculate the i. Final temperature of the gas [ans: 180 K] ii. Work done on the gas [ans: -400 J] iii. Number of the moles of gas [ans: 0.4 mol]

A fixed mass of ideal monatomic gas is contained in a cylinder. The cylinder volume can be varied by moving a piston in or out. The gas has an initial volume 0.010 m3 at 100 kPa pressure and its temperature is initially 300 K. The gas is cooled at constant pressure until its volume is 0.006 m3, Calculate the i. Final temperature of the gas [ans: 180 K] ii. Work done on the gas [ans: -400 J] iii. Number of the moles of gas [ans: 0.4 mol]

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