A gas contained within a cylinder fitted with a piston is initially at a pressure of 50 bar. The gas expands pushing the piston outwards through a volume ratio of 5. If the expansion process is polytropic with an index of expansion of 2, which of the following represents what final pressure will be? Select one: О а. 1 bar ОБ. 50 bar O c. 10 bar O d. 2 bar e. 5 bar

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A gas contained within a cylinder fitted with a piston is initially at a pressure of 50 bar. The gas expands pushing the piston
outwards through a volume ratio of 5. If the expansion process is polytropic with an index of expansion of 2, which of the
following represents what final pressure will be?
Select one:
а. 1 bar
O b. 50 bar
Oc.
10 bar
O d. 2 bar
O e. 5 bar
Transcribed Image Text:A gas contained within a cylinder fitted with a piston is initially at a pressure of 50 bar. The gas expands pushing the piston outwards through a volume ratio of 5. If the expansion process is polytropic with an index of expansion of 2, which of the following represents what final pressure will be? Select one: а. 1 bar O b. 50 bar Oc. 10 bar O d. 2 bar O e. 5 bar
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