An ideal gas is taken through a complete cycle in three steps:adiabatic expansion with work equal to 125 J, isothermal contractionat 325 K, and increase in pressure at constant volume. (a) Draw a p-Vdiagram for the three steps. (b) How much energy is transferred asheat in step 3, and (c) is it transferred to or from the gas?

An ideal gas is taken through a complete cycle in three steps:adiabatic expansion with work equal to 125 J, isothermal contractionat 325 K, and increase in pressure at constant volume. (a) Draw a p-Vdiagram for the three steps. (b) How much energy is transferred asheat in step 3, and (c) is it transferred to or from the gas?

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