In an internal combustion engine, air at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of about 20 C is compressed in the cylinder by a piston to about 1/9 of its original volume. Estimate the temperature of the compressed air, assuming the pressure reaches 40 atm.

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In an internal combustion engine, air at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of about 20 C is compressed in the cylinder by a piston to about 1/9 of its original volume. Estimate the temperature of the compressed air, assuming the pressure reaches 40 atm.
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Temprature T1 = 20 C = 293.15 K

volume is 1/9 times original volume 

Pressure P2 = 40 atm

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