AP Free Response Question
2006 B5
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A cylinder with a movable frictionless piston contains an ideal gas that is initially in state 1 at 1 x 10
5
Pa, 373 K, and 0.25 m
3
. The gas is taken through a reversible thermodynamic cycle as shown in the PV diagram above.
(a) Calculate the temperature of the gas when it is in the following states.
i. State 2
ii. State 3
(b) Calculate the net work done on the gas during the cycle.
(c) Was heat added to or removed from the gas during the cycle? Justify your answer.
Topic Formulas
Description
Published Formula
1st Law of Thermodynamics
Carnot efficiency
efficiency of a heat cycle
Ideal Gas Law
internal energy of a confined gas
Kinetic Theory of Gases
pressure
root-mean-square speed
specific heat of a confined gas
work done by a confined gas
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