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Standard XII
Physics
Work Energy Theorem Application
A piston/cyli...
Question
A piston/cylinder contains water at
500
o
C
,
3
M
P
a
. It is cooled in a polytropic process to
200
o
C
,
1
M
P
a
.
Find the specific work in the process.
A
2155
k
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3089
k
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Solution
The correct option is
B
3089
k
J
In polytropic process:
T
η
P
η
−
1
=
c
o
n
s
t
a
n
t
∴
(
500
+
273
200
+
273
)
η
=
(
3
1
)
η
−
1
(
773
473
)
η
=
1
3
η
ln
(
773
473
×
3
)
=
ln
(
1
3
)
∴
η
=
−
1.18
−
.607
=
1.81
Work done:
W
=
R
Δ
T
η
−
1
=
8.34
×
300
1.81
−
1
=
3089
J
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