The temperature (T) of one mole of an ideal gas varies with its volume (V) as T=−αV3+ βV2, where α and β are positive constants. The maximum pressure of gas during this process is
T=−αV3+βV2PVR=−αV2+βV2P=RV(−αV+β)
For maximum pressure
dPdV=0⇒−2αV+β=0⇒V=β2αP=R[−α(β2α)2+β2α×β]P=R[−β24α+β22α]P=Rβ24α