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Two moles of helium gas (γ=5/3) are initially at a temperature of 27oC and occupy a volume of 20 litre. The gas is first expanded at constant pressure until the volume is doubled. It then undergoes adiabatic change until the temperature returns to its initial value. If total work done by the gas is x kcal, then what is x?

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The PV diagram for the given changes is as:

For isobaric process AB,
V1T1=V2T2 (from Charle's law)
20300=40T2,
T2=600 K
wt=wAB+wBC
Now, wAB=nRdT (Isobaric process)
=2×2×(600300)=1200 cal.
wBC= for adiabatic process
w=n CvT
=2×32×R×(600300)
=1800 Cal
wT=12001800=3000 Cal=3 kcal.

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