With what minimum pressure (in kPa), a given volume of an ideal gas (Cp.m=72R), originally at 400K and 100kPa pressure can compressed irreversibly adiabatically in order to raise its temperature to 600K?
A
362.5pKa
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B
275pKa
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C
437.5pKa
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D
550pKa
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Solution
The correct option is B275pKa Given Cp.m=72R ∴Cv,m=52R
For an adiabatic irreversible compression, ΔU=wnCv,m(T2−T1)=Pext(V2−V1)Here Pext=P2nCv,m(T2−T1)=−P2[nRT2P2−nRT1P1]⇒52R(T2−T1)=−P2×R[T2P2−T1P1]⇒P2=275pKa