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With what minimum pressure (in kPa), a given volume of an ideal gas (Cp.m=72R), originally at 400 K and 100 kPa pressure can compressed irreversibly adiabatically in order to raise its temperature to 600 K?

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362.5 pKa
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275 pKa
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437.5 pKa
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550 pKa
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Solution

The correct option is B 275 pKa
Given
Cp.m=72R
Cv,m=52R
For an adiabatic irreversible compression,
ΔU=wnCv,m(T2T1)=Pext(V2V1)Here Pext=P2nCv,m(T2T1)=P2[nRT2P2nRT1P1]52R(T2T1)=P2×R[T2P2T1P1]P2=275 pKa

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