PhysicsLAB: 2006 B5

A cylinder with a movable frictionless piston contains an ideal gas that is initially in state 1 at 1 x 10⁵ Pa, 373 K, and 0.25 m³. The gas is taken through a reversible thermodynamic cycle as shown in the PV diagram above.

(a) Calculate the temperature of the gas when it is in the following states.

	i. State 2

	ii. State 3

	(b) Calculate the net work done on the gas during the cycle.

	(c) Was heat added to or removed from the gas during the cycle? Justify your answer.