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An ideal gas is made to undergo the cyclic process shown in the given figure. For each of the steps A, B, and C, determine whether each of the following is positive, negative, or zero: (a) the work done on the gas; (b) the change in the energy content of the gas; (c) the heat added to the gas.

Then determine the sign of each of these three quantities for the whole cycle. What does this process accomplish?

Short Answer

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a. Total work done on the gas is Wiotal=12P2-P1V2-V1>0.

b. There is no net change in thermal energy.

c. Total heat added is -W.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

An ideal gas is made to undergo the cyclic process shown in the figure

02

Calculation

Work done for side A isWA=-VdVfP1dVWA=-P1V2-V1That is actually negative quantity i.e. works done for part A is negative because the pressure is constant andV2>V1.For part B, volume is constant throughout, so work done isWB=0(3)For side C, the equation for pressure isP-P1=p2-p1V2-V1V-V1.(3)HereP2-P1V2-V1is the slope.From equation (3), expression for P can be obtained as :P=P2-P1V2-V1V-V1+P1SubstituteP2-P1V2-V1V-V1+P1for P in equation (1) to obtained work done for side C.WC=-V2V1P2-P1V2-V1V-V1+P1dV(5)Exchanging the integration limit of equation (5) we getWC=V1V2P2-P1V2-V1V-V1+P1dV

WC=V1V2P2-P1V2-V1V-V1+P11dVWC=V1V2P2-P1V2-V1V-P2-P1V2-V1V1+P11dVWC=p2-p1V2-V1V22-p2-p1V2-V1V1V+P1VV1V2WC=p2-p1V2-V1V2-2V122-V1p2-p1V2-V1V2-V1+P1V2-V1..(6)ButV2-2V1=2V2-V1V2+V1

Equation (6) becomesWC=P2-P1V2+V12-V1P2-P1V2-V1V2-V1+P1V2-V1WC=P2-p1V2+V12-V1p2-P1V2-V1V2-V1+P1V2-V1WC=P2-P1V22+V12-V1+P1V2-V1WC=P2-P1V22-V12+P1V2-V1Wc=12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1..(7)

SinceP2>P1andV2>V1, soWC>0Total work done on the gas is:W=WA+WB+WC..(8)Substitute-P1V2-V1forWA,0forWBand12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1forWCin equation (8)W=12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1-P1V2-V1Wtotal=12P2-P1V2-V1>0

Hence, total work done on the gas isWiotal=12P2-P1V2-V1>0.

03

Continuation of calculation

Change in Thermal energy along the side A is :-

UA=32PVUA=32P1V2-V1UA=32P1V2-V1>0

Since pressure is constant and volume increases along the side A as shown in figure above.

Along the side B, volume is constant, and pressure increases so change in thermal energy for side B is therefore :

UB=32VPUB=32V2P2-P1UB=32V2P2-P1>0

Along C, both pressure and volume decrease so change in thermal energy for side C is

UC=32(PV)UC=32P1V1-P2V2UC=-32P2V2-P1V1<0

Total thermal energy is U=U+UB+UC

Substitute 32P1V2-V1forUA,32V2P2-P1forUBand-32P2V2-P1V1forUCin equation (5)

Utokal=32P1V2-V1+V2P2-P1-P2V2-P1V1Utotal=0

Hence, the net change in thermal energy isUtoual=0.

04

Continuation of calculation

Substitute0forWBand32V2P2-P1forUBinequation(1)forsideBQB=32V2P2-P1+0QB=32V2P2-P1SincetotalworkdoneforsideCisfoundfromabovecalculationi.e.WC=12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1andnetchangeinthermalenergyisfoundasUC=-32P2V2-P1V1

Substitute12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1forWCand-32P2V2-P1V1forUCinequation(1)forsideCQC=-12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1-32P2V2-P1V1TotalheadaddediscalculatedasQtotat=Q+QB+QC....(5)Substitute52P1V2-V1forQA,32V2P2-P1forQBand-12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1-32P2V2-P1V1forQCinequation(5)Q=52P1V2-V1+32V2P2-P1-12P2-P1V2-V1+P1V2-V1-32P2V2-P1V1Qtotal=-12P2-P1V2-V1=-W

05

Final answer

a. Total work done on the gas is Wiotal=12P2-P1V2-V1>0.

b. There is no net change in thermal energy.

c. Total heat added is-W.

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