A Cylinder Contains 20 L of Air at 1 Atm

question 39

Multiple Choice

A cylinder contains 20 L of air at 1 atm.The ratio of C_p to C_V for air is 1.41.If this sample of air is compressed adiabatically to a volume of 5 L,the pressure after compression is approximately

• A)2.7 atm
• B)7.1 atm
• C)8.4 atm
• D)4.0 atm
• E)9.7 atm

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