A box exerts 10,000 Pa of pressure on the ground. If the box weighs 1000 N, how much area is in contact with the ground?
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Answer:
The pressure must have increased in the process
Explanation:
The State Equation for gasses reads:
where P is the gas' pressure, V its volume, n the number of moles of gas, R the gas constant and T the temperature in degrees Kelvin.
If the temperature of the gas doesn't change in the described process, the right hand side of the equation stays the same. If that is the case, given that when the Volume of the gas diminishes from 75 liters to 50 liters, then the pressure must have increased to keep that product "P * V" constant:
So the pressure must have gone up to 450 kilopascals.
Answer:
a) the work (W) done during the process is -2043.25 kJ
b) the work (W) done during the process is -2418.96 kJ
Explanation:
Given the data in the question;
mass of water vapor m = 10 kg
initial pressure P₁ = 550 kPa
Initial temperature T₁ = 340 °C
steam cooled at constant pressure until 60 percent of it, by mass, condenses; x = 100% - 60% = 40% = 0.4
from superheated steam table
specific volume v₁ = 0.5092 m³/kg
so the properties of steam at p₂ = 550 kPa, and dryness fraction
x = 0.4
specific volume v₂ = v + xv
v₂ = 0.001097 + 0.4( 0.34261 - 0.001097 )
v₂ = 0.1377 m³/kg
Now, work done during the process;
W = mP₁( v₂ - v₁ )
W = 10 × 550( 0.1377 - 0.5092 )
W = 5500 × -0.3715
W = -2043.25 kJ
Therefore, the work (W) done during the process is -2043.25 kJ
( The negative, indicates work is done on the system )
b)
What would the work done be if steam were cooled at constant pressure until 80 percent of it, by mass, condenses
x₂ = 100% - 80% = 20% = 0.2
specific volume v₂ = v + x₂v
v₂ = 0.001097 + 0.2( 0.34261 - 0.001097 )
v₂ = 0.06939 m³/kg
Now, work done during the process will be;
W = mP₁( v₂ - v₁ )
W = 10 × 550( 0.06939 - 0.5092 )
W = 5500 × -0.43981
W = -2418.96 kJ
Therefore, the work (W) done during the process is -2418.96 kJ