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A piston‑cylinder device initially contains 0.2 m3 of helium at 100 kPa and 25C. The helium...

A piston‑cylinder device initially contains 0.2 m3 of helium at 100 kPa and 25C. The helium is then compressed during a polytropic process (Pvn = constant). The final pressure is 270 kPa and the final temperature is 150C. Determine (a) the mass of the helium (kg), (b) the final volume (m3), (c) the poly tropic exponent n, (d) the work for the compression process (kJ), and (e) the heat transfer (kJ).

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