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Five kg of butane (C4H10) in a piston–cylinder assembly undergo a process from p1 = 5...

Five kg of butane (C4H10) in a piston–cylinder assembly undergo a process from p1 = 5 MPa, T1 = 500 K to p2 = 2 MPa, T2 = 450 K during which the relationship between pressure and specific volume is pvn = constant. Determine the work, in kJ.

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