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An insulated rigid tank having a 0.2 m3 volume initially contains air at 400 kPa and...

An insulated rigid tank having a 0.2 m3 volume initially contains air at 400 kPa and 313 K. The amount of paddle-wheel work done on the system is 200 kJ. Calculate the nearest value of entropy change

a. 0.66 kJ/K

b. 0.88 kJ/K

c. None

d. 0.44 kJ/K

e. 0.33 kJ/K

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Solution:- The given process is a constant volume process and it has been assumed that no heat transfer takes place across the walls of the rigid tank. Standard values of C​​​​​​V (Specific heat at constant volume) and R (Universal gas constant) for air have been assumed to solve the problem.


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