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The temperatures of source and sink of a Carnot heat engine are $127^\circ C$ and $27^\circ C$ respectively. If the working substance is 2 moles of a rigid diatomic gas, then the decrease in internal energy during adiabatic expansion is: (R = 8.31 J mol$^{-1}$K$^{-1}$)
The temperatures of source and sink of a Carnot heat engine are $127^\circ C$ and $27^\circ C$ respectively. If the working substance is 2 moles of a rigid diatomic gas, then the decrease in internal energy during adiabatic expansion is: (R = 8.31 J mol$^{-1}$K$^{-1}$)
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Use $\Delta U = nC_V\Delta T$ for ideal gases in adiabatic processes.
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