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AP Physics 2
9.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics
9.2 The Ideal Gas Law
IntermediateMCQMathematicalProportional Analysis17.2k
A horizontal cylindrical container with rigid outer boundary walls and fixed end caps. Inside, a vertical movable piston divides the cylinder into two equal compartments labeled X on the left and Y on the right. Both compartments initially have length L0. Compartment X contains an ideal gas at pressure P0 and temperature T0. Compartment Y contains an ideal gas at pressure P0 and temperature T0. A small heat source flame symbol is shown beneath compartment X, and compartment Y is labeled as connected to a thermal reservoir at temperature T0. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Rigid cylinder with compartments X and Y separated by a movable piston.
A rigid cylindrical container of fixed total volume \(2V_0\) is divided into two equal compartments, X and Y, by a light, frictionless, thermally insulating piston that can move freely. Initially, both compartments contain equal numbers of moles of an ideal gas at pressure \(P_0\), temperature \(T_0\), and volume \(V_0\). Compartment Y is held at constant temperature \(T_0\) by a thermal reservoir, while compartment X is slowly heated until the gas inside it reaches a uniform absolute temperature of \(2T_0\). What is the final volume of compartment X after the system reaches mechanical equilibrium?

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