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Homework Statement
I have an empty 2-Liter bottle. It contains 3 g of air inside with an initial air pressure of 1105 mb. When I open it (which is an adiabatic process), I release the pressure which is instantaneous. The pressure then becomes standard atmospheric pressure. What is the temperature change associated with
this?
Homework Equations
W = ∫pdV | dU = Q - W | du + pdV = dQ | dQ = cpΔU = -Wad
The Attempt at a Solution
To be honest, I really don't know where to begin. My attempts have only led me to equations that have 2 unknowns.
I had two basic trains of thought: We assume that opening the 2 liter bottle leads to a new volume of air that expands out into the environment. In which case, I don't know the final volume OR the final temperature.
My other train of thought was: We assume that the 2 liter bottle is a system and that 2 liter volume doesn't change. In which case the integral of work comes out as zero (as we are supposed to integrate from final to initial volume) and I don't know how to proceed with that either.
Any insight would help, this has been stumping me for a day and a half!