Adiabatic compressed air and energy calculations

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haruspex said:
The question statement says the air is compressed adiabatically.
Hmmm. Well, if it is truly adiabatic, then the gas can't exchange heat with the cylinder. So there is some ambiguity here. However, the version I just presented assumes that the combination of gas and cylinder is adiabatic.
 

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