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Homework Statement
2 moles of an ideal gas, P1 = 10 atm V1 = 5L, are taken reversibly in a clockwise direction around a circular path given by (V-10)^2 + (P-10)^2 = 25. All I have left to solve for is the minimum temperature.
Homework Equations
PV = nRT
The Attempt at a Solution
I found T1 = PV/nR = (10atm * 5L) / (2 moles * .08206) = 304.66K
From the equation I found out that the center of the circle is (V, P) = (10,10) with a Radius of 5.
From there I broke the circle up into 4 different sections starting at (5,10) and going clockwise. I found the max by saying that P = V and between (10, 15) and (15,10),
(V-10)^2 = (P-10)^2 = 12.5
P-10 = 3.536 Vmax = Pmax = 13.536 and Vmin = Pmin = 6.464
PV = nRT
Tmax = (13.536^2)/(2 moles * .08206) = 1116K (correct answer)
Tmin = (6.464^2)/(2moles * .08206) = 255K (Answer:Tmin = 225K)
Did I miscalculate where PV is a minimum between the section of (10,5) and (5,10) of the circle?