Thermal Processes: Determine T3

[yossup]

Homework Statement

A 1.20mol sample of an ideal monatomic gas, originally at a pressure of 1.00 atm, undergoes a three-step process: (1) it is expanded adiabatically from T1 = 592k to T2 = 390k ; (2) it is compressed at constant pressure until its temperature reaches T3; (3) it then returns to its original pressure and temperature by a constant-volume process.

Determine T3.

Homework Equations

E= 3/2 nRT

The Attempt at a Solution

So from T1 to T2, change in energy is -3022.97J. E at T1 8859.398J and E at T2 is 5836.4284J. From T2 to T3, it's isobaric. i found initial volume (at T1) to be .0583m^3. how do i go from here?

 

[yossup]

bbbbump :(

 

[Topher925]

So what is your question exactly? You might want to work backwards from T1 to help you determine T3 if that's what your after.

 

[Ygggdrasil]

What does step 3 tell you about the volume at the end of step (2)?

 

[yossup]

the volume at the end of step (2) is the same volume as the volume at T1.

 

[Ygggdrasil]

So now you just need to find the pressure at the end of step (2), and you'll have T_3.