Three grams of air are contained in a piston-cylinder. Initially, the air temperature and volume are 300K and 2.5 liter. The air is compressed reversibly with no heat transfer to a volume of 0.25 liter.
a. What is the system defined in this problem?
b. Is the system open or closed? Explain.
c. Name one process between the system and the surroundings mentioned in the problem.
d. Name the extensive properties mentioned in the statement.
e. Name the intensive properties mentioned in the statement.
f. What properties define the first state?
g. What properties define the second state?