Determine the initial and final pressures


Warm air is contained in a piston-and-cylinder device oriented horizontally, as shown below. The air cools slowly from an initial volume of 0.003 m3 to a final volume of 0.002 m3. During the process, the spring exerts a force that varies linearly with position from an initial value of 900 N to a final value of zero Newtons. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa and the area of the piston face is 0.018 m2. Friction between the piston and the cylinder wall can be neglected. For the air, determine the initial and final pressures, in kPa, and work, in kJ.

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