A cylinder fitted with a piston exists in a high-pressure chamber (3 atm) with an initial volume of 1 L. If a sufficient quantit
y of a hydrocarbon material is combusted inside the cylinder to produce 1 kJ of energy, and if the volume of the chamber then increases to 1.5 L, what percent of the fuel's energy was lost to friction and heat? A. 15%
B. 30%
C. 85%
D. 100%
A cylinder fitted with a piston exists in a high-pressure chamber (3 atm) with an initial volume of 1 L. If a sufficient quantity of a hydrocarbon material is combusted inside the cylinder to produce 1 kJ of energy, and if the volume of the chamber then increases to 1.5 L, what percent of the fuel's energy was lost to friction and heat?
A. 15%
B. 30%
C. 85%
D. 100%
work done by the system will be
W=PdV
p=pressure
dV=change in volume
3tam will be changed to N/m^2
3*1.01*10^5
W=3.03*10^5*(1.5-1)
convert 0.5L to m^3
5*10^-4
W=3.03*10^5*5*10^-4
W=152J
therefore
to find the percentage used
152/1000*100
15%
100%-15%
85% uf the fuel's energy was lost to friction and heat
