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A closed  gas cylinder  is divided  into two parts by a piston held tight. The pressure  and volume of gas in two parts respectively  are( p, 5v) and (10p ,v). If now  the piston is left free and the system  undergoes  isothermal  process , then the volume of the gas in two parts  respectively  are.

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Since the temperature is constant (isothermal process), we can apply Boyle’s law. 

The piston will move towards the lower pressure side until the pressures on the two sides are the same. If this common pressure is P’, we have

P×5V + 10P×V = P’×6V, since the total volume is 6 V.

From this, P’ = (15/6) P.

Now, applying Boyle’s law to the gas on the two sides separarely, we have

P×5V = (15/6) P×V1 and

10P×V = (15/6) P×V2

where V1 and V2 are the volumes of the gas in the two parts respectively.

From the above equations, we obtain V1 = 2V and V2 = 4V.



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