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Question 18

Air at temperature 527oC and pressure 30 atmospheres is admitted into the cylinder of an engine. Calculate the pressure of the gas when it has expanded to 5 times its volume and cooled to 127oC as it leaves the engine

  • A.1.5 atmospheres
  • B.2.5 atmospheres
  • C.3.0 atmospheres
  • D.12.8 atmospheres
  • E.15.0 atmospheres
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1998
Question no.
#18
Type
Objective
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