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An insulated cylinder is initially divided into halves by a frictionless, thermally conducting piston. On one...

An insulated cylinder is initially divided into halves by a frictionless, thermally conducting piston. On one side of the piston is 1 m3 of a gas at 300 K, 2 bar. On the other side is 1 m3 of the same gas at 300 K, 1 bar.The piston is released and equilibrium is attained, with the piston experiencing no change of state. Employing the ideal gas model for the gas, determine


(b) the final pressure, in bar.

(c) the amount of entropy produced, in kJ/K.

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