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The state of 1.5 kg of air is polytropically changed from 0.088 MPa and 18?C to...

The state of 1.5 kg of air is polytropically changed from 0.088 MPa and 18?C to 0.981 MPa and 125?C. Determine (a) value of the n constant in the expression PVn = C that describes the polytropic process, (b) boundary work done in the process, in kJ, and (c) whether the work is done “to” or “by” the system

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