Adiabatic, Reversible Compression of an Ideal Gas with Temperature-Dependent Heat Capacity: Example @LearnChemE

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Organized by textbook: learncheme.com Carbon monoxide is compressed reversibly and adiabatically in a piston-cylinder from 1.0 bar and 75 degrees C to 47 bar. How much work is required if CO is an ideal gas with a temperature-dependent heat capacity? See P-T Relationship for Adiabatic, Reversible Processes of an Ideal Gas: T-Dependent Heat Capacity: youtube.com/watch?v=7fNMyvN1fKw
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