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Statement

5.6.18. One mole of gas participates in a cyclic process, the graph of which, consisting
of two isochores and two isobars, is shown in the figure. The temperature at
points 1 and 3 is T1 and T3. Determine the work done by the gas per cycle if it
is known that points 2 and 4 lie on the same isotherm.

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Solution

Assuming we're working with ideal gases
We need the total work done by this mol of gas
We have two isochoric processes, 1-2 and 3-4 ( and ). And two isobaric processes, 2-3 and 4-1 ( and ), and we know that
, (isochoric processes)
so, the total work will be



but , , and (because )
and from this relations, we get in the work

From Gay-Lussac's law
, and
Multiplying term by term

we get

so
and susbtituting this into the total work


so

Answer