$0.2\text{ m}^3$ of an ideal gas at a pressure of 2 MPa and 600 K is…

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$0.2\text{ m}^3$ of an ideal gas at a pressure of 2 MPa and 600 K is expanded isothermally to 5 times the initial volume. It is then cooled to 360 K at constant volume and then compressed back polytropically to its initial state. Determine the net work done and heat transfer during the cycle.

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