A long cylindrical pipe of radius $20 \,cm$ is closed at its upper end and has an airtight piston of negligible mass as shown. When a $50 \,kg$ mass is attached to the other end of the piston, it moves down. If the air in the enclosure is cooled from temperature $T$ to $T-\Delta T$, the piston moves back to its original position. Then $\Delta T / T$ is close to (Assuming air to be an ideal gas, $g=10 \,m / s ^2$, atmospheric pressure is $10^5 \,Pa$ )
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Initial pressure in cylinder is atmospheric pressure $p_0$.

When mass $m$ is attached to piston, then pressure $=p_0-\frac{m g}{A}$.

As, temperature remains constant during expansion

$\Rightarrow p_i V_i=p_f V_f$

$\Rightarrow p_0 V_i=\left(p_0-\frac{m g}{A}\right) \cdot V_f$

$\Rightarrow \frac{V_f}{V_i}=\frac{p_0}{\left(p_0-\frac{m g}{A}\right)}$

$\frac{V_i}{V_f}=1-\frac{m g}{p_0 A} \Rightarrow \frac{m g}{p_0 A}=1-\frac{V_i}{V_f}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{m g}{p_0 A}=V_f-V_i=\frac{\Delta V}{V_f}$

Now, when temperature is reduced by $\Delta T$, the volume of gas again contracts to its original volume.

$\Rightarrow \frac{V}{T}=$ constant

or $\quad \frac{\Delta V}{V}=\frac{\Delta T}{T}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{\Delta T}{T}=\frac{\Delta V}{V_f}=\frac{m g}{p_0 A}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{\Delta T}{T}=\frac{m g}{p_0 A}$

$=\frac{50 \times 10}{10^5 \times 3.14 \times(0.2)^2}$

$=\frac{5}{3.14 \times 4} \times \frac{10^2}{10^5 \times 10^{-2}}$

$=0.4 \times 10^{-1}=0.04$

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