During an adiabatic compression, a volume of air decreases to 1/4 its original size. Calculate its final pressure if its original pressure was 1 atm. (Assume the air behaves like an ideal gas with ? = 1.4.)

a. 7.0 atm
b. 5.6 atm
c. 3.5 atm
d. 2.2 atm
e. 0.14 atm


a

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