Consider air to be a mixture of 78% nitrogen, 21%oxygen, and 1% argon. Estimate the minimum amount

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Consider air to be a mixture of 78% nitrogen, 21%oxygen, and 1% argon. Estimate the minimum amount of energy that it takes to separate a cubic meter of air into its constituents at STP, by computing the change in entropy after the separation and using the 2nd Law.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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