Which best describes longitudinal waves?
a. compressions and rarefactions make up longitudinal waves, which can only travel in matter.
b. light energy travels in longitudinal waves and can travel in either matter or empty space.
c. longitudinal waves carry sound energy and are made up of crests and troughs.

(a). Check attachment.

(b). 280.305 J.

(c). 31.81 kpa; 38.26K.

(d). 24.05K.

(e). 24.05k; 40kpa.

(f). -138.6J.

Explanation:

(a). Kindly check the attached picture for the diagram showing the four process.

1 - 2 = adiabatic expansion process.

2 - 3 = Isochoric process.

3 - 4 = isothermal process.

4 - 1 = isochoric process.

(b). Recall that the process from 1 to is an adiabatic expansion process.

NB: b = 5/3 for a monoatomic gas.

Then, the workdone = (1/ 1 - 1.66) [ (p1 × v1^b)/ v2^b × v2 - (p1 × v1)].

= ( 1/ 1 - 5/3) [ (101 × 5^5/3) × 10^1 -5/3] - 101 × 5.

Thus, the workdone = 280.305 J.

(c). P2 = P1 × V1^b/ V2^b = 101 × 5^5/3/ 10^5/3 = 31.81 kpa.

T2 = P2 × V2/ R × 1 = 31.81 × 10/ 8.324 = 38.36k.

(d). The process 2 - 3 is an Isochoric process, then;

T3 = T2/P2 × P3 = 38.26/ 31.82 × 20 = 24.05K.

(e). The process 3 - 4 Is an isothermal process. Then, the temperature at 4 will be the same temperature at 3. Tus, we have the temperature; point 3 = point 4 = 24.05k.

The pressure can be determine as below;

P4 = P3 × V3/ V4 = 20 × 10/ 5 = 200/ 5 = 40 kpa.

(f) workdone = xRT ln( v4/v3) = 1 × 8.314 × 24.05 × ln (5/10) = - 138.6 J