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A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is enclosed in a rigid

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A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is enclosed in a rigid

A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is enclosed in a rigid insulting cylinder. It is ignited by a spark. The temperature and the pressure both increase considerably. Assume that the energy supplied by the spark is negligible, what conclusions may be drawn by application of the first law of thermodynamics?