A heat engine has the three step cycle shown above. Starting

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A heat engine has the three step cycle shown above. Starting from point A, 1 L (liter) of an ideal gas expands in an isobaric (constant pressure) process from A to B at a pressure of P = 2 atm. B to C is an isochoric process (constant volume) at a volume of V = 5 L, and C to A is an isothermal (constant temperature) compression at a temperature of 300 K. a) Find the pressure (in atm) at point C. b) Suppose that the internal energy of the gas as a function of temperature is given by U(T) = 5.0 J/K X T. Find the energy exhausted as heat in the process from B to C. c) Suppose the net work done by the engine per cycle is 480 J. Find the work done by the gas during the process from C to A.