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A balloon behaves so the pressure is P = C2 V1/3, C2 = 100 kPa/m. The balloon is blown up with air from a starting volume of 1 m3 to a volume of 3 m3. Find the final mass of air assuming it is at 25°C and the work done by the air.

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The process is polytropic with exponent n = -1/3.

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