A diesel engine's piston compresses 16 cm3 of fuel-air mixture into 1 cm3. The pressure changes from 1 atmosphere to 48 atmospheres. If the initial temperature of the gas was 305 K, what was the final temperature?

Answer 1

(P1V1/T1) = (P2V2/T2)
Don't forget T must be in kelvin.

Answer 2

1.09 x 10-3 K

Answer 3

915k