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a. Find the volume of the lower chamber V0V_{0} when the gas starts to leak between the chambers. Given constants: A hollow insulated cylinder of height 2H2 \mathrm{H} and volume 2 V2 \mathrm{~V} is closed from below by an insulating piston. The cylinder is divided into two initially identical chambers by an insulating diaphragm of mass mm. The diaphragm rests on a circular ledge and a gasket between them provides tight contact. Both chambers are filled with gaseous helium at pressure pp and temperature TT. A force is applied to the piston, so that it moves upwards slowly. <image_1>

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