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A cylindrical adiabatic container of total volume 2V02V_0 is divided into two equal parts by a conducting piston which is free to move as shown in the figure. Each part contains identical gas at pressure P0P_0. Initially the temperatures of the left and right parts are 4T04T_0 and T0T_0 respectively. An external force is applied on the piston of area AA to keep the piston at rest. The value of external force required when thermal equilibrium is reached is