1. A dilute gas at a pressure of 2.0 atm and a volume of 4.0 L is taken through the following quasi-static steps: (a) an isobaric expansion to a volume of 10.0 L, (b) an isochoric change to a pressure of 0.50 atm, (c) an isobaric compression to a volume of 4.0 L, and (d) an isochoric change to a pressure of 2.0 atm. Show these steps on a PV diagram drawn in your notebook and determine from your graph the net work done, Wgas by the gas. Use 1 atm~105 Pa and 1L = 10-³ m³. -3 W. gas =

1. A dilute gas at a pressure of 2.0 atm and a volume of 4.0 L is taken through the following quasi-static steps: (a) an isobaric expansion to a volume of 10.0 L, (b) an isochoric change to a pressure of 0.50 atm, (c) an isobaric compression to a volume of 4.0 L, and (d) an isochoric change to a pressure of 2.0 atm. Show these steps on a PV diagram drawn in your notebook and determine from your graph the net work done, Wgas by the gas. Use 1 atm~105 Pa and 1L = 10-³ m³. -3 W. gas =

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