7. A 0.5 m3 rigid tank contains nitrogen gas at 600 kPa and 300 K. Now the gas is compressed isothermally to a volume of 0.1 m3. The work done on the gas during this compression process is: Oa) -720 kJ Ob) -175 kJ Oc) -483 kJ Od) -143 kJ Oe) None of above

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7. A 0.5 m3 rigid tank contains
nitrogen gas at 600 kPa and 300 K.
Now the gas is compressed
isothermally to a volume of 0.1 m3.
The work done on the gas during this
compression process is:
Oa) -720 kJ
Ob) -175 kJ
Oc) -483 kJ
Od) -143 kJ
Oe) None of above
Transcribed Image Text:7. A 0.5 m3 rigid tank contains nitrogen gas at 600 kPa and 300 K. Now the gas is compressed isothermally to a volume of 0.1 m3. The work done on the gas during this compression process is: Oa) -720 kJ Ob) -175 kJ Oc) -483 kJ Od) -143 kJ Oe) None of above
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