A quantity of an ideal gas in an isolated system expanded isothermally and reversibly at 400 K from a volume V1 to a volume V2. During the expansion, the gas absorbs 200 cal of heat from the reservoir in contact with it. Calculate (a) the entropy change of the gas; (b) the entropy change of the reservoir, and (c) the entropy change of the whole system. units should be in j/k, (0.50, -0.50, 0)

A quantity of an ideal gas in an isolated system expanded isothermally and reversibly at 400 K from a volume V1 to a volume V2. During the expansion, the gas absorbs 200 cal of heat from the reservoir in contact with it. Calculate (a) the entropy change of the gas; (b) the entropy change of the reservoir, and (c) the entropy change of the whole system. units should be in j/k, (0.50, -0.50, 0)

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