A sample of 3.0 moles of a diatomic gas adiabatically expands to twice its initial volume. The initial pressure and volume of the gas is 1.01 x 105 Pa and 0.074 m3, with the adiabatic index of the gas being γ = 7/5. Calculate the work done by the gas during this expansion.

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A sample of 3.0 moles of a diatomic gas adiabatically expands to twice its initial volume. The initial pressure and volume of the gas is 1.01 x 105 Pa and 0.074 m3, with the adiabatic index of the gas being γ = 7/5. Calculate the work done by the gas during this expansion. 

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