Calculate the energy transferred as work, Wsys, for; (a) a gas that is compressed irreversible from 500 cm3 to 150 cm3 by an external pressure of 20 kPa;   (b) 2.2 moles of a gas that is compressed reversibly at 120C from an initial pressure of 2.4 to a final pressure of 1.1 Torr.

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Problem 2.23E: Calculate the work for the isothermal, reversible compressionof 0.245 moleof an idealgas going from...
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Calculate the energy transferred as work, Wsys, for;
(a) a gas that is compressed irreversible from 500 cmto 150 cmby an external pressure of 20 kPa;
 
(b) 2.2 moles of a gas that is compressed reversibly at 120C from an initial pressure of 2.4 to a final pressure of 1.1 Torr.
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