Calculate the work in joules when a piston moves from a volume of 50.00 mL to a  volume of 450.00 mL against a pressure of 2.33 atm.

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Problem 57QAP: Consider the following reaction in a vessel with a movable piston. R(g)+T(g)X(g)As the reaction...
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  • Calculate the work in joules when a piston moves from a volume of 50.00 mL to a  volume of 450.00 mL against a pressure of 2.33 atm.

 

  • A piston having 0.033 mol of gas at 35.0°C expands from 0.77 L to 2.00 L. Calculate the work performed if the expansion occurs (a) against an external pressure of 0.455 atm,  and (b) reversibly. 
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