If I add 11664 J of energy to an ideal gas inside a balloon, causing the internal energy to increase by 7278 J, how much work is done on the environment by the gas as the balloon expands?

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Chapter17: Energy In Thermal Processes: The First Law Of Thermodynamics
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If I add 11664 J of energy to an ideal gas inside a balloon, causing the internal energy to increase by 7278 J, how much work is done on the environment by the gas as the balloon expands? 

  

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