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A gas is enclosed in a container fitted with a piston of cross-sectional area 0.150 m 2 . The pressure of the gas is maintained at 6.00 × 10 3 Pa as the piston moves inward 20.0 cm. (a) Calculate the work done by the gas. (b) If the internal energy of the gas decreases by 8.00 J, find the amount of energy removed from the system by heat during the compression.

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Raymond A. Serway + 1 other
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305952300

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A gas is enclosed in a container fitted with a piston of cross-sectional area 0.150 m2. The pressure of the gas is maintained at 6.00 × 103 Pa as the piston moves inward 20.0 cm. (a) Calculate the work done by the gas. (b) If the internal energy of the gas decreases by 8.00 J, find the amount of energy removed from the system by heat during the compression.

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