One mole of an ideal gas is warmed slowly so that it goes from the PV state (100 kPa, 1.0 m3) to (300 kPa, 3.0 m3) in such a way that the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to the volume. How much work is done on the gas in the process?

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One mole of an ideal gas is warmed slowly so that it goes from the PV state (100 kPa, 1.0 m3) to (300 kPa, 3.0 m3) in such a way that the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to the volume. How much work is done on the gas in the process?

 

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