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PRACTICE / Pressure-volume work
Work under a horizontal p–V line
A gas expands quasistatically at 200 kPa from 2 L to 5 L.
Find the work done by the gas.
Organize the givens & assumptions
- p = 200000 Pa
- Vi = 0.002 m³
- Vf = 0.005 m³
Quasistatic expansion against constant 200 kPa pressure; W denotes work done by the gas.
- A600 J
- B1000 J
- C−600 J
- D600000 J
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