The Pressure of an Ideal Gas Is Doubled During a Process

question 92

Multiple Choice

The pressure of an ideal gas is doubled during a process in which the energy given up as heat by the gas equals the work done on the gas.As a result, the volume is:

• A)doubled
• B)halved
• C)unchanged
• D)need more information to answer
• E)nonsense, the process is impossible

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