A Certain Amount of Ideal Monatomic Gas Is Maintained at Constant

question 31

Multiple Choice

A certain amount of ideal monatomic gas is maintained at constant volume as it is cooled from 455K to 405 K.This feat is accomplished by removing 400 J of heat from the gas.How much work is done by the gas during this process? The ideal gas constant is R = 8.314 J/mol • K.

• A) 0.00 J
• B) 200 J
• C) 400 J
• D) -400 J
• E) -200 J

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