A Compression at a Constant Pressure of 200 KPa Is $0.200 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }$

question 58

Multiple Choice

A compression at a constant pressure of 200 kPa is performed on 8.00 moles of an ideal monatomic gas. The compression reduces the volume of the gas from $0.200 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }$ to $0.120 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 3 }$ How much work was done by the gas during this process?

• A)-16 kJ
• B)16 kJ
• C)-40 kJ
• D)40 kJ
• E)0 kJ

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