A Gas Contained in a Cylinder with a Movable Piston

question 18

Short Answer

A gas contained in a cylinder with a movable piston does 485 J of expansion work on the surroundings while gaining 927 J of thermal energy.What is the change in internal energy of the gas?

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Definitions:

Effective Rate

The actual interest rate of an investment or loan, taking into account the compounding of interest.

Effective Rate

The real rate of interest earned or paid on an investment or loan in a specified period, considering compounding.

Monthly Compounded

Refers to the process of adding interest to the principal sum of a loan or deposit, recalculated on a monthly basis. This is a repeat of Compounded Monthly with a new definition focusing on recalculating interest increase.

Compounded Monthly

Compounded monthly refers to the process where the interest earned on an investment is added to the principal sum each month, causing the principal amount to grow at an increasing rate.