An Ideal Gas Is in Contact with a Heat Reservoir

question 57

Multiple Choice

An ideal gas is in contact with a heat reservoir so that it remains at a constant temperature of 300.0 K. The gas is compressed from 24.0 L to 14.0 L. The mechanical device that operates the piston to compress the gas expends 5.00 kJ of energy. How much heat flows between from the heat reservoir to the gas?

• A) −3.0 kJ
• B) −5.1 kJ
• C) −2.0 kJ
• D) −5.0 kJ

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