A Certain Gas Is Compressed Adiabatically

question 51

Multiple Choice

A certain gas is compressed adiabatically. The amount of work done on the gas is 800 J. What is the change in the internal energy of the gas?

• A) 800 J
• B) -800 J
• C) 400 J
• D) 0 J
• E) More information is needed to answer this question.

---

Definitions:

Regression Line

A line of best fit through a scatter plot of data points in linear regression, representing the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

SSR

Sum of Squared Residuals; it quantifies the variance in observed values that is not explained by the predictive model.

SSE

Stands for Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Standard Error

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a sample statistic, such as the mean, from the population mean, often used to indicate precision.