An Ideal Gas Is in Contact with a Heat Reservoir

question 8

Multiple Choice

An ideal gas is in contact with a heat reservoir to 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 operating the piston to compress the gas expends 5.00 kJ of energy.How much heat flows between the gas and the heat reservoir?

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

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