What Is the Work in Joules Done on the System

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the work in joules done on the system to compress He gas from 24.0 L to 12.5 L against a pressure of 1.5 atm at a constant temperature of 37.4 °C?

• A)5.5 × 10^{3 J}
• B)-17 ^J
• C)17 ^J
• D)1.7 × 10^{3 J}
• E)-1.7 × 10^{3 J}

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Definitions:

Service Factor

A multiplier used in operational and manufacturing settings to account for potential variability in demand or system overload capacity.

M/M/S

A model used in queueing theory representing a system with multiple servers where arrivals and service times are Poisson distributed and exponentially distributed, respectively.

Average Time

The mean value that represents the central tendency of a set of times, often used to summarize the typical amount of time required for a process.

Utilization Factor

A measure that assesses how effectively a production resource is used, typically comparing actual output to maximum possible output.