A Gas in a Cylinder with a Piston That Slides

question 6

Multiple Choice

A gas in a cylinder with a piston that slides freely within is adiabatically expanded from 1.5 to 1.7 m³.If the pressure exerted by the walls on its container during the expansion was 2.0atm,by what amount did the internal energy of the gas change during this expansion?

• A)+41 kJ
• B)-41 kJ
• C)+65 kJ
• D)-65 kJ
• E)0J

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