A Gas Has an Initial Volume of 1

question 36

Multiple Choice

A gas has an initial volume of 1.00 m³.It is expanded to five times its original volume through a quasi-static process for which P = a V ⁴,with a = 3.00 N/m¹⁴.How much work is done by the expanding gas?

• A)0.975 kJ
• B)1.28 kJ
• C)1.87 kJ
• D)2.24 kJ
• E)3.40 kJ

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