The Work Done by an Ideal Gas in an Isothermal $\times$

question 6

Multiple Choice

The work done by an ideal gas in an isothermal expansion from volume V₁ to volume V₂ is given by the formula: Standard atmospheric pressure (1 atm) is 101.3 kPa.If 1.0 L of He gas at room temperature (20ºC) and 1.0 atm of pressure is compressed isothermally to a volume of 100 mL,how much work is done on the gas?

• A)5.6 kJ
• B)4.7 \(\times\) 10² J
• C)4.7 \(\times\) 10² kJ
• D)2.3 \(\times\) 10² kJ
• E)2.3 \(\times\) 10² J

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