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Liquid toluene at 20°C is reversibly and isothermally compressed from 2.94 bar to 7.7 bar. What is the specific work, in J/kg, required to accomplish this? Some properties of liquid toluene at 20°C: β = 1.05 x 10-3 ºC-1 ,  κ = 8.96 x 10-5 bar-1 , V = 1154 cm3 kg-1. Please report your answer to 3 SF. Be very, very careful of units!

Liquid toluene at 20°C is reversibly and isothermally compressed from 2.94 bar to 7.7 bar. What is the specific work, in J/kg, required to accomplish this? Some properties of liquid toluene at 20°C: β = 1.05 x 10-3 ºC-1 ,  κ = 8.96 x 10-5 bar-1 , V = 1154 cm3 kg-1. Please report your answer to 3 SF. Be very, very careful of units!

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Liquid toluene at 20°C is reversibly and isothermally compressed from 2.94 bar to 7.7 bar. What is the specific work, in J/kg, required to accomplish this?

Some properties of liquid toluene at 20°C:

β = 1.05 x 10-3 ºC-1 ,  κ = 8.96 x 10-5 bar-1 , V = 1154 cm3 kg-1.

Please report your answer to 3 SF.

Be very, very careful of units!

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