sample of gas in a cylinder is compressed by a piston at a constant pressure of 0.800 atm. The volume of the cylinder decreases from 6.50 L to 1.00 L, while at the same time 420 J of energy leaves the gas by heat. (a) What is the work done on the gas (in J)? (b) What is the change in its internal energy (in J)?

sample of gas in a cylinder is compressed by a piston at a constant pressure of 0.800 atm. The volume of the cylinder decreases from 6.50 L to 1.00 L, while at the same time 420 J of energy leaves the gas by heat. (a) What is the work done on the gas (in J)? (b) What is the change in its internal energy (in J)?

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A sample of gas in a cylinder is compressed by a piston at a constant pressure of 0.800 atm. The volume of the cylinder decreases from 6.50 L to 1.00 L, while at the same time 420 J of energy leaves the gas by heat.
(a) What is the work done on the gas (in J)?
(b) What is the change in its internal energy (in J)?

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