At 270c, one mole of an ideal gas is compressed isothermally and reversibly from a pressure of 2 atm to 10 atm. The value of ∆E and W are
Wrev=-2.303RT log PiPf; Wrev=-2.303×2×300× log210; Wrev=965.87 cals; For an isothermal process, ∆E=0;