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Question

An ideal gas occupying a volume of 2 dm3 and a pressure of 5 bar undergoes isothermal and irreversible expansion against external pressure of 1 bar. The final volume of the system and the work involved in the process is

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Solution

W = - PΔV = -1(10-2) = - 8 lit- bar
                                = - 8x100
                                = -800 J

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