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Work done by gas
Question

An ideal gas expands isothermally from a volume V1 to V2 and then compressed to original volume V1 adiabatically. Initial pressure is P1 and final pressure is P2. The total work done is W. Then

Moderate
Solution

From graph it is clear that P3 >P1. Since area under adiabatic process (BCED) is greater than that of isothermal process (ABDE). Therefore net work done

W = Wi+(-Wa)    Wa >Wi  W <0

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