1kg of gas does 20kJ of work and receives 16kJ of heat when it is expanded between two states. A second kind of expansion can be found between the initial and final state which requires a heat input of 9kJ. The work done by the gas in the second expansion is:
A
32kJ
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B
5kJ
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C
−4kJ
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D
13kJ
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Solution
The correct option is D13kJ The change in the internal energy will remain the same, since the initial and final states are the same for both the processes. Thus, U = Q - W 16 - 20 = 9 - W W=13kJ