A gas is enclosed in a container fitted with a piston of cross-sectional area 0.150 m. The pressure of the gas is maintained at 6,200 Pa as the piston moves inward 21.5 cm. (a) Calculate the work done by the gas. (b) If the internal energy of the gas decreases by 8.90 J, find the amount of energy removed from the system by heat during the compression.

A gas is enclosed in a container fitted with a piston of cross-sectional area 0.150 m. The pressure of the gas is maintained at 6,200 Pa as the piston moves inward 21.5 cm. (a) Calculate the work done by the gas. (b) If the internal energy of the gas decreases by 8.90 J, find the amount of energy removed from the system by heat during the compression.

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