Figure 15.32 show a pV diagram for an ideal gas in which its pressure tripled from a to b when 534 J of heat was put into the gas. (a) How much work was done by the gas between a and b? (b) Without doing any calculations, decide whether the temperature of this gas increased, decreased, or remained the same between a and b. Explain your reasoning. (c) By how much did the internal energy of the gas change between a and b? Did it increase or decrease? (d) What is the temperature of the gas at point b in terms of its temperature at a, Ta?
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