Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 29SP
Molecular hydrogen gas having a mass of 6.44 g at 26.0 °C is heated until its volume doubles while it is held at a constant pressure. How much work was done by the gas? [Hint: Take it to be an ideal gas.]
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