A gas is taken from state 1 at to state 2 at along a straight-line path on a – diagram

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Problem

A gas is taken from state 1 at

(P_1 = 100\,\text{kPa},\; V_1 = 0.010\,\text{m}^3)

to state 2 at

(P_2 = 300\,\text{kPa},\; V_2 = 0.030\,\text{m}^3)

along a straight-line path on a

P

–

V

diagram. Determine the work done BY the gas during this process.