An ideal monatomic gas expands at a constant external pressure of from to

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Problem

An ideal monatomic gas expands at a constant external pressure of

0.95\,\text{atm}

from

1.5\,\text{L}

4.0\,\text{L}

. During the expansion its internal energy increases by

350\,\text{J}

. Determine the amount of energy

Q

transferred to the gas by heating. (a)

3.5\times10^{2}\,\text{J}

(b)

1.1\times10^{2}\,\text{J}

(c)

5.9\times10^{2}\,\text{J}

(d)

7.4\times10^{2}\,\text{J}