One mole of a certain ideal gas is contained under a weightless piston in a vertical…

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Problem

One mole of a certain ideal gas is contained under a weightless piston in a vertical cylinder at temperature TT. The space above the piston is open to the atmosphere. What work must be performed to increase the gas volume isothermally by a factor of η\eta by slowly raising the piston? Friction between the piston and the cylinder walls is negligible.

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