One mole of an ideal gas is kept at a constant temperature of 300 K inside a…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Contextual Applications of Differentiation · Contextual Applications of Differentiation

Problem

One mole of an ideal gas is kept at a constant temperature of 300 K inside a frictionless piston. At a particular instant the pressure is 1.2 atm and is decreasing at a rate of 0.030 atm/s. State the sign (positive or negative) of dVdt\dfrac{dV}{dt} at that instant and briefly justify your answer.

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