One mole of an ideal gas at is compressed isothermally from to

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Energetics · Energetics

Problem

One mole of an ideal gas at

300\,\text{K}

is compressed isothermally from

6.0\,\text{L}

2.0\,\text{L}

. Calculate the work done on the gas during this compression (give the sign and magnitude in joules).