A sealed syringe contains of an ideal gas at a pressure of and temperature
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics
Problem
A sealed syringe contains 0.002m3 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1.1×105Pa and temperature 27∘C. The gas is compressed isothermally until its volume becomes 5.0×10−4m3.
(i) Calculate the final pressure of the gas.
(ii) Determine the percentage increase in pressure produced by the compression.
(iii) State, with reason, whether work is done on the gas or by the gas during this process.