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BlackMamba
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Hello,
I have what should be an easy problem, but I, of course, am having some issues.
Here's the problem: The temperature of 2 moles if an ideal gas is 380 K. How much work does the gas do in expanding isothermally to 3 times its initial volume?
So I know I'm going to to need to use this equation to find the work done:
[itex]W = nRT ln (\frac{V_f}{V_i})[/itex]
I know that:
n = 2
R = 8.31
T = 380
Vi = (3)Vi
Vf = ?
I'm hung up on the volume portion of this problem. I don't have an initial or final volume and that's what I can't seem to work around. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I have what should be an easy problem, but I, of course, am having some issues.
Here's the problem: The temperature of 2 moles if an ideal gas is 380 K. How much work does the gas do in expanding isothermally to 3 times its initial volume?
So I know I'm going to to need to use this equation to find the work done:
[itex]W = nRT ln (\frac{V_f}{V_i})[/itex]
I know that:
n = 2
R = 8.31
T = 380
Vi = (3)Vi
Vf = ?
I'm hung up on the volume portion of this problem. I don't have an initial or final volume and that's what I can't seem to work around. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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