Calculating Work Done by Gas at Constant Pressure

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Homework Statement
How much work has the gas done?
Relevant Equations
K = Kelvin / Kpa = Kelvin Pascal
A gas with a volume of 8m^3 with a temperature of 400K gets warmed up to 550K with a constant pressure of 200Kpa. How much work has the gas done to the environment?

I think i might need to use the ideal gas law for this which is:
( P * V / T = N * K ) Where V is volume, T is temperature and N is the amount of atoms. P is pressure and K is a constant 1,38 * 10^-23J * K

The answer is supposed to be given in Kj, but I am unsure to how I am supposed to go forward.
 
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pizzamakeren said:
Homework Statement:: How much work has the gas done?
Relevant Equations:: K = Kelvin / Kpa = Kelvin Pascal

A gas with a volume of 8m^3 with a temperature of 400K gets warmed up to 550K with a constant pressure of 200Kpa. How much work has the gas done to the environment?

I think i might need to use the ideal gas law for this which is:
( P * V / T = N * K ) Where V is volume, T is temperature and N is the amount of atoms. P is pressure and K is a constant 1,38 * 10^-23J * K

The answer is supposed to be given in Kj, but I am unsure to how I am supposed to go forward.
I see that you've edited your Original Post after reading the hints/questions by @Chestermiller

So when the gas expands, it does work, right? A quick Google search provides some good learning resources if your textbook is not seeming to help...

https://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1150/14Thermo/work.html

https://www.khanacademy.org/science...ry/internal-energy-sal/a/pressure-volume-work