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Homework Statement
A monatomic ideal gas is compressed adiabatically from a pressure of 1.19e5 Pa and volume of 250 L to a volume of 32.0 L.(a) What is the new pressure of the gas in Pa?
(b) How much work is done on the gas?
Homework Equations
I know that W= Average P (Delta V)
The Attempt at a Solution
I used P (v^(5/3)) = P (V^(5/3)) to solve for P2, and i got 3.6e6 Pa which was correct
Now I just need help in solving for part b, the work done on the gas. I tried finding the average pressure between the two pressures and multiplying it by the change in volume, but Webassign said it was an incorrect answer. Any help please?