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Chapter 6, Problem 144P

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Starting at A, an ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process involving expansion and compression, as shown here. Calculate the total work done. Does your result support the notion that work is not a state function?

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Starting at A, an ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process involving expansion and compression, as shown here. Calculate the total work done. Does your result support the notion that work is not a state function?

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The work done in gas expansion or compression is equal to the product of the external, opposing pressure and the change in volume.

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