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Textbook Solutions for Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 2 (Chapters 21 - 44)

Chapter 20 Problem 2

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An ideal gas undergoes a reversible isothermal expansion at 77.0 C, increasing its volume from 1.30 L to 3.40 L. The entropy change of the gas is 22.0 J/K. How many moles of gas are present?

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From the textbook chapter Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 2 (Chapters 21 - 44)  10 
Author David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
ISBN 9781118230732

An ideal gas undergoes a reversible isothermal expansion at 77.0 C, increasing its

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