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Chapter 18 Problem 50

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A lab sample of gas is taken through cycle abca shown in the p-V diagram of Fig. 18-43. The net work done is "1.2 J. Along path ab, the change in the internal energy is "3.0 J and the magnitude of the work done is 5.0 J. Along path ca, the energy transferred to the gas as heat is "2.5 J. How much energy is transferred as heat along (a) path ab and (b) path bc?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics 10 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9781118230725

A lab sample of gas is taken through cycle abca shown in

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