Goal: Hone the concept of work on a gas
Source: UMPERG-ctqpe220
One mole of an ideal monatomic gas is taken around the cycle shown.
The work done on the system during the process B to C is
- Positive
- Negative
- No work is done on the system
- Cannot be determined
Commentary:
Answer
(1) Positive work is done ON the system. Since the path on a V-T diagram
is a straight line, the process is isobaric.