A gas-forming reaction produces 1.65 m3 of gas against a constant pressure of 196.0 kPa. Calculate the work done by the gas in joules. Hint: be sure to convert the cubic meters to liters and kiloPascals to atm. Look up the conversion factors!
V = 1.65 m^3 = 1.65 x 1000 L = 1650 L
P = 196 kPa = 1.934 atm
work done = P V = 1.934 x 1650 L-atm
= 31911 L-atm
1 Lit-atm = 101.3 J
work done = 31911 x 101.3 J
= 323258 J
= 3.23 x 10^5 J
work done = 3.23 x 10^5 J
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