The surroundings do 1.44kJ of work compressing a gas in a perfectly insulated cylinder such that no heat can be exchanged. "Calculate the change in internal energy of the system and determine whether the process is endothermic or exothermic"
ΔE = q + w
q = 0 in a perfectly insulated cylinder such that no heat can be exchanged.
ΔE = 0 + 1.44 = 1.44 kJ
The process is isothermic.
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