Answer to Question #334313 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for potatoyaz

Question

A sample of helium behaves as an ideal gas as it is heated at constant pressure from 253 K to 368 K. If 20 J of work is done by the gas during this process, what is the mass of the helium sample? The universal gas constant is 8.31451 J/mol · K. Answer in units of g.

Answer 1

$$W=\frac{m}{M}R\Delta T$$

$$m=\frac{MW}{R\Delta T}=\frac{4.0*20}{8.31451*(368-253)}=0.084\:\rm g$$