Question

A gas in a cylinder is expanded from to at a constant pressure of 1 MPa. Determine the work done in this process.

Answer 1

Assume that $V_1=1\ (m^3)$ and $V_2=6\ (m^3)$ . So,

$W=p\cdot\Delta V=1 000000\cdot(6-1)=5000000\ (J)=5\ (MJ)$