Question: An ideal gas at initial volume V1 and pressure P1 expands quasi-statically and adiabatically to volume V2 and pressure P2. Calculate the work done by

An ideal gas at initial volume V1 and pressure P1 expands quasi-statically and adiabatically to volume V2 and pressure P2. Calculate the work done by the gas directly by integrating P dV, and show that your result is the same as that given by Equation19-39.

RV - PV2 19-39 adiabatic y-1

RV - PV2 19-39 adiabatic y-1

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