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Work in reversible isothermal expansion or compression from the initial and final pressures

The same question, asked 5 times: 16 May 2023 S1*, 23 Apr 2025 S1*, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 11 Apr 2026 S1*, 18 Apr 2026 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    16 May 2023 S1

    74
    Find work done on 2 mole of an ideal gas at 27°C27°C if it is compressed reversibly and isothermally from 5.05×106 Nm−25.05 \times 10^6\,\text{Nm}^{-2} to 1.01×105 Nm−21.01 \times 10^5\,\text{Nm}^{-2} pressure.

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  2. Question 2

    23 Apr 2025 S1

    64
    Calculate work done in isothermal reversible expansion of 1 mole ideal gas from initial pressure 10 bar to final pressure 1 bar at 300 K. ( R=8.314 J K−1 mol−1R = 8.314\text{ }J{\text{ }K}^{- 1}{\text{ }mol}^{- 1} ).

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  3. Question 3

    26 Apr 2025 S2

    65
    Calculate the work done if 1 mole of certain gas compressed isothermally and reversibly at 300 K from initial pressure xx bar to final pressure 2x2x bar [R=8.314 J K−1 mol−1]\left\lbrack R = 8.314\text{ }J{\text{ }K}^{- 1}{\text{ }mol}^{- 1} \right\rbrack

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  4. Question 4

    11 Apr 2026 S1

    7
    Calculate the work done when 11 mole of an ideal gas is expanded reversibly and isothermally from initial pressure 1010 bar to final pressure 11 bar at constant temperature 300300 K. [R=8.314 J K−1 mol−1][R = 8.314\ \mathrm{J\,K^{-1}\,mol^{-1}}]

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  5. Question 5

    18 Apr 2026 S2

    7
    1 mole of an ideal gas is compressed isothermally and reversibly from initial pressure xx kPa to final pressure 2x2x kPa at 300 K. Find the work done (R=8.314 J K−1mol−1)(R = 8.314\ \mathrm{J\,K^{-1}mol^{-1}})

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