Answer
Please see the work below.
Work Step by Step
We know that
$W=-nRTLn(\frac{V_2}{V_1})$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$W=-(2.5)(8.314)(300)Ln(\frac{1}{2})$
$W=4300J$
Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
by Wolfson, Richard
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321993721
ISBN 13:
978-0-32199-372-4
Chapter 18 - Exercises and Problems - Page 330: 24
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