Problem
1. A rigid tank with pressurized air is used (a) to increase the volume of a linear spring-loaded piston/ cylinder (cylindrical geometry) arrangement and (b) to blow up a spherical balloon. Assume that in both cases P = A + BV with the same A and B. What is the expression for the work term in each situation?
2. An ideal gas in a piston/cylinder is heated with 2 kJ during an isothermal process. How much work is involved?
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