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A PV diagram has a horizontal axis labeled V (m3) and a vertical axis labeled P (105 Pa). One path, with arrows superimposed on it, is plotted, and the area vertically beneath the path is shaded.The path starts at (3.00, 9.00), extends horizontally to the left until it reaches (2.00, 9.00), then extends vertically down until it reaches (2.00, 3.00), and finally extends horizontally to the left until it ends at (1.00, 3.00)

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A PV diagram has a horizontal axis labeled V (m3) and a vertical axis labeled P (105 Pa). One path, with arrows superimposed on it, is plotted, and the area vertically beneath the path is shaded.The path starts at (3.00, 9.00), extends horizontally to the left until it reaches (2.00, 9.00), then extends vertically down until it reaches (2.00, 3.00), and finally extends horizontally to the left until it ends at (1.00, 3.00)

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The question describes a PV (Pressure-Volume) diagram with a specific path. The path starts at point (3.00 m³, 9.00 x 10⁵ Pa), moves horizontally to the left to point (2.00 m³, 9.00 x 10⁵ Pa), then moves vertically down to point (2.00 m³, 3.00 x 10⁵ Pa), and finally moves horizontally to the left to end at point (1.00 m³, 3.00 x 10⁵ Pa).

The area under the path on a PV diagram represents the work done by or on the gas. To calculate this, we can break down the path into two rectangles and calculate the area of each.

  1. The first rectangle is formed by the path from (3.00, 9.00) to (2.00, 9.00) and then down to (2.00, 3.00). The width of this rectangle is the change in volume (3.00 m³ - 2.00 m³ = 1.00 m³) and the height is the pressure at which this change occurs (9.00 x 10⁵ Pa). So, the area (work done) is width x height = 1.00 m³ x 9.00 x 10⁵ Pa = 9.00 x 10⁵ J (Joules).

  2. The second rectangle is formed by the path from (2.00, 3.00) to (1.00, 3.00). The width of this rectangle is the change in volume (2.00 m³ - 1.00 m³ = 1.00 m³) and the height is the pressure at which this change occurs (3.00 x 10⁵ Pa). So, the area (work done) is width x height = 1.00 m³ x 3.00 x 10⁵ Pa = 3.00 x 10⁵ J (Joules).

The total work done is the sum of the work done in each step, so the total work done is 9.00 x 10⁵ J + 3.00 x 10⁵ J = 12.00 x 10⁵ J.

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