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Does a gas do any work when it expands adiabatically ? If so, what is the source of the energy needed to do this work ?

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CENGAGE PHYSICS-KINETIC THEORY OF GASES AND FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS-Exercise 2.2
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  10. As a result of the isobaric heating by DeltaT=72K, one mole of a certa...

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