Why does a gas get heated on compression...

Why does a gas get heated on compression ?

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Because work done in compressing the gas increases the internal energy of the gas.

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One mole of an ideal gas is heated at constant pressure. If an 100 Joule heat energy supplied to the gas, then work done by the gas will be …….. (gamma=1.4)

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