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n moles of a gas filled in a container temperature T is in thermodynamic equilibrium initially. If the gas is compressed slowly and isothermally to half its initial volume volume the work done by the atmosphere on the piston is :

A

`(nRT)/(2)`

B

`-(nRT)/(2)`

C

`nRT("ln" 2 - 1/2)`

D

`-nRT "ln" 2`

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