A gas is allowed to expand at constant temperature from a volume of `1.0 L` to `10.0 L` against an external pressure of `0.50` atm. If the gas absorbs `250 J` of heat from the surroundings, what are the values of `q` and `DeltaE` ? (Given `1 L "atm" =101 J`)

Options

A. `"+250 J -455 J -205 J"`
B. `"-250J -455J -710 J"`
C. `"+250 J +455J +710 J"`
D. `"-250 J +455 J +205 J"`

Explanation

To solve the problem, we will follow these steps:

### Step 1: Determine the heat absorbed by the gas (q)
The problem states that the gas absorbs 250 J of heat from the surroundings. Since this is an absorption of heat, we will consider it positive.

**Solution:**
\[ q = +250 \, \text{J} \]

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