Steam in a Cylinder Is Compressed by a Piston Exerting

Multiple Choice

Steam in a cylinder is compressed by a piston exerting a constant pressure of 5 atm. The volume of the cylinder decreases by 15 L and simultaneously the steam is cooled, losing 105 kJ of energy as heat. How much energy, total, was gained or lost by the steam in this process? (101.3 J  1 L atm)

A) (30.0 kJ)
B) (97.4 kJ)
C) (113 kJ)
D) (180.0 kJ)
E) 113 kJ