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    In the Figure, What Is the Sign of the Work
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In the Figure, What Is the Sign of the Work

Question 21

Question 21

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In the figure, what is the sign of the work done by the gas? In the figure, what is the sign of the work done by the gas?   A)  positive if the transition is A → B and negative if the transition is B → A B)  negative if the transition is A → B and positive if the transition is B → A C)  positive D)  negative E)  zero (no work is done)


A) positive if the transition is A → B and negative if the transition is B → A
B) negative if the transition is A → B and positive if the transition is B → A
C) positive
D) negative
E) zero (no work is done)

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