If a gas increased its volume by 1.0L in a vacuum, then how many joules of work energy were used?

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2021-09-28

If a gas increased its volume by 1.0L in a vacuum, then how many joules of work energy were used?

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Skilled2021-09-29Added 95 answers

Pressure-volume work is defined as
w = -P∆V
In a vacuum, P = 0, so w = 0.
In other words, the gas has no external pressure to push against, so it doesn't need to spend any energy to expand.

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