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A rigid container contains three moles of ideal gas that slowly receives 1.40 × 104 J of heat...?

A rigid container contains three moles of ideal gas that slowly receives 1.40 × 104 J of heat. What is the change in the internal energy of the gas in joules?

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    3 years ago
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    1.40 x 10^4 joules.

    delta-U = Q - W.

    Since the gas is in a rigid container, it cannot do any "work," so all of the absorbed heat becomes internal energy.

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