A gas is compressed from a volume v1 to a volume v2 by


A gas is compressed from a volume V1 to a volume V2 by following the path shown in the diagram, P = P0 - CV, where C is a positive constant.

a) What are the SI units of C?

b) Determine the work done on the gas by integration.

c) Determine the work done on the gas by evaluating the area under the curve on the PV-diagram.

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