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A Review | Constants During the time 0.325 mol of an ideal gas undergoes an isothermal compression at 22.0°C, 352 J of work i
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work done in a isothermal process = nRT ln(P1/P2)

where n = number of moles , R = universal gas constant

T = temperature in kelvin

P1 and P2 are initial and final pressure respectively

352 = 0.325*8.314*(273+22)*ln(P1/1.76)

P1 = 2.74 atm

so the initial pressure was 2.74 atm

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