Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

The piston in a gas supply pump has a cross-sectional area of $600\,\text{cm}^2$, and in one stroke it travels $40\,\text{cm}$. The pump pushes the gas against a constant pressure of $5000\,\text{Pa}$. What amount of work is carried out by the piston in one stroke?

  • A$1.2 \times 10^2\,\text{J}$
  • B$1.2 \times 10^4\,\text{J}$
  • C$1.2 \times 10^6\,\text{J}$
  • D$1.2 \times 10^8\,\text{J}$

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