Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

What condition has to be satisfied for the work done by an expanding gas to equal $p\Delta V$, with $p$ as the gas pressure and $\Delta V$ as the change in volume?

  • ANo thermal energy must be supplied to the gas.
  • BThe expansion must be at a constant rate.
  • CThe pressure must be constant.
  • DThe temperature of the gas must be constant.

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