Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

A piston in a gas supply pump has an area of $500\,\text{cm}^2$ and it travels a distance of $30\,\text{cm}$. The pump pushes the gas against a constant pressure of $4000\,\text{Pa}$. How much work is done by the piston?

  • A$60\,\text{J}$
  • B$6.0 \times 10^3\,\text{J}$
  • C$6.0 \times 10^5\,\text{J}$
  • D$6.0 \times 10^7\,\text{J}$

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